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Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU of 15 October 2014 implementing Council Directive 2008/90/EC as regards specific requirements for the genus and species of fruit plants referred to in Annex I thereto, specific requirements to be met by suppliers and detailed rules concerning official inspections
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[F1Article 21 U.K. Health requirements for certified mother plants and certified material
1. A certified mother plant or certified material shall, by visual inspection in the facilities, fields and lots, be found free from the RNQPs, listed in Annexes I and II, and subject to the requirements of Annex IV, as regards the genus or species concerned. That visual inspection shall be carried out by the responsible official body and, where appropriate, the supplier.
The responsible official body and, where appropriate the supplier, shall carry out sampling and testing of the certified mother plant or certified material, for the RNQPs listed in Annex II, and subject to the requirements of Annex IV, with regard to the genus or species concerned and category.
In case of doubts concerning the presence of the RNQPs listed in Annex I, the responsible official body and, where appropriate, the supplier shall carry out sampling and testing of the certified mother plant or certified material concerned.
2. As regards sampling and testing, as provided for in paragraph 1, Member States shall apply protocols of EPPO, or other internationally recognised protocols. Where such protocols do not exist, the responsible official body shall apply the relevant protocols established at national level. In that case, Member States shall, on request, make available those protocols to the other Member States and to the Commission.
The responsible official body and, where appropriate, the supplier shall submit samples to laboratories officially accepted by the responsible official body.
3. In the case of a positive test result for any of the RNQPs, listed in Annexes I and II, as regards the genus or species concerned, the supplier shall remove the infested certified mother plant or certified material from the vicinity of other certified mother plants and certified material pursuant to Article 20(7) or Article 20(8), or take appropriate measures pursuant to Annex IV.
4. The measures to ensure compliance with the requirements of paragraph 1 are set out in Annex IV, with regard to the genus or species concerned and category.
5. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to certified mother plants and certified material during cryopreservation.]
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F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance).
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