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Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Directive shall apply to the production with a view...

  3. Article 2.(1) For the purpose of this Directive: (a) ‘marketing’ shall...

  4. Article 3.(1) Member States shall provide that beet seed may not...

  5. Article 4.Notwithstanding Article 3(1), Member States shall provide that bred seed...

  6. Article 5.Member States may, by way of derogation from the provisions...

  7. Article 6.(1) Notwithstanding Article 3(1), Member States may authorise producers in...

  8. Article 7.Member States may, as regards the conditions laid down in...

  9. Article 8.The Member States shall provide that the description of the...

  10. Article 9.(1) Member States shall require that, for the checking of...

  11. Article 10.(1) Member States require that basic seed and certified seed...

  12. Article 11.(1) Member States shall require that packages of basic seed...

  13. Article 12.Member States shall require that packages of basic seed and...

  14. Article 13.(1) Member States shall require that small EC packages:

  15. Article 14.Member States may provide that, on request, small EC packages...

  16. Article 15.Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that,...

  17. Article 16.(1) In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article...

  18. Article 17.In the case of seed of a variety which has...

  19. Article 18.Member States shall require that any chemical treatment of basic...

  20. Article 19.For the purpose of seeking improved alternatives to certain provisions...

  21. Article 20.Member States shall ensure that seed which is placed on...

  22. Article 21.The conditions under which bred seed of generations prior to...

  23. Article 22.(1) Member States shall provide that beet seed which has...

  24. Article 23.(1) The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a...

  25. Article 24.(1) In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the...

  26. Article 25.(1) Member States shall ensure that official inspections are carried...

  27. Article 26.(1) Community comparative tests and trials shall be carried out...

  28. Article 27.Amendments to be made to the content of the annexes...

  29. Article 28.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

  30. Article 29.This Directive shall be without prejudice to the provisions of...

  31. Article 30.(1) Specific conditions may be established in accordance with the...

  32. Article 30A.In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 28(2),...

  33. Article 31.Member States shall submit to the Commission the text of...

  34. Article 32.No later than 1 February 2004, the Commission shall submit...

  35. Article 33.(1) Directive 66/400/EEC as amended by Directives listed in Annex...

  36. Article 34.This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

  37. Article 35.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      CONDITIONS FOR CERTIFICATION

      1. A. Crop

        1. 1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been...

        2. 2. The crop shall have sufficient identity and purity of variety....

        3. 3. The seed producer shall submit all the multiplications of a...

        4. 4. In the case of certified seed of all categories there...

        5. 5. The cultural condition of the field and the stage of...

        6. 6. The minimum distances from neighbouring pollen sources shall be:

      2. B. Seed

        1. 1. The seed shall have sufficient identity and purity of variety....

        2. 2. Diseases which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be...

        3. 3. The seed shall also satisfy the following conditions:

    2. ANNEX II

      1. Maximum weight of a seed lot: 20 metric tons

      2. Minimum weight of a sample: 500 grammes

      3. The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more...

    3. ANNEX III

      MARKING

      1. A. Official label

        1. I. Information required

          1. 1. ‘EC rules and standards’.

          2. 2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials.

          3. 2a. Officially assigned serial number.

          4. 3. Reference number of lot.

          5. 4. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed … (month...

          6. 5. Species, indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical...

          7. 6. Variety indicated at least in roman characters.

          8. 7. Category.

          9. 8. Country of production.

          10. 9. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of clusters...

          11. 10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or...

          12. 11. For monogerm seed: the word ‘monogerm’.

          13. 12. For precision seed: the word ‘precision’.

          14. 13. Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested...

        2. II. Minimum dimensions

      2. B. Supplier's label or information on the packing (small EC package)...

        1. Information required

          1. 1. ‘Small EC package’.

          2. 2. Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or...

          3. 3. Officially assigned serial number.

          4. 4. Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member...

          5. 5. Reference number if the official serial number does not enable...

          6. 6. Species, indicated at least in roman characters; indication whether sugar...

          7. 7. Variety indicated at least in roman characters.

          8. 8. ‘Category’.

          9. 9. Net or gross weight or number of clusters or pure...

          10. 10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or...

          11. 11. For monogerm seed: the word ‘monogerm’.

          12. 12. For precision seed: the word ‘precision’.

    4. ANNEX IV

      LABEL AND DOCUMENT PROVIDED IN THE CASE OF SEED NOT FINALLY CERTIFIED, HARVESTED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE

      1. A. Information required for the label

      2. B. Colour of the label

      3. C. Information required for the document

    5. ANNEX V

      1. PART A REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS

      2. PART B DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW

    6. ANNEX VI

      CORRELATION TABLE

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