Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2023/1438 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC as regards the protocols for the examination of certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species.

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Agricultural commodities Enforcement/compliance Inspection Plant protection Plant variety Vegetables/legumes

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Abstract

This Directive amends Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC and Annexes to Directive 2003/91/EC by the texts set out in Parts A and B of the Annex to this Directive in order to comply with the protocols established by the Community Plant Variety Office and the guidelines of the International Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants. This Directive obliges the Member States to adopt and publish, by 31 December 2023 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive and apply those provisions from 1 January 2024.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Commission Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Cereals/grains/rice, Sugar cane/sugar beet, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Directive 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Vegetables/legumes, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX