The Seed (Scotland) (Amendments for Tests and Trials etc.) Regulations 2007

Amendment of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004

25.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a) after the definition of “bulked seed lot” insert–

““the 2004 Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2004/842/EC concerning implementing rules whereby Member States may authorise the placing on the market of seed belonging to varieties for which an application for entry in the national catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species or vegetable species has been submitted(1);

“Commission Regulation 217/2006” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 217/2006 laying down rules for the application of Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the authorisation of Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed not satisfying the requirements in respect of the minimum germination(2);”;

(b) omit the definition of “the 1990 Deliberate Release Directive”;

(c) in the definition of “official post-control”, in paragraph (a)(i)(bb), for “15(1)” substitute “15(a)”;

(d) for the definition of “Oil and Fibre Plant Seed Directive” substitute–

““Oil and Fibre Plant Seed Directive” means Council Directive 2002/57/EC(3) on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as amended by Council Directive 2002/68/EC(4), Commission Directive 2003/45/EC(5), Council Directive 2003/61/EC(6) and Council Directive 2004/117/EC(7);”; and

(e) after the definition of “swede rape” insert–

““test and trial seed” means seed which is the subject of an authorisation of a type described in regulation 8A(1);

“tests and trials authorisation” means an authorisation granted by the Scottish Ministers under regulation 8A(4);”.

(1)

O.J. No. L 362, 9.12.2004, p.21.

(2)

O.J. No. L 38, 9.2.2006, p.17.

(3)

O.J. No. L 193, 20.7.2002, p.74.

(4)

O.J. No. L 195, 24.7.2002, p.32.

(5)

O.J. No. L 138, 5.6.2003, p.40.

(6)

O.J. No. L 165, 3.7.2003, p.23.

(7)

O.J. No. L 14, 18.1.2005, p.18.