Paragraph 13 Marketing imported seed to be labelled as HVS

England and Wales

(1)

Seed certified in F1a country granted equivalence may be marketed as meeting a higher voluntary standard in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)

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

(3)

The seed must be re-labelled using—

F2(a)

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

(b)

an OECD label F3...,

and F4... the country of production must be stated on the label.

(4)

Seed imported pending inclusion in the United Kingdom National 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. 4 para. 13(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(13)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Sch. 4 para. 13(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(13)(i)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Sch. 4 para. 13(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(13)(i)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Sch. 4 para. 13(3)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/368), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(13)(i)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)