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Article 1 Subject matter

United Kingdom

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1.

A temporary experiment (‘the experiment’) shall be organised F1in Great Britain assessing, as regards the official checking of crops for the production of basic seed, bred seed of generations prior to basic seed and of certified seed within the framework of field inspection under official supervision pursuant to the provisions F2of the Seeds Marketing Regulations:

(a)

whether a risk-based approach carried out in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision may constitute an improved alternative to the checking of:

  1. (i)

    a fixed minimum rate of 5 % of seed crops for certified seed;

  2. (ii)

    a fixed rate of 100 % of seed crops for basic seed and bred seed of generations prior to basic seed; and

(b)

whether the risk assessement criteria as laid down in Article 3(1) of this Decision are appropriate.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(3)(a)(i)

F2

Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(3)(a)(ii)

F3

Art. 1(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(3)(b)