Paragraph 14 Marketing imported seed to be labelled as HVS

Northern Ireland

(1)

Seed certified in another F1European Single Market State or F2country that has been granted equivalence may be marketed as meeting a higher voluntary standard in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

A sample must be submitted to the Department for testing, and the Department, if satisfied that the sample meets the higher voluntary standard, must issue a certificate confirming this.

(3)

The seed must be re-labelled using—

F3(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

an OECD label if the seed F4has been imported from a country that has been granted equivalence country,

and F5... the country of production must be stated on the label.

(4)

Seed imported pending inclusion in the F6NI Variety List or not finally certified in the country of production may be verified as being of a higher voluntary standard and re-graded after listing or final certification.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 3 Sch. 4 substituted (7.1.2019) by The Pesticides, Genetically Modified Organisms and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/188), regs. 1(1), 12(3)
F2: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14(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(h)(vii)(aa)
F3: Sch. 4 para. 14(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 52(j)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed Marketing and Fertilisers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/319), regs. 1, 3(h)(vii)(bb)
F5: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1(1), 52(j)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in Sch. 4 para. 14 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Variety Lists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/302), regs. 1, 26(1)(e)(i)