Importing plants and plant products from the EU: Summary Guide
For detailed information related to the marketing of plant varieties and seeds, including Plant Variety Rights, the Common Catalogue National Listing, and equivalence agreements, see the Defra Plant Varieties and Seeds page.
For short summary documents/brief factsheets, see:
- Marketing document covering marketing plant reproductive material in the EU, fruit propagating material, ornamental species, seed potatoes, marketing EU plant reproductive material in the UK, and marketing UK-certified plant reproductive material in the UK
- Exporting and importing fruit propagating and planting material
- Exporting ornamental plant propagating material
Check the guidance for changes to plant health rules and SASA’s Plant Health Regulation pages.
Plant Varieties & Seeds Common Framework – Stakeholder Engagement Document
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, Scottish Government, Defra, Welsh Government and DAERA have agreed to a non-legislative framework, underpinned by a Concordat signed by all parties, for the administration and management of plant variety registration and marketing and plant breeders’ rights. The PVS Stakeholder Common Framework explainer document provides a short overview as to the content of the Framework, the structure, roles and responsibilities and how the framework will work in practice. The Provisional UK Common Framework on Plant Varieties and Seeds was published in February 2022. It provides an outline to the Agreement and Concordat for this work area.
Should you have any questions on the PVS Framework, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@sasa.gov.scot.
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