Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso

1.—(1) Enw'r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Hadau Betys (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2001 a deuant i rym ar 29 Tachwedd 2001.

(2) Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys i Gymru yn unig.

Diwygio Rheoliadau Hadau Betys 1993

2.—(1) Diwygir Rheoliadau Hadau Betys 1993(3), i'r graddau y maent yn gymwys i Gymru, yn unol â darpariaethau canlynol y Rheoliadau hyn.

(2) Dehonglir unrhyw gyfeiriad yn y Rheoliadau hyn at reoliadau neu Atodlen â rhif fel cyfeiriad at y rheoliad neu'r Atodlen sy'n dwyn y rhif hwnnw yn Rheoliadau Hadau Betys 1993.

Rheoliad 3 (Dehongli)

3.—(1) Ym mharagraff (1) o reoliad 3 —

(a)yn y lle priodol mewnosodwch y diffiniadau canlynol —

• ““genetically modified” has the same meaning as for the purposes of Council Directive 90/220/EEC(4) on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms;”;

““the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;”; a

““third country” means a country listed in the Annex to Council Decision 95/514(5);”.

(b)hepgorwch y diffiniad o “marketing” a'r cyfeiriad i ddehongli'r ymadroddion cysylltiedig, sef “market” a “marketed”;

(c)yn lle'r diffiniad o “official examination” rhowch —

• ““official examination” means —

  (a)

  in relation to Certified Seed produced in the United Kingdom —

  (i)

  an examination or a test carried out by or on behalf of the National Assembly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the (Northern Ireland) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

  (ii)

  an examination carried out under official supervision; or

  (iii)

  a test carried out by an establishment licensed as a seed testing station under official supervision;

  (b)

  in relation to Uncertified Pre-Basic Seed, Pre-basic Seed and Basic Seed, produced in the United Kingdom —

  (i)

  an examination or a test carried out by or on behalf of the National Assembly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the (Northern Ireland) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; or

  (ii)

  a test carried out by an establishment licensed as a seed testing station under official supervision; and

  (c)

  in relation to any description of seed produced elsewhere than in the United Kingdom, an examination or a test approved by the National Assembly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the (Northern Ireland) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;”; ac

(ch)hepgorwch y diffiniad o “small package”.

(2) Ar ôl paragraff (3) o reoliad 3 mewnosodwch —

“(3A) For the purposes of these Regulations, seeds —

(a)produced and packaged in a Member State other than the United Kingdom or in a third country;

(b)accompanied by a document issued by a competent authority concerned with the certification of beet seeds in that Member State or third country containing information specified (in respect of packages of seed not finally certified) at paragraph C(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 6; and

(c)in respect of which an application has been made for a breeder’s confirmation under these Regulations,

shall be deemed to be seeds produced from seeds issued with such a breeder’s confirmation.

(3B) For the purposes of these Regulations, seeds —

(a)produced and packaged in a Member State other than the United Kingdom or in a third country;

(b)accompanied by a document issued by a competent authority concerned with the certification of beet seeds in that Member State or third country containing information specified (in respect of packages of seed not finally certified) at paragraph C(b) of Part I of Schedule 6; and

(c)in respect of which an application has been made for an official certificate under these Regulations,

shall be deemed to be seeds produced from seeds issued with a breeder’s confirmation or an official certificate.

(3C) For the purposes of these Regulations, seeds —

(a)produced and packaged in a Member State other than the United Kingdom or a third country;

(b)labelled in accordance with the requirements of regulation 9; and

(c)in the case of a small EC package of seeds, sealed in accordance with the requirements of regulation 8(3), or, in the case of seeds other than a small EC package of seeds, sealed by a competent authority concerned with the certification of beet seeds in that Member State or third country,

shall be deemed to fall within the meaning of the appropriate category of seeds set out in paragraph (3) above”.

(3) Ar ôl paragraff (4) o reoliad 3, ychwanegwch —

“(5) In these Regulations “marketing” means —

(a)selling, holding with a view to sale and offering for sale; and

(b)any disposal, supply or transfer for the purpose of commercial exploitation of seed to third parties,

whether or not for consideration; and “market” and “marketed” shall be construed accordingly.

(6) Trade in seed not aimed at commercial exploitation of the variety, such as the following operations —

(a)the supply of seed to official testing and inspection bodies; or

(b)the supply of seed to any person for the purpose of processing or packaging the seed provided he does not acquire title to the seed supplied,shall not be treated as marketing of seed of that variety.”.

Rheoliad 4 (Hadau y mae Rheoliadau Hadau Betys 1993 yn gymwys iddynt)

4.  Yn rheoliad 4 —

(a)ym mharagraff (1), yn lle “Subject to paragraph (2) and (3) below” rhowch “Subject to paragraph (2) below”;

(b)ym mharagraff (2), hepgorwch is-baragraffau (b),(c) a (d); ac

(c)hepgorwch baragraff (3).

Rheoliad 5 (Marchnata hadau)

5.  Yn rheoliad 5 —

(a)ym mharagraff (1)(b), ar ôl “regulation 9(1),” mewnosodwch “(1B),”;

(b)ar ôl paragraff (1)(c), ychwanegwch —

• “, or

  (d)

  in the case of genetically modified seeds, clearly indicated, in the sales catalogue of the person marketing the seeds and in any other marketing information or marketing representations provided by that person, as having been genetically modified.”;

(c)ar ôl paragraff (1), mewnosodwch —

“(1A) Paragraph (1) above shall not prevent the marketing of seed as grown, marketed for processing, provided that the identity of the seed is ensured.”;

(ch)ar ôl paragraff (2), mewnosodwch—

“(2A) Where there is an arrangement under which—

(a)seed, other than seed which contains any genetically modified material, under the control of one person (“the first person”) is used by another person (“the second person”) for the purpose of —

(i)increasing the first person’s stock of the seed for sowing; or

(ii)carrying out tests or trials on the seed; and

(b)everything produced from the seed, whether directly or indirectly, and any unused seed, become or remain the property of the first person,

the prohibitions in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the marketing of the seed by the first person to the second person as part of that arrangement or to the marketing by the second person to the first person of any seed produced (whether directly or indirectly) from that seed.

(2B) The prohibitions in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the marketing by producers of small quantities of seed, other than seed which contains any genetically modified material, for scientific purposes or selection work.

(2C) If the conditions specified in paragraph (2D) below are satisfied, the prohibitions in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to—

(a)the marketing, as part of any arrangement referred to in paragraph (2A) above by the first person referred to in that paragraph to the second person referred to in that paragraph, of seed which contains any genetically modified material;

(b)the marketing, as part of any arrangement referred to in paragraph (2A) above by the second person referred to in that paragraph to the first person referred to in that paragraph, of seed produced (whether directly or indirectly) from the seed marketed to him as part of any such arrangement which contains any genetically modified material; or

(c)the marketing by producers, for scientific purposes or selection work, of small quantities of seed which contains any genetically modified material.

(2D) The conditions referred to in paragraph (2C) above are —

(a)the deliberate release of the genetically modified material has been authorised under a Part B consent, or the genetically modified material has been accepted for marketing in accordance with a Part C consent, issued for the purposes of Council Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms;

(b)the seeds are accompanied during marketing by a copy of the consent;

(c)all appropriate measures, in accordance with an environmental risk assessment in respect of the material carried out in accordance with article 7(4) of Council Directive 70/457/EEC(6) have been taken by the producer of the seed to avoid adverse effects on human health and the environment; and

(d)in the case of genetically modified material accepted for marketing in accordance with a Part C consent, an authorisation has been granted by the National Assembly in accordance with paragraph (2E) below to the person marketing the seed.

(2E) An authorisation may be granted by the National Assembly for the purpose of paragraph (2D)(d) above if —

(a)the person intending to market the seed has applied to the National Assembly no later than 15 working days before the seed is marketed —

(i)giving the National Assembly notice of that person’s intention to market the seed and a description of the proposed marketing in respect of which the authorisation is sought; and

(ii)giving the National Assembly such information relating to the acceptance for marketing of the variety of the seed concerned under Council Directive 90/220/EEC, and the proposed marketing in respect of which the authorisation is sought, as the National Assembly may require for the purposes of determining whether or not to grant the authorisation; and

(b)the National Assembly is satisfied that an authorisation should be granted.”;

(d)ar ôl paragraff (8), mewnosodwch —

“(8A) Beet seeds produced and packaged in a Member State other than the United Kingdom intended for official certification in the United Kingdom shall not be marketed unless they are —

(a)sealed and labelled as required by regulations 8 and 9; and

(b)accompanied by an official document containing all the information in respect of the seeds specified at paragraph C of Part I of Schedule 6.

(8B) A person who imports a package containing a net weight of more than 2 kilograms of beet seeds produced in a country other than another Member State shall make available to the National Assembly, in such manner and at such time as the National Assembly may require, the information in respect of the seeds specified in Part IV of Schedule 6.”; ac

(dd)ym mharagraff (11), hepgorwch “may be imported but”.

Rheoliad 8 (Selio pecynnau)

6.  Ym mharagraffau (1) a (3) o reoliad 8, yn lle “a small package or a small EC package”, (lle y maent yn digwydd yn eu tro yn y paragraffau hynny) rhowch “or a small EC package”.

Rheoliad 9 (Labelu pecynnau)

7.  Yn rheoliad 9 —

(a)ar ôl paragraff (1A) mewnosodwch—

“(1B) If a variety has been genetically modified, any label or document, whether official or otherwise, affixed to or accompanying a seed lot or any part of a seed lot in accordance with the provisions of this regulation, shall clearly indicate that the variety has been genetically modified.”;

(b)ym mharagraffau (2) a (4) yn lle “a package other than a small package of Basic Seed”, lle y maent yn digwydd yn eu tro yn y paragraffau hynny, rhowch “a package of Basic Seed”;

(c)hepgorwch baragraff (6); ac(ch) ym mharagraff (10)(b) yn lle “Part IV” rhowch “Part V”.

Atodlen 6 (Gofynion labelu)

8.  Yn Atodlen 6 —

(a)hepgorwch baragraff A (Label Cyflenwr ar gyfer Pecyn Bach o Hadau Sylfaenol) o Ran III;

(b)ailrifwch “Part IV” (Manylion sydd i'w marcio neu i'w harddangos wrth werthu hadau nad ydynt mewn pecyn) yn “Part V”; ac

(c)ar ôl Rhan III mewnosodwch—

“Part IVInformation in respect of seeds imported from third countries in packages more than 2 kilograms in net weight

1.  Species.

2.  Variety.

3.  Category.

4.  Country of production and official inspection authority.

5.  Country of despatch.

6.  Importer.

7.  Quantity of seed.”.

Nodyn Esboniadol

(Nid yw'r nodyn hwn yn rhan o'r Rheoliadau)

Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn diwygio Rheoliadau Hadau Betys 1993, O.S. 1993/2006, (fel y'i diwygiwyd gan O.S. 1997/616 a 1999/1861) (“Rheoliadau 1993”). Deuant i rym ar 29 Tachwedd 2001 ac maent yn gymwys i Gymru yn unig.

Mae'r diwygiadau i Reoliadau 1993 yn peri bod Cyfarwyddebau canlynol y Cyngor, a ddiwygiodd gyfarwyddebau mewn perthynas â marchnata hadau a'r catalog cyffredin o amrywiadau o rywogaethau planhigion amaethyddol, yn effeithiol yng Nghymru :—

(a) 98/95/EC (OJ Rhif L25, 1.2.1999, t.1) mewn perthynas â chyfuno'r farchnad fewnol, adnoddau planhigion a addaswyd yn enetig ac adnoddau genetig planhigion; a

(b) 98/96/EC (OJ Rhif L25, 1.2.1999, t.27) o ran archwiliadau maes answyddogol.

Mae'r cyfarwyddebau mewn perthynas â marchnata hadau a ddiwygiwyd gan Gyfarwyddebau y Cyngor 98/95/EC a 98/96/EC yn cynnwys Cyfarwyddeb y Cyngor 66/400/EEC (OJ Rhif L125, 11.7.66, t.2290) ar farchnata hadau betys.

Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn —

(a)yn diwygio diffiniadau yn rheoliad 3 (o Reoliadau 1993), gan gynnwys y diffiniadau o “marketing” ac “official examination”, ac yn hepgor y diffiniad o “small package” (rheoliad 3);

(b)yn diwygio rheoliad 5 mewn perthynas â marchnata (gan gynnwys marchnata hadau betys a addaswyd yn enetig) ac awdurdodiadau marchnata, profion a threialon, hadau fel y cânt eu tyfu, gwaith dethol a dibenion gwyddonol eraill; ac yn gwneud diwygiadau canlyniadol i reoliad 4 (rheoliadau 4 a 5);

(c)yn diwygio rheoliadau 8 a 9 i ddileu darpariaethau mewn perthynas â phecynnau bach ac yn diwygio rheoliad 9 i wneud darpariaeth mewn perthynas â dangos amrywiadau a addaswyd yn enetig yn glir (rheoliadau 6 a 7); ac

(ch)yn diwygio Atodlen 6 i wneud darpariaeth ar gyfer rhoi gwybodaeth ynghylch hadau sydd wedi'u mewnforio ac i ddileu darpariaethau mewn perthynas â phecynnau bach (rheoliad 8).

Mae Rheoliadau tebyg wedi'u gwneud er mwyn diwygio Rheoliadau 1993 i'r graddau y maent yn gymwys i Loegr ac i'r Alban gan O.S. 2000/1791 ac O.S.A. 2000/246 yn y drefn honno ac mae Rheolau diwygio tebyg wedi eu gwneud gan yr awdurdod priodol yng Ngogledd Iwerddon.

Mae Rheoliadau tebyg yn cael eu gwneud mewn perthynas â Chymru ynglyn â'r canlynol:

• hadau llysiau

• hadau grawnfwydydd

• tatws hadyd

• hadau planhigion olew a ffibr

• hadau planhigion porthiant.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y Rheoliadau hynny, cysylltwch â'r Is-adran Cefn Gwlad, Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, Parc Cathays, Caerdydd.