The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I General

   1. 1. Title, extent and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application

3. PART II Forest Reproductive Material and Approval of Basic Material for Entry in the National Register

   1. 4. Categories of Forest Reproductive Material

   2. 5. Demarcation of regions of provenance in respect of certain basic material

   3. 6. Establishment and maintenance of the National Register

   4. 7. Approval of basic material for use in the production of forest reproductive material

   5. 8. Specific requirements for certain basic material after its approval

   6. 9. Withdrawal and amendment of approval of basic material

4. PART III Collection and Production of Forest Reproductive Material

   1. 10. Collection and production of forest reproductive material for marketing

   2. 11. Collection of forest reproductive material

   3. 12. Production of forest reproductive material by subsequent vegetative propagation

   4. 13. Master Certificates

   5. 14. Identification and separation of forest reproductive material during production

   6. 15. Permitted mixing of forest reproductive material

5. PART IV Registration of Suppliers

   1. 16. Registration of suppliers of forest reproductive material

6. PART V Marketing of Forest Reproductive Material

   1. 17. Forest reproductive material which may be marketed

   2. 18. Licences

   3. 18A. Licences: Scotland

   4. 19. Labelling and packaging of lots for marketing

   5. 20. Seed testing

7. PART VI Movement of Forest Reproductive Material within the British Islands

   1. 21. Forest reproductive material despatched to Northern Ireland

   2. 22. Movement of forest reproductive material to another member State

   3. 23. Movement of forest reproductive material into Great Britain from Northern Ireland or within Great Britain

   4. 23A. Imports into Great Britain from a Crown Dependency

   5. 24. Imports into Great Britain from a member State

   6. 25. Prohibition against imports of forest reproductive material into Wales from third countries

   7. 25A. Prohibition against imports of forest reproductive material into Scotland from countries granted equivalence

8. PART VII Compliance

   1. 26. Keeping and production of documents

   2. 27. Powers to inspect and take samples

   3. 28. Treatment of seed samples

   4. 29. Use of samples in criminal proceedings

   5. 30. Offences and Penalties

9. PART VIII Miscellaneous

   1. 31. Transitional arrangements for forest reproductive material existing at 1st January 2003

   2. 32. Appeals

   3. 33. Service of notices

   4. 34. Exemptions

   5. 35. Revocation

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       LIST OF TREE SPECIES AND ARTIFICIAL HYBRIDS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “SOURCE-IDENTIFIED”

       1. 1. The basic material shall be a seed source or stand...

       2. 2. (a) The applicant shall inform the appropriate authority of the...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “SELECTED”

       1. General:

       2. 1. Origin:

       3. 2. Isolation:

       4. 3. Effective Size of the Population:

       5. 4. Age and Development:

       6. 5. Uniformity:

       7. 6. Adaptation:

       8. 7. Health and Resistance:

       9. 8. Volume production:

       10. 9. Wood Quality:

       11. 10. Form or Growth Habit:

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “QUALIFIED”

       1. 1. Seed Orchards

       2. 2. Parents of Family

       3. 3. Clones

       4. 4. Clonal Mixtures

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL TO BE CERTIFIED AS “TESTED”

       1. 1. Requirements for all tests

       2. 2. Requirements for genetic evaluation of components of basic material

       3. 3. Requirements for comparative testing of reproductive material

       4. 4. Conditional approval

       5. 5. Early tests

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       MODEL MASTER CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL DERIVED FROM SEED SOURCES AND STANDS

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       MODEL MASTER CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL DERIVED FROM SEED ORCHARDS OR PARENTS OF FAMILY

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       MODEL MASTER CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL DERIVED FROM CLONES AND CLONAL MIXTURES

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERNAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR POPULUS SPP. PROPAGATED BY STEM CUTTINGS OR SETS

       1. 1. Stem cuttings

       2. 2. Sets

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        REQUIREMENTS WHICH MUST BE MET BY PLANTING STOCK WHICH IS TO BE MARKETED TO THE END-USER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATIC REGION

        1. Planting stock shall not be considered to be of fair...

        2. Size of the plants: Species Maximum age (years) Minimum height...

        3. Size of the container, where used: Species Minimum volume of...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

        SMALL QUANTITIES OF SEEDS WHICH MAY BE MARKETED WITHOUT FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION 19(2)(b) AND (d) (Listed by species)

    12. SCHEDULE 12

        FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY AUTHORISED OFFICER UPON TAKING SAMPLES PURSUANT TO REGULATION 28(2)

    13. SCHEDULE 13

        1. PART 1 Forest reproductive material imported into Wales from third countries

           1. 1. Scope of Schedule

           2. 2. Interpretation

        2. PART 2

           1. 3. Scope of Part 2

           2. 4. General requirements

           3. 5. Additional requirements applicable to seed lots

           4. 6. Additional requirements applicable to seed or planting stock of the “qualified category”

        3. PART 3

           1. 7. Scope of Part 3

           2. 8. Requirements

    14. SCHEDULE 13

        Forest reproductive material imported into England or Scotland from third countries

        1. PART 1

           1. 1. Scope of Schedule

           2. 2. Interpretation

        2. PART 2

           1. 3. Scope of Part 2

           2. 4. General requirements

           3. 5. Additional requirements applicable to seed lots

           4. 6. Additional requirements applicable to seed or planting stock of the “qualified category” or the “tested category”

        3. PART 3

           1. 7. Scope of Part 3

           2. 8. Requirements

12. Explanatory Note