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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2020/301",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2020",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "text": "(1) The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows.\n(2) After regulation 31, insert—\n“Marketing seed under a specific derogation\n31A The Department acts as the Member State for the purposes of Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2006 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 ”.\n(3) In Schedule 1, in the table, for the sub-heading “Vegetables” until the end substitute—\n“\nVegetables\nAllium cepa L.\n—Cepa Group\n–\nOnion, Echalion\nAllium porrum L.\n—all varieties\nLeek\nApium graveolens L.\n—Celery Group\n—Celeriac Group\n–\n–\n–\nAsparagus Officinalis L.\n—all varieties\nAsparagus\nBeta vulgaris L.\n—Garden Beet Group\n—Leaf Beet Group\n–\nBeetroot including Cheltenham beet\nSpinach beet or Chard\nBrassica oleracea L.\n—Kale Group\n—Cauliflower Group\n—Capitata Group\n—Brussel Sprouts Group\n—Kohlrabi Group\n—Savoy Cabbage Group\n—Broccoli Group\n—Palm Kale Group\n—Tronchuda Group\n–\n–\n–\nRed cabbage and White cabbage\n–\n–\n–\nCalabrese type and Sprouting type\n–\nPortuguese cabbage\nBrassica rapa L.\n—Chinese Cabbage Group\n—Vegetable Turnip Group\n–\n–\n–\nCichorium endivia L.\n—all varieties\nEndive\nCichorium intybus L.\n—Leaf Chicory Group\n–\nLarge-leaved chicory or Italian chicory\nCucumis melo L.\n—all varieties\nMelon\nCucumis sativus L.\n—Cucumber Group\n—Gherkin Group\n–\n–\n–\nCucurbita maxima Duchesne\n—all varieties\nGourd\nCucurbita pepo L.\n—all varieties\nMarrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash)\nDaucus carota L.\n—all varieties\nCarrot and Fodder Carrot\nLactuca sativa L.\n—all varieties\nLettuce\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n—all varieties\nTomato\nPetroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill\n—Leaf Parsley Group\n—Root Parsley Group\n–\n–\n–\nPhaseolus coccineus L.\n—all varieties\nRunner bean\nPhaseolus vulgaris L.\n—Dwarf French Bean Group\n—Climbing French Bean Group\n–\n–\n–\nPisum sativum L.\n—Round Pea Group\n—Wrinkled Pea Group\n—Sugar Pea Group\n–\n–\n–\n–\nRaphanus sativus L.\n—Radish Group\n—Black Radish Group\n–\n–\n–\nSpinacia oleracea L.\n—all varieties\nSpinach\nVicia faba L.\n—all varieties\nBroad bean\nZea mays L.\n—Sweet Corn Group\n—Popcorn group\n–\n–\n–\nAny hybrid of the vegetable species or Groups listed above\n”.\n(4) In Schedule 2—\n(a) before Part 1 insert—\n“ Part A1\nIntroduction\nInterpretation\nA1 In this Schedule—\n“EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants;\n“protected zone quarantine pest” means a pest within the meaning given in Article 32(1) of the EU Plant Health Regulation;\n“RNQP” means a regulated non-quarantine pest within the meaning given in Article 36 of the EU Plant Health Regulation;\n“Union quarantine pest” means a pest within the meaning given in Article 4 of the EU Plant Health Regulation.”.\n(b) for paragraph 13(4) substitute—\n“(4) The crop and the seed produced by the crop must be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.\n(5) The crop and the seed produced by the crop must 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, and measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”;\n(c) in paragraphs 25 and 37, for sub-paragraph (3), in each case, substitute—\n“(3) The crop and the seed produced by the crop must be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.\n(4) The crop and seed produced by the crop must 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 measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”;\n(d) for paragraph 44(4) substitute—\n“(4) The crop and seed produced by the crop must be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.\n(4A) The crop and seed produced by the crop must 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 measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”.",
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    {
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      "text": "S.R. 2016 No. 244, as amended by S.R. 2017 No. 222."
    },
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      "text": "OJ No L38, 9.2.2006, p.17."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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