Article 6Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs on specific plants for planting

1

The measures to prevent the presence of RNQPs concerning the movement within and introduction into the Union of specific plants for planting, as referred to in Article 37(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, are set out in Annex V to this Regulation.

2

The list set out in Annex IV to this Regulation and Annex V thereto shall not affect the measures adopted pursuant to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 98/56/EC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC concerning:

a

inspections, sampling and testing of the plants for planting concerned or the plants from which they originate;

b

the origin of the respective plants for planting from the areas or sites, which are free from, or with physical protection from, the RNQPs concerned;

c

treatments of the plants for planting concerned, or the plants from which they originate;

d

the production of the plants for planting.

3

In addition, the list set out in Annex IV to this Regulation and Annex V thereto shall not affect the exceptions for plants for planting, adopted pursuant to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 98/56/EC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC, from the requirements for marketing set out by those Directives, including:

a

exceptions concerning the supply of plants for planting to official testing and inspection bodies;

b

exceptions concerning the supply of plants for planting as grown to providers of services for processing or packaging, under the condition that the provider of services does not acquire title to the plants thus supplied and the identity of the plants is ensured;

c

exceptions concerning the supply of plants for planting under certain conditions to providers of services for the production of certain agricultural raw materials, intended for industrial purposes, or seed propagation for that purpose;

d

exceptions for plants for planting intended for scientific purposes, selection work, other test or trial purposes;

e

exceptions from marketing requirements concerning plants for planting not finally certified;

f

exceptions from marketing requirements set out in the provisions of Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/478;

g

exceptions from marketing requirements for plants for planting shown to be intended for export to third countries.