Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. No. 190 of 2016).

The Regulations control the production with a view to marketing, the certification and the marketing of seed potatoes in Northern Ireland, other than those intended for export outside the European Union and Switzerland. They implement Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes as amended by Commission Implementing Directive 2013/63/EU amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the minimum conditions to be satisfied by seed potatoes and lots of potatoes, as well as related European Union instruments. They prohibits the marketing of any seed potatoes unless they have been certified as either pre-basic or basic seed potatoes, or unless they have been authorised for marketing for scientific purposes and selection work, for test and trial purposes or as a conservation variety. The Regulations also provide for marketing seed potatoes of conservation varieties and for the taking of samples as part of the certification process or to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Regulations.