Regulation 27 Imported seed

F1(1)

In the case of—

(a)

cereal seed, vegetable seed, beet seed and oil and fibre plant seed, which has been imported into Northern Ireland from outside the European Union; and

(b)

fodder seed, which has been imported into Northern Ireland from outside the United Kingdom,

the seed must be labelled with a label approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development for the varietal certification on the control of seed moving in international trade.

F2(1A)

But seed imported from a European Single Market State before the end of 2 years beginning with the day after the day on which exit day falls, may be labelled with an official label issued in accordance with the relevant requirements in the Directive relating to that seed.

(2)

If the seed is to be further multiplied the person intending to multiply it must first submit a sample to the Department for verification.

(3)

Any person marketing seed that has been imported and exceeds 2 kilograms must supply the Department, in writing and within one month of the first marketing of the seed, with the following particulars relating to the seed—

(a)

the species;

(b)

the variety;

(c)

the category;

(d)

the country of production and the official inspection authority;

(e)

the country of dispatch;

(f)

the importer; and

(g)

the quantity of seed.

(4)

Cereal seed to which these regulations apply, which have been imported may only be marketed in Northern Ireland if accompanied by a document stating—

(a)

that the seed has been produced from a crop which has been found to be free of plants of wild oat at the time of an official examination and that in addition a 1 kilogram sample of seed (drawn using current international sampling methods in so far as they exist), has been found to be free from seed of wild oat at the time of an official examination; or

(b)

that a 3 kilogram sample of the seed (drawn using current international sampling methods in so far as they exist) has been found to be free from seed of wild oat at an official examination.

(5)

In relation to seed to which paragraph (4) applies—

(a)

the Department may draw a sample (using current international sampling methods in so far as they exist), for the purpose of revealing the presence of wild oat;

(b)

where a sample drawn pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) is found to contain wild oat the seed lot or part thereof represented by that sample must not be marketed in Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 27(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed Marketing and Fertilisers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/319), regs. 1, 3(e)
F2: Reg. 27(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 47(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)