# The Seed and Plant Material (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations transpose Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC with regard to the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) (OJ No. L 88, 24.03.2020, p.3) (“Directive 2020/432”) and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (OJ L 41, 13.2.2020, p.1) (“Directive 2020/177”).
Directive 2020/432 and Directive 2020/177 amend a number of instruments, collectively referred to as “the Marketing Directives”. The Marketing Directives are transposed by the statutory instruments amended by these Regulations, collectively referred to as “the Marketing Regulations”. These Regulations amend the Marketing Regulations to transpose the amendments made by Directive 2020/432 and Directive 2020/177 to the Marketing Directives.
Regulation 2 amends the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993 in order to transpose provisions of both Directive 2020/432 and Directive 2020/177.
Regulation 3 amends the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995.
Regulation 4 amends the Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999.
Regulation 5 amends the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
Regulation 6 amends the Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005.
Regulation 7 amends the Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005.
Regulation 8 amends the Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Regulation 9 amends the Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Scotland) Regulations 2017.
Regulations 3 to 9 transpose provisions of Directive 2020/177 only.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/165/note (the official version)
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