The Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, extent and commencement

3. 2. Revocation of previous regulations

4. 3. Interpretation

5. 4. Seeds to which the Regulations apply

6. 5. Marketing of seeds

7. 6. Official certificates

8. 7. Sampling

9. 8. Sealing of packages

10. 9. Labelling of packages

11. 10. Civil liabilities of sellers of seeds

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       KINDS OF SEEDS TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES

       1. 1. On receipt of an application made in accordance with regulation...

       2. 2. The Minister shall refuse to issue an official certificate in...

       3. 3. The Minister may refuse to issue an official certificate in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED ANDCERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS

       1. PART I CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEEDS ARE OBTAINED

          1. 1. So far as the Minister can ascertain them, by the...

          2. 2. Varietal identity and varietal purity

          3. 3. Crop inspections

          4. 4. Previous cropping

          5. 5. Isolation distances

          6. 6. Standards for varietal purity, species purity and wild oats

          7. 7. Standards for Loose Smut Infection

          8. 8. Special conditions for maize

       2. PART II CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SEEDS

          1. 1. The seeds shall possess the varietal identity and the varietal...

          2. 2. The seeds shall be of a satisfactory state of health...

          3. 3. The seeds shall comply with the following standards:—

       3. PART III SEED STANDARD FOR MOISTURE CONTENT

       4. PART IV SEED STANDARDS FOR LOOSE SMUT INFECTION

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       1. PART I SAMPLING OF SEED LOTS

          1. 1. A sample shall be obtained from the seed lot by...

          2. 2. Primary sample size

          3. 3. Condition of the Seed Lot

          4. 4. Sampling from Sacks

          5. 5. The containers to be sampled shall be selected at random...

          6. 6. Sampling from small containers

          7. 7. When seed is in moisture-proof containers the opened or pierced...

          8. 8. Sampling from large containers or seed in bulk

          9. 9. Sampling from a seed stream

          10. 10. Sampling Instruments

          11. 11. The instrument used for drawing primary samples shall be one...

          12. 12. Methods of use

          13. 13. Obtaining submitted sample-composite sample division instruments

          14. 14. Methods of Use

          15. 15. Moisture Samples

       2. PART II

          1. Maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a submitted sample

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS THE PARTICULARS PRESCRIBED IN THIS SCHEDULE AS TO THE KIND AND VARIETY OF SEED SHALL BE INDICATED ON THE LABEL IN ROMAN CHARACTERS. THE KIND OF SEED SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY ITS LATIN NAME, AS PRESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 1

       1. PART I

          1. A. OFFICIAL LABEL FOR A PACKAGE OF BREEDER'S SEED

          2. B. OFFICIAL LABEL FOR A PACKAGE OF PRE-BASIC SEED

          3. C. OFFICIAL LABEL FOR A PACKAGE OF BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST GENERATION OR CERTIFIED SEED OF THE SECOND GENERATION

          4. D. OFFICIAL LABEL FOR A PACKAGE OF A MIXTURE OF SEEDS

          5. E. FURTHER PARTICULARS TO BE GIVEN IN RESPECT OF MIXTURES OF SEEDS

          6. F. OFFICIAL LABEL FOR A PACKAGE OF SEED NOT FINALLY CERTIFIED

       2. PART II

          1. A. SUPPLIER'S LABEL FOR A PACKAGE OF UNCERTIFIED PRE-BASIC SEED

       3. PART III SMALL PACKAGES

          1. A. SUPPLIER'S LABEL FOR A SMALL PACKAGE OF SEEDS OTHER THAN A MIXTURE OF SEEDS

          2. B. SUPPLIER'S LABEL FOR A SMALL PACKAGE OF A MIXTURE OF SEEDS

       4. PART IV

          1. A. PARTICULARS TO BE MARKED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SALE OF UNPACKETED SEEDS OTHER THAN MIXTURES OF SEEDS

          2. B. PARTICULARS TO BE MARKED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SALE OF UNPACKETED MIXTURES OF SEEDS

       5. PART V PRINTING OF SPECIFIED MATTERS ON PACKAGES (whole-bag labelling)

          1. A. Seeds which have not been imported

          2. B. Seeds imported from another Member State

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       LIMITS OF VARIATION

14. Explanatory Note