The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004
PART IGENERAL
1Title, extent and commencement
2General interpretation
3Definitions relating to plant species
4Definition of marketing
5Seed to which these Regulations apply
PART IIPROCEDURES RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION OF SEED
6Entry of seed lots
7Entry of crop
8Field inspection of crops
9Lodging of field inspection reports and similar documents
10Re-grading of crops
11Seed testing
12Lodging of seed test reports
13Re-grading of seed
14Withdrawals
PART IIICONTROL OF OIL AND FIBRE PLANT SEED
15Marketing of seed
16Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed
17Marketing of officially certified early movement seed
18Exception for scientific purposes and selection work
19Exception for test and trials
20General exemptions
21Mixtures
22Varietal associations of seed
23Sampling
24Packaging
25Sealing of packages
26Labelling of packages
PART IVMISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
27Civil liability of sellers of seeds
28Arrangements for official measures
29Fees
30Service of notices
31Index of defined words and expressions
32Revocations and transitional provisions
SCHEDULE 1INTERPRETATION
PART IMeaning of pre-basic seed and similar expressions
1Pre-basic seed
2UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
3EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
4Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a listed variety
5UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
6EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
7UK officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
8EC officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
9Overseas tested officially certified pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
10UK officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
11EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
12Officially certified pre-basic seed
PART IIMeaning of basic seed and similar expressions
13Basic seed
14UK officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
15EC officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
16Third country officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
17Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a listed variety
18UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety
19EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed variety
20UK officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
21EC officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
22Third country officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
23Overseas tested officially certified basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
24UK officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
25EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
26Officially certified basic seed
PART IIIMeaning of CS, C1, C2 and C3 seed and similar expressions
27CS seed
28UK officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
29EC officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
30Third country officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
31Overseas tested officially certified CS seed of a listed variety
32UK officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety
33EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed variety
34Officially certified CS seed
35C1 seed
36UK officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety
37EC officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety
38Third country officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety
39Overseas tested officially certified C1 seed of a listed variety
40UK officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety
41EC officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed variety
42Officially certified C1 seed
43C2 seed
44UK officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety
45EC officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety
46In these Regulations “overseas tested officially certified C2 seed of...
47UK officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety
48EC officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed variety
49Officially certified C2 seed
50C3 seed
51UK officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety
52EC officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety
53Overseas tested officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety
54UK officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed variety
55EC officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed variety
56Officially certified C3 seed
PART IV
Meaning of commercial seed and similar expressions
57Meaning of commercial seed and similar expressions
58UK officially certified commercial seed
59EC officially certified commercial seed
60UK officially certified early movement commercial seed
61EC officially certified early movement commercial seed
62Officially certified commercial seed
63Early multiplication
PART VMeaning of expressions relating to imported not finally certified seed
64Not finally certified pre-basic seed harvested in another member State
65Not finally certified basic seed harvested in another member State
66Not finally certified CS seed harvested in another member State
67Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in another member State
68Not finally certified C2 seed harvested in another member State
69Not finally certified C3 seed harvested in another member State
70Not finally certified CS seed harvested in an equivalent third country
71Not finally certified C1 seed harvested in an equivalent third country
SCHEDULE 2SPECIES OF SEED TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY
1Black mustard.
2Brown mustard.
3Flax.
4Hemp
5Linseed.
6Soya bean.
7Sunflower.
8Swede rape including fodder rape and oilseed rape.
9Turnip rape.
10White mustard.
SCHEDULE 3CONDITIONS RELATING TO CROPS FROM WHICH SEED IS TO BE HARVESTED
1(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 SEED
PART IConditions to be examined mainly by field inspections
1The 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 testing
6In 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 plots
10Subject to paragraph 6, seed of a hybrid variety of...
PART IVOther conditions
11Subject to paragraph 9, harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness...
PART VGeneral provisions
12For the purpose of determining whether seed meets the conditions...
SCHEDULE 5RE-GRADING OF SEED
SCHEDULE 6CATEGORIES OF SEED THAT MAY BE MARKETED
1Breeders seed
2Pre-basic seed of a listed variety
3EC 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 variety
6EC 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 variety
10EC 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 variety
14EC 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 variety
18EC officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety.
19Overseas tested officially certified C2 seed of a listed variety....
20C3 seed of a listed variety
21EC officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety.
22Overseas tested officially certified C3 seed of a listed variety....
23Commercial seed
24EC officially certified commercial seed.
25Early movement pre-basic seed of a listed variety
26EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a listed...
27Early movement basic seed of a listed variety
28EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a listed...
29Early movement CS seed of a listed variety
30EC officially certified early movement CS seed of a listed...
31Early movement C1 seed of a listed variety
32EC officially certified early movement C1 seed of a listed...
33Early movement C2 seed of a listed variety
34EC officially certified early movement C2 seed of a listed...
35Early movement C3 seed of a listed variety
36EC officially certified early movement C3 seed of a listed...
37Early movement commercial seed
38EC officially certified early movement commercial seed.
39Pre-basic seed of a component used in the production of a listed hybrid variety
40EC 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 variety
43EC 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 variety
47EC officially certified early movement pre-basic seed of a component...
48Early movement basic seed of a component of a listed hybrid variety
49EC officially certified early movement basic seed of a component...
SCHEDULE 7LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS
SCHEDULE 8LABELLING
PART I
1Particulars to be marked or displayed on the sale of unpackaged seeds
PART II
2Labelling of packages of breeder’s seed
3The label referred to in paragraph 2 shall be coloured...
PART III
4Labelling of packages of officially certified pre-basic seed
5The 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 seed
8Official label for a package of officially certified basic, CS, C1, C2 or C3 seed
9Where 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 seed
14If 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 seed
16Official label for a package of officially certified commercial seed
17Where 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 seed
22If the packaging material is transparent the label, notice or...
23The label, notice or stamp referred to in paragraph 21...
PART VI
24Labelling of packages of a varietal association of seeds
25Where 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 imported
30Each 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 State
SCHEDULE 9LIMITS OF VARIATION
GERMINATION
ANALYTICAL PURITY
CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES
NUMBER OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES
SCHEDULE 10INDEX OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS USED IN THESE REGULATIONS

2004 No. 2881 (W.251)

SEEDS, WALES

The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Wales) Regulations 2004

Made

Coming into force

The National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 16(1), (1A), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (5A) and 36 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 19641 after consultation in accordance with section 16(1) of that Act with representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned, makes the following Regulations: