# The Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 22: Meaning of “pre-basic seed”

Extent: E+W

Pre-basic seed is seed—
(a) produced from a generation prior to pre-basic seed by or under the responsibility of the breeder according to well-defined practices for the maintenance of the variety; and
(b) intended for the production of—
(i) more pre-basic seed;
(ii) basic seed; or
(iii) with the breeder's written authority, certified seed CS, C1 or C2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/245/schedule/2/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-wales-regulations-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-22
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