The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004

Not finally certified C3 seed harvested in another member State E+W

69.—(1) In these Regulations “ not finally certified C3 seed harvested in another member State” means C3 seed —

(a) to which paragraph (2) applies;

(b) that has been harvested from a crop —

(i) that has been produced in another member State directly from officially certified basic seed or C1 seed, and

(ii) that has been found by a field examination of the crop carried out by or on behalf of the competent seed certification authority in the member State, or, in the case of seed that has been harvested from a crop that has been produced from seed that has undergone official post-control the results of which have been satisfactory, by a field examination of the crop carried out by a licensed EC crop inspector in that member State, to satisfy the Directive crop conditions for C3 seed;

(c) that has been packed in a sealed package in accordance with the requirements of Article 11(1) of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed Directive and is labelled with a grey label;

(d) that has been imported into the United Kingdom as not finally certified seed; and

(e) that is accompanied by an Annex V(C) document relating to the seed issued by or on behalf of the competent seed certification authority in the member State in which the seed was harvested.

(2) This paragraph applies to C3 seed of —

(a) a listed variety;

(b) a variety that is unlisted but in respect of which an application for listing has been made that has not been withdrawn or finally determined; and

(c) a previously listed variety for which a marketing extension is in force.

(3) In this paragraph “grey label” shall have the same meaning as in paragraph 64(3).