Guidance

Countries and species granted equivalence by the UK

Published 14 January 2021

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The UK has given equivalence for maintenance of varieties to the countries listed below.

1. Argentina

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

2. Australia

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Vegetable Seed
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

3. Austria

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

4. Belgium

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

5. Bulgaria

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

6. Canada

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

7. Chile

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

8. Croatia

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

9. Cyprus

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

10. Czech Republic

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

11. Denmark

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

12. Estonia

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

13. Finland

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

14. France

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

15. Germany

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

16. Greece

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

17. Hungary

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

18. Iceland

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Vegetables

19. Ireland

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

20. Israel

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Vegetable Seed
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

21. Italy

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

22. Japan

  • Vegetable Seed

23. Republic of Korea

  • Vegetable Seed

24. Latvia

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Cereals
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

25. Lithuania

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

26. Luxembourg

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

27. Malta

  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

28. Morocco

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Vegetable Seed
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

29. Netherlands

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

30. New Zealand

  • Grasses and Legumes

31. Norway

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals

32. Poland

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

33. Portugal

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

34. Romania

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

35. Serbia and Montenegro

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

36. Slovakia

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

37. Slovenia

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Maize
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

38. South Africa

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

39. Spain

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

40. Sweden

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Vegetables
  • Seed potatoes
  • Vegetable plant material
  • Fruit plant and propagating material

41. Switzerland

  • Grasses and legumes
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
  • Cereals
  • Maize
  • Seed potatoes

42. Taiwan

  • Vegetable Seed

43. United States of America

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Vegetable Seed
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species

44. Uruguay

  • Grasses and Legumes
  • Cereals
  • Beet
  • Crucifers and other oil or fibre species
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