# The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 18: Seed not finally certified, harvested in a country that has been granted equivalence

Extent: N.I.

(1) Seed harvested in a country 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 European Single Market State or in a country that has been granted equivalence; or
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/244/schedule/4/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-18
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