2007 No. 1871
agriculture

The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made
Laid before Parliament
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers have been designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

They make the following Regulations acting jointly (the Welsh Ministers acting in relation to Wales only) under the powers conferred by that section.

Title and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 27th July 2007.

Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 20012.

(1)

The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 20013 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) for the definition of “the Equivalence Decision” substitute the following definition—
““the Equivalence Decision” means Council Decision 2005/834/EC on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries and amending Decision 2003/17/EC4;”.

(3)

In regulation 11(2)(b) for “paragraph 2” substitute “paragraph 2 or 3”.

(4)

For paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 1 substitute the following paragraph—

“Vegetable varieties2.

Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:

Name

Common name

Allium cepa L. (Cepa Group)

Onion, Echalion

Allium cepa L. (Aggregatum Group)

Shallot

Allium fistulosum L.

Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion

Allium porrum L.

Leek

Allium sativum L.

Garlic

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

Apium graveolens L.

Celery, Celeriac

Beta vulgaris L.

Beetroot including Cheltenham beet, Spinach beet or Chard

Brassica oleracea L.

Curly kale, Cauliflower, Sprouting broccoli or Calabrese, Brussels sprouts, Savoy cabbage, White cabbage, Red cabbage, Kohlrabi

Brassica rapa L.

Chinese cabbage, Turnip

Cichorium endivia L.

Curled-leaved endive, Plain-leaved endive

Cucumis melo L.

Melon

Cucumis sativus L.

Cucumber, Gherkin

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Gourd

Cucurbita pepo L.

Marrow or Courgette

Daucus carota L.

Carrot, Fodder carrot

Lactuca sativa L.

Lettuce

Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

Tomato

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W.Hill

Parsley

Phaseolus coccineus L.

Runner bean

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Dwarf French bean, Climbing French bean

Pisum sativum L. (partim)

Wrinkled pea, Round pea, Sugar pea

Raphanus sativus L.

Radish, Black radish

Rheum rhabarbarum L.

Rhubarb

Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach

Vicia faba L. (partim)

Broad bean

Zea mays L. (partim)

Sweet corn, Popcorn”.

(5)

In paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 in the table of vegetable species omit “(partim)” both times.

(6)

In paragraph 2 of Part II of Schedule 1 in the table of vegetable species—

(a)

for the common name “Chilli pepper or Capsicum” substitute “Chilli or Pepper”;

(b)

omit “(partim)” from the name “Cichorium intybus L. (partim)”;

(c)

for the name “Citrullus vulgaris (C. lanatus)” substitute “Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai”;

(d)

for the common name “Cardoon” substitute “Cardoon, Globe artichoke”;

(e)

for the common name “Scorzonera” substitute “Scorzonera or Black salsify”; and

(f)

for the name “Valerianella locusta (L.) Betcke” substitute “Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.”.

(7)

After paragraph 2 of Part II of Schedule 1 insert the following paragraph—

“Derogation in respect of marketing restrictions3.

Other plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:

Vegetable Species

Name

Common name

Allium cepa L.

—Aggregatum Group

Shallot

Allium fistulosum L.

Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion

Allium sativum L.

Garlic

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

Rheum rhabarbarum L.

Rhubarb”.

Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Signed on behalf of the Welsh Ministers

Jane Davidson
Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3510) (“the 2001 Regulations”).

These Regulations give effect to Council Decision 2005/834/EC on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries and amending Decision 2003/17/EC (OJ No L 312, 29.11.2005, p 51) (regulation 2(2)).

They amend the 2001 Regulations to give effect to Commission Directive 2006/124/EC amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p 12). Commission Directive 2006/124/EC replaces the list of species of vegetable the seed of which are subject to control in relation to marketing. Several new species of vegetable are added to the list of species which may be accepted onto a national list, and the names and common names of several species in the 2001 Regulations are amended to reflect changes made by Commission Directive 2006/124/EC (regulation 2(4) to (6)).

They also give effect to Commission Decision 2007/321/EC (OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p 48), which releases the United Kingdom from its obligation to apply some of the provisions of Directive 2002/55/EC relating to the restriction on marketing of seed of four species and one sub-species of vegetable (regulation 2(7)).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.