S.I. No. 109/1991 - European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

1. the authority issuing the document,

2. the species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters,

3. the variety, indicated at least in roman characters,

4. the category,

5. the reference number of the seed used to sow the field the name of the country or countries which certified that seed,

6. the field lot or reference number,

7. the area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document,

8. the quantity of seed harvested and number of packages,

9. the number of generations after basic seed, in the case of certified seed,

10. the attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop from which the seed comes have been fulfilled,

11. where appropriate, the results of a preliminary seed analysis,".

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 30th day of April 1991.

MICHAEL O'KENNEDY,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend existing Regulations by (1) updating the annexes to improve standards (2) adding species of increased economic importance and deleting others of low importance (3) limiting the marketing of seed to "basic seed" or "certified seed" (4) revising certain provisions in order to facilitate the reproduction of seed in member-States other than that of origin and (5) improving information provided on the official label.

I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 87/120/EEC of 14 January, 1987

(1)

Commission Directive 87/480/EEC of 9 September, 1987

(2)

, and Council Directive 88/380/EEC of 13 June, 1988

(3)

, insofar as it relates to seed of oil plants and fibre plants, hereby make the following Regulations