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Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) This Directive concerns the acceptance for inclusion in a...

  3. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive ‘official measures’ means measures...

  4. Article 3.(1) Each Member States shall establish one or more catalogues...

  5. Article 4.(1) Member States shall ensure that a variety is accepted...

  6. Article 5.(1) A variety shall be regarded as distinct if, whatever...

  7. Article 6.Member States shall ensure that varieties coming from other Member...

  8. Article 7.(1) Member States shall provide that the acceptance of varieties...

  9. Article 8.Member States shall require that when lodging an application for...

  10. Article 9.(1) Each Member State shall arrange for official publication of...

  11. Article 10.(1) Any application or withdrawal of an application for acceptance...

  12. Article 11.(1) Member States shall provide that the varieties accepted must...

  13. Article 12.(1) Acceptance shall be valid until the end of the...

  14. Article 13.(1) Member States shall ensure that any doubts which arise...

  15. Article 14.(1) Member States shall ensure that acceptance of a variety...

  16. Article 15.(1) Member States shall ensure that a variety is deleted...

  17. Article 16.(1) Member States shall ensure that, with effect from the...

  18. Article 17.The Commission shall, on the basis of the information supplied...

  19. Article 18.If it is established that the cultivation of a variety...

  20. Article 19.Where a variety ceases to be accepted in the Member...

  21. Article 20.(1) Specific conditions may be established in accordance with the...

  22. Article 21.Specific conditions may be established in accordance with the procedure...

  23. Article 22.(1) The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a...

  24. Article 23.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

  25. Article 24.Save as otherwise provided in Articles 16 and 18, this...

  26. Article 25.The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text...

  27. Article 26.(1) Directive 70/457/EEC as amended by the Directives listed in...

  28. Article 27.This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

  29. Article 28.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      1. PART A REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS

      2. PART B DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW

    2. ANNEX II

      CORRELATION TABLE

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