Council Directive 2002/55/ECShow full title

Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed

Article 48U.K.

1.Specific conditions may be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 46(2) to take account of developments in the areas of:

(a)conditions under which chemically treated seed may be marketed;

(b)conditions under which seed may be marketed in relation to the conservation in situ and the sustainable use of plant genetic resources, including seed mixtures of species which also include species listed in Article 1 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC(1), and are associated with specific natural and semi-natural habitats and are threatened by genetic erosion;

(c)conditions under which seed suitable for organic production may be marketed.

2.The specific conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall include in particular the following points:

(a)the seed of these species shall be of a known provenance approved by the appropriate authority in each Member State for marketing the seed in defined areas;

(b)appropriate quantitative restrictions.

(1)

See page 1 of this Official Journal.