Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC)

Article 3 U.K.

[F1 1. The Member States shall provide that seed of:

• [F2 Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.

• Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. medullosa Thell. + var. viridis L.]

• Dactylis glomerata L.

• [F2 Festuca arundinacea Schreber

• Festuca pratensis Hudson]

• Festuca rubra L. [F3 × Festulolium]

• [F4 Galega orientalis Lam. fodder galega]

• [F5 Lolium multiflorum Lam.

• Lolium perenne L.

• [F6 Lolium x hybridum Hausskn] ]

• Phleum pratense L.

• Medicago sativa L.

• [F7 [F2 Medicago × varia T. Martyn]

• Pisum sativum L.]

• [F2 Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.]

• Trifolium repens L.

and, as from 1 July 1971 , seed of Trifolium pratense L.

may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’ [F8 and unless it satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex II] .]

[F9 1a. Until 31 December 1989 the Kingdom of Spain may be authorized, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, to provide for exceptions to paragraph 1 in the case of seed of Medicago sativa, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala and Raphanus sativus .]

2. The Member States shall provide that fodder plant seed of genera and species other than those listed in paragraph 1 may not be placed on the market unless the seed has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’, or is commercial seed [F8 , and unless the seed also satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex II].

3. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, provide that after specified dates seed of genera and species of fodder plant other than those listed in paragraph 1 may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.

4. The Member States shall ensure that the official examinations are carried out in accordance with current international methods, insofar as such methods exist.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Directive of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (69/63/EEC).

F2 Inserted by Commission Directive of 14 January 1987 amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials (87/120/EEC).

F3 Inserted by Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed.

F4 Inserted by Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 2007 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam. (Text with EEA relevance).

F5 Inserted by Council Directive of 30 March 1971 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (71/162/EEC).

F6 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance).

F7 Inserted by Commission Directive of 27 June 1979 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed (79/641/EEC).

F8 Deleted by Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 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.

F9 Inserted by Council Directive of 22 April 1986 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain Directives concerning the marketing of seeds and plants (86/155/EEC).