2020 No. 579

Agriculture
Plant Health, England
Seeds

The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to the common agricultural policy2.

The Secretary of State has consulted representatives of such interests as appear to him to be concerned in accordance with section 16(1) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19643.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (1A) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19724.

Citation, commencement and application1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st July 2020.

2

Regulation 2 applies in relation to England only.

Amendment of the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 19952

1

The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 19955 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2—

a

for the definition of “Directive 93/61/EEC” substitute—

b

for the definition of “Directive 2008/72/EC” substitute—

Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 20013

1

The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 20018 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2, for the definition of “the Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive” substitute—

  • “the Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive” means Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed9.

3

In Schedule 1—

a

in Part 1, for the table in paragraph 2 substitute—

Name

Common name

Allium cepa L.

–

—Cepa Group

Onion, Echalion

—Aggregatum Group

Shallot

Allium fistulosum L.

Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion

—all varieties

Allium porrum L.

Leek

—all varieties

Allium sativum L.

Garlic

—all varieties

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

—all varieties

Apium graveolens L.

–

—Celery Group

–

—Celeriac Group

–

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus

—all varieties

Beta vulgaris L.

–

—Garden Beet Group

Beetroot including Cheltenham beet

—Leaf Beet Group

Spinach beet or Chard

Brassica oleracea L.

–

—Kale Group

–

—Cauliflower Group

–

—Capitata Group

Red cabbage and White cabbage

—Brussel Sprouts Group

–

—Kohlrabi Group

–

—Savoy Cabbage Group

–

—Broccoli Group

Calabrese type and Sprouting type

—Palm Kale Group

–

—Tronchuda Group

Portuguese cabbage

Brassica rapa L.

–

—Chinese Cabbage Group

–

—Vegetable Turnip Group

–

Cichorium endivia L.

Endive

—all varieties

Cucumis melo L.

Melon

—all varieties

Cucumis sativus L.

–

—Cucumber Group

–

—Gherkin Group

–

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Gourd

—all varieties

Cucurbita pepo L.

Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash

—all varieties

Daucus carota L.

Carrot and Fodder Carrot

—all varieties

Lactuca sativa L.

Lettuce

—all varieties

Solanum lycopersicum L.

Tomato

—all varieties

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill

–

—Leaf Parsley Group

–

—Root Parsley Group

–

Phaseolus coccineus L.

Runner bean

—all varieties

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

–

—Dwarf French Bean Group

–

—Climbing French Bean Group

–

Pisum sativum L.

–

—Round Pea Group

–

—Wrinkled Pea Group

–

—Sugar Pea Group

–

Raphanus sativus L.

–

—Radish Group

–

—Black Radish Group

–

Rheum rhabarbarum L.

Rhubarb

—all varieties

Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach

—all varieties

Vicia faba L.

Broad bean

—all varieties

Zea mays L.

–

—Sweet Corn Group

–

—Popcorn Group

–

b

in Part 2—

i

in paragraph 1, under the sub-heading “Vegetable species”, for the table substitute—

Name

Common name

None

ii

in paragraph 2, under the sub-heading “Vegetable species”, for the table substitute—

Name

Common name

Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.

Chervil

—all varieties

Capsicum annuum L.

—all varieties

Chilli or Pepper

Cichorium intybus L.

–

—Witloof Chicory Group

–

—Leaf Chicory Group

(Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory)

—Industrial (Root) Chicory Group

–

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai

Watermelon

—all varieties

Cynara cardunculus L.

–

—Globe Artichoke Group

–

—Cardoon Group

–

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Fennel

—Azoricum Group

–

Scorzonera hispanica L.

Scorzonera or Black salsify

—all varieties

Solanum melongena L.

Aubergine or Eggplant

—all varieties

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.

Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce

—all varieties

iii

in paragraph 3, for the sub-heading “Vegetable Species” and the table beneath that sub-heading substitute—

Vegetable species

Name

Common name

Allium cepa L.

–

—Aggregatum Group

Shallot

Allium fistulosum L.

Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion

—all varieties

Allium sativum L.

Garlic

—all varieties

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

—all varieties

Rheum rhabarbarum L.

Rhubarb

—all varieties

Amendment of the Seed Marketing Regulations 20114

1

The Seed Marketing Regulations 201110 are amended as follows.

2

In Schedule 1, in the table, for the sub-heading “Vegetables” and the entries beneath that sub-heading substitute—

Vegetables

Allium cepa L.

–

—Cepa Group

Onion, Echalion

Allium porrum L.

Leek

—all varieties

Apium graveolens L.

–

—Celery Group

–

—Celeriac Group

–

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus

—all varieties

Beta vulgaris L.

–

—Garden Beet Group

Beetroot including Cheltenham beet

—Leaf Beet Group

Spinach beet or Chard

Brassica oleracea L.

–

—Kale Group

–

—Cauliflower Group

–

—Capitata Group

Red cabbage and White cabbage

—Brussel Sprouts Group

–

—Kohlrabi Group

–

—Savoy Cabbage Group

–

—Broccoli Group

Calabrese type and Sprouting type

—Palm Kale Group

–

—Tronchuda Group

Portuguese cabbage

Brassica rapa L.

–

—Chinese Cabbage Group

–

—Vegetable Turnip Group

–

Cichorium endivia L.

Endive

—all varieties

Cucumis melo L.

Melon

—all varieties

Cucumis sativus L.

—Cucumber Group

—Gherkin Group

–

–

–

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Gourd

—all varieties

Cucurbita pepo L.

Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash

—all varieties

Daucus carota L.

Carrot and Fodder Carrot

—all varieties

Lactuca sativa L.

Lettuce

—all varieties

Solanum lycopersicum L.

Tomato

—all varieties

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill

–

—Leaf Parsley Group

–

—Root Parsley Group

–

Phaseolus coccineus L.

Runner bean

—all varieties

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

–

—Dwarf French Bean Group

–

—Climbing French Bean Group

–

Pisum sativum L.

–

—Round Pea Group

–

—Wrinkled Pea Group

–

—Sugar Pea Group

–

Raphanus sativus L.

–

—Radish Group

–

—Black Radish Group

–

Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach

—all varieties

Vicia faba L.

Broad bean

—all varieties

Zea mays L.

–

—Sweet Corn Group

–

—Popcorn Group

–

Any hybrid of the vegetable species or Groups listed above

Gardiner of KimbleParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend—

  • the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2652) (in relation to England only) (“the 1995 Regulations”);

  • the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3510) (“the 2001 Regulations”); and

  • the Seed Marketing Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/463) (“the 2011 Regulations”).

These Regulations implement Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 amending the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC, in Annex II to Council Directive 2008/72/EC and in the Annex to Commission Directive 93/61/EEC (OJ No. L 160, 18.6.2019, p.14) (“the 2019 Directive”). They also implement Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC with regard to the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) (OJ No. L 88, 24.3.2020, p.3) (“the 2020 Directive”), superseding the amendments made by the 2019 Directive.

The 1995 Regulations implement Council Directive 2008/72/EC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed (OJ No. L 205, 1.8.2008, p.28), and Commission Directive 93/61/EEC setting out the schedules indicating the conditions to be met by vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed pursuant to Council Directive 2008/72/EC (OJ No. L 250, 7.10.1993, p.19). The 2001 Regulations implement those elements of Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No. L 193, 20.7.2002, p.33) which require Member States to establish national lists of vegetable varieties. The 2011 Regulations implement Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed.

Regulations 2 and 3 update definitions in the 1995 Regulations and the 2001 Regulations to ensure that references to Directives 2008/72/EC, 93/61/EEC and 2002/55/EC refer to those Directives as amended by the 2019 Directive and the 2020 Directive respectively11.

Regulation 3 also amends the list of vegetable species on the national list and the lists of derogated vegetable species in Schedule 1 to the 2001 Regulations. It makes provision for the species Cichorium intybus L. to be excluded from the requirement to provide a national list and restrict marketing, in the light of Article 1(6) of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/478 (OJ No. L 73, 18.3.2017, p.29) which released the United Kingdom from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/55/EC to certain species identified in Part 6 of the Annex to that Decision.

Regulation 4 amends the list of vegetable plants and their associated common names in Schedule 1 to the 2011 Regulations (seed to which the Regulations apply) to make explicit where all varieties of a species are included and where only certain varieties of a species are included. It also provides for the application of the 2011 Regulations to hybrids of the species and Groups of vegetable plants listed.

The explanatory memorandum and transposition note in respect of these Regulations are available in hard copy from the Plant Varieties and Seeds Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 1st floor, Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8DR, and published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.