Regulation 12 Certification procedure

(1)

A participant may apply to the Secretary of State under the 2011 Regulations, as they have effect under Schedule 2, for certification of seeds from a population developed under the experiment.

(2)

If the Secretary of State considers that the requirements specified in this Part and in the relevant provisions of the 2011 Regulations are met, the Secretary of State may certify those seeds for the purpose of regulation 8(a) of those Regulations.

(3)

An application under paragraph (1) must—

(a)

specify the plant varieties used in crossing to generate the population;

(b)

state the degree of heterogeneity;

(c)

describe the characteristics of the population;

(d)

confirm that the population can be reproduced unchanged once established in a specified region of production and specified agro-climatic conditions;

(e)

state the techniques used in crossing to generate the population;

(f)

state the name of the population, or where a name has not yet been approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 14, the proposed name for the population;

(g)

provide the name and address of the maintainer of the population, or where a maintainer has not yet been approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 15(1), the proposed maintainer;

(h)

include a statement confirming that—

(i)

the population meets the traceability requirements specified in regulation 16; and

(ii)

the maintainer of the population will continue to ensure that accurate records are kept;

(i)

include confirmation that the container or package to be used for marketing the population meets—

(i)

the labelling requirements specified in regulation 17; and

(ii)

the packaging and sealing requirements specified in regulation 16 of the 2011 Regulations; and

(j)

specify the quantity of seed which the participant intends to market during the period of participation in the experiment.

(4)

Paragraph (2) is subject to—

(a)

any quantitative restrictions included in the licence or imposed on a participant under regulation 18; and

(b)

compliance with any requirements in relation to the official controls carried out in accordance with regulation 19.