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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE92/33/EEC
of28April1992
onthemarketingofvegetable propagatingandplantingmaterial, otherthanseed
(OJL157,10.6.1992,p.1)
Amendedby:
OfficialJournal
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►M1CommissionDecision93/400/EECof16June1993 L177 27 21.7.1993
►M2CommissionDecision94/152/ECof15February1994 L66 33 10.3.1994
►M3CommissionDecision95/25/ECof8February1995 L36 34 16.2.1995
►M4CommissionDecision97/109/ECof17January1997 L39 21 8.2.1997
►M5CommissionDecision1999/29/ECof18December1998 L8 29 14.1.1999
►M6CommissionDecision2002/111/ECof11February2002 L41 43 13.2.2002
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE92/33/EEC
of28April1992
on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material,
otherthanseed
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(
1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas the production of vegetables occupies an important place in
theagricultureoftheCommunity;
Whereassatisfactoryresultsinthecultivationofvegetablesdependtoa
largeextentonthequalityandplanthealthnotonlyoftheseedalreadycovered by Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on
the marketing of vegetable seed(
4) but also of the vegetable planting
material used for their propagation; whereas certain Member Stateshaveinconsequenceintroducedrulesintendedtoguaranteethequalityandplant health ofthe propagating andplanting material ofvegetableplantsplacedonthemarket;
Whereasthedifferenttreatmentaccordedtovegetablepropagatingand
plantingmaterialindifferentMemberStatesislikelytocreatebarrierstotradeandthushinderthefreemovementoftheseproductswithintheCommunity; whereas, with a view to achieving the internal market,these barriers should be removed by adopting Community provisions
toreplacethoselaiddownbytheMemberStates;
Whereas the establishment of harmonized conditions at Community
level will ensure that purchasers throughout the Community receivevegetable propagating and planting material which is healthy and of
goodquality;
Whereas, in so far as they relate to plant health, such harmonized
conditionsmustbeconsistentwithCouncilDirective77/93/EECof21December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction intotheMemberStatesoforganismsharmfultoplantsorplantproducts(
5);
Whereas, without prejudice to the plant-health provisions of Directive
77/93/EEC, it is not appropriate to apply the Community rules on themarketing of vegetable propagating and planting material when it isshownthatsuchproductsareintendedforexporttothirdcountries,as
therulesapplicabletheremaybedifferentfromthosecontainedinthis
Directive;
Whereas the determination of plant-health and quality standards for
eachgenusandspeciesofvegetableplantrequireslengthyanddetailed
technical and scientific consideration; whereas a procedure should
accordinglybeestablishedforthatpurpose;
Whereas inthefirstinstanceitistheresponsibility ofthesuppliersof
vegetable propagating and planting material to ensure that theirproductsfulfiltheconditionslaiddowninthisDirective;1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—2
(1) OJNoC46,27.2.1990,p.4;andOJNoC296,15.11.1991,p.10.
(2) OJNoC240,16.9.1991,p.193.
(3) OJNoC182,23.7.1990,p.19.
(4) OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.7;DirectiveaslastamendedbyDirective90/
654/EEC(OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.48).
(5) OJNoL26,31.1.1977,p.20;Directive aslastamended byCommission
Directive92/10/EEC(OJNoL70,17.3.1992,p.27).
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Whereas the competent authorities of the Member States must, when
carrying outcontrolsandinspections, ensurethat suppliersfulfilthoseconditions;
Whereas Community control measures should be introduced to ensure
the uniformapplication inall the Mem ber States ofthe standardslaiddowninthisDirective;
Whereasitisintheinterestsofthepurchasersofvegetablepropagating
and planting materials that the name of varieties be known and theiridentitysafeguarded;
Whereas, to this end, provision should be made as far as possible for
the application of the rules on the varietal aspect as established withrespecttothemarketingofvegetableseed;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheidentityandorderlymarketingofvege-
tablepropagatingandplantingmaterial,Communityrulesmustbelaiddown concerning the separation of lots, and marking; whereas the
labelsusedshouldgivetheparticulars neededbothforofficial control
andfortheinformationoftheuser;
Whereas rules shouldbe established permitting, in cases of temporary
supplydifficulties,themarketingofvegetablepropagatingandplanting
material subject to requirements less stringent than those contained inthisDirective;
Whereas,asafirststeptowardsharmonizedconditions,MemberStates
shouldbeprohibitedinthecaseofthegeneraandspeciesreferredtoinAnnexII,forwhichfact-sheets will bedrawn up,fromimposing newconditions or restrictions on the marketing, other than those providedforinthisDirective;
Whereas provisions should be made for authorizing the marketing
within the Community of vegetable propagating and planting materialproduced in third countries, provided always that it affords the same
assurancesasvegetable propagating andplanting material producedin
theCommunityandcomplyingwithCommunityrules;
Whereas,inordertoharmonizetechnicalmethodsofexaminationused
intheMemberStatesandtocomparepropagatingandplantingmaterial
andvegetableplantsproducedintheCommunitywiththatproducedin
third countries, comparative trials should be carried out to checkcomplianceofsuchproductswiththerequirementsofthisDirective;
Whereas,inordertofacilitatetheeffectiveoperationofthisDirective,
theCommissionshouldbeentrustedwiththetaskofadoptingmeasuresfor its implementation and for the amendment of its Annex, and toprovide a procedure to that end involving close cooperation betweenthe Commission and the Member States within a Standing Committee
on Seeds and Propagating Materials, Agriculture, Horticulture and
Forestry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. This Directive applies to the marketing of vegetable propagating
andplantingmaterials,otherthanseeds,withintheCommunity.
2. Articles2to20and24shallapplytothegeneraandspecies,and
theirhybrids,listedinAnnexII.
Rootstocksandotherpartsofplantsofothergeneraorspeciesortheir
hybridsshallalsobesubjecttotheabovementionedArticlesifmaterialofoneofthesaidgeneraorspecies,oroftheirhybrids,is,orhastobe,
graftedontothem.
3. AmendmentstothelistofgeneraandspeciesinAnnexIIshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle22.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—3
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Article 2
This Directive shall not apply to propagating or planting material
showntobeintendedforexporttothirdcountries,ifproperlyidentifiedas such and kept sufficiently isolated, without prejudice to the health
ruleslaiddowninDirective77/93/EEC.
Implementingmeasuresforthefirstsubparagraph,withparticularrefer-
encetoidentificationandisolation,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article 3
ForthepurposesofthisDirective,thefollowingdefinitionsshallapply:(a)propagating material: parts of plants and all plant material,
including rootstocks intended for the propagation and productionofvegetables;
(b)planting material: entire plants and parts of plants including, for
grafted plants, the grafted components, intended for planting for
theproductionofvegetables;
(c)supplier:anynaturalorlegalpersoncarryingoutprofessionallyat
least one of the following activities with regard to vegetable
propagatingandplantingmaterial:reproducing,producing,preser-
vingand/ortreatingandmarketing;
(d)marketing:the holding available or in stock, displaying or
offering for sale, selling and/or delivering to another person, inwhateverform,ofpropagatingorplantingmaterial;
(e)responsible official body:
(i) thesoleandcentralauthority,establishedordesignatedbythe
Member State under the supervision of the national govern-mentandresponsibleforquestionsconcerningquality;
(ii) anyStateauthorityestablished:
— eitheratnationallevel,
— or at regional level, under the supervison of the national
authorities within the limits set bythe national legislationoftheMemberStateconcerned.
Thebodiesreferredtoin(i)and(ii)may,inaccordancewiththeir
national legislation, delegate the tasks provided for inthis Direc-tive to be accomplished under their authority and supervision toany legal person, whether governed by public or private law,which,underitsofficiallyapprovedconstitution,ischargedexclu-
sively with specific public functions, provided that such person,
anditsmembers, havenopersonalinterest intheoutcome ofthemeasurestheytake.
The Member States shall ensure that there is close cooperation
betweenthebodiesreferredtoin(ii)andthosereferredtoin(i).
Moreover, inaccordance withthe procedure laid downinArticle
21, another legal person established on behalf of any bodyreferredtoin(i)and(ii)andactingundertheauthorityandsuper-vision of suchbody may be approved, provided that such person
hasnopersonalinterestintheoutcomeofthemeasuresittakes.
The Member States shall notify the Commission of their respon-
sible official bodies. The Commission shall forward thatinformationtotheotherMemberStates;
(f)official measures: measures taken by the responsible official
body;
(g)official inspection: inspection carried outbythe responsible offi-
cialbody;
(h)official statement: statementissuedby,orundertheresponsibility
of,theresponsibleofficialbody;
(i)lot:a number of units of a single commodity, identifiable by its
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(j)laboratory:a public or private law entity carrying out analysis
andproperdiagnosis,enablingtheproducertomonitorproductionquality.
Article 4
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22, a schedule
shall beestablished inAnnexIforeach genusandspecies referred toin AnnexII andforrootstocks ofother genera and species if materialof the genus or species is, or has to be, grafted on to them, with areference to the plant-health conditions laid down in Directive 77/93/
EECapplyingtothegenusand/orspeciesconcerned,andlayingdown:
(i) the conditions with which vegetable planting material must
comply,inparticularthoserelatingtothequalityandpurityofthecropand,whereappropriatevarietal characteristics. Theserequire-mentsshallbeaddedtoAnnexI,PartA;
(ii) the conditions with which propagating material must comply, in
particular those relating to the propagation systemapplied, thepurity of the growing crop and, where appropriate, the varietalcharacteristics.TheseconditionswillbesetoutinAnnexI,PartB.
Article 5
1. Member States shall ensure that suppliers take all the necessary
measurestoguaranteecompliancewiththestandardssetbythisDirec-
tive at all stages of the production and marketing of vegetable
propagatingandplantingmaterial.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the said suppliers shall either
carry out themselves, or have carried out by an accredited supplier or
aresponsibleofficialbody,checksbasedonthefollowingprinciples:
— identification of critical points in their production process on the
basisoftheproductionmethodsused,
— establishment and implementation of methods for monitoring and
checkingthecriticalpointsreferredtointhefirstindent,
— takingsamplesforanalysisinalaboratoryaccreditedbytherespon-
sibleofficialbodyforthepurposeofcheckingcompliancewiththestandardsestablishedbythisDirective,
— keeping a written record or a record registered in an indelible
fashionofthedatareferredtointhefirst,secondandthirdindents,aswellasrecordsonproductionandmarketingofpropagatingandplantingmaterial,tobeheldatthedisposaloftheresponsibleoffi-
cial body. These documents and records shall be kept fora period
ofatleastoneyear.
However, suppliers whose activity in this connection is confined
merely to the distribution of vegetable propagating and plantingmaterial produced and packaged on premises other than their own
shall be required only to keep a written record or a record regis-
tered in an indelible fashion of the buying and selling and/ordeliveryofsuchproducts.
This paragraph shall not apply to suppliers whose activity in this
connectionisconfinedtothesupplyofsmallquantitiesofvegetable
propagating and planting material to non-professional final consu-mers.
3. If the result of their own checks or any information at the
disposalofthesuppliersreferredtoinparagraph1revealsthepresenceofoneormoreoftheharmfulorganismsreferredtoinDirective77/93/EECorinquantitiesgreaterthanthosenormallyallowedforinordertomeet the standards, or of those specified in the relevant schedules
establishedpursuanttoArticle4,thesuppliersshallimmediatelyreport
this to the responsible official body and shall take the measures indi-cated by that body or any other measure necessary to reduce the riskof such harmful organisms from spreading. The supplier shall keeprecords of all occurrences of harmful organisms on his premises andofallmeasurestakeninrelationtosuchoccurrences.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—5
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4. Detailed rules for the application of the second subparagraph of
paragraph 2 shall be established in accordance with the produce laiddowninArticle21.
Article 6
1. The responsible official body shall accredit suppliers once it has
verified that their production methods and establishments meet the
requirementsofthisDirectivewithregardtothenatureoftheactivitiestheycarryout.Accreditationmustberenewedifasupplierdecides tocarry outactivities otherthanthoseforwhichhehasreceived accred-itation.
2. The responsible official body shall accredit laboratories once it
has verified that these laboratories, their methods and their establish-ments meet the requirements of this Directive to be specifiedaccordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,withregardtothetesting activities they carry out. Accreditation must be renewed if a
laboratory decides to carry out activities other than those for which it
hasreceivedaccreditation.
3. Theresponsibleofficialbodyshalltakethenecessarymeasuresif
therequirementsreferredtoinparagraphs1and2ceasetobemet.To
thisend,itshalltakeparticularaccountoftheconclusionsofanycheck
carriedoutinaccordancewithArticle7.
4. The supervision and monitoring of suppliers, establishments and
laboratoriesshallbecarriedoutregularlybyorundertheresponsibility
of the responsible official body, which shall at all times have freeaccess to all parts of establishments, in order to ensure compliancewith the requirements of this Directive. Implementing measuresconcerning supervisionand monitoring shall be adopted, asnecessary,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Ifsuchsupervisionandmonitoringrevealthattherequirementsofthis
Directive are not being met, the responsible official body shall takeappropriateaction.
Article 7
1. Commissionexpertsmayincooperationwiththeresponsibleoffi-
cialbodiesoftheMemberStates,makeon-the-spotchecksinsofarasthisisnecessarytoensureuniformapplication ofthisDirectiveandin
particular toverify whether suppliers are in effect complying with the
requirements of this Directive. A Member State in whose territory acheck is being carried out shall give all necessary assistance to theexperts in carrying out their duties. The Commission shall inform theMemberStatesoftheresultoftheinvestigations.
2. Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph1shallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article 8
1. Vegetable propagating and planting material may be marketed
only by accredited suppliers and provided they meet the requirementslaiddownintheschedulereferredtoinArticle4.
2. WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofDirective77/93/EEC,para-
graph1shallnotapplytovegetable propagatingandplantingmaterialintendedfor:
(a) trialsorscientificpurposes;or
(b) selectionwork;or
(c) measuresaimedatpreservinggeneticdiversity.
Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofpoints(a)and(b)shallbeadopted
asnecessaryinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.Detailed rules for the application of point (c) shall be adopted prefer-ablybefore1January1993,inaccordancewiththesameprocedure.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—6
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Article 9
1. Without prejudice to Article 2, vegetable propagating and
planting material which belongs to genera or species listed in AnnexIIandisalsocovered byDirective 70/458/EEC shall notbemarketed
withintheCommunityunlessitbelongstoavarietyacceptedinaccor-
dancewithDirective70/458/EEC.
2. Without prejudice to Article 2 and paragraphs 3 and 4 of this
Article, vegetable propagating and planting material which belongs togeneraorspecieslistedinAnnexIIbutwhichisnotcoveredbyDirec-tive70/458/EECshallnotbemarketedwithintheCommunityunlessitbelongstoavarietyofficiallyacceptedinatleastoneMemberState.
The provisions laid down in Articles 4, 5 and 10 (3) of Directive 70/
458/EECshallapplytotheconditionsforacceptance.
Articles 3(2)and(4),6,7,8,10(1),(2)and(4)and11to15ofthe
saidDirectiveshallapply mutatis mutandis totheproceduresandform-
alitiesforacceptanceandmaintenanceproduction.
Theresultsofunofficialtestsandpracticalinformationgatheredinthe
courseofgrowingmaybetakenintoconsiderationineachinstance.
3. Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the
official acceptance of varieties belonging to the genera or species
referred to in paragraph 2 which was granted prior to 1 January 1993in accordance with principles other than those laid down in Directive70/458/EECoronthebasisofthefactthattheirmaterialwasmarketedintheirterritorybeforethatdateexpireson30June1998atthelatest,unlessthevarietiesinquestionhavebeenacceptedinaccordancewith
paragraph1onthedate.
4. Varietiesofficiallyacceptedinaccordancewithparagraphs2and
3shallbeenteredintheCommonCatalogueofVarietiesofVegetableSpecies referredtoinArticle 17ofDirective 70/458/EEC. Articles 16(2)and(3),17,18and19shallapply mutatis mutandis .
The publication in question shall designate the varieties accepted
pursuanttoparagraph3withaspecificreference.
Article 10
1. While growing and during lifting or removal from the parent
material, vegetable propagating and planting material shall be kept inseparatelots.
2. Ifvegetablepropagatingandplantingmaterialofdifferentorigins
is put together or mixed during packaging, storage, transport or atdelivery, the supplier shall keep records including the following data:compositionofthelotandoriginoftheindividualcomponents.
3. Member Statesshall ensurecompliance with therequirements of
paragraphs1and2bycarryingoutofficialinspections.
Article 11
1. Without prejudice to Article 10 (2), vegetable propagating and
planting material shall be marketed only in sufficiently homogeneouslots and if they are recognized as complying with this Directive andare accompanied by a document made out by the supplier in accor-
dance with the conditions laid down in the schedule established
pursuanttoArticle4.Ifanofficialstatementappearsonthisdocument,itshallbeclearlyseparatedfromallothercontentsofthedocument.
Requirementsonvegetablepropagatingandplantingmaterialforlabel-
ling and/or sealing and packaging shall be set out in the schedulereferredtoinArticle4.
2. Inthecaseofsupplybytheretailerofvegetablepropagatingand
plantingmaterialtoanon-professionalfinalconsumer,requirementsonlabellingmaybeconfinedtoappropriateproductinformation.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—7
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Article 12
MemberStatesmayexempt:
— fromthe application of Article 11, sm all producers all of whose
productionandsalesofvegetablepropagatingandplantingmaterialisintendedforfinalusebypersonsonthelocalmarketwhoarenotprofessionallyinvolvedinplantproduction(‘localcirculation’).
— fromthecontrolsandofficalinspection providedforinArticle18,
thelocalcirculationofvegetablepropagatingandplantingmaterials
producedbysuchexemptpersons.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, imple-
menting measures relating to other requirements concerning theexemptions referred to in the first and second indents above, in parti-cular as regards the concepts of ‘small producers’ and ‘local market’,
andtotherelevantprocedures,shallbeadopted.
Article 13
Intheeventoftemporarydifficultiesinthesupplyofvegetablepropa-
gating and planting material satisfying the requirements of thisDirective,measuresmaybeadopted,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle 21,concerning themarketingofvegetable propa-
gating and planting material meeting less stringent requirements,
without prejudice to the plant-health rules laid down in Directive 77/93/EEC.
Article 14
1. The marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material
whichcomplies withtherequirements andconditionsofthisDirectiveshall be subject to no restrictions as regards supplier, plant health,
growing medium and inspection arrangements other than those laid
downinthisDirective.
2. The marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material
whose variety is entered in the Common Catalogue of Varieties ofVegetable Species shall not be subject to any restriction as regards
varietyotherthanthoselaiddownorreferredtointhisDirective.
Article 15
As regards the products referred to in Annex II, Member States shall
refrain from imposing more stringent conditions or marketing restric-tions other than the conditions laid down in the schedules referred toin Article 4 or, failing that, those existing on the date of adoption ofthisDirective.
Article 16
1. InaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,itshall
be decided whether vegetable propagating and planting materialproduced in a third country and affording the same guarantees asregards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, planthealth, growingmedium, packaging, inspectionarrangements, markingandsealing,isequivalentinalltheserespectstovegetablepropagating
andplantingmaterialproducedintheCommunityandcomplyingwith
therequirementsandconditionsofthisDirective.
2. Pending the decision referred to in paragraph 1, Member States
may, until ►
M631December 2004 ◄,andwithoutprejudice tothe
provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, apply to the import of vegetable
propagating and planting material from third countries conditions at
least equivalent to those laid down temporarily or permanently in theschedules referred to in Article 4. Where no such conditions are laiddown in the said schedules, the import conditions must be at leastequivalent to those applicable to production in the Member Stateconcerned.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—8
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In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, the date
referred to in the first subparagraph may, for the various third coun-tries,bedeferredpendingthedecisionreferredtoinparagraph1.
Vegetable propagating and planting material imported by a Member
State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member Statepursuant to the first subparagraph shall be subject to no marketing
restrictions in the other Member States asregards the matters referred
toinparagraph1.
Article 17
MemberStatesshallensurethatofficialinspectionbysamplingchecks
on propagating and planting material is carried out during productionandmarketing, withtheaimofverifyingcompliance withtherequire-mentsandconditionsofthisDirective.
Article 18
Detailed implementing procedures for the controls provided for in
Article 5 and for the official inspection provided for in Articles 10and 17, including sampling methods, shall be adopted, as necessary,
inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle21.
Article 19
1. If, during the supervision and monitoring provided forin Article
6 (4), the official inspection provided for in Article 17, or the trials
provided for in Article 20, it is found that vegetable propagating andplantingmaterial doesnotmeettherequirements ofthisDirective, theresponsible official body of the Member State shall take appropriateaction toensurethat itdoescomplywiththeprovisionsofthisDirec-tive or, if that is not possible, to ban the marketing of that vegetable
propagatingandplantingmaterialintheCommunity.
2. If it is found that vegetable propagating and planting material
marketed by a particular supplier does not comply with the require-
ments and conditions of this Directive, the Member State concerned
shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken against that supplier.If the supplier is forbidden to market vegetable propagating andplanting material, the Member State shall notify the Commission andthecompetentnationalauthoritiesintheMemberStates.
3. Any measures taken under paragraph 2 shall be withdrawn as
soon as it has been established with adequate certainty that the vege-table propagating and planting material intended for marketing by thesupplier will, in future, comply with the requirements and conditionsofthisDirective.
Article 20
1. Trials, or, where appropriate, tests shall be carried out in the
Member States on samples to check that vegetable propagating and
planting material complies with the requirements and conditions ofthisDirective,includingthoserelatingtoplanthealth.TheCommissionmayorganizeinspectionsofthetrialsbyrepresentativesoftheMemberStatesandoftheCommission.
2. Itmaybedecidedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article 21 that it is necessary to carry out Community trials for thesamepurposeasmentionedinparagraph1.TheCommissionmayorga-nizeinspectionsofCommunitytrialsbyrepresentativesoftheMemberStatesandoftheCommission.
3. Thetrialsortestsreferredtoinparagraphs1and2shallbeused
to harmonize technical methods of examination of vegetable propa-gating and planting material. Progress reports shall be made on the
trials or tests and sent in confidence to the Member States and to the
Commission.
4. The Commission shall ensure that, in appropriate cases, arrange-
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inparagraphs1and2,andassessingtheirresults,aremadewithinthe
CommiteesetupbyArticle21.Whenplant-healthproblemsoccur,theCommission shall notify the Standing Committee on Plant Health. If
necessary, specific arrangements shall be adopted. Vegetable propa-
gating and planting material produced in third countries shall beincludedinthetrials.
Article 21
1. TheCommissionshallbeassistedbyacommittee, referredtoas
the ‘Standing Committee on Agricultural, Horticultural and ForestrySeedsandPlants’,chairedbytherepresentativeoftheCommission.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatimelimitwhichthechairmanmay lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered bythe majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the
Treaty inthecaseofdecisionswhichtheCouncil isrequired toadopt
onaproposalfromtheCommission.Thevotesoftherepresentativesofthe Member States within the committee shall be weighted in themannersetoutinthatArticle.Thechairmanshallnotvote.
3. TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhichshallapplyimmedi-
ately.
However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of
the committee, theyshall becommunicatedbythe Commissiontothe
Councilforthwith.Inthatevent,theCommissionmaydeferapplication
ofthemeasureswhichithaddecidedforaperiodofnotmorethanonemonthfromthedateofsuchcommunication.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytakeadifferentdeci-
sionwithinthetimelimitreferredtointhepreviousparagraph.
Article 22
1. TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheStandingCommitteeon
Seeds and Propagating Materials for Agriculture, Horticulture and
Forestry,chairedbytherepresentativeoftheCommission.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall
deliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatimelimitwhichthechairman
may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered bythe majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of theTreaty inthecaseofdecisionswhichtheCouncil isrequired toadoptonaproposalfromtheCommission.Thevotesoftherepresentativesofthe Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the
mannersetoutinthatArticle.Thechairmanshallnotvote.
3. The Commission shall adopt measures envisaged in accordance
withtheopinionofthecommittee.
Ifthemeasuresenvisagedarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
committee,orifnoopinionisdelivered,theCommissionshall,withoutdelay, submittotheCouncil aproposalrelating tothemeasurestobetaken.TheCouncilshallactbyaqualifiedmajority.
If,ontheexpiryofaperiodofthreemonthsfromthedateofreferralto
theCouncil,theCouncilhasnotacted,theproposedmeasuresshallbeadoptedbytheCommission.
Article 23
AmendmentstotheschedulesreferredtoinArticle4andtothecondi-
tions and detailed rules adopted for the implementation of thisDirectiveshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—10
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Article 24
1. Member States shall ensure that vegetable propagating and
plantingmaterialproducedintheirterritoryandintendedformarketing
complieswiththerequirementsofthisDirective.
2. Ifitisfound,duringanofficial inspection, that vegetable propa-
gatingandplantingmaterialcannot,byreasonofnon-compliancewitha condition relating to plant health, be marketed, the Member Stateconcerned shall take appropriate official measures to eliminate anyconsequentplant-healthrisk.
Article 25
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive nolaterthan31December1992.TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommis-
sionthereof.
WhenMemberStatesadoptthesemeasures,theyshallcontainarefer-
ence to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on theoccasion of their official publication. The methods for making suchreferenceshallbelaiddownbytheMemberStates.
2. As far as Articles 5 to 11, 14, 15, 17, 19 and 24 are concerned,
thedate ofapplication foreach ofthegenera orspeciesreferred toin
AnnexIIshallbefixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article21,whentheschedulereferredtoArticle4isdrawnup.
Article 26
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ANNEX I
ConditionstobelaiddowninaccordancewithArticle 4
Point A
Conditionswithwhichplantingmaterialmustcomply.
Point B
SchedulesforgeneraandspeciesnotlistedinDirective70/458/EECcontaining
conditionswithwhichpropagatingmaterialmustcomply.1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—12
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ANNEX II
Listofthegeneraandspeciesreferred toinarticle 1(2)
—Alliumascalonicum shallots
—AlliumcepaL. onion—AlliumfistulosumL. chives—AlliumporrumL. leek—Alliumsativum garlic—Anthriscuscerefolium(L.)Hoffm. chervil—ApiumgraveolensL. celery—AsparagusofficinalisL. asparagus—BetavulgarisL.var.vulgaris mangold—BetavulgarisL.var.conditivaAlef. redbeet— Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.)
Alef.var.sabellicaL.curlykale
— Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.) Alef.
var.botrytisL.cauliflower
— Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.) Alef.
var.cymosaDuch.broccoli
—BrassicaoleraceaL.convar.var.gemmiferaDC Brusselssprouts
— Brassica oleracea L. convar. capitata (L.) Alef.
var.sabaudaL.Savoycabbage
— Brassica oleracea L. convar. capitata (L.) Alef.
var.albaDCcabbage
— Brassica oleracea L. convar. capitata (L.) Alef.
var.rubraDCredcabbage
— Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC)
Alef.var.gongylodeskohlrabi
—BrassicapekinensisL. Chinesecabbage
—BrassicarapaL.var.rapa turnip—CapsicumannuumL. pepper—ChicoriumendiviaL. endive—ChicoriumintybusL.(partim) Witloofchicory—Citrulluslanatus(Thunb.)Matsum.etNakai watermelon—CucumismeloL. melon—CucumissativusL. gherkin—CucurbitamaximaDuchesne gourd
—CucurbitapepoL. courgette
—Cynaracardunculus cardoon—Cynarascolymus artichoke—DaucuscarotaL. carrot—FoeniculumvulgareP.Mill. fennel—LactucasativaL. lettuce— Lycopersicon lycopersicum(L.) Karsten ex
Farw.tomato
— Petroselinumcrispum(Mill.) Nym an ex A. W.
Hillparsley
—PhaseoluscoccineusL. runnerbean
—PhaseolusvulgarisL. Frenchbean1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—13
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—PisumsativumL.(partim) peas excepting fodder
peas
—RaphanussativusL. radishes—Rheumrhubarb—ScorzonerahispanicaL. scorzonera
—SolanummelongenaL. eggplant
—SpinaciaoleraceaL. spinach—Valerianellelocusta(L.)Laterr. cornsalad
—ViciafabaL.(partim) broadbean1992L0033—EN—13.02.2002—006.001—14