The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1993

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, extent and commencement

3. 2. Revocation of previous regulations

4. 3. Interpretation

5. 4. Seeds to which the regulations apply

6. 5. Marketing of seeds

7. 6. Official certificates

8. 7. Sampling

9. 8. Sealing of packages

10. 9. Labelling of packages

11. 10. Civil liabilities of sellers of seeds

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       KINDS OF SEEDS TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES

       1. 1. On receipt of an application made in accordance with regulation...

       2. 2. The Minister shall refuse to issue an official certificate in...

       3. 3. The Minister may refuse to issue an official certificate in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       PARTICULARS TO BE SPECIFIED IN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GENERATIONSAND COMMERCIAL SEED

       1. PART I CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEEDS OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL SEED ARE OBTAINED

          1. 1. So far as the Minister can ascertain them, by the...

          2. 2. Varietal identity and varietal purity

          3. 3. Crop inspection

          4. 4. Unless the crop’s state of health is satisfactory so far...

          5. 5. Previous cropping

          6. 6. Isolation distances

          7. 7. For turnip rape, swede rape, brown mustard, black mustard and...

          8. 8. Standards for varietal purity

       2. PART II A. CONDITIONS RELATING TO BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED AND CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GENERATIONS

          1. 1. The seeds shall possess the varietal identity and varietal purity,...

          2. 2. The seeds shall comply with the following standards:— Analytical purity...

          3. 3. (1) The seeds shall be of a satisfactory state of...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       1. PART I SAMPLING OF SEED LOTS

          1. 1. A sample shall be obtained from the seed lot by...

          2. 2. Primary sample size

          3. 3. Condition of the Seed Lot

          4. 4. Sampling from sacks

          5. 5. The containers to be sampled shall be selected at random...

          6. 6. Sampling from small containers

          7. 7. When seed is in moisture-proof containers the opened or pierced...

          8. 8. Sampling from large containers or seed in bulk

          9. 9. Sampling from a seed stream

          10. 10. Sampling instruments

          11. 11. The instrument used for drawing primary samples shall be one...

          12. 12. Methods of Use

          13. 13. Obtaining submitted sample—composite sample division instruments

          14. 14. Methods of use

          15. Sample Mixing

          16. Sample Reduction

          17. Obtaining more than one submitted sample

          18. Sample Mixing

          19. Sample Reduction

          20. Obtaining more than one submitted sample

       2. PART II MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF A SEED LOT AND MINIMUM WEIGHT OF A SUBMITTED SAMPLE

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS THE PARTICULARS PRESCRIBED IN THE SCHEDULE AS TO THE KIND AND VARIETY OF SEED SHALL BE INDICATED ON THE LABEL IN ROMAN CHARACTERS. THE KIND OF SEED SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY ITS LATIN NAME, AS PRESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 1

       1. PART I

          1. A. Official Label for a Package of Breeder’s Seed

          2. 1. Certifying Authority

          3. 2. Reference number

          4. 3. Month and year when officially sealed

          5. 4. Kind

          6. 5. Variety

          7. 6. “Breeder’s Seed”

          8. 7. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds...

          9. 8. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or...

          10. B. Official Label for a Package of Pre-Basic Seed

          11. 1. Certifying Authority and Member State or their mark

          12. 2. Month and year when officially sealed

          13. 3. Reference number of the lot

          14. 4. Kind

          15. 5. Variety

          16. 6. “Pre-Basic Seed”

          17. 7. Country of production

          18. 8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds...

          19. 9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or...

          20. 10. Number of generations preceding seed of the categories “Certified Seed”...

          21. C. Official Label for a Package of Basic Seed, Certified Seed or Certified Seed of the First, Second and Third Generations

          22. 1. “EEC rules and standards”

          23. 2. Certifying Authority and Member State or their mark

          24. 3. Month and year when officially sealed

          25. 4. Reference number of the lot

          26. 5. Kind

          27. 6. Variety

          28. 7. Category

          29. 8. Country of production

          30. 9. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds...

          31. 10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or...

          32. 11. In the case of varieties which are hybrids or inbred...

          33. D. Official Label for a Package of Commercial Seed

          34. 1. “EEC rules and standards”

          35. 2. Service responsible for sealing and Member State or their mark...

          36. 3. Month and year when officially sealed

          37. 4. Reference number of the lot

          38. 5. Kind

          39. 6. “Commercial Seed (not certified as to variety)”

          40. 7. Country of production or region of production within a country...

          41. 8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds...

          42. 9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or...

          43. E. Official Label for a Package of Seed not Finally Certified

          44. 1. Certifying authority

          45. 2. Kind

          46. 3. Variety. (In the case of varieties (inbred lines, hybrids), which...

          47. 4. Category. (In the case of hybrid varieties the word “hybrid”...

          48. 5. Crop Identity Number

          49. 6. Declared net or gross weight (Tonnes)

          50. 7. The words “seed not finally certified” The label shall be...

          51. 1. Certifying authority

          52. 2. Kind

          53. 3. Variety

          54. 4. Category

          55. 5. Seed Lot Reference Number (United Kingdom) or Reference Number (other...

          56. 6. Crop Identity Number

          57. 7. Area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by...

          58. 8. Quantity of seed harvested and number of packages

          59. 9. Number of generations after basic seed, in the case of...

          60. 10. Attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop...

          61. 11. Where appropriate, results of a preliminary seed analysis.

       2. PART II SMALL PACKAGES

          1. Supplier’s Label for a Small Package of Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First, Second or Third Generations or Commercial Seed.

          2. 1. Supplier’s Label for a Small Package of Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First, Second or Third Generations or Commercial Seed.

          3. 2. Name and address of the supplier responsible for fixing the...

          4. 3. Reference number of the lot

          5. 4. Kind

          6. 5. Variety (if appropriate)

          7. 6. Category

          8. 7. Declared net weight or declared number of seeds except in...

          9. 8. “Passed for marketing in the United Kingdom only”.

       3. PART III PARTICULARS TO BE MARKED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SALE OF UNPACKETED SEEDS

          1. 1. “Complies with legal standards”

          2. 2. Kind

          3. 3. Variety (if appropriate).

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       LIMITS OF VARIATION

14. Explanatory Note