{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-217/article-A1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-217/article-A1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/217",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2006 of 8 February 2006 laying down rules for the application of Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the authorisation of Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed not satisfying the requirements in respect of the minimum germination (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-217",
  "path": "article/A1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "A1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1.) “the appropriate authority” means—\n“the appropriate authority” means—\n(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n“the Department of Agriculture” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;\n“responsible authority” means—\n(a)...\n(b)in relation to shortages in supply of seed ..., any authority who, in relation to any part of Great Britain, is the appropriate authority and is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—\n(i)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n(ii)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n“the Seeds Marketing Regulations” means—\n(a)in relation to England, the Seed Marketing Regulations 2011 ;\n(b)in relation to Wales, the Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 2012 ;\n(c)in relation to Scotland—\n(i)the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 ;\n(ii)the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004 ;\n(iii)the Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 ;\n(iv)the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005 ; and\n(v)the Beet Seed (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2010 ;\n(d)...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. A1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/162), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 30(2)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. A1(1) omitted (15.4.2021) by virtue of The Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Propagating Material and Fodder Plant Seed (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/393), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. A1(1) omitted (15.4.2021) by virtue of The Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Propagating Material and Fodder Plant Seed (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/393), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. A1(1) omitted (15.4.2021) by virtue of The Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Propagating Material and Fodder Plant Seed (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/393), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/217/article/A1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:55.767012+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}