2003/894/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 2003 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus persica (L) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus idaeus L. pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC (notified under document number C(2003) 4628)
Date: 2003-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, agronomic research, plant propagation, seedling, testing

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 December 2003

setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and
planting material of Prunus persica (L) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus idaeus L. pursuant to Council
Directive 92/34/EEC

(notified under document number C(2003) 4628)

(2003/894/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April
1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and
fruit plants intended for fruit production (1), as last amended by
Commission Directive 2003/111/EC (2),
and in particular
Article 20(4), (5) and (6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Directive 92/34/EEC provides for the necessary arrange-
ments to be made by the Commission for Community
comparative trials and tests of propagating and planting
material.

The technical arrangements for the carrying-out of the
trials and tests have been made within the Standing
Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit
Genera and Species.

A call for projects (2003/C 159/08) (3) was published for
the carrying-out of the above trials and tests.

The proposals have been assessed according to the selec-
tion and awarding criteria set out in the above call for
projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the
carrying-out of tests and trials and the eligible costs as
well as the maximum Community financial contribution,
corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs, should be
established.

should be
Community comparative trials and tests
carried out from the year 2004 to 2008 on propagating
and planting material harvested in 2003, and the details
of such trials and tests, the eligible costs as well as the
maximum Community financial contribution should also
signed by the
be set out yearly by an agreement
authorised officer of
the Commission and the body
responsible for carrying out of trials.

(1) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 12.
(3) OJ C 159, 8.7.2003, p. 19.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

For Community comparative trials and tests lasting more
than one year, the parts of the trials and tests following
the first year should be authorised by the Commission
without further reference to the Standing Committee on
Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and
Species, on condition that the necessary appropriations
are available.

Adequate representativity of the samples included in the
trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain
selected plants.

Member States should participate in the Community
comparative trials and tests, in so far as propagating and
planting material of the plants concerned are usually
reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to
ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and
Species,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out
from 2004 to 2008 on propagating and planting material of
the plants listed in the Annex.

The eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial
contribution for the trials and tests for 2004 shall be as set out
in the Annex.

The details of the trials and tests are set out in the Annex.

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Article 2

In so far as propagating and planting material of the plants
listed in the Annex is usually reproduced or marketed in their
territories, the Member States shall take samples of this material
and make it available to the Commission. The Member States
shall cooperate for technical aspects such as the sampling and
inspections related to the carrying-out.

contribution corre-
The maximum Community financial
sponding to 80 % of
the eligible costs of a trial or test
continued on this basis shall not exceed the amount specified
in the Annex.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2003.

Subject to budgetary availability, the Commission may decide
to continue the trials and tests set out in the Annex in the years
2005 to 2008.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2004

Species

Number
of
samples

Conditions to be assessed

Responsible body

Eligible costs

(euro)

Maximum Community
financial contribution
(equivalent to 80 % of
the eligible costs)

Prunus
Batsch (*)

persica

(L.)

50

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

ISPV Rome (I)

21 100

16 880

Malus Mill. (*)

50

50

50

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

GA-CEPV Zaragoza
(E)

34 240

27 392

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

26 652

21 322

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

Plant health (laboratory)

CTIFL Paris (F)

23 450

18 760

Rubus idaeus L. (*)

60

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

23 453

18 763

Plant health (laboratory)

Total Community financial contribution

103 117

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2005

Species

Number
of
samples

Conditions to be assessed

Responsible body

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community
financial contribution
(equivalent to 80 % of
the eligible costs)

Prunus
Batsch (*)

persica

(L.)

50

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

ISPV Rome (I)

31 000

24 800

Malus Mill. (*)

50

50

50

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

GA- CEPV Zaragoza
(E)

34 925

27 940

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

13 604

10 883

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

Plant health (laboratory)

CTIFL Paris (F)

18 125

14 500

Rubus idaeus L. (*)

60

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

9 942

7 953

Plant health (laboratory)

Total Community financial contribution

86 076

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Trials and tests to be carried out in 2006

Species

Number
of
samples

Conditions to be assessed

Responsible body

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community
financial contribution
(equivalent to 80 % of
the eligible costs)

Prunus
Batsch (*)

persica

(L.)

50

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

ISPV Rome (I)

33 000

26 400

Malus Mill. (*)

50

50

50

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

GA- CEPV Zaragoza
(E)

35 624

28 499

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

17 765

14 212

Plant health (laboratory)

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

Plant health (laboratory)

CTIFL Paris (F)

28 773

23 018

Rubus idaeus L. (*)

60

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

25 351

20 281

Plant health (laboratory)

Total Community financial contribution

112 410

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2007

Species

Number
of
samples

Conditions to be assessed

Responsible body

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community
financial contribution
(equivalent to 80 % of
the eligible costs)

Malus Mill. (*)

50

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

18 013

14 410

Plant health (laboratory)

Total Community financial contribution

14 410

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2008

Species

Number
of
samples

Conditions to be assessed

Responsible body

Eligible costs

(EUR)

Maximum Community
financial contribution
(equivalent to 80 % of
the eligible costs)

Malus Mill. (*)

50

Varietal
health (field)

identity and purity and plant

NAKT
endsveen (NL)

Roelofar-

39 501

31 601

Plant health (laboratory)

Total Community financial contribution

31 601

(*) Trial and tests lasting more than one year.