Commission Directive 2004/29/EC on determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vine varieties. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 71, 10 March 2004, pp. 22-27. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Plant production Plant variety Inspection Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Directive shall enter into force on 30 March 2004. Abstract This Directive lays down the characteristics to be covered, as a minimum, by the official inspections for the acceptance of vine varieties. Member States shall also ensure that the minimum conditions listed in Annex II hereto are fulfilled at the time of the inspections. Annex I to the Directive defines the above-mentioned characteristcs. The Annex consists of the two following parts: (A) Morphological characteristics considered in the examination for distinctiveness, stability and homogeneity; (B) Physiological characteristics considered in the examination for distinctiveness, stability and homogeneity. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Repeals Commission Directive 72/169/EEC on determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vine varieties. Legislation | European Union | 1972 Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Plant production, Plant variety, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree No. 40 of 2004 (IV. 7.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on state recognition of plant varieties. Legislation | Hungary | 2004 (2012) Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural commodities, Cereals/grains/rice, Crops/grasses, Fruits/edible nuts, Genetic resources, Vegetables/legumes, Oleaginous plants, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Registration, Sugar cane/sugar beet Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on registration of varieties of cultivated plants. Legislation | Slovakia | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Internal trade, Vegetables/legumes, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree establishing the methodology of examining distinctness, uniformity, stability and utility of varieties. Legislation | Czechia | 2006 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Viticulture/oenological practices Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the procedure for acceptance of a variety in the national variety list and on keeping the national variety list. Legislation | Slovenia | 2009 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Certification, Internal trade, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree establishing methods of testing the difference, uniformity, constancy and useful value of varieties. Legislation | Czechia | 2019 (2022) Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Viticulture/oenological practices Source: FAO, FAOLEX