As a consequence of a potential no-deal Brexit, the United Kingdom will become a third country. For the seed trade, this will have a two-fold significance: After a no-deal Brexit,
- Seeds can no longer be imported from the United Kingdom to the EU market. The reason for this is that the EU and the United Kingdom have not concluded a contract by which the seed system of the United Kingdom is recognised to be equivalent to the seed system of the EU, which is a precondition for any imports from third countries.
- The varieties that are only listed in the EU’s joint catalogue of plant varieties by the United Kingdom and/or only maintained in the United Kingdom will be withdrawn from the EU market.
Read the Commission no deal notice: (seeds and other plant reproductive propagating material)
Further information:
Tarja Hietaranta, +358 50 344 3748, tarja.hietaranta@ruokavirasto.fi
Marja Savonmäki, +358 2 951 622 80, marja.savonmaki@mmm.fi