http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/2881/contentsThe Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004 (revoked)texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseSEEDS, WALES2024-10-28Expert Participation2012-02-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004 (revoked)PART IGENERAL1Title, extent and commencement2General interpretation3Definitions relating to plant species4Definition of marketing5Seed to which these Regulations applyPART IIPROCEDURES RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION OF SEED6Entry of seed lots7Entry of crop8Field inspection of crops9Lodging of field inspection reports and similar documents10Re-grading of crops11Seed testing12Lodging of seed test reports13Re-grading of seed14WithdrawalsPART IIICONTROL OF OIL AND FIBRE PLANT SEED15Marketing of seed16Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed17Marketing of officially certified early movement seed18Exception for scientific purposes and selection work19Exception for test and trial seed19AException for conservation varieties20General exemptions21Mixtures22Varietal associations of seed23Sampling24Packaging25Sealing of packages26Labelling of packagesPART IVMISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS27Civil liability of sellers of seeds28Arrangements for official measures29Fees30Service of notices31Index of defined words and expressions32Revocations and transitional provisionsSCHEDULE 1INTERPRETATIONPART IMeaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions1Pre-basic seed2UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety3EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety4Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety5UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety6EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety7UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety8EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety9Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety10UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety11EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety12Officially certified pre-basic seedPART IIMeaning of basic seed and similar expressions13Basic seed14UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety15EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety16Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety17Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety18UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety19EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety20UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety21EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety22Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety23Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety24UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety25EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety26Officially certified basic seedPART IIIMeaning of CS, C1, C2 and C3 seed and similar expressions27CS seed28UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety29EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety30Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety31Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety32UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety33EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety34Officially certified CS seed35C1 seed36UK officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety37EC officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety38Third country officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety39Overseas tested officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety40UK officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety41EC officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety42Officially certified C1 seed43C2 seed44UK officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety45EC officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety46In these Regulations “overseas tested officially certified C2 seed of...47UK officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety48EC officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety49Officially certified C2 seed50C3 seed51UK officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety52EC officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety53Overseas tested officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety54UK officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed variety55EC officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed variety56Officially certified C3 seedPART IVMeaning of commercial seed and similar expressions57Meaning of commercial seed and similar expressions58UK officially certified commercial seed59EC officially certified commercial seed60UK officially certified early movement commercial seed61EC officially certified early movement commercial seed62Officially certified commercial seed63Early multiplicationPART VMeaning of expressions relating to imported not finally certified seed64Not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State65Not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State66Not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State67Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in another member State68Not finally certified C2 seed harvested in another member State69Not finally certified C3 seed harvested in another member State70Not finally certified CS seed harvested in an equivalent third country71Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in an equivalent third countrySCHEDULE 2SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY. . . . . . . . . ....SCHEDULE 3CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS TO BE HARVESTED1(1) The previous cropping of the field shall not have...2Subject to paragraph 3, the crop shall conform to the...3Paragraph 2 shall not apply if there is sufficient protection...4Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, the crop shall have...5In the case of an inbred line the crop shall...6For the production of seed of a hybrid variety the...7In the case of black and brown mustard and dioecious...8In the case of monoecious hemp, the number of plants...9In the case of a hybrid of sunflower, the percentage...10In the case of the production of seed of a...11In the case of the production of a hybrid variety...12In a case where a male-sterile component is used for...13Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall...14(1) A crop from which basic seed is to be...15For the purpose of determining whether a crop from which...SCHEDULE 4CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEEDPART IConditions to be examined mainly by field inspections1The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity....2In the case of seed of a hybrid variety of...3In the case of seed of the species and type...4For the purposes of paragraph 3, the minimum varietal purity...5Where a female male-sterile component and a male component which...PART IIConditions to be examined by seed testing6In the case of basic seed of a component of...7(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the seed shall conform to...8It shall be determined, by way of a germination test,...9(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in any sample of seed...PART IIIConditions to be examined by inspections of control plots10Subject to paragraph 6, seed of a hybrid variety of...PART IVOther conditions11Subject to paragraph 9, harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness...PART VGeneral provisions12For the purpose of determining whether seed meets the conditions...SCHEDULE 5RE-GRADING OF SEEDSCHEDULE 6CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED1Breeders seed2Pre-basic seed of a listed variety3EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety. 4Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety....5Basic seed of a listed variety6EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety. 7Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety....8Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety....9CS seed of a listed variety10EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety. 11Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety....12Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety....13C1 seed of a listed variety14EC officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety. 15Third country officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety....16Overseas tested officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety....17C2 seed of a listed variety18EC officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety. 19Overseas tested officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety....20C3 seed of a listed variety21EC officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety. 22Overseas tested officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety....23Commercial seed24EC officially certified commercial seed. 25Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety26EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed...27Early movement basic seed of a listed variety28EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed...29Early movement CS seed of a listed variety30EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed...31Early movement C1 seed of a listed variety32EC officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed...33Early movement C2 seed of a listed variety34EC officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed...35Early movement C3 seed of a listed variety36EC officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed...37Early movement commercial seed38EC officially certified early movement commercial seed. 39Pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety40EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in...41Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used...42Basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety43EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a...44Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of...45Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of...46Early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety47EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component...48Early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety49EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component...SCHEDULE 7LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTSSCHEDULE 8LABELLINGPART I1Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seedsPART II2Labelling of packages of breeder's seed3The label referred to in paragraph 2 shall be coloured...PART III4Labelling of packages of officially certified pre-basic seed5The label referred to in paragraph 4 shall be coloured...6The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph...7The label referred to in paragraph 4 — PART IVLabelling of packages of officially certified basic, CS, C1, C2 and C3 seed8Official label for a package of officially certified basic, CS, C1, C2 or C3 seed9Where at least germination has been retested, the words “retested”...10The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph...11The label referred to in paragraph 8 shall be coloured...12The label referred to in paragraph 8 — 13Supplier's label for a small package of officially certified basic, CS, C1, C2 or C3 seed14If the packaging material is transparent the label, notice or...15The label, notice or stamp referred to in paragraph 13...PART VLabelling of packages of officially certified commercial seed16Official label for a package of officially certified commercial seed17Where at least germination has been retested, the words “retested”...18The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph...19The label referred to in paragraph 16 shall be coloured...20The label referred to in paragraph 16 — 21Label for a small package of officially certified commercial seed22If the packaging material is transparent the label, notice or...23The label, notice or stamp referred to in paragraph 21...PART VI24Labelling of packages of a varietal association of seeds25Where at least germination of the components of the varietal...26The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph...27The label referred to in paragraph 24 shall be coloured...28The label referred to in paragraph 24 — PART VIIPrinting of specified matters on packages (whole bag labelling)29Seed which has not been imported30Each package shall have printed or stamped on it, or...31Arrangements shall be made with the printers for returns to...32The reference number of the seed lot and the month...33There shall be kept such records or seed packaged and...34Each package of seed marketed in accordance with regulation 26(18)...35Seed imported from another Member StatePART VIIILabelling of Packages of Test and Trial Seed36Official label for a package of test and trial seed37The label referred to in paragraph 36 must be coloured...38The label referred to in paragraph 36 must be— PART IXLabelling of Packages of Seed of a Conservation Variety39Supplier’s label or notice for a package of seed of a conservation varietySCHEDULE 9LIMITS OF VARIATIONGERMINATIONANALYTICAL PURITYCONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIESNUMBER OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIESSCHEDULE 10INDEX OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS USED IN THESE REGULATIONS. . . . . . . . . ....2004 No. 2881 (W.251)Made2 November 2004Coming into force13 December 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Regulations revoked (27.2.2012) by The Seed Marketing (Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/245), regs. 1(2), 34(a) (with reg. 4)