Article 3

F11.

The Member States shall provide that seed of:

  • F2Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.

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

  • Dactylis glomerata L.

  • F2Festuca arundinacea Schreber

  • Festuca pratensis Hudson

  • Festuca rubra L. F3× Festulolium

  • F4Galega orientalis Lam. fodder galega

  • F5Lolium multiflorum Lam.

  • Lolium perenne L.

  • F6Lolium x hybridum Hausskn

  • Phleum pratense L.

  • Medicago sativa L.

  • F7 F2Medicago × varia T. Martyn

  • Pisum sativum L.

  • F2Raphanus 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 .

F91a.

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.

F85.

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