S.I. No. 178/1977 - European Communities (Beet Seed) Regulations, 1977.
S.I. No. 178 of 1977. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (BEET SEED) REGULATIONS, 1977. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I, MARK CLINTON, 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. 76/331/EEC of 29th March, 1976, hereby make the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Beet Seed) Regulations, 1977. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The Principal Regulations and these Regulations shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the European Communities (Beet Seed) Regulations, 1976 and 1977. 2. In these Regulations— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"the Commission Directive" means Commission Directive No. 76/391/EEC of 29th March, 1976;1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)OJ No. L 83/34. 30 March, 1976. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Beet Seed) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 230 of 1976 ). 3. The definition of "the directive" contained in Regulation 2 (1) of the Principal Regulations shall be construed and have effect as if the reference to Council Directive No. 66 /400/EEC of 14th June, 1966,2 were a reference to that directive as amended as specified in that definition and by the Commission Directive. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2)OJ No. 125/2290 11 July, 1966 4. The entry in the Schedule to the Principal Regulations comprising Annex I is hereby amended by— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
( a ) as on and from the 1st day of July, 1978, the substitution for the table in Part A (5) of the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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( b ) as on and from the 1st day of July, 1977, the substitution for the table in Part B (3) (a) of the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Excluding, where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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( c ) as on and from the last-mentioned 1st day of July, in Part B (3) (b), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) the addition of the following to heading (aa): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed five, calculated on the germinated clusters.", | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(ii) the addition of the following after heading (aa): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"(aa) (a) Precision seed of sugar beet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At least 70% of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings. The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed five, calculated on the germinated clusters.", and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(iii) the replacement of heading (bb) by the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"(bb) Precision seed of fodder-beet." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of June, 1977. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MARK CLINTON, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Agriculture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Regulations— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) provide, as from 1st July, 1977, for higher standards for sugar-beet seed in respect of germination capacity and monogermity; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) provide, as from 1st July, 1978, for increased isolation distances from certain categories of beet crops from neighbouring beet seed crops. |