The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 2 N.I.Categories of seed

Seed to which these Regulations applyN.I.

4.—(1) These Regulations apply in relation to seed of the plants in the first column of the table in Schedule 1 intended to be used for agricultural or horticultural production, but do not apply in relation to seed intended to be used for ornamental plants.

[F1(2) They do not apply—

(a)in relation to cereal seed, vegetable seed, beet seed and oil and fibre plant seed intended for export outside the European Union; or

(b)in relation to fodder seed intended for export outside the United Kingdom.]

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Categories of seedN.I.

5.  Seed is divided into the following categories, commonly known by the abbreviations given—

(a)breeder's seed (“BR”);

(b)pre-basic seed (“PB”);

(c)basic seed (“BS”);

(d)certified seed (“CS”);

(e)certified seed, first generation (“C1”);

(f)certified seed, second generation (“C2”);

(g)certified seed, third generation (“C3”);

(h)commercial seed (“CM”);

(i)standard seed (vegetables only) (“ST”);

(j)seed of a higher voluntary standard (“HVS”).

Breeder's seedN.I.

6.  Breeder's seed is seed produced by or under the responsibility of the breeder and intended for the production of pre-basic or basic seed.

Maintainers for pre-basic and basic seedN.I.

7.  Pre-basic seed and basic seed may only be produced with the written authorisation of the person listed as the maintainer of that seed in the [F2NI Variety List] or [F3an equivalent list in a country referred to in the Annex to Council Decision 2005/834/EC on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries].

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