Council Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1966 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal 125, 11 July 1966, pp. 2320-2326. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Internal trade International trade Certification Packaging/labelling Inspection Standards Authorization/permit Plant production Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive shall apply to seed potatoes marketed within the Community. The Member States shall provide that seed potatoes may not be placed on the market unless they have been officially certified as "basic seed potatoes" or "certified seed potatoes" and unless they satisfy the minimum conditions laid down in Annexes I and II. The Member States shall provide that seed potatoes, which do not during marketing satisfy the minimum conditions, laid down in Annex II may be sorted. The tubers that are not rejected shall then undergo a further official examination. The Member States shall require that packages of basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes be labelled on the outside with an official label in one of the official languages of the Community conforming to the specification in Annex III. (22 articles and 3 Annexes) Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 89 of 1997 of the Ministry of Agriculture on the production and distribution of seeds. Legislation | Hungary | 1997 (2002) Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Standards, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Plant production, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Seed Potatoes (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 (S.R. No. 188 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 68 of 2000 to amend various regulations based on the Seed and Plant Material Act. Legislation | Netherlands | 2000 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 201 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Seed Potatoes) Regulations, 1980. Legislation | Ireland | 1980 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production, Packaging/labelling, Vegetables/legumes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Arrêté royal portant réglementation du commerce et du contrôle des plants de pommes de terre. Legislation | Belgium | 2001 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Inspection, Internal trade, Certification, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Arrêté royal relatif aux catalogues nationaux des variétés des espèces de plantes agricoles et de légumes. Legislation | Belgium | 2001 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Crops/grasses, Vegetables/legumes, Institution, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Council Directive 98/96/EC amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 98/95/EC amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Plant production, Biotechnology, Planting material/seeds, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Council Directive 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX