In article ,
says...


http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html

Quote "Under the new law, it will immediately be illegal to grow,
reproduce or trade any vegetable seed or tree that has not been tested
and approved"

That is a gross misrepresentation of what the legislation says.



http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consu...oposal_aphp_en.
pdf

Page 16, para 27,

"Plant reproductive material which is made available on the market
only in limited quantities by small producers (?niche market
plant reproductive material?) should be
exempted from the requirement of belonging to a registered variety. That
derogation is necessary to prevent undue constraints to the making
available on the market of plant reproductive material, which is of
lesser commercial interest, but is important for the
maintenance of genetic diversity. "

That statement appears to exclude Heritage seeds (and small
producers/traders in Heritage seeds) from the need to register
varieties.

Paras 36 and 37 also appear to derogate Heritage material

Plus, there will be no restriction or registration requirement on non-
commercfial exchanges of seed between private individuals


Janet