The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Decision 80/512/EEC U.K.

5.—(1) Commission Decision 80/512/EEC authorising the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom not to apply the conditions laid down in Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, as regards the weight of the sample for the determination of seed of Cuscuta is amended as follows.

(2) Before Article 1 insert—

“Article A1 U.K.

In this Decision, “the appropriate authority” means—

(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.

(3) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the words from “The Kingdom of Denmark” to “authorized” substitute “ The appropriate authorities may decide ”;

(ii) omit “for them”;

(iii) for “the Member State concerned” substitute “ the territory in relation to which they have responsibility ”;

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(4) Omit Article 3.

(5) In the Annex, omit paragraphs 1 to 4.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)(b)

I2 Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)(b)