The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017

Removal from register

8.—(1) The Welsh Ministers must revoke the registration of a variety if—

(a)it is no longer distinct, uniform or stable;

(b)there is no longer available any material of that variety that is sufficiently uniform or which corresponds to the description of the variety at the time of registration;

(c)false or misleading information material to registration was provided to the Welsh Ministers in connection with the application for registration;

(d)in the case of any genetically modified variety, the genetically modified organism contained in that variety ceases to be authorised pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

(2) But sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c) does not apply if the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that the variety should remain on the register in the interests of preserving the genetic diversity of varieties.