CELEX: 51993PC0337
Language: en
Date: 1993-09-07
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conservation, characterization and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture

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                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conservation, characterization and utilization of
                                               genetic resources in agriculture
                                                        (93 /C 266/02)
                                                     COM(93) 33 7 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission on 7 September 1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          utilize the results of that work effectively, to direct that
                                                                  work towards ends compatible with the needs ' of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             common agricultural policy and to pool the resources
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 ,                necessary for implementing measures responding to the
                                                                  needs of the European Community taking into account,
                                                                  where it is appropriate, those actions undertaken in the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                same area by recognized international organizations ;
Having regard to the opinion of Parliament,
                                                                  Whereas, in order to attain that objective, the permanent
                                                                  exchange of information and, in particular, reciprocal
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                  consultation on programmes in the Member States,
Social Committee,                                                 existing and planned, for the conservation, character­
                                                                  ization and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture
                                                                  should be established :
Whereas the Community's genetic resources in agri­                                                                               /
culture, which constitute an irreplaceable fund of bio­
logical diversity, should be preserved ; whereas all
necessary measures should be taken to conserve, charac­           Whereas the coordination, at Community level, of work
terize and utilize those resources to promote the aims of         already under way at national level for the conservation,
the common agricultural policy and safeguard biological           characterization and utilization of genetic resources in
diversity and all whereas forward-looking solutions               agriculture must enable that work to be made more
                                                                  effective ;
which might prove necessary should be applied ;
Whereas the term 'agriculture' should be taken in its             Whereas current work appears inadequate, either
widest sense and genetic resources in agriculture should          because of the nature of the work itself or because the
therefore include genetic resources in forestry;                  means available to the Member States do not enable
                                                                  them to increase their efforts in the field of the conser­
Whereas genetic resources in agriculture include both             vation, characterization and utilization of genetic
plant and animal genetic resources ; whereas plant                resources in agriculture ; whereas, in accordance with the
genetic resources should be taken to mean, in particular,         principle of subsidiarity, the Community should be able
those of agricultural crops, including fodder crops, horti­       to support and supplement the efforts made in the
cultural and floricultural products, inclining market­            Member States in such cases ; thus helping to meet the
garden and ornamental crops, fruit products, forestry             obligations which weigh on the Community to protect
products, fungi, plant micro-organisms and wild flora             the environment and maintain the countryside, and to
which are or could be of use in agriculture ; whereas             develop and implement plans for the conservation and
animal genetic resources should be taken to mean, in              sustainable use of biological diversity; whereas the
particular, those of farm animals, micro-organisms and            problem of conservation of genetic resources in agri­
                                                                  culture has a transnational dimension and concerns all
wild fauna which are or could be of use in agriculture ;
                                                                  Member States yet up till now there has been no specific
                                                                  programme of action in this area by the Community;
Whereas the aim of effective coordination of the conser­          whereas the most effective solution is to add value by
vation, characterization and utilization of genetic               concerting existing actions, and to support new high­
resources in agriculture should be to organize, for the           priority actions ; whereas inaction would allow inef­
general good, work undertaken in the Member States, to            ficiency and loss of genetic resources ;
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Whereas the work undertaken in the field of the conser­          genetic resources in agriculture developed by the
vation, characterization and utilization of genetic              Community with the aid of the relevant consultative
resources in agriculture should increase diversification in      bodies, the establishment of a committee composed of
agriculture, help to maintain biological diversity, improve      representatives of the Member States and chaired by a
the quality of agricultural products and reduce inputs           representative of the Commission is the most suitable
and agricultural production costs by promoting, in               means for developing cooperation, such a committee
particular, the extensification of agricultural production ;     being able to provide the appropriate aid and advice to
                                                                 the Commission in the execution of those tasks in the
                                                                 field of the conservation, characterization and utilization
Whereas, given that the coordination of the conser­              of genetic resources in agriculture entrusted to it;
vation, characterization and utilization of genetic
resources in agriculture is directly linked to the common
agricultural policy, measures adopted to that end must           Whereas, to permit the utilization of the results
be applied as rapidly as possible ;                              obtained, their dissemination and the provision of
                                                                 suitable advice should be promoted,
Whereas, for the purposes of coordination, in view of            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the geographical spread of the genetic wealth of
Community agriculture and owing to the need to
implement relevant measures, close and permanent                                           Article 1
cooperation between the Commission and the Member                 1.   With a view to the achievement of the aims of the
States on the conservation, characterization and util­
ization of genetic resources in agriculture should be            common agricultural policy, work on the conservation,
established ;                                                    characterization and utilization of genetic resources in
                                                                 agriculture undertaken in the Member States shall be
                                                                 coordinated and promoted at Community level under the
Whereas the coordination of work at national level calls         conditions set out in this Regulation.
for a broad and detailed knowledge of the situation
regarding the conservation, characterization and util­           2. Within the meaning of this Regulation, genetic
ization of genetic resources in agriculture in each              resources in agriculture shall include both plant and
Member State ; whereas the relevant information should           animal genetic resources. Plant genetic resources shall
be gathered and the procedures for providing access              mean, in particular, those of agricultural crops, including
thereto laid down ;                                              fodder crops, horticultural and floricultural products,
                                                                 including market-garden and ornamental crops, fruit
                                                                 products, forestry products, fungi, plant micro-organisms
Whereas work carried out at Community level should be            and wild flora which are or could be of use in agri­
directed, in particular, towards improving the quality of        culture . Animal genetic resources shall mean, in
agricultural products and finding new uses for traditional       particular, those of farm animals,, micro-organisms and
or new agricultural products with a view to increasing           wild fauna which are or could be of use in agriculture ;
their added value ;
                                                                  3. The coordination and promotion referred to in
Whereas a Community programme of measures for the                paragraph 1 shall be carried out in accordance with the
conservation, characterization and utilization of genetic        general policy on genetic resources in agriculture laid
resources in agriculture must help to preserve biological        down by the Community.
diversity in the Community, increase the competitiveness
of agriculture and improve the management of agri­
cultural resources ;                                                                       TITLE I
                                                                                Information and consultation
Whereas such a Community programme of long-term
measures could lead to new forms of production, thus                                       Article 2
benefiting agriculture, the environment and the                  Arrangements for the exchange of information and
countryside ;                                                    consultation between the Member States and the
                                                                  Commission shall be established under the conditions set
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                                                                 out in Articles 3 and 4 .
Whereas it is important to ensure that the results of work
on the conservation, characterization and utilization of
genetic resources in agriculture to which the Community                                    Article 3
makes       a contribution   is made     available   to  the
Community;                                                        1 . The Member States shall provide the Commission
                                                                 on a regular basis with technical, economic and financial
                                                                 information on measures for the conservation, charac­
Whereas within the framework of the general policy on            terization and utilization of genetic resources in agri­
the conservation, characterization and utilization of            culture carried out or planned under their authority.
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They shall endeavour to provide the Commission on a               2. The Commission shall take the appropriate steps, in
regular basis with similar information on measures for            accordance with the aims of the common agricultural
the conservation, characterization and utilization of             policy, to promote the dissemination and utilization of
genetic resources in agriculture carried out and planned          any results of work in the field of the conservation,
by bodies not under their authority.                              characterization and utilization of genetic resources in
                                                                  agriculture which could contribute to the achievement of
2 . - The Commission shall keep a permanent inventory             those aims .
of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 .
3 . After consulting the Committee referred to in                                           TITLE III
Article 13, the Commission shall fix the procedures for                                            i
                                                                  Programme of measures concerning genetic resources in
making available to those concerned the information                                        agriculture
gathered, in particular that gathered for purposes of the
inventory provided for in paragraph 2.                                                                      <
                                                                                            Article 7
                            A rticle 4                            A first Community programme for the conservation,
1 . The Commission shall make a permanent study of                characterization and utilization of genetic resources in
the policy on and the trends in conservation, character­           agriculture as set out in Annex I, hereinafter referred to
ization and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture       as 'the programme', is hereby adopted for a period of
in the Member States. To that end, the Commission shall           five years.
consult with the Member States within the Committee
referred to in Article 13 .                                                                 A rticle 8
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2. The Commission shall organize exchanges of infor­              The detailed rules for the application of the programme,
mation, in particular, by means of seminars, exchanges            including the level of financial support from the
of experts, study visits and scientific and technical             Community, are set out in Annex I.
reports .
                                                                                            A rticle 9
                            TITLE II
                                                                  The Commission shall implement the programme after
                        Specific measures                         consulting the Committee referred to in Article 13 . This
                                                                  consultation shall concern, in particular :
                            Article 5
                                                                  — the drafting and updating of a programme of work,
1 . Without prejudice to any recommendations the
Commission might make to the Member States, the                   — the content of the public calls for proposals for
Commission shall be responsible for :                                  measures,
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(a) the coordination, at Community level, of certain              — the assessment of the concerted measures and the
     national measures for the conservation, character­                projects provided for in Annex I.
     ization and utilization of genetic resources in agri­
     culture to permit the rational organization of the                                     Article 10
     means employed within the Community and the
     efficient utilization of the results and to achieve an        1 . The programme of work referred to in Article 9
     approach in line with the aims of the common agri­           shall set out the detailed objectives, the type of measures
     cultural policy;                                             to be applied and the relevant financial provisions to be
(b) the development and implementation of programmes              adopted. The Commission shall publish public calls for
     of measures for the conservation, characterization           proposals for measures on the basis of the programme of
                                                                  work.
     and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture at
     Community level to support or supplement action
     undertaken in the Member States .                            2. Contracts concluded by the Commission for the
                                                                  implementation of the various measures shall lay down
                                                                  detailed rules for the dissemination, protection and util­
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2. The detailed rules for applying paragraph 1 shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in             ization of the results of measures applied as part of the
Article 14.                                                       programme.
                            A rticle 6                                                      Article 11
1 . In accordance with the procedure laid down in                  1 . During the third year of implementation, the
Article 1 4, the Commission shall take all necessary              Commission shall carry out a review of the programme
measures to ensure that any results which could                   and an analysis of the situation, in particular, the
contribute to the application of measures adopted under           financial position. The Commission shall present a report
Article 5 ( 1 ) be made available to the Community by the         to Parliament and to the Council on the results of the
most suitable means .                                             review.
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2. At the end of the programme, the Commission shall             accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they
appoint a group of experts to assess the results. The            shall be communicated by the Commission to the
group's report, together with the Commission's                   Council forthwith. In that event the Commission may
comments, shall be presented to Parliament, to the               defer application of the measures which it has decided
Council and to the Economic and Social Committee .               for a period of not more than one month from the date
                                                                 of such communication .
                          Article 12
                                                                 The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a
1.
                                                                 different decision within one month .
2.      An indicative allocation of the sum is given in                                    Article 1 5
Annex II .
                                                                 The Committee may consider any other question
                                                                 referred to it by its chairman either on his own initiative
                          TITLE IV                               or at the request of the representative of a Member
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                                                                 State .
                     General provisions
                                                                                           Article 16
                          Article 13
                                                                 The Commission shall present a regular report to
1.      A Committee on the Conservation, Character­              Parliament and to the Council on the measures for the
ization and Utilization of Genetic Resources in Agri­            conservation, characterization and utilization of genetic
culture, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee' shall        resources in agriculture referred to in Article 5 .
be set up composed of representatives of the Member
States and chaired by a representative of the                    In particular, the report shall include :
Commission .
                                                                     information on the situation with regard to the
2 . The Committee shall adopt rules of procedure in                  conservation, characterization and utilization of
accordance with the rules adopted in 1965 for the                    genetic resources in agriculture in the Member
management committees established for the adminis­                   States,
tration of the common organizations of the markets .
                                                                     a description of the development of the conservation,
                          A rticle 1 4                               characterization and utilization of genetic resources
                                                                     in agriculture in the Community,
1.      Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to
be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the              the position with regard to measures applied under
Committee either on his own initiative or at the request             this Regulation,
of a representative of a Member State.                                                                         j
                                                                     an exploratory study of desirable developments in the
                                                                     conservation, characterization and utilization of
2.      Within the Committee the votes of Member States
                                                                     genetic resources in agriculture in the Member States
shall be weighted in accordance with Article 148 (2) of              and the coordination of work in that sphere at
the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.                             Community level in the light of the aims of the
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                                                                     common agricultural policy. The study will include,
3.      The representative of the Commission shall submit            where appropriate, references to the work
to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken .               undertaken in this area by recognized international
The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft                 organizations .
within a time limit which the chairman may lay down
according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion                                        Article 17
shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article
148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Commission .                                                     European Communities.
4.      The Commission shall adopt measures which shall          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in         directly applicable in all Member States.
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                                                              ANNEX I                «
             DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF MEASURES
             I. OBJECTIVES
                The objectives are to help ensure and improve the conservation, characterization, documentation,
                evaluation and utilization of potentially valuable plant and animal genetic resources in the European
                Community.
                The objectives will be achieved by coordinating existing actions in the Member States and by comp­
                lementing and extending them. In all actions the principle of subsidiarity will be applied.
                Where it is appropriate, the actions undertaken in this programme will be pursued in conjunction with
                actions in the same area undertaken by recognized international organizations.
            II. GENERAL PROVISIONS
                1 . The programme of measures provided for in Article 7 of this Regulation is to be implemented by
                    the Commission.                                                             i
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                2. The procedures for implementing the programme referred in Article 8 are to include a permanent
                    inventory of genetic resources in agriculture in the Community, concerted measures, shared-cost
                    projects for the conservation, characterization and utilization of those genetic resources and ac­
                    companying measures.
                    — Permanent inventory
                        The permanent inventory is to consist principally in the establishment, regular updating and
                        publication of the state and nature of genetic resources in agriculture collected in the
                        Community and the listing of current work on the conservation, characterization and utilization
                        of those genetic resources. Expenditure on the establishment of the inventory and its regular
                        publication is to be covered from the total appropriations granted for the implementation of the
                        programme .
                    — Concerted measures
                        Concerted measures are to consist of work undertaken by the Community to coordinate indi­
                        vidual measures for the conservation, characterization and utilization of those genetic resources
                        in agriculture carried out in the Member States. A Community financial contribution of up to
                        100 % of the cost of concertation may be granted.
                    — Shared-cost projects for the conservation, characterization and utilization ofgenetic resources in agri­
                        culture
                        Shared-cost contracts are to be concluded for projects for the conservation, characterization
                        and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture. A Community financial contribution of not
                        more than 50 % of the total cost of the projects is to be granted for their implementation.
                        Shared-cost projects must, as a general rule, be carried out by participants established within the
                        Community. Priority is to be given to projects providing for the participation of two or more
                        unconnected participants established in different Member States. Contracts for shared-cost
                        projects for the conservation, characterization and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture
                        must, as a general rule, be concluded following an official selection procedure based on calls for
                        proposals published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. In urgent cases, the
                        restricted procedure may be used.
                    — Accompanying measures
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                        Accompanying measures are to consist of:
                        — the organization of seminars, technical conferences and workshops,
                        — internal coordination measures through specialized technical groups,
                        — training and mobility schemes for specialist personnel,
                        — the promotion of the utilization of results.         /
                        A Community financial contribution of up to 100 % of the total cost of these measures may be
                        granted.
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                3. Any natural or legal person who is a national of a Member State and established in the Community
                    may participate in the implementation of the measures provided for in the programme. The partici­
                    pation of nationals of third countries and the Community financial contribution relating to such
                    participation must be examined on a case by case basis.
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                4. Expenditure on the dissemination of the results and the knowledge gained during the implemen­
                    tation of the measures and projects is to be met from the programme budget.
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                5. All proposals for measures must include a delaration on the impact on the environment. The
                    declaration must include an undertaking to comply with the relevant safety rules.
           III. TECHNICAL PROCEDURES
                1 . Scope
                    (a) Emphasis
                         Priority will be given to species which are, or which may reasonably be expected to become,
                         economically significant in agriculture, horticulture or forestry in the European Community. A
                         particular preference will be given to the use of genetic resources for :
                         — diversification of production in agriculture,
                         — improved product quality,
                         — a better care for the environment.
                         Priority within the different species will be accorded to those which are native or adapted to the
                         Community and its islands, which are immediately threatened with extinction, and which have
                         no close relatives already preserved.
                    (b) Eligible activities
                         This programme concerns the conservation, characterization, evaluation and utilization of
                         genetic resources, plant and animal, which occur within the territory of the European
                         Community and which are likely to be lost if special measures are not taken.
                         Eligible organisms are plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms), animals (vertetbrates and certain
                         invertebrates) and micro-organisms.
                         All types of material are eligible including cultivars and domestic breeds, landraces, breeders'
                         material, genetic type collections, and wild species.
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                         The programme covers material that is actively growing and material that is dormant (seeds,
                         embryos, semen and pollen). Both ex situ and in situ collections are covered.
                         'documentation', 'passport', 'characterization' and 'evaluation' are defined as follows :
                         — 'documentation' refers to the collection and recording of all types of data;
                         — 'passport' data are recorded at the collection site,
                         — 'characterization' refers to primary taxonomic descriptors recorded subsequently,
                         — 'evaluation' refers to the assessement of other characters such as disease or stress resistance.
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                     (c) Excluded
                         The following actions are specifically not eligible for Community financial support in this
                         programme : theoretical studies, studies to test hypotheses, studies to improve tools or tech­
                         niques, work involving untested techniques or 'model' systems, and all other research activities.
                         Such actions may be eligible for consideration under the Community programme of research
                         and technological development.
                         Actions that are already under way in the Members States will qualify only for the execution of
                         joint actions.
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                     Actions on lower animals, plants and micro-organisms are not eligible, except for those which
                     are reared or cultivated on land or in fresh water. Exception will be made in the specific case of
                     defined gene-for-gene relationships between parasite or saprophyte and host, and where both
                     organisms are to be conserved.
                     Collecting and acquisition of material is subject to the priorities stipulated above.
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             2 . Actions
                 The following actions will be promoted :
                 (a) Inventory
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                     A permanent inventory of in situ and ex situ collections of conserved genetic material in the
                     European Community will be established, periodically updated and regularly published.
                     The inventory will provide a guide to collections of conserved germplasm and associated ac­
                     tivities in the European Community. The aims of the inventory are to support the programme
                     activities and encourage the widest possible knowledge and use of preserved material. The
                     inventory will contain full details of each database and of each collection supported by the
                     programme in particular, plus other appropriate details.
                 (b) Conservation and documentation
                     The objective is to reinforce the Community's efforts in conserving and documenting plant,
                     including forest trees, and animal germplasm by harmonizing work already under way and
                     eliminating duplication of effort.
                     The work will proceed in a series of logical steps. Work concerning a later step will not be
                     eligible for Community funding unless there is proof that the preceding steps have been
                     concluded whether in this programme, or previously.
                     Eventually, if it can be shown that the need exists, new actions may be supported (step 6).
                     To harmonize efforts, a single database language will be used in all actions supported by the
                     programme .
                     At each step of the process, information acquired will be published and material stored will be
                     made available for distribution.
                     For each species the steps or milestones are as follows :
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                     — Step 1 : Establish the workplan
                          Draw up a minimum list of primary descriptors, design and test a common database and a
                          common format for data exchange. The common database should be designed to respond to
                          the needs of users, and it should use the standard database language. The chosen descriptors
                          should be highly heritable. They should be expressed in all environments and be cheap to
                          evaluate .
                     — Step 2 : Characterize the collections
                          Create the database. Assemble passport data, multiply or regenerate material and charac­
                          terize the primary descriptors.
                          Eligible costs for each partner in a project may include data-base software, a compatible
                          computer, the costs of inputting the data or transferring them from an existing database and
                          the costs of communicating with the other partners. The costs of regenerating or multiplying
                          material, or maintaining in situ collections^- are also eligible, as are the costs of project coor­
                          dination.
                     — Step 3 : Evaluation ( secondary characterization )
                          Where relevant, add data from other screening tests (see 'Evaluation and Utilization' below).
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                       — Step 4 : Sort the collections
                           By using the common database, identify duplicates and gaps in the existing collections.
                           Where appropriate, designate a fraction of the total as a 'core* or "minimal population5.
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                       — Step 5 : Rationalize the collections
                           Where there is duplication between collections, rationalize and harmonize the ^holdings.
                           Some overlap of holdings is necessary to guard against accidental loss. The minimal criterion
                           is that duplicates of core material should be held in dormant condition at least two
                           designated sites. The collection as a whole may be spread over several designated sites.
                       — Step 6 : Acquire ( collect ) germplasm
                           Collecting may be undertaken :
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                            (i) where there are gaps in collections, which demonstrably limit their utility; or
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                           (ii) where there is uncollected material which is demonstrably unique and which, if not
                                  collected, would be lost.
                           Collecting and acquisition is limited to the continent and islands of Europe. Good collecting
                           practice will be followed and the collected material will be documented and entered on the
                           database (steps 1 to 5). For animals, 'collection' may include the collection and preservation
                           of semen, ova and embryos of threatened and unique races.
                       A particular emphasis will be placed on the publication of information and diffusion of material
                       resulting from the above activities. Eligible expenses include the cost of actions necessary for the
                       official acceptance of material in germplasm collections as plant species under the Council
                       Directive on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (') and under the
                       Council Directive on the marketing of vegetable seed (2).
                   (c) Evaluation and utilization
                       The objective is to improve the evaluation and utilization of material stored in Community in
                       situ and ex situ germplasm collections.
                       The following actions are eligible :
                       — actions leading directly to the use of conserved material in agriculture, e.g. the multiplication
                           of candidate material and its trialing in field conditions,
                       — the acquisition of relevant information from users who have received germplasm from the
                           gene bank in the past, and the collection of relevant information from the literature,
                       — the routine evaluation of the performance of conserved material in practical conditions,
                       — the routine 'screening' of conserved material for sources of useful and relevant genes
                           conferring, e.g. product quality, resistance to diseases, pests and stress conditions, general
                           combining ability, male sterility,
                       — the recording of other non-economic characters that are useful operationally, e.g. for faster
                           or more precise identification of genotypes.
           (') Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 (OJ No L 225, 2 . 10 . 1970, p. 1 ).
           O Council Directive 70/458 /EEC of 29 September 1970 (OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7).
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                  3. Participation
                       There will be two modes of participation. The criteria are as follows
                       (a) Designated participant
                           A designated participant is responsible for a collection which :
                           — is accessible to all bona-fide users,
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                                conforms to standards of good practice,
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                           — is m active use,
                           — is recognized for training at Ph. D. level. The collection must be ready to accept students for
                                post-University (three years) training.
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                       (b) Complementary participant
                           A complementary participant holds material which is complementary to that of the same species
                           in a designated gene bank.
                           Complementary participants will participate in the work as subcontractors in collaboration with
                           a designated participant.
                       This is a multidisciplinary programme. The participation of all relevant disciplines, particularly of
                       those concerned with the utilization of stored material, is especially encouraged.
                                                                    ANNEX II
                                               GENETIC RESOURCES IN AGRICULTURE
                                                 INDICATIVE FINANCIAL ALLOCATION
                                                      Action                                                      %
               I. Permanent inventory                                                                                        10
             II. Conservation, characterization, utilization                                                                 88
                   1 . Plant genetic resources                                                     66
                   2. Animal genetic resources <    *
                                                                                                   22
           III. Programme evaluation                                                                                          2O
                                                                                    Total                                   loo o
            (') Around 2 % of the total is earmarked for the evaluation and dissemination of the results of the programme.
            (') Including expenditure on the specific administration of the programme amounting to around 2,5 % of the total and
                 the cost of specialist personnel (two A-grade, two B-grade and two C-grade staff) amounting to approximately 10 %
                 of the total .
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