The Beet Seed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Amendment of the Beet Seed (England) Regulations 2002

2.—(1) The Beet Seed (England) Regulations 2002(1) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) for the definition of “the Beet Seed Directive” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““the Beet Seed Directive” means Council Directive 2002/54/EC(2) on the marketing of beet seed as last amended by Council Directive 2004/117/EC(3);”;

(b) for the definition of “equivalent third country” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““equivalent third country” means Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey and the United States of America;”;

(c) in the definition of “licensed EC crop inspector”, for the words “Article 2(3)(i)(c)” there shall be substituted the words “Article 2(3)A(a)(iii)”;

(d) for the definition of “licensed EC seed testing station” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““licensed EC seed testing station” means a seed testing laboratory authorised by the competent seed certification authority in another member State, pursuant to Article 2(3)B(a) of the Beet Seed Directive, to carry out seed testing in that member State;”;

(e) for the definition of “licensed third country seed testing station” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““licensed third country seed testing station” means a seed testing laboratory authorised by the approved seed certification authority in an equivalent third country, pursuant to Rule 6(4)(2)(3) of, and Appendix 8B to, the OECD Beet Seed Scheme, to carry out seed testing in that country;”; and

(f) for the definition of the “OECD Decision” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““OECD Decision” means the Decision of the OECD Council revising the OECD Schemes for Varietal Certification or the Control of Seed Moving in International Trade(4) as last amended by OECD Council Decision C(2005)38(5);”.

(3) In paragraph 25(2)(a)(ii) of part III of Schedule I, for the words “the Annex” there shall be substituted the words “Annex II”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/3171 as amended by S.I. 2004/2385.

(2)

O.J. No. L193, 20.7.2002, p12.

(3)

O.J. No. L14, 18.1.2005, p18.

(4)

C(2000)146/Final.

(5)

C(2005)38.