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Council Decision of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/17/EC)
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- Annex 2 para. B point 6 word inserted by S.I. 2019/162 reg. 6(6)(b)(viii)(bb)
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- Annex 2 para. B(5) words substituted by S.I. 2021/393 reg. 6(5)(c)(i)
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- Annex 2 para. B point 6 words substituted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/162, reg. 6(6)(b)(viii)(cc) by S.I. 2020/1388 reg. 30(3)(d)(iv)
- Art. 3(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/162 reg. 6(4)(b)(iii)(aa)
- Art. 3(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/162 reg. 6(4)(b)(iii)(bb)
- Art. 3(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2021/393 reg. 6(4)(b)(ii)
- Art. 3(2)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/162 reg. 6(4)(b)(iv)(aa)
- Art. 3(2)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/162 reg. 6(4)(b)(iv)(bb) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 6(4)(b)(iv)(bb) substituted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 30(3)(d)(i))
- Art. 3(2)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/162, reg. 6(6)(b)(iv)(bb) (as substituted) by S.I. 2020/1388 reg. 30(3)(d)(i)
Article 1.Field inspections concerning the seed-producing crops of the species specified...
Article 2.Seed of the species specified in Annex I to this...
Article 3.(1) Where equivalent seed is ‘ relabelled and refastened ’...
Article 6.This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2003 to 31...
A. Conditions relating to field inspections carried out in third countries...
B. Conditions relating to seed produced in third countries
1. Seed shall be officially certified and its packages officially closed...
3. Seed shall satisfy the following additional conditions in respect of...
6. For certified seed of all generations, seed of the previous...
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