Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 of 23 March 2020 amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC with regard to the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2020-03-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: plant taxonomy, plant variety right, vegetable




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24.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 88/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE (EU) 2020/432
of 23 March 2020
         
amending Council Directive 2002/55/EC with regard to the definition of vegetables and the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b)
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 (2), which amended Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2002/55/EC, the definition of ‘vegetables’ preceding the table in that Article was erroneously deleted. As a result, Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2002/55/EC no longer contains a definition of ‘vegetables’, which is an essential part of that Directive.












(2)


Directive 2002/55/EC should therefore be corrected accordingly.












(3)


For reasons of legal certainty, the transposition date set out in this Directive should match the transposition date set out in Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990.












(4)


The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:



Article 1

Amendment to Directive 2002/55/EC

Directive 2002/55/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.


Article 2

Transposition


1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2020 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 2020.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.


2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.



Article 3

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 23 March 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33.

(2)  Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 of 17 June 2019 amending the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC, in Annex II to Council Directive 2008/72/EC and in the Annex to Commission Directive 93/61/EEC (OJ L 160, 18.6.2019, p. 14).




ANNEX
In Directive 2002/55/EC, point (b) of Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:






‘(b)


“vegetables”: means plants of following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production, but not for ornamental uses:





Allium cepa L.






—


Cepa Group (Onion, Echalion)










—


Aggregatum Group (Shallot)





Allium fistulosum L. (Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion)






—


all varieties





Allium porrum L. (Leek)






—


all varieties





Allium sativum L. (Garlic)






—


all varieties





Allium schoenoprasum L. (Chives)






—


all varieties





Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. (Chervil)






—


all varieties





Apium graveolens L.






—


Celery Group










—


Celeriac Group





Asparagus officinalis L. (Asparagus)






—


all varieties





Beta vulgaris L.






—


Garden Beet Group (Beetroot including Cheltenham beet)










—


Leaf Beet Group (Spinach beet or Chard)





Brassica oleracea L.






—


Kale Group










—


Cauliflower Group










—


Capitata Group (Red cabbage and White cabbage)










—


Brussel Sprouts Group










—


Kohlrabi Group










—


Savoy Cabbage Group










—


Broccoli Group (calabrese type and sprouting type)










—


Palm Kale Group










—


Tronchuda Group (Portuguese cabbage)





Brassica rapa L.






—


Chinese Cabbage Group










—


Vegetable Turnip Group





Capsicum annuum L. (Chili or Pepper)






—


all varieties





Cichorium endivia L. (Endive)






—


all varieties





Cichorium intybus L.






—


Witloof Chicory Group










—


Leaf Chicory Group (Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory)










—


Industrial (Root) Chicory Group





Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai (Watermelon)






—


all varieties





Cucumis melo L. (Melon)






—


all varieties





Cucumis sativus L.






—


Cucumber Group










—


Gherkin Group





Cucurbita maxima Duchesne (Gourd)






—


all varieties





Cucurbita pepo L. (Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash)






—


all varieties





Cynara cardunculus L.






—


Globe Artichoke Group










—


Cardoon Group





Daucus carota L. (Carrot and Fodder Carrot)






—


all varieties





Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Fennel)






—


Azoricum Group





Lactuca sativa L. (Lettuce)






—


all varieties





Solanum lycopersicum L. (Tomato)






—


all varieties





Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill






—


Leaf Parsley Group










—


Root Parsley Group





Phaseolus coccineus L. (Runner bean)






—


all varieties





Phaseolus vulgaris L.






—


Dwarf French Bean Group










—


Climbing French Bean Group





Pisum sativum L.






—


Round Pea Group










—


Wrinkled Pea Group










—


Sugar Pea Group





Raphanus sativus L.






—


Radish Group










—


Black Radish Group





Rheum rhabarbarum L. (Rhubarb)






—


all varieties





Scorzonera hispanica L. (Scorzonera or Black salsify)






—


all varieties





Solanum melongena L. (Aubergine or Eggplant)






—


all varieties





Spinacia oleracea L. (Spinach)






—


all varieties





Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. (Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce)






—


all varieties





Vicia faba L. (Broad bean)






—


all varieties





Zea mays L.






—


Sweet Corn Group










—


Popcorn Group




All hybrids of the species and Groups listed above.’