The Cereal Seed (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Amendment of the Cereal Seed (England) Regulations 2002

2.—(1) The Cereal 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 Cereal Seed Directive” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““the Cereal Seed Directive” means Council Directive 66/402/EEC(2) on the marketing of cereal seed as last amended by Council Directive 2004/117/EC(3);”;

(b) 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)”;

(c) 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 Cereal Seed Directive, to carry out seed testing in that member State;”;

(d) 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 country, pursuant to—

(a)

in the case of seed other than maize, Rule 6(4)(2)(3) of, and Appendix 8B to, the OECD Cereal Seed Scheme, and

(b)

in the case of maize, Rule 6(4)(2)(3) of, and Appendix 8B to, the OECD Maize and Sorghum Seed Scheme,

to carry out seed testing in that country;; and”; and

(e) 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;”.

(3) In paragraph 39(2)(b)(ii) of Part III of Schedule I, for the word “laboratory” there shall be substituted the word “station”.

(4) In Schedule 3—

(a) in paragraph 10(1)(c)(i), for the words “official field inspection” there shall be substituted the words “official UK field inspection or a UK field inspection carried out under official supervision”;

(b) in paragraph 10(1)(c)(ii), for the words “official field inspections” there shall be substituted the words “official UK field inspections or UK field inspections carried out under official supervision”;

(c) in paragraph 11(6), for the words “official field inspection” there shall be substituted the words “official UK field inspection or a UK field inspection carried out under official supervision”;

(d) in paragraph 15(1), for the words “official field inspection” there shall be substituted the words “official UK field inspection”; and

(e) in paragraph 15(2), for the words “official field inspection” there shall be substituted the words “official UK field inspection or a UK field inspection carried out under official supervision”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/3173 as amended by 2004/2386.

(2)

O.J. No. L125, 11.7.1966, p2309.

(3)

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

(4)

C(2000)146/Final.