DEFRA is responsible for negotiating agreements with the EU for seed potatoes and fruit propagating material.
Regardless of the outcome of the UK’s application for third-country equivalence, you can market:
- Varieties (except potatoes) listed on the EU common catalogue for a two-year period after the end of the Transition Period.
- Varieties of potatoes for a one-year period after the end of the Transition Period.
After the 2-year interim period, and one-year interim period for seed potatoes, the main agricultural food and feed crop varieties, including vegetables, marketed in the UK need to be on the UK National List. You’ll need to follow the current process to apply for National Listing. Plant reproductive material from outside the UK will need to comply with normal international requirements.
Further information can be found here.
Date published: 3 February 2020