SCHEDULE 1 INTERPRETATION

PART IV Meaning of Expressions Relating to Imported Not Finally Certified Seed

57 Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in an equivalent third country
(1) In these Regulations “not finally certified C1 seed harvested in an equivalent third country” means C1 seed—
(a) to which sub-paragraph (2) applies;
(b) that has been harvested from a crop—
(i) that has been produced in an equivalent third country directly from officially certified basic seed, and
(ii) that has been found, by a field inspection of the crop carried out by the approved seed certification authority in the equivalent third country in which the crop was produced, or a licensed third country field inspector in that country, in accordance with the conditions specified in Part II.A of the Annex to the Third Country Equivalence Decision, to satisfy the Directive crop conditions for C1 seed;
(c) that has been packed in a sealed package and labelled in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraph 2 of Part II.A of the Annex to the Third Country Equivalence Decision;
(d) that has been imported into the United Kingdom as not finally certified seed; and
(e) that is accompanied by a Part II.A(3) official certificate relating to the seed issued by the approved seed certification authority in the equivalent third country in which the seed was harvested.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies to C1 seed of—
(a) a listed variety;
(b) a variety that is unlisted but in respect of which an application for listing has been made that has not been withdrawn or finally determined; or
(c) a previously listed variety that is on the OECD List and for which a marketing extension is in force.