http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/691/introductionThe Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017enPLANT HEALTH, WALESSEEDS, WALESStatute Law Database2026-03-17Expert Participation2025-10-07 These Regulations, which apply in Wales, continue to implement Council Directive 2008/90/EC on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (OJ No L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 8). They also implement— 2017 No. 691 (W. 163) Plant Health, Wales Seeds, Wales The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2017 Made 14 June 2017 Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 16 June 2017 Coming into force 19 June 2017

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

The Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy.

 These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for any reference to Annexes I to V to Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU to be construed as a reference to those Annexes as amended from time to time. 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and was amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388. S.I. 2010/2690. Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU implementing Council Directive 2008/90/EC as regards specific requirements for the genus and species of fruit plants referred to in Annex I thereto, specific requirements to be met by suppliers and detailed rules concerning official inspections (OJ No L 298, 16.10.2014, p. 22). Regulations: power to amend conferred (31.12.2020) by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(b), 22(1) (with reg. 22(2))