Consultation on Commission Directive 2008/62/EC on Conservation Varieties
The purpose of this consultation is to invite your views on the implementation into National legislation of Commission Directive 2008/62/EC requiring Member States to provide a framework for the national listing and marketing of conservation varieties of agricultural plant species threatened with genetic erosion.
This consultation applies to England and Wales only. Parallel consultations are being undertaken in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The National Listing provisions of the Directive will be implemented jointly on a UK basis by amendment of the Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001. The seed marketing provisions of the Directive will be implemented separately, but in parallel, by the UK Certifying Authorities. The certification and marketing of seed potato conservation varieties will be the subject of a separate consultation exercise being run by Plant Health Division on behalf of England and Wales.
The consultation package includes:
- Consultation letter
- Framework Document (PDF 25 KB)
- Copy of the Conservation Varieties Directive (PDF 60 KB)
- List of consultees
- Partial Impact Assessment (PDF 40 KB)
All responses are to be received no later than Tuesday 23 December 2008.
Page published: 30 September 2008