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The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
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Seed not finally certified, harvested in a [F1country that has been granted equivalence] N.I.
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18.—(1) Seed harvested in a [F2country that has been granted equivalence] may be certified if—
(a)it has been produced directly from—
(i)basic seed or certified seed of the first generation certified either in a [F3European Single Market State] or in a [F4country that has been granted equivalence]; or
[F5(ii)the crossing of basic seed officially certified in the United Kingdom or a Crown Dependency (provided such seed has been produced under legislation recognised by the Department to have equivalent effect to these Regulations) with basic seed certified in a country granted equivalence;]
(b)it has undergone field inspection in accordance with Council Decision 2003/17/EC (on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries);
(c)examination has shown that the conditions for seed of that category are satisfied; and
(d)it is accompanied by a certificate from the competent authority of the country of origin certifying its status.
(2) The label must be grey.
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F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 18 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed Marketing and Fertilisers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/319), regs. 1, 3(h)(x)(aa)
F2Words in Sch. 4 para. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed Marketing and Fertilisers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/319), regs. 1, 3(h)(x)(aa)
F3Words in Sch. 3 Sch. 4 substituted (7.1.2019) by The Pesticides, Genetically Modified Organisms and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/188), regs. 1(1), 12(3)
F4Words in Sch. 4 para. 18(1)(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Seed Marketing and Fertilisers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/319), regs. 1, 3(h)(x)(bb)
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