Paragraph 18 Seed not finally certified, harvested in a country that has been granted equivalenceF5

Northern Ireland

(1)

Seed harvested in a F1country that has been granted equivalence may be certified if—

(a)

it has been produced directly from—

(i)

basic seed or certified seed of the first generation certified either in a F2European Single Market State or in a F3country that has been granted equivalence; or

F4(ii)

the crossing of basic seed officially certified in the United Kingdom or a Crown Dependency (provided such seed has been produced under legislation recognised by the Department to have equivalent effect to these Regulations) with basic seed certified in a country granted equivalence;

(b)

it has undergone field inspection in accordance with Council Decision 2003/17/EC (on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries);

(c)

examination has shown that the conditions for seed of that category are satisfied; and

(d)

it is accompanied by a certificate from the competent authority of the country of origin certifying its status.

(2)

The label must be grey.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 4 para. 18(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)(x)(aa)
F2: 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)
F3: Words in Sch. 4 para. 18(1)(a)(i) 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)(x)(bb)
F4: Sch. 4 para. 18(1)(a)(ii) substituted (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), 52(m)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in Sch. 4 para. 18 heading 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)(x)(aa)