F2F1Amateur vegetable varieties5A
1
The provisions of these Regulations relating to conservation varieties apply in relation to amateur vegetable varieties, with the exceptions and modifications listed in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).
2
The following provisions do not apply to amateur vegetable varieties—
a
regulation 5(3)(ca) (requirement that the variety presents an interest for the conservation of plant genetic resources);
b
regulation 7 (maintainers of plant varieties); and
c
regulation 12 (maintenance of accepted plant varieties).
3
Paragraph (3A) of regulation 5 is modified by—
a
in sub-paragraph (a), the substitution of “an amateur vegetable variety” for “a conservation variety”; and
b
in sub-paragraph (b), the omission of “the Common Catalogue Directive or”.
4
Sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 is modified by—
a
in paragraph (a), the omission of “Directive 2003/90 or”; and
b
in paragraph (b), the substitution of “that Directive” for “those Directives”.
5
In this regulation an amateur vegetable variety is a vegetable variety with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular agro-technical, climatic or pedological conditions.