Regulation 2 Amendment of the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993
The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
after the definition of “Directive 2001/18/EC” insert—
““the EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC f2;”,
after the definition of “official post control” insert—
““protected zone quarantine pest” has the meaning given in Article 32 (recognition of protected zones), paragraph 1 of the EU Plant Health Regulation;”,
after the definition of “region of origin” insert—
““RNQP” means a Union regulated non-quarantine pest within the meaning given in Article 36 (definition of Union regulated non-quarantine pests) of the EU Plant Health Regulation;”, and
after the definition of “small package” insert—
““Union quarantine pest” has the meaning given in Article 4 (definition of Union quarantine pests) of the EU Plant Health Regulation.”.
For schedule 1 (kinds of seed to which these Regulations apply) substitute—
“SCHEDULE 1
KINDS OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY
Reg 4(1)
Latin Name Common Name / Kind Allium cepa L. Cepa Group (Onion, Echalion) Allium porrum L. Leek – all varieties Apium graveolens L. Celery Group
Celeriac Group
Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus – all varieties Beta vulgaris L. Garden Beet Group (Beetroot including Cheltenham beet)
Leaf Beet Group (Spinach beet or Chard)
Brassica oleracea L. Kale Group (including Curly Kale and Borecole) Cauliflower Group
Capitata Group (Red cabbage and White cabbage)
Brussels Sprouts Group
Kohlrabi Group
Savoy Cabbage Group
Broccoli Group (calabrese type and sprouting type)
Palm Kale Group
Tronchuda Group (Portuguese cabbage)
Brassica rapa L. Chinese Cabbage Group
Vegetable Turnip Group
Cichorium endivia L. Endive – all varieties Cucumis melo L. Melon – all varieties Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber Group
Gherkin Group
Cucurbita maxima Dutchesne Gourd – all varieties Cucurbita pepo L. Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, courgette, including immature scallop squash – all varieties Daucus carota L. Carrot and fodder Carrot – all varieties Lactuca sativa L. Lettuce – all varieties Solanum lycopersicum L. Tomato – all varieties Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill Leaf Parsley Group and
Root Parsley Group
Phaseolus coccineus L. Runner Bean – all varieties Phaseolus vulgaris L. Dwarf French Bean Group
Climbing French Bean Group
Pisum sativum L. Round Pea Group
Wrinkled Pea Group
Sugar Pea Group
Raphanus sativus L. Radish Group
Black Radish Group
Spinacia oleracea L. Spinach – all varieties Vicia faba L. Broad bean – all varieties Zea mays L. Sweet Corn Group
Popcorn Group
This table includes hybrids of the species and Groups listed.”.
In schedule 4 (requirements for certain categories of seed)—
in Part 1 (basic and certified seed)—
for paragraph 4 substitute—
“Crop health
4.The crop must—
(a)be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the propagation material; and
(b)comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to the EU Plant Health Regulation, as well as with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”,
in paragraph 7—
for the heading “Beta vulgaris L. var. vulgaris, Spinach beet, chard” in the table substitute “Beta vulgaris L. – Leaf Beet Group”,
for the heading “Beta vulgaris L. Var. conditiva Alef., red beet or beetroot” in the table substitute “Beta vulgaris L. – Garden Beet Group”,
in paragraph 8—
for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)for crops of those Groups listed in the first column of the table, the minimum varietal purity standards must be:—
Kind Varietal purity percentage by number in crops to produce Basic Seed Certified Seed Kale Group (including Curly Kale and Borecole)
Cauliflower Group
Capitata Group (Red cabbage and White cabbage)
Brussels Sprouts Group
Kohlrabi Group
Savoy Cabbage Group
Broccoli Group (calabrese type and sprouting type)
Palm Kale Group
Tronchuda Group (Portuguese cabbage)
99.8 99.5 Chinese Cabbage Group
Vegetable Turnip Group
99.7 98.0 Dwarf French Bean Group
Climbing French Bean Group
99.8 99.0 Broad Beans 99.7 99.0 Round Pea Group
Wrinkled Pea Group
Sugar Pea Group
99.995 99.995 ”,
in sub-paragraph (b), for the table substitute—
“
Kind Basic Seed Certified Seed Dwarf French Bean Group
Climbing French Bean Group
0.1 0.5 Broad Beans NIL NIL Round Pea Group
Wrinkled Pea Group
Sugar Pea Group
NIL NIL ”,
in Part 2 (conditions relating to certain categories of seed)—
in paragraph 2—
in sub-paragraph (a), for the table substitute—
“
Kind Minimum analytical purity(% by weight) Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) Minimum germination (% of pure seed or pellets) For the categories Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seeds and Certified Seed of these kinds, the minimum submitted sample weight must be: Broad Bean 4000g, Climbing French Bean / Dwarf French Bean 3000g, Pea 2000g.
Asparagus 96 0.5 70 Beans Broad beanf3 98 0.1 80 Climbing French Bean Group 98 0.1 75 Dwarf French Bean Group 98 0.1 75 Runner bean 98 0.1 80 Garden Beet Group (Beetroot including Cheltenham beet) 97 0.5 50 (Clusters) Leaf Beet Group (Spinach beet or Chard) 97 0.5 70 (Clusters) Brassica Broccoli Group (calabrese type & sprouting type) 97 1 75 Brussels Sprouts Group 97 1 75 Capitata Group (Red cabbage and White cabbage) 97 1 75 Cauliflower Group 97 1 70 Chinese Cabbage Group 97 1 75 Kale Group (including Curly Kale & borecole) 97 1 75 Kohlrabi Group 97 1 75 Palm Kale Group 97 1 75 Savoy Cabbage Group 97 1 75 Tronchuda Group (Portuguese cabbage) 97 1 75 Vegetable Turnip Group 97 1 80 Carrot and fodder Carrot 95 1 65 Celeriac Group 97 1 70 Celery Group 97 1 70 Cepa Group (Onion, Echalion) 97 0.5 70 Cucumber Group 98 0.1 80 Endive 95 1 65 Gherkin Group 98 0.1 80 Leek 97 0.5 65 Lettuce 95 0.5 75 Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, courgette, including immature scallop squash 98 0.1 75 Melon 98 0.1 75 Parsley – Leaf and Root Group 97 1 65 Pea Round Pea Group 98 0.1 80 Sugar Pea Group 98 0.1 80 Wrinkled Pea Group 98 0.1 80 Radish and Black Radish Groups 97 1 70 Spinach 97 1 75 Sweet Corn / Popcorn Groups 98 0.1 85 Tomato 97 0.5 75 ”,
for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)The presence of RNQPs on vegetable seed must, at least upon visual inspection, not exceed the respective thresholds set out in the following table:—
Bacteria Column 1
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs
Column 2
Genus or species of vegetable seed
Column 3
Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. [CORBMI] Tomato – all varieties 0% Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Smith) Vauterin et al. [XANTPH] Dwarf French bean group and Climbing French bean group 0% Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al. [XANTEU] Tomato – all varieties 0% Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans Schaad et al. [XANTFF] Dwarf French bean group and Climbing French bean group 0% Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič 1957) Jones et al. [XANTGA] Tomato – all varieties 0% Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al. [XANTPF] Tomato – all varieties 0% Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. [XANTVE] Tomato – all varieties 0% Insects and mites Column 1
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs
Column 2
Genus or species of vegetable seed
Column 3
Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) [ACANOB] Runner beans – all varieties, Dwarf French bean group and Climbing French bean group 0% Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus) [BRCHPI] Round pea group, wrinkled pea group and sugar pea group 0% Bruchus rufimanus Boheman [BRCHRU] Broad beans – all varieties 0% Nematodes Column 1
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs
Column 2
Genus or species of vegetable seed
Column 3
Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI] Cepa group (onion, echalion), Leek – all varieties 0% Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas Column 1
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs
Column 2
Genus or species of vegetable seed
Column 3
Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
Pepino mosaic virus [PEPMV0] Tomato – all varieties
0% Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0] Tomato – all varieties 0% ”,
for paragraph 3 substitute—
“3.Seed must—
(a)be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the propagation material; and
(b)comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to the EU Plant Health Regulation, as well as with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”.
In schedule 5, Part 2 (maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample), for the table substitute—
“
Kind Maximum lot weight (tonnes) Minimum submitted sample weight (g) For the categories Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seeds and Certified Seed of these kinds, the minimum submitted sample weight must be: Broad Bean 4000g, Climbing French Bean / Dwarf French Bean 3000g, all Pea groups 2000g.
For the category Standards Seed of these kinds the minimum submitted sample weight must be 25g.
Asparagus 10 100 Beans Broad beanf4 30 1,000 Climbing French Bean Group 30 700 Dwarf French Bean Group 30 700 Runner bean 30 1,000 Garden Beet Group (Beetroot including Cheltenham beet) 20 100 Leaf Beet Group (Spinach beet or Chard) 20 100 Brassicaf5 Broccoli Group (calabrese type & sprouting type) 10 50 Brussels Sprouts Group 10 50 Capitata Group (Red cabbage and White cabbage) 10 50 Cauliflower Group 10 50 Chinese cabbage Group 10 50 Kale Group (including Curly Kale & borecole) 10 50 Kohlrabi Group 10 50 Palm Kale Group 10 50 Savoy Cabbage Group 10 50 Tronchuda Group (Portuguese cabbage) 10 50 Vegetable Turnip Group 10 50 Carrot and fodder Carrot 10 25 Celeriac Group 10 Celery Group 10 25 Cepa Group (Onion, Echalion) 10 25 Cucumber Group 20 25 Endive 10 25 Gherkin Group 20 25 Leaf & Root Parsley Groups 10 25 Leek 10 25 Lettuce 10 30 Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, courgette, including immature scallop squash 20 150 Melon 20 100 Pea Round Pea Group 30 500 Sugar Pea Group 30 500 Wrinkled Pea Group 30 500 Radish and Black Radish Groups 10 50 Spinach 10 75 Sweet Corn / Popcorn Groups 20 1,000 Tomato 10 25 ”.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 1993/2008, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2007/305, S.S.I. 2010/219 and S.S.I. 2013/326.
- f2
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OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p.4, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p.1) with effect from 14 December 2019.
- f3
(1)
For the categories Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seeds and Certified Seed of these kinds, the minimum submitted sample weight must be: Broad Bean 4000g, Climbing French Bean / Dwarf French Bean 3000g, Pea 2000g.
- f4
(1)
For the categories Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seeds and Certified Seed of these kinds, the minimum submitted sample weight must be: Broad Bean 4000g, Climbing French Bean / Dwarf French Bean 3000g, all Pea groups 2000g.
- f5
(2)
For the category Standards Seed of these kinds the minimum submitted sample weight must be 25g.