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

Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001

3.—(1) The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001(1) 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 seed(2).”.

(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”.

(1)

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.

(2)

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).