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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the marketing of young plants and propagating 
material other than seeds, of vegetables 
(COM(89) 649 final) 
(Submitted by the Commission on 21 December 1989) 
(90/C 46/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the production of vegetables occupies an 
important place in the agriculture of the Community; 
Whereas a significant part of this production is raised 
from young vegetable plants purchased for planting or 
replanting, or from propagating material of vegetables 
other than seeds; 
Whereas satisfactory results in the cultivation of 
vegetables by this method depend to a large extent on 
the quality and health of the young plants or propa­
gating material used; whereas certain Member States 
have in consequence introduced rules intended to 
guarantee the quality and health of young plants and 
propagating material placed on the market; 
Whereas the different treatment accorded to young 
plants and propagating material in different Member 
States is likely to create barriers to trade and thus hinder 
the free movement of these goods within the 
Community; whereas, with a view to achieving the 
Single Market, these barriers should be removed, by 
setting up Community provisions to replace those laid 
down by the Member States; 
Whereas the establishment of harmonized conditions at 
Community level will ensure that purchasers throughout 
the Community receive young plants and propagating 
material which are healthy and of good quality; Whereas, so far as they relate to plant health, such 
harmonized conditions must be coherent with the 
provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 
December 1976 on protective measures against the intro­
duction into the Member States of organisms harmful to 
plants or plant products ('), as last amended by Directive 
89/439/EEC(2); 
Whereas young plants raised directly from vegetable seed 
constitute at present the major part of the market in 
young vegetable plants and propagating material of 
vegetables (other than seeds) in the Community; whereas 
it is therefore appropriate that the Community rules 
should apply initially to such young plants and that they 
should be extended subsequently to other young plants 
and to propagating material, as knowledge of, and trade 
in them develops; whereas, for the same reason, these 
Community rules should apply initially to vegetable 
species for which there is a market in young plants raised 
directly from seed; 
Whereas it is not appropriate to apply the Community 
rules to young plants and propagating material shown to 
be intended for export to third countries as the rules 
applicable there may be different from those contained in 
this Regulation; 
Whereas obligations should be imposed on suppliers with 
a view to proper production and conservation, and 
adequate monitoring by Member States, of young plants 
and propagating material; 
Whereas, as a first step towards harmonized conditions, 
Member States should be prohibited from imposing new 
conditions or marketing restrictions on young plants or 
propagating material, other than those provided for in 
this Regulation; 
(') OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. 
(2) OJ No L 212, 22. 7. 1989, p. 106. 
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Whereas young plants and propagating material should 
be marketed only if they have been found by official 
examination to satisfy certain plant health conditions and 
if they also satisfy certain quality conditions, these 
quality conditions being subject, however, to official 
examination only by check inspections; 
Whereas, in order to guarantee, for the benefit of 
purchasers, orderly marketing of young plants and 
propagating material, they should be marketed only in 
homogeneous lots; 
Whereas, in order to attest their plant health status and 
to ensure their identity, young plants and propagating 
material should generally be accompanied, when 
marketed, by an official plant health statement made 
following the official examination referred to above, and 
by a supplier's document containing specified descriptive 
information; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
This Regulation applies to: 
(a) young plants raised directly from seed, 
(b) other young plants, 
and 
(c) propagating material, 
of vegetables, marketed within the Community. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall not apply to young plants or 
propagating material shown to be intended for export to 
third countries. 
Whereas provision should be made for authorizing the 
marketing within the Community of young plants and 
propagating material produced in third countries, 
provided always that they afford the same assurances as 
young plants and propagating material produced in the 
Community and complying with Community rules; 
Whereas rules should be established permitting, in the 
case of temporary supply difficulties, the marketing of 
young plants and propagating material subject to 
requirements less stringent than those contained in this 
Regulation; 
Whereas, in order to harmonize the various technical 
methods of examination used in the Member States, and 
to compare young plants and propagating material 
produced in the Community with those produced in 
third countries, Community comparative tests should be 
carried out to permit post-control of young plants and 
propagating material; 
Whereas, in order to facilitate the effective operation of 
this Regulation, the Commission should be entrusted 
with the task of adopting measures for its implemen­
tation and for the adaptation of its Annexes; whereas 
such measures should be adopted by a procedure 
involving close cooperation between the Commission and 
the Member States within the Standing Committee on 
Seeds and Propagating Material in Agriculture, Horti­
culture and Forestry, established by Council Decision 
66/399/EEC ('), and the Standing Committee on Plant 
Health established by Council Decision 76/894/EEC (2), 
(') OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2289/66. 
(2) OJ No L 340, 9. 12. 1976, p. 25. Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation: 
(a) (i) 'Vegetables' means plants of vegetable species 
grown in agricultural or horticultural production 
but not for ornamental uses. 
The following vegetable species shall come under 
the rules laid down in Articles 3, 4, 6, to 15 and 
18 of this Regulation: 
— Allium porrum L. Leek 
— Apium graveolens L. Celery/Celeriac 
— Beta vulgaris L. var. 
vulgaris Spinach beet, chard 
— Beta vulgaris L. var. 
conditiva Alef. Red beet or beetroot 
— Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. acephala 
(DC.) Alef. var. 
sabellica L. Curly kale 
— Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. botrytis (L.) 
Alef. var. botrytis L. Cauliflower 
— Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. botrytis (L.) 
Alef. var. cymosa 
Duch. Sprouting broccoli or 
Calabrese 
— Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. oleracea var. 
gemmifera DC. Brussels sprouts 
— Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. capitata (L.) 
Alef. var. sabauda L. Savo y cabbage 
— Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. capitata (L.) 
Alef. var. alba DC. Cabbage 
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Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. capitata (L.) 
Alef. var. rubra DC. Red cabbage 
Brassica oleracea L. 
convar. acephala 
(DC.) Alef. var. 
gongylodes 
Capsicum annuum 
L. 
Cucumis melo L. 
Cucumis sativus L. 
Cucurbita maxima 
Duchesne 
Cucurbita pepo L. 
Lactuca sativa L. 
Lycopersicon 
lycopersicum (L.) 
Karsten ex Farw. 
Solatium melongena 
L. Kohlrabi 
Pepper/Ch 
Capsicum 
Melon 
Cucumber, 
Gourd 
Marrow 
Lettuce 
Tomato 
Aubergine 
eggplant ili/ 
gherkin 
or 
(ii) Amendments to the list of species in point (i) 
shall be adopted in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 19. 
(b) (i) 'Young plants' means plants which, or, in the 
case of grafted plants, the elements of which, 
were raised directly from seeds or from vege­
tative reproduction material, and which are 
intended to be planted or replanted after 
marketing, mainly for the production of 
vegetables. 
(ii) 'Propagating material' means any other material 
of vegetables which reproduces the plants vege-
tatively; the types of material shall be specified 
and defined in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 20. 
(c) (i) In relation to young plants raised directly from 
seed, 'lot' means a number of such plants 
prepared together for marketing which: 
— were raised from seed of the same seed lot, 
— were raised from seed sown at one time, and 
— have been grown under the same conditions. 
(ii) In relation to other young plants and to propa­
gating material, 'lot' shall be defined in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 20. (d) Measures are 'official* if taken: 
(i) by State authorities, 
or 
(ii) by any legal person whether governed by public 
or by private law, acting under the responsibility 
of the State, 
(iii) in the case of ancillary activities which are also 
under State control, by any natural person duly 
authorized for that purpose, 
provided that the persons mentioned under points 
(ii) and (iii) have no personal interest in the outcome 
of such measures. 
Article 4 
1. Suppliers of young plants and propagating material 
shall comply with the requirements laid down in Annex I. 
2. Member States shall ensure compliance with the 
requirements referred to in paragraph 1 by carrying out 
official check inspections. 
Article 5 
1. Subject to Article 12, Member States shall not 
impose on young plants or propagating material of any 
vegetable species any conditions or marketing restrictions 
additional to or more stringent than those existing on the 
day of entry into force of this Regulation, other than 
those provided for herein. 
2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 19, derogations from paragraph 1 may be auth­
orized in respect of young plants other than those raised 
directly from seed, and propagating material. Such dero­
gations shall expire at the latest on 31 December 1992. 
Article 6 
1. Young plants and propagating material placed on 
the market shall comply with the conditions laid down in 
Annex II, Part A. 
2. Member States shall ensure compliance with the 
conditions referred to in paragraph 1 by carrying out 
official inspections in accordance with Annex II, Part B. 
Official inspections shall not be carried out at borders 
between Member States. 
3. If young plants or propagating material are found 
not to comply with the conditions laid down in Annex II, 
Part A, point 3, Member States shall take appropriate 
official measures to eliminate any consequent plant 
health risk. 
4. Rules for carrying out the inspections referred to in 
paragraph 2, including sampling methods, may be estab­
lished in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 20. 
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Article 7 
Young plants and propagating material may be marketed 
only in lots, which are kept separate and which are suffi­
ciently homogeneous in all respects, including vigour and 
size, account being taken of the particularities of the 
species concerned. 
Article 8 
1. Subject to paragraph 2, lots of young plants and 
propagating material may be marketed only if accom­
panied by an official plant health statement satisfying the 
conditions laid down in Annex III and a document made 
out by the supplier which contains the information 
specified in Annex IV. If the official statement appears 
on the supplier's document, it shall be clearly separated 
from all other contents of the document. The official 
statement and the supplier's document shall be in one of 
the official languages of the Community. 
2. The official statement or information referred to in 
paragraph 1 is not required for small quantities delivered 
to a final grower in the same local administrative area as 
the supplier or in an adjoining local administrative area. 
Article 9 
Young plants and propagation material which comply 
with the requirements and conditions of this Regulation 
and the rules adopted for its implementation shall be 
subject to no marketing restrictions as regards supplier's 
obligations, characteristics, plant health, growing 
medium, packaging, the arrangements for their exam­
ination, for ensuring identity or for control, or the infor­
mation which accompanies them, other than those laid 
down in this Regulation or in the said rules. 
Article 10 
Member States shall ensure that young plants and propa­
gating material are officially controlled during 
marketing, at least by check sampling, to verify 
compliance with the requirements and conditions of this 
Regulation. Official controls shall not be carried out at 
borders between Member States. 
Article 11 
1. If, during the official inspections referred to in 
Article 6 (2) or the official control referred to in Article 
10, it is repeatedly found that young plants or propa­
gating material marketed by a particular supplier does 
not comply with the requirements and conditions of this 
Regulation, the Member State concerned may ensure 
that for a specified period the supplier is forbidden to market young plants or propagating material, as the case 
may be. 
2. Any measures taken under paragraph 1 shall be 
withdrawn as soon as it has been established with 
adequate certainty that the young plants or propagating 
material intended for marketing by the supplier will, in 
future, comply with the said requirements and 
conditions. 
Article 12 
Member States may impose: 
— requirements additional to, or more stringent than, 
those laid down in Annex I on suppliers established 
in their own territory, and 
— conditions additional to, or more stringent than, 
those laid down in Annex II, Part A, on young plants 
and propagating material produced in their own 
territory. 
Article 13 
1. In accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 19 it shall be determined whether young plants 
and propagating material produced in a third country, 
and affording the same assurance as regards supplier's 
obligations, characteristics, plant health, growing 
medium, packaging, the arrangements for their exam­
ination, for ensuring identity and for control, and the 
information which accompanies them, are equivalent in 
these respects to young plants and propagating material 
produced in the Community and complying with the 
provisions of this Regulation. 
2. Until a decision has been taken under paragraph 1, 
Member States may take such decisions themselves, 
subject to the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC. This 
right shall expire on 1 January 1993. 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
19, this period may be extended for third countries if 
and for as long as the available information does not 
permit a determination under paragraph 1. 
Young plants and propagating material imported by a 
Member State in accordance with a decision taken by 
that Member State pursuant to the first sub-paragraph 
shall be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards 
the matters referred to in paragraph 1 in other Member 
States. 
Article 14 
Rules may be adopted in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 19 concerning the marketing of 
young plants and propagating material subject to 
requirements or conditions less stringent than those of 
this Regulation, in case of temporary difficulties in the 
supply of young plants and propagating material 
satisfying the requirements and conditions of this Regu­
lation. Such rules shall not, however, derogate from the 
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conditions laid down in Annex II, Part A, points 3 (a) 
and 3 (b). 
Article 15 
1. Community comparative tests shall be carried out 
within the Community for the post-control of young 
plants and propagating material taken during check 
sampling. Young plants and propagating material 
produced in third countries may be included in the 
comparative tests. The Commission shall organize 
inspections of the comparative tests by representatives of 
the Member States and the Commission. 
2. These comparative tests shall, during a first stage, 
be used to harmonize technical methods of examination. 
As soon as this aim is achieved, progress reports shall be 
made on the comparative tests and sent in confidence to 
the Member States and the Commission. 
3. The Commission shall ensure that arrangements for 
carrying out the comparative tests and assessing their 
results are made within the Joint Standing Committee 
referred to in Article 19. If necessary, specific 
arrangements for carrying out comparative tests shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 20. 
Article 16 
Amendments to the content of the Annexes to be made: 
— in view of the application of this Regulation to young 
plants other than those raised directly from seed, and 
to propagating material, or 
— in the light of the development of scientific or 
technical knowledge 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 19, in the case of Annex II, and in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20, 
in the case of Annexes I, HI and IV. 
Article 17 
Detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this 
Regulation may be adopted in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 20. 
Article 18 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
20, Member States may upon request be wholly or 
partially released from the obligation to apply this Regu­
lation to species which are not normally produced or marketed in their territory, except to the extent that this 
would conflict with the provisions laid down in Article 9. 
Article 19 
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be 
followed, the Commission shall be assisted by the 
Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material 
for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, and the 
Standing Committee on Plant Health, both hereafter 
called 'the Joint Standing Committee', chaired by the 
representative of the Commission. 
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the 
Joint Standing Committee a draft of the measures to be 
taken. The Joint Standing Committee shall deliver its 
opinion on the draft within a time limit which the 
chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the 
matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority 
laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of 
decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a 
proposal from the Commission. The votes of the repre­
sentatives of the Member States within the Joint 
Standing Committee shall be weighted in the manner set 
out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. 
The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply 
immediately. However, if these measures are not in 
accordance with the opinion of the Joint Standing 
Committee, they shall be communicated by the 
Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event, the 
Commission may defer application of the measures 
which it has decided for a period of not more than one 
month from the date of such communication. 
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a 
different decision within the time limit referred to in the 
previous paragraph. 
Article 20 
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be 
followed, the Commission shall be assisted by the Joint 
Standing Committee referred to in Article 19, acting as 
committee of an advisory nature and chaired by the 
representative of the Commission. 
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the 
Joint Standing Committee a draft of the measures to be 
taken. The Joint Standing Committee shall deliver its 
opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the 
chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the 
matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 
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The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in 
addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask 
to have its position recorded in the minutes. 
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the 
opinion delivered by the Joint Standing Committee. It 
shall inform the Joint Standing Committee of the manner 
in which its opinion has been taken into account. 
Article 21 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. Articles 4 and 6 to 12 shall apply: 
— in so far as they relate to young plants raised directly 
from seed, from 1 January 1992, and 
— in so far as they relate to other young plants, and to 
propagating material, from 1 January 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
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ANNEX I 
Requirements to be complied with by suppliers 
Suppliers shall notify Member States of the date their activities will begin and of the date they end. 
Conditions on suppliers' premises shall be conducive to the proper production and conservation of 
young plants and propagating material. 
Suppliers shall permit the inspections referred to in Article 4 (2) and Annex II, Part B, points 1 and 3 
and the taking of samples for the official post-control referred to in Annex I, Part B, point 2. 
Suppliers shall keep records of young plants and propagating material showing: 
— for any acquisitions, the date, the amount, the reference numbers of the lots and the name of the 
supplier, 
— for young plants raised directly from seed, the reference number of the seed lot and the date of 
sowing, and 
— for sales (except sales of small quantities delivered to a final grower in the same local administrative 
area as the supplier or in an adjoining local administrative area) the date, the amount, the reference 
numbers of the lots and the name of the purchaser. 
Suppliers shall keep records of: 
— specific treatments and methods of cultivation of young plants and propagating material, 
— all occurrences of the harmful organisms referred to in Annex II, Part A, point 3 and all measures 
taken in consequence. 
The records referred to in points 4 and 5 shall be available for inspection by Member States for at least 
one year. 
ANNEX II 
PART A 
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY YOUNG PLANTS AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL 
1. Young plants raised directly from seed shall be produced directly from seed of one of the categories 
defined in Council Directive 70/458/EEC. 
2. Young plants and propagating material shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity. 
3. (a) The following harmful organisms shall not be present on any of the vegetable species listed in 
Article 2 (a) (i): 
(i) Live organisms of the animal kingdom, at all stages of their development: 
Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) 
Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) 
Heterodera pallida (Stone) 
Heterodera rostochiensis (Woll.) 
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) 
Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess). 
(ii) Fungi: 
Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc. 
(iii) Viruses and virus-like pathogens: 
Tomato spotted wilt virus 
Tomato ring spot vims. 1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
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(b) The harmful organisms listed in column 1 below shall not be present on the vegetable species listed 
against them in column 2. 
Harmful organism 
1 
(i) 
(") 
(iii) 
(iv) Live organisms of the animal kingdom at 
all stages of their development: 
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kiihn) 
Bacteria: 
Corynebacterium michiganense (E 
Jensen 
Pseudomonas solanacearum (E. F. 
Jensen F. Sm.) 
Sm.) 
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria 
(Doidge) Dye 
Fungi: 
Urocystis cepula (Frost) 
Viruses and virus-like pathogens 
Beet curly top virus 
Beet leaf curl virus 
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus 
Potato spindle tuber viroid 
Stolbur pathogen 
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus Subject of contamination 
2 
Allium porrum 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Solanum melongena 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Allium porrum 
Beta vulgaris 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Capsicum annuum 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Solanum melongena 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
(c) The presence of the harmful organisms listed in column 1 below on the vegetable species listed 
against them in column 2 shall not exceed the tolerance specified in column 3. Tolerances are 
expressed as the percentage of young plants in a lot which are detected upon visual examination to 
be affected by the harmful organism concerned. 
Harmful organism Subject of Contamination Tolerance (%) 
3 
(i) Live organisms of the animal kingdom, 
at all stages of their development: 
Pieris brassica (L.) 
Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) 
(ii) Bacteria: 
Xanthomonas campestris pv. 
campestris (Pammel) Dowson 
(iii) Fungi: 
Bremia lactuca (Regel) 
Didymella lycopersici (Kleb) 
Fusarium oxysporum 
(Schlecht) f. sp. lycopersici 
Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.) 
Plasmodiophora brassica: (Wor.) 
Pseudoperonospora cubensis 
(Berk, and Curt.) Rostovz 
Sclerotium cepivorum (Berk.) 
Septoria apiicola (Speg.) 
Verticillium albo-atrum 
(Reinke and Berth.) 
Verticillium dahlia (Kleb.) Brassica spp. 
Capsicum annuum 
Brassica spp. 
Lactuca sativa 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Brassica spp. 
Brassica spp. 
Cucumis spp. 
Cucurbita spp. 
Allium porrum 
Apium graveolens 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
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Harmful organism 
(iv) Viruses and virus-like pathogens: 
Cucumber mosaic virus 
Lettuce mosaic virus 
Tobacco mosaic virus Subject of Contamination 
Cucumis spp. 
Cucurbita spp. 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Lactuca sativa 
Capsicum annuum 
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 
Solarium melongena Tolerance (%) 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
0,2 
4. Young plants and propagating material shall have a satisfactory external quality. In particular, they 
shall: 
— have normal vegetation and a normal root system; 
— be free from mechanical or physiological damage which could affect reestablishment or later growth; 
— be sufficiently tugescent to ensure viability and effective growth. 
5. The growing medium attached to or associated with young plants and propagating material shall 
comply with conditions to be established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20. 
Until these conditions are established Member States may maintain, for young plants and propagating 
material produced, planted or replanted in their own territory, their own provisions regarding growing 
medium. 
6. Packaging used for young plants and propagating material shall be hygienic and sound. Re-usable 
packaging shall have been cleaned by appropriate methods before re-use. 
PARTB 
METHODS OF ENSURING COMPLIANCE 
1. The satisfaction of conditions 1, 4, 5 and 6 of Part A shall be examined by official check inspection. 
2. The satisfaction of condition 2 shall be examined in official post-control by check inspection. 
3. The satisfaction of condition 3 shall be examined by official inspection of the young plants and propa­
gating material during production or storage on the premises of a supplier. 
ANNEX III 
OFFICIAL PLANT HEALTH STATEMENT 
1. The statement shall be made by representatives of the official body which carried out the inspection 
referred to in Annex II, Part B, point 3 or, under their responsibility, by other public servants. 
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2. The statement shall contain the following information: 
(a) 'plant health inspected under Regulation (EC) No .. .'; 
(b) official body and Member State or their initials; 
(c) name and address of supplier or his identification mark; 
(d) date of inspection of the lot; 
(e) reference number of the lot inspected; 
(f) species, indicated at least in Roman characters; 
(g) variety, indicated at least in Roman characters; 
(h) number of plants or parts of plants in the lot inspected. 
ANNEX IV 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON SUPPLIER'S DOCUMENT 
1. 'EEC rules and standards'. 
2. Name and address of supplier or his identification mark. 
3. Species, indicated at least in Roman characters. 
4. Variety, indicated at least in Roman characters. 
5. Reference number of the seed lot, in the case of young plants raised directly from seed. 
6. Date of sowing, in the case of young plants raised directly from seed. 
7. Reference number of the lot. This shall be the reference number of the producer's lot, where the 
supplier is the producer, and a reference number enabling the producer's lot to be identified, in other 
cases. 
8. Country of production. 
9. Number of plants or parts of plants.