# The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001, Regulation 8: Official measures

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) Official measures, particularly growing trials, on the results of which an acceptance of a variety on to a GB Variety List is based, shall cover a sufficient number of characteristics for the variety to be described; and the methods used for determining characteristics for this purpose shall be exact and reliable.
(2) For the purposes of establishing distinctness the growing trials shall include at least the available comparable varieties known in the United Kingdom and available comparable varieties accepted onto the national lists of countries outside the United Kingdom which have comparable varietal listing procedures and similar growing conditions.
(3) For the purpose of accepting a variety on to a GB Variety List under a name determined in accordance with regulation 6, the growing trials for distinctness shall ... include other available comparable varieties in addition to those specified in paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3510/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-national-lists-of-varieties-regulations-2001/regulation-8
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