# The Seed Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 190) (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 4 implements Article 5 of Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 (OJ L 60, 5.3.16, p 72), which amends Section (A) of Annex III to Directive 2002/56/EC, to add an “Officially assigned serial number” to the label particulars required for the official label on a package or container of basic seed potatoes under Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.
Regulation 3 makes a minor amendment to regulation 11(3)(a) of the principal Regulations to correct an erroneous reference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/155/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/note
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