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Council Directive 2008/72/EC of 15 July 2008 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed (Text with EEA relevance) (Codified version)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) This Directive shall apply to the marketing of vegetable...

  3. Article 2.This Directive shall not apply to propagating or planting material...

  4. Article 3.For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall...

  5. Article 4.In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(3),...

  6. Article 5.(1) Member States shall ensure that suppliers take all the...

  7. Article 6.(1) The responsible official body shall accredit suppliers once it...

  8. Article 7.(1) Commission experts may, in cooperation with the responsible official...

  9. Article 8.(1) Vegetable propagating and planting material may be marketed only...

  10. Article 9.(1) Without prejudice to Article 2, vegetable propagating and planting...

  11. Article 10.(1) While growing and during lifting or removal from the...

  12. Article 11.(1) Without prejudice to Article 10(2), vegetable propagating and planting...

  13. Article 12.(1) Member States may exempt: (a) from the application of...

  14. Article 13.In the event of temporary difficulties in the supply of...

  15. Article 14.(1) The marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material which...

  16. Article 15.As regards the products referred to in Annex II, Member...

  17. Article 16.(1) In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article...

  18. Article 17.Member States shall ensure that official inspection by sampling checks...

  19. Article 18.Detailed implementing procedures for the controls provided for in Article...

  20. Article 19.(1) If, during the supervision and monitoring provided for in...

  21. Article 20.(1) Trials, or, where appropriate, tests shall be carried out...

  22. Article 21.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the ‘Standing Committee...

  23. Article 22.Amendments to the schedules referred to in Article 4 and...

  24. Article 23.(1) Member States shall ensure that vegetable propagating and planting...

  25. Article 24.As far as Articles 5 to 11, 14, 15, 17,...

  26. Article 25.Directive 92/33/EEC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex...

  27. Article 26.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  28. Article 27.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      Conditions to be laid down in accordance with Article 4

      1. PART A Conditions with which planting material must comply.

      2. PART B Schedules for genera and species not listed in Directive 2002/55/EC...

    2. ANNEX II

      List of the genera and species referred to in Article 1(2)

      1. Allium cepa L. Cepa Group (Onion, Echalion) Aggregatum Group (Shallot)...

    3. ANNEX III

      1. PART A

      2. PART B

    4. ANNEX IV

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