Commission Directive 93/78/EEC of 21 September 1993 setting out additional implementing provisions for lists of varieties of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants, as kept by suppliers under Council Directive 91/682/EEC

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/78/EEC of 21 September 1993 setting out additional implementing provisions for lists of varieties of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants, as kept by suppliers under Council Directive 91/682/EEC
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/682/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants (1), as amended by Commission Decision 93/399/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 (5) thereof,
Whereas a system of description of varieties already exists at an international level; whereas the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) has developed such a system;
Whereas it is desirable to base the Community system on the experience gained at international level;
Whereas suppliers whose activity is confined to the placing on the market of propagating material and ornamental plants should be subject to less onerous requirements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Propagating Material and Ornamental Plants,