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S.I. No. 110/1991 - European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.
Table of Provisions (12)
Statutory Text (12 Articles)
1. the name of 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. Variety, indicated at least in roman characters,
4. Category,
5. Reference number of the seed used to sow the field and name of the country or countries which certified that seed,
6. Field or lot reference number,
7. Area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document,
8. Quantity of seed harvested and number of packages,
9. Number of generations after basic seed, in the case of certified seed,
10. Attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop from which the seed comes have been fulfilled,
11. Where appropriate, 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 affect to Commission Directive No. 86/109/EEC of 27 February, 1986
(1)
, Council Directive No. 86/155/EEC of 22 April, 1986
(2)
, Commission Directive No. 87/120/EEC of 14 January, 1987
(3)
, Commission Decision No. 87/309/EEC of 2 June, 1987
(4)
, Commission Directive No. 87/480/EEC of 9 September, 1987
(5)
, Council Directive No. 88/380/EEC of 13 June, 1988
(6)
, Commission Decision No. 88/493/EEC of 8 September, 1986
(7)
, and Commission Directive No. 89/424/EEC of 30 June, 1989
(8)
, insofar as they relate to seed of fodder plants, hereby make the following Regulations