The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020

The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011

4.—(1) The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011(1) are amended as follows.

(2) Omit regulation 33A.

(3) In Schedule 2—

(a) before Part 1, insert—

“Part A1 Introduction

Interpretation

A1.   In this Schedule—

“EU Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants;

“protected zone quarantine pest” means a pest within the meaning given by Article 32(1) of the EU Plant Health Regulation;

“RNQP” means a Union regulated non-quarantine pest within the meaning given by Article 36 of the EU Plant Health Regulation;

“Union quarantine pest” means a pest within the meaning given by Article 4 of the EU Plant Health Regulation.”.

(b) for paragraph 15(4) substitute—

“(4) The crop and the seed produced by the crop must be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.

(5) The crop and the seed produced by the crop must comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs set out in implementing acts adopted pursuant to the EU Plant Health Regulation, and measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”;

(c) in paragraphs 28 and 42, for sub-paragraph (3) in each case substitute—

“(3) The crop and the seed produced by the crop must be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.

(4) The crop and seed produced by the crop must comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs set out in implementing acts adopted pursuant to the EU Plant Health Regulation, and measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”;

(d) for paragraph 50(4) substitute—

“(4) The crop and seed produced by the crop must be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.

(4A) The crop and seed produced by the crop must comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs set out in implementing acts adopted pursuant to the EU Plant Health Regulation, and measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.”.

(1)

S.I. 2011/463, amended by S.I, 2011/2992. There are other amendments, but none is relevant. S.I. 2011/463 is prospectively amended by S.I. 2019/131.