““additional region” means the region for seed production approved by the Department for the purposes of the second paragraph of article 11(1) of the Commission Directive 2008/62/EC;”;

““Commission Directive 2008/62/EC” means Commission Directive 2008/62/EC providing for certain derogations for acceptance of agricultural landraces and varieties which are naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions and threatened by genetic erosion and for marketing of seed and seed potatoes of those landraces and varieties;7;”;

““conservation variety” means a variety which is listed as such in accordance with the Seed (National List of Varieties) Regulations 2001(8);”; and

““region of origin” means the region forming a part or the whole of Northern Ireland identified by the Department for the purposes of article 8.1 of Commission Directive 2008/62/EC;””.