Regulation 27 Importation from a country granted equivalenceF3

England and Wales

F1(1)

Seed imported from a country granted equivalence must—

(a)

be a variety listed in the GB Variety List; and

(b)

be labelled with—

(i)

for standard vegetable seed, a supplier’s label in accordance with paragraph 25(4) or (5) of Schedule 3;

(ii)

for all other seed, a label approved by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development for the varietal certification on the control of seed moving in international trade.

(2)

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

(3)

Any person marketing seed that has been imported F2from a country granted equivalence and exceeds two kilograms must supply the Welsh Ministers, 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 despatch;

(f)

the importer; and

(g)

the quantity of seed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 27(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(9)(aa) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1573, regs. 1(2)(b), 4(3)(f)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in reg. 27(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(9)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1573, regs. 1(2)(b), 4(3)(f)(iii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 27 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(9)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1573, regs. 1(2)(b), 4(3)(f)(i)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)