# The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Agriculture
Made 20th May 2009
Laid before Parliament 27th May 2009
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 27th May 2009
Coming into force 30th June 2009
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers are each designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act, and it appears to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the reference in these Regulations to Commission Directive 2003/90/EC (setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species) to be construed as a reference to that Commission Directive as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers (the Welsh Ministers acting only in relation to Wales) make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1273/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-amendment-regulations-2009/introduction
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