# Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/128 of 20 January 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, Division 5: The following abbreviations are used for plant taxa below the level of species:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) ‘ssp.’ is used to denote subspecies;
(b) ‘var(s).’ is used to denote variety (varieties); and
(c) ‘fa.’ is used to denote forma.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/128/annex/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-128/annex/division-5
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