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In addition to some minor and drafting amendments, these Regulations, which further amend the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1985, implement article 7.18 of Council Directive 88/380/EEC (OJ No. L187, 16.7.88, p.31) insofar as it amends article 31 of Council Directive 70/458/EEC (OJ No. L225, 12.10.70, p.7) (as amended) on the marketing of vegetable seed to the extent that seeds produced and packaged but not officially certified in another Member State may be imported into the United Kingdom but shall not be marketed in the United Kingdom until they have been officially certified in the United Kingdom (regulation 2(3)).

Article 6 of Council Directive 86/155/EEC (OJ No. L118, 7.5.86, p.23) and article 7 of Council Directive 88/380/EEC are implemented insofar as they amend article 2 and Annexes II and III of Council Directive 70/458/EEC by adding Chinese cabbage and gourd to the list of vegetable seeds to which the Regulations apply (regulation 2(2), (5), (7) and (8)).

Article 5 of Commission Directive 87/120/EEC (OJ No. L49, 18.2.87, p.39) is implemented insofar as it amends article 2 of Council Directive 70/458/EEC by amending the botanical names used to those recognised internationally (regulation 2(5)).

Article 1 of Commission Decision 87/481/EEC (OJ. No. L273, 26.9.87, p.45) as amended by Commission Directive 89/14/EEC (OJ No. L8, 11.1.89, p.9) is implemented insofar as it amends Annex I of Council Directive 70/458/EEC by indicating the minimum distances from sources of undesirable pollen to be observed throughout the period of flowering of beet crops (regulation 2(6)).

A larger dynamic spear sampler for peas and beans has been approved by the Minister (regulation 2(8)).

Article 7.17 and 7.25–29 of Council Directive 88/380/EEC is implemented insofar as it amends article 30 and Annex IV of Council Directive 70/458/EEC by providing that the particulars relating to kind and variety of seed on official labels must be in roman characters and that the kind of seed must be designated by its Latin name, or common name, or both (regulation 2(9)) and requiring the components of hybrid or inbred lines of basic seed to be indicated on the official label (regulation 2(10)).