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S.I. No. 136/1983 - European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.
(2) The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations, 1981 and 1983.
(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 20th day of June, 1983.
2. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations, 1981 (
S.I. No. 38 of 1981
).
3. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by—
(
a
) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2) of Regulation 2
"(2) The directives, act and decision referred to in the definition of 'the directive' in paragraph (1) of this Regulation are Council Directive No. 71/162/EEC of 30 March, 1971
6
, Council Directive No. 72/274/EEC of 20 July, 1972
7
, Council Directive No. 72/418/EEC of 6 December, 1972
8
, Act of Accession
9
and Council Decision of 1 January, 1973
10
, Council Directive No. 73/438/EEC of 11 December, 1973
11
, Council Directive No. 75/444/EEC of 26 June, 1975
12
, Council Directive No. 78/55/EEC of 19 December, 1977
13
. First Commission Directive No. 78/388/EEC of 18 April, 1978
14
, Council Directive No. 78/692/EEC of 25 July, 1978
15
, Council Directive No. 78/1020/EEC of 5 December, 1978
16
, Commission Directive No. 79/641/EEC of 27 June, 1979
17
, Commission Directive No. 80/304/EEC of 25 February, 1980
18
, Commission Directive No. 81/126/EEC of 16 February, 1981
19
, Commission Directive No. 82/287/EEC of 13 April, 1982
20
, Council Directive 82/727/EEC of 25 October, 1982
21
, Commission Directive 82/859/EEC of 2 December, 1982
22
, and Commission Directive 83/116/EEC of 8 March, 1983
23
";
6
O.J. No. L87/24, 17 April, 1971.
7
O.J. No. L171/37, 29 July, 1972.
8
O.J. No. L287/22, 26 December, 1972.
9
O.J. No. Special Edition, p. 14, 27 March, 1972.
10
O.J. No. L2/1, 1 January, 1973.
11
O.J. No. L356/79, 27 December, 1973.
12
O.J. No. L196/6, 26 July, 1975.
13
O.J. No. L16/23, 20 January, 1978.
14
O.J. No. L113/20, 25 April, 1978.
15
O.J. No. L236/13, 26 August, 1978.
16
O.J. No. L350/27, 14 December, 1978.
17
O.J. No. L183/13, 19 July, 1979.
18
O.J. No. L68/33, 14 March, 1980.
19
O.J. No. L67/36, 12 March, 1981.
20
O.J. No. L131/24, 13 May, 1982.
21
O.J. No. L310/21, 6 November, 1982.
22
O.J. No. L357/31, 18 December, 1982.
23
O.J. No. L76/21, 22 March, 1983.
(
b
) the substitution in the Schedule of the following paragraph for paragraph 3 of Annex I
"3. The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity. In particular crops of Brassica juncea, Brassica nigra, Cannabis sativa, Carum carvi and Gossypium sp., shall conform to the following standards
The number of plants of the crop species which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed
—one per 30 M
2
for the production of basic seed,
—one per 10 M
2
for the production of certified seed.";
(
c
) the substitution in the Schedule of the following paragraph for paragraph 1 of Section 1 of Annex II
"1. The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity. In particular, seeds of the species listed below shall conform to the following standards or other conditions
Species and category
Minimum Varietal Purity (%)
1
2
Arachis hypogaea
—basic seed
99.7
—certified seed
99.5
Brassica napus ssp. oleifera, other than varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes, Brassica rapa, other than varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes
—basic seed
99.9
—certified seed
99.7
Brassica napus ssp. oleifera, varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes, Brassica rapa, varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes, Helianthus annuus, other than hybrid varieties including their components, Sinapis alba
—basic seed
99.7
—certified seed
99
Linum usitatissimum
—basic seed
99.7
—certified seed, 1st generation
98
—certified seed, 2nd and 3rd generations
97.5
Papaver somniferum
—basic seed
99
—certified seed
98
Glycine max
—basic seed
97
—certified seed
95
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I."; and
(
d
) the substitution in the Schedule of the following entry for the entry relating to Cannabis sativa in the table to item 2 of Section I of Annex II
"
Cannabis sativa
75
98
—
30 (b)
0
0 (c)
(c)
"
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of May, 1983.
AUSTIN DEASY,
Minister for Agriculture.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The Regulations amend the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations, 1981 in accordance with the provisions of Directives Nos. 81/126/EEC, 82/287/EEC, 82/727/EEC, 82/859/EEC and 83/116/EEC.
I, AUSTIN DEASY, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 3
of the
European Communities Act, 1972
(No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive No. 81/126/EEC of 16 February, 1981
1
, to Commission Directive No. 82/287/EEC of 13 April, 1982
2
, to Council Directive 82/727/EEC of 25 October, 1982
3
, to Commission Directive 82/859/EEC of 2 December, 1982
4
and to Commission Directive 83/116/EEC of 8 March, 1983
5
, in so far as they relate to seed of oil plants and fibre plants, hereby make the following regulations
1
O.J. No. L67/36, 12 March, 1981.
2
O.J. No. L131/24, 13 May, 1982.
3
O.J. No. L310/21, 6 November, 1982.
4
O.J. No. L357/31, 18 December, 1982.
5
O.J. No. L76/21, 22 March, 1983.