Commission Directive 93/61/EECShow full title

Article 6

1. The supplier's document referred to in Article 11 of Directive 92/33/EEC shall be of suitable material which has not previously been used and shall be printed in at least one of the official languages of the Community. It shall contain the following information headings:

(i)

indication ‘EEC quality’

(ii)

indication of EEC Member State code;

(iii)

indication of responsible official body or its distinguishing code;

(iv)

registration or accreditation number;

(v)

name of supplier;

(vi)

individual serial, week or batch number;

(vii)

date of issue of the supplier's document;

(viii)

reference number of seed lot in the case of young plants raised direct from seeds marketed pursuant to Council Directive 70/458/EEC(1). Alternatively this reference number shall be made available, on request, to the responsible official body;

(ix)

common name, or where the material is accompanied by a plant passport in accordance with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC(2), botanical name;

(x)

denomination of the variety. In the case of rootstock, denomination of the variety or its designation;

(xi)

quantity;

(xii)

in the case of imports from third countries pursuant to Article 16 (2) of Directive 92/33/EEC, the name of the country of harvesting.

2. Where the material is accompanied by a plant passport in accordance with Directive 92/105/EEC, the plant passport may, if the supplier so wishes, constitute the supplier's document referred to in paragraph 1. Nonetheless, the remark ‘EEC-quality’ and an indication as to the responsible official body under Directive 92/33/EEC must be given, together with a reference to the denomination of the variety. In the case of imports from third countries under Article 16 (2) of Directive 92/33/EEC, the name of the country of harvesting must also be given. This information may be on the same document as the plant passport but must be clearly separated.

(1)

OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7.

(2)

OJ No L 4, 8. 1. 1993, p. 22.