Source: U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pvs/SeedCert_Inf2006/C506.pdf

Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division
White House Lane, Huntingdon Road
Cambridge, CB3 0LF
United Kingdom

Fax: 01223 342386
Website: www.defra.gov.uk

SEED CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

SEED CERT: 5/06
Date : 12 July 2006

To: Registered Companies; Licensed Crop Inspectors; Licensed Seed Samplers; Licensed Seed Testing Stations; AIC; BASP; BSPB; DARD; NAAC; NAW; NFU; NIAB; PHSI; SASA; SEERAD.
For Information: AT Systems and CAL Software

INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF CEREAL SEED LOTS

1. A Community wide increase in net load capacities for lorries from 25 to 30 tonnes was introduced in 2001. Defra has supported seed industry calls for a matching increase in the maximum size of cereal seed lots. Following acceptance of an increase in the maximum size of cereal seed lots by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) and OECD, the Commission proposed a corresponding change in Directive 66/402/EEC which was adopted by the EC Standing Committee on Seeds on 20 April 2006.

2. An amendment (SI 2006 No.1678) to the Cereal Seed (England) Regulations 2002 will come into force from the 19 July to increase the maximum weight of a seed lot of species of cereal seed, except for maize, from 25 to 30 tonnes. The amendment also make a consequential amendment to the Fodder Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002 to ensure that, where more than 50% of a seed lot comprising a mixture of fodder plant seed
and seed for which the maximum weight of a seed lot is increased to 30 tonnes, the maximum weight of the mixed seed lot is also 30 tonnes.

3. Should you have any queries on these issues/this amendment to the Regulations, please contact Mandy Clements, Seed Marketing, Defra at the above address or tel: 01223 342387 (email: mandy.clements@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Tony Watts
Operations – Seed Marketing

Original notice: http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pvs/SeedCert_Inf2006/C506.pdf