Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso

1.—(1) Enw'r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Hadau Planhigion Porthiant (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 Planhigion Porthiant 1993

2.—(1) Diwygir Rheoliadau Hadau Planhigion Porthiant 1993(3) yn unol â darpariaethau canlynol y Rheoliadau hyn.

(2) Dehonglir unrhyw gyfeiriad yn y Rheoliadau hyn at reoliad neu Atodlen â rhif fel cyfeiriad at y rheoliad neu'r Atodlen sy'n dwyn y rhif hwnnw yn Rheoliadau Hadau Planhigion Porthiant 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 at ddehongli'r ymadroddion cysylltiedig, sef “market” a “marketed”.

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

““official examination” means —

(ch)hepgorwch y diffiniad o “small package”; a

(d)yn y diffiniad o “small EC B package” yn lle “Certified Seed or Commercial Seed” rhowch “Basic Seed, Certified Seed or Commercial Seed”.

(2) Ym mharagraff (3) o reoliad 3 —

(a)yn y diffiniad o “Certified Seed”, yn lle “field peas or field beans” rhowch “field peas, field beans, white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch or lucerne”; a

(b)yn y diffiniad o “Certified Seed of the First Generation”, yn lle “field peas or field beans” rhowch “field peas, field beans, white lupin, narrow-leaved lupin (blue lupin), yellow lupin, Hungarian vetch, common vetch, hairy vetch or lucerne”.

(3) 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 fodder plant seeds in that Member State or third country containing information specified at paragraph G(b) of Part I 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 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 fodder plant seeds in that Member State or third country containing information specified (in respect of packages of seed not finally certified) at paragraph G(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 in a third country;

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

(c)in the case of small EC A packages and small EC B packages sealed in accordance with the requirements of regulation 8(3), or, in the case of seeds other than small EC A packages and small EC B packages, sealed by a competent authority concerned with the certification of fodder plant 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”.

(4) 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 that person 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 Planhigion Porthiant 1993 yn gymwys iddynt)

4.  Yn rheoliad 4 —

(a)ym mharagraff (1), yn lle “Subject to paragraphs (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)(ii) ar ôl “regulation 9(1),” rhowch “(1B),”;

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

“or,

(c)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)yn lle paragraff (2), rhowch —

“(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not prevent the marketing of a mixture of kinds or varieties of seeds if —

(a)the seeds in the mixture are not intended for use as fodder plants and —

(i)if any seeds in the mixture are fodder plant seeds, these seeds meet the requirements of paragraph (1) above; and

(ii)if any other seeds in the mixture are cereal seeds, oil and fibre plant seeds or vegetable seeds, these seeds meet the requirements for cereal seeds, oil and fibre plant seeds or vegetable seeds respectively corresponding to paragraph (1) above in the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993(6), the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1993(7) and the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993(8); or

(b)the seeds in the mixture are intended for use as fodder plants and are —

(i)fodder plant seeds meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) above; or

(ii)cereal seeds, oil and fibre plant seeds or vegetable seeds, other than any seeds of varieties of grasses in respect of which the breeder has declared that the seed of the variety is not intended for the production of fodder plants, meeting the requirements respectively corresponding to paragraph (1) above in the Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993, the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1993 and the Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993.”;

(d)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 the second person 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(9), 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.”;

(dd)ar ôl paragraff (8) mewnosodwch —

“(8A) Fodder plant 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 G of Part I of Schedule 6.

(8B) A person who imports a package containing a net weight of more than 2 kilograms of fodder plant 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

(e)ym mharagraff (15) hepgorwch “may be imported but”.

Rheoliad 8 (Selio Pecynnau)

6.  Yn rheoliad 8, ym mharagraffau (1) a (3) (lle y mae'n digwydd yn ei dro) hepgorwch “a small 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 in accordance with the provisions of this regulation, shall clearly indicate that the variety has been genetically modified.”;

(b)ym mharagraffau (2), (4) a (5) (lle y mae'n digwydd yn ei dro), hepgorwch “a small package,”;

(c)ym mharagraff (6), hepgorwch “(other than a small package)” ;

(ch)ym mharagraff (6)(b) yn lle “Part IV” rhowch “Part V”;

(d)hepgorwch baragraffau (7) ac (8); ac

(dd)ym mharagraff (11), (yn y ddau le), hepgorwch “, (7) (8)”.

Rheoliad 9A (Labelu pecynnau — cadarnhad y bridiwr)

8.  Yn rheoliad 9A(4)(b) yn lle “Part IV” rhodder “Part V”.

Atodlen 6 (Gofynion labelu)

9.  Yn Atodlen 6 —

(a)yn Rhan II —

(i)hepgorwch baragraffau A a B; a

(ii)ym mhennawd paragraff D, yn lle “Certified or Commercial Seed” rhowch “Basic Seed, Certified Seed or Commercial Seed”;

(b)ailrifwch “Part IV” (Argraffu materion penodedig ar becynnau (labelu bagiau cyfan)) fel “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 Planhigion Porthiant 1993, O.S. 1993/2009, (fel y'i diwygiwyd gan O.S. 1993/2529, 1996/1453, 1997/616 a 1999/1864) (“Rheoliadau 1993”). Daw'r Rheoliadau hyn 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 66/401/EEC (OJ Rhif L125, 11.7.66, t.2298) ar farchnata hadau planhigion porthiant.

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 darpariaethau yn rheoliad 5 mewn perthynas â marchnata (gan gynnwys marchnata hadau planhigion porthiant 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 gwneud diwygiadau canlyniadol i reoliad 9A (rheoliad 8); a

(d)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 9).

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. 2000/1792 ac O.S.A 2000/247 yn y drefn honno.

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

• hadau betys

• hadau llysiau

• hadau grawnfwydydd

• tatws hadyd

• hadau planhigion olew a ffibr.

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