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These Regulations amend the Cereal Seed (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/3173) as amended by the Cereal Seed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/2386) (the “2002 Regulations”) and come into force on 26th October 2005.
The amendments to the 2002 Regulations—
(a)update definitions and references to take account of Council Directive 2004/117/EC (O.J. No. L14, 18.1.2005, p.18) on examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries (Regulations 2(2)(a), 2(2)(b) and 2(2)(c));
(b)update references to reflect amendments to the Decision of the OECD Council revising the OECD Schemes for the Varietal Certification or the Control of Seed Moving in International Trade (C(2000)146/Final) (Regulations 2(2)(d) and 2(2)(e)); and
(c)correct errors and inconsistencies (Regulations 2(3) and 2(4)).
A Transposition Note has been prepared for these Regulations and a copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies of the Transposition Note can be obtained from the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LF.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument, as it has no impact on the cost of businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.
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