{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vegetable-plant-material-and-seed-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2020/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vegetable-plant-material-and-seed-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2020/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/579",
  "legislation_title": "The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vegetable-plant-material-and-seed-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001",
  "text": "(1) The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2, for the definition of “the Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive” substitute—\n““the Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive” means Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed.”.\n(3) In Schedule 1—\n(a) in Part 1, for the table in paragraph 2 substitute—\n“\nName\nCommon name\nAllium cepa L.\n–\n—Cepa Group\nOnion, Echalion\n—Aggregatum Group\nShallot\nAllium fistulosum L.\nJapanese bunching onion or Welsh onion\n—all varieties\nAllium porrum L.\nLeek\n—all varieties\nAllium sativum L.\nGarlic\n—all varieties\nAllium schoenoprasum L.\nChives\n—all varieties\nApium graveolens L.\n–\n—Celery Group\n–\n—Celeriac Group\n–\nAsparagus officinalis L.\nAsparagus\n—all varieties\nBeta vulgaris L.\n–\n—Garden Beet Group\nBeetroot including Cheltenham beet\n—Leaf Beet Group\nSpinach beet or Chard\nBrassica oleracea L.\n–\n—Kale Group\n–\n—Cauliflower Group\n–\n—Capitata Group\nRed cabbage and White cabbage\n—Brussel Sprouts Group\n–\n—Kohlrabi Group\n–\n—Savoy Cabbage Group\n–\n—Broccoli Group\nCalabrese type and Sprouting type\n—Palm Kale Group\n–\n—Tronchuda Group\nPortuguese cabbage\nBrassica rapa L.\n–\n—Chinese Cabbage Group\n–\n—Vegetable Turnip Group\n–\nCichorium endivia L.\nEndive\n—all varieties\nCucumis melo L.\nMelon\n—all varieties\nCucumis sativus L.\n–\n—Cucumber Group\n–\n—Gherkin Group\n–\nCucurbita maxima Duchesne\nGourd\n—all varieties\nCucurbita pepo L.\nMarrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash\n—all varieties\nDaucus carota L.\nCarrot and Fodder Carrot\n—all varieties\nLactuca sativa L.\nLettuce\n—all varieties\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\nTomato\n—all varieties\nPetroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill\n–\n—Leaf Parsley Group\n–\n—Root Parsley Group\n–\nPhaseolus coccineus L.\nRunner bean\n—all varieties\nPhaseolus vulgaris L.\n–\n—Dwarf French Bean Group\n–\n—Climbing French Bean Group\n–\nPisum sativum L.\n–\n—Round Pea Group\n–\n—Wrinkled Pea Group\n–\n—Sugar Pea Group\n–\nRaphanus sativus L.\n–\n—Radish Group\n–\n—Black Radish Group\n–\nRheum rhabarbarum L.\nRhubarb\n—all varieties\nSpinacia oleracea L.\nSpinach\n—all varieties\nVicia faba L.\nBroad bean\n—all varieties\nZea mays L.\n–\n—Sweet Corn Group\n–\n—Popcorn Group\n–\n”;\n(b) in Part 2—\n(i) in paragraph 1, under the sub-heading “Vegetable species”, for the table substitute—\n“\nName\nCommon name\nNone\n”;\n(ii) in paragraph 2, under the sub-heading “Vegetable species”, for the table substitute—\n“\nName\nCommon name\nAnthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.\nChervil\n—all varieties\nCapsicum annuum L.\n—all varieties\nChilli or Pepper\nCichorium intybus L.\n–\n—Witloof Chicory Group\n–\n—Leaf Chicory Group\n(Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory)\n—Industrial (Root) Chicory Group\n–\nCitrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai\nWatermelon\n—all varieties\nCynara cardunculus L.\n–\n—Globe Artichoke Group\n–\n—Cardoon Group\n–\nFoeniculum vulgare Mill.\nFennel\n—Azoricum Group\n–\nScorzonera hispanica L.\nScorzonera or Black salsify\n—all varieties\nSolanum melongena L.\nAubergine or Eggplant\n—all varieties\nValerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.\nCorn salad or Lamb’s lettuce\n—all varieties\n”;\n(iii) in paragraph 3, for the sub-heading “Vegetable Species” and the table beneath that sub-heading substitute—\n“\nVegetable species\nName\nCommon name\nAllium cepa L.\n–\n—Aggregatum Group\nShallot\nAllium fistulosum L.\nJapanese bunching onion or Welsh onion\n—all varieties\nAllium sativum L.\nGarlic\n—all varieties\nAllium schoenoprasum L.\nChives\n—all varieties\nRheum rhabarbarum L.\nRhubarb\n—all varieties\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/3510; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/2949 and 2018/942; amended prospectively on IP completion day by S.I. 2019/162."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No. L 193, 20.7.2002, p.33, as last amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 (OJ No. L 88, 24.3.2020, p.3)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/579/regulation/3",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}