The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/579
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st July 2020.

(2) Regulation 2 applies in relation to England only.

Section 2 Amendment of the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995

(1) The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) for the definition of “ Directive 93/61/EEC ” substitute—

“ Directive 93/61/EEC ” means Commission Directive 93/61/EEC setting out the schedules indicating the conditions to be met by vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed pursuant to Directive 92/33/EEC ;

(b) for the definition of “ Directive 2008/72/EC ” substitute—

“ Directive 2008/72/EC ” means Council Directive 2008/72/EC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed ;

Section 3 Amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001

(1) The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, for the definition of “the Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive” substitute—

“the Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive” means Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed .

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a) in Part 1, for the table in paragraph 2 substitute—

(b) in Part 2—

(i) in paragraph 1, under the sub-heading “Vegetable species”, for the table substitute—

(ii) in paragraph 2, under the sub-heading “Vegetable species”, for the table substitute—

Capsicum annuum L.

—all varieties

(iii) in paragraph 3, for the sub-heading “Vegetable Species” and the table beneath that sub-heading substitute—

Vegetable species

Section 4 Amendment of the Seed Marketing Regulations 2011

(1) The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1, in the table, for the sub-heading “Vegetables” and the entries beneath that sub-heading substitute—

Cucumis sativus L.

—Cucumber Group

—Gherkin Group

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