# The Seeds (Variety Lists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Paragraph 2: Distinctness


(1) A plant variety of a conservation variety is regarded as distinct if it satisfies the characteristics referred to in—
(a) the technical questionnaires associated with the test protocols listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/90 or Directive 2003/91 applicable to the species in question; or
(b) the technical questionnaires of the test guidelines listed in Annex II to those Directives, applicable to the species in question.
(2) In this paragraph—
(a) “Directive 2003/90” means 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, as amended from time to time; and
(b) “Directive 2003/91” means Commission Directive 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species, as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/302/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seeds-variety-lists-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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