PART IGENERAL

Definition of marketing4

1

Subject to paragraph (2), in these Regulations “marketing” means —

a

selling, holding with a view to sale or offering for sale, or

b

any disposal, supply or transfer for the purpose of commercial exploitation of seed to third parties,

whether or not for consideration, and “market” and “marketed” shall be construed accordingly.

2

Trade in seed not aimed at commercial exploitation of the variety, such as the following operations —

a

the supply of seed to official testing and inspection bodies, and

b

the supply of seed to a person who provides processing or packaging services but who does not thereby acquire title to the seed supplied,

shall not be regarded as marketing of seed of that variety.