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Regulation 6(3)
Regulation 4(1)
| Latin Name | Common Name |
| Allium cepa L. Cepa Group | Onion, Echalion |
| Allium porrum L. | Leek |
| Apium graveolens L | Celery, Celeriac |
| Asparagus officinalis L. | Asparagus |
| Beta vulgaris L. | Beetroot including Cheltenham beet, Spinach beet or Chard |
| Brassica oleracea L. | Curly kale, Cauliflower, Sprouting broccoli or Calabrese, Brussels sprouts, Savoy cabbage, White cabbage, Red cabbage, Kohlrabi |
| Brassica rapa L. | Chinese cabbage, Turnip |
| Cichorium endivia L. | Curled-leaved endive, Plain-leaved endive |
| Cichorium intybus L. | Whitloof chicory, Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory |
| Cucumis melo L. | Melon |
| Cucumis sativus L. | Cucumber, Gherkin |
| Cucurbita maxima Duchesne | Gourd |
| Cucurbita pepo L. | Marrow or Courgette |
| Daucus carota L. | Carrot, Fodder carrot |
| Lactuca sativa L. | Lettuce |
| Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. | Tomato |
| Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A W Hill | Parsley |
| Phaseolus coccineus L | Runner Bean |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L | Dwarf French bean, Climbing French bean |
| Pisum sativum L. (partim) | Wrinkled pea, Round pea, Sugar Pea |
| Raphanus sativus L. | Radish, Black radish |
| Spinacia oleracea L. | Spinach |
| Vicia faba L. (partim) | Broad bean |
| Zea mays L. (partim) | Sweet corn, Popcorn” |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the following Regulations:
(a) the Beet Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994;
(b) the Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994;
(c) the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994;
(d) the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994;
(e) the Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994.
These Regulations implement as respects Northern Ireland—
(a) Council Directive 2004/117/EC (O.J. No. L14, 18.1.2005 p. 18) amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, beet seed, vegetable seed and oil and fibre plant seed. They update the definitions on examinations carried out under official supervision (regulations 2(2)(c), 3(2)(c), 4(2)(c), 5(2)(c) and 6(2)(c));
(b) Commission Directive 2006/55/EC (O.J. No. L159, 13.6.2006 p. 11) amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the maximum weight of seed lots. They amend the Cereal Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 to increase the maximum weight of a seed lot of species of cereal seed, except for maize, from 25 to 30 tonnes (regulation 3(3)). They also make a consequential amendment to the Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 to take account of this where more than 50% of a fodder plant seeds mixture consists of cereal seeds (regulation 4(3));
(c) Commission Directive 2006/124/EC (O.J. No. L339, 6.12.2006 p. 12) amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seeds and Commission Decision 2007/321/EC (O.J. No. L119, 9.5.2007, p. 48) releasing the United Kingdom from the requirement to apply the marketing provisions of Council Directive 2002/55/EC in relation to certain vegetable seed species. They amend the Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 to update the list of genera and species of plant to which the Regulations apply, the main change being the addition of sweet corn or popcorn to the list (regulation 6(3) and Schedule) and make other consequential amendments (regulation 6(4) and (5)).
The Regulations also update the definitions of “official label” to take account of a change in operating procedures and the definitions of “member State” (regulation 2(2)(a), (b) and (d), 3(2)(a), (b) and (d), 4(2)(a), (b) and (d), 5(2)(a), (b) and (d) and 6(2)(a), (b) and (d)).
Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008