Council Directive 2002/56/ECShow full title

ANNEX I U.K. MINIMUM CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY SEED POTATOES

1.

[F1 Basic seed potatoes shall satisfy the following minimum conditions:

(a)

on official inspection of the growing plants, the number affected by blackleg shall not exceed 1,0 %;

(b)

the number of growing plants not breeding true to the variety and the number of plants of a different variety shall, together, not exceed 0,1 % and in the direct progeny, shall, together, not exceed 0,25 %;

(c)

in the direct progeny the number of plants with symptoms of virus infection shall not exceed 4,0 %;

(d)

on official inspections of the growing plants, the number of plants with mosaic symptoms and the number of plants with symptoms caused by leaf roll virus shall, together, not exceed 0,8 %.

2.

Certified seed potatoes shall satisfy the following minimum conditions:

(a)

on official inspection of the growing plants, the number affected by blackleg shall not exceed 4,0 %;

(b)

the number of plants not breeding true to the variety and the number of plants of a different variety, shall, together, not exceed 0,5 % and in the direct progeny, shall, together, not exceed 0,5 %;

(c)

in the direct progeny the number of plants with symptoms of virus infection shall not exceed 10,0 %;

(d)

on official inspections of the growing plants, the number of plants with mosaic symptoms and the number of plants with symptoms caused by leaf roll virus shall, together, not exceed 6,0 %.]

3.

[F2 . . . . .]

4.

[F1 The tolerances allowed under points (1)(c) and (d), and points 2(c) and (d), shall only be applicable where the virus diseases are caused by viruses that are prevalent in Europe.]

5.

[F2 . . . . .

6.

. . . . .]

7.

[F3 The maximum number of generations of basic potatoes shall be four, and the combined generations of pre-basic potatoes in the field and basic potatoes shall be seven.

The maximum number of generations of certified seed potatoes shall be two.

If the generation is not indicated on the official label, the potatoes concerned shall be considered as belonging to the maximum generation that is permitted within the respective category.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive 2013/63/EU of 17 December 2013 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards minimum conditions to be satisfied by seed potatoes and lots of seed potatoes (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Deleted by Commission Implementing Directive 2013/63/EU of 17 December 2013 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards minimum conditions to be satisfied by seed potatoes and lots of seed potatoes (Text with EEA relevance).

F3 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive 2013/63/EU of 17 December 2013 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards minimum conditions to be satisfied by seed potatoes and lots of seed potatoes (Text with EEA relevance).

[F1 ANNEX II U.K. MINIMUM QUALITY CONDITIONS FOR LOTS OF SEED POTATOES

Tolerances for the following impurities, blemishes and diseases allowed for seed potatoes:

(1)

presence of earth and extraneous matter: 1,0 % by mass for basic seed potatoes and 2,0 % by mass for certified seed potatoes;

(2)

dry and wet rot combined, except if caused by Synchytrium endobioticum , Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus or Ralstonia solanacearum : 0,5 % by mass, of which wet rot 0,2 % by mass;

(3)

external blemishes, e.g. misshapen or damaged tubers: 3,0 % by mass;

(4)

common scab affecting tubers over more than one third of their surface: 5,0 % by mass;

(5)

black scurf affecting tubers over more than 10,0 % of their surface: 5,0 % by mass;

(6)

powdery scab affecting tubers over more than 10,0 % of their surface: 3,0 % by mass;

(7)

shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf: 1,0 % by mass.

Total tolerance for items 2 to 7: 6,0 % by mass for basic seed potatoes, and 8,0 % by mass for certified seed potatoes.]

ANNEX III U.K. LABEL

A. Required information U.K.

1.

‘EC rules and standards’

2.

Certification authority and Member State or their initials

2a.

[F4 Officially assigned serial number]

3.

Producer's identification number or reference number of lot

4.

Month and year of sealing

5.

Variety, indicated at least in roman characters

6.

Country of production

7.

Category and, if desirable, grade

8.

Size

9.

Declared net weight

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the official label of seed packages (Text with EEA relevance).

B. Minimum dimensions U.K.

110 mm × 67 mm

ANNEX IV U.K.

PART A U.K.

REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS

(referred to by Article 29)

Directive 66/403/EEC (OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2320/66)
Council Directive 69/62/EEC (OJ L 48, 26.2.1969, p. 7)
Council Directive 71/162/EEC (OJ L 87, 17.4.1971, p. 24)	only Article 4
Council Directive 72/274/EEC (OJ L 171, 29.7.1972, p. 37)	only concerning references made to the provisions of Directive 66/403/EEC in Articles 1 and 2
Council Directive 72/418/EEC (OJ L 287, 26.12.1972, p. 22)	only Article 4
Council Directive 73/438/EEC (OJ L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79)	only Article 4
Council Directive 75/444/EEC (OJ L 196, 26.7.1975, p. 6)	only Article 4
Council Directive 76/307/EEC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1976, p. 16)	only Article 1
Council Directive 77/648/EEC (OJ L 261, 14.10.1977, p. 21)
Council Directive 78/692/EEC (OJ L 236, 26.8.1978, p. 13)	only Article 4
Council Directive 78/816/EEC (OJ L 281, 6.10.1978, p. 18)
Council Directive 79/967/EEC (OJ L 293, 20.11.1979, p. 16)	only Article 1
Council Directive 80/52/EEC (OJ L 18, 24.1.1980, p. 29)
Council Directive 81/561/EEC (OJ L 203, 23.7.1981, p. 52)	only Article 2
Council Directive 84/218/EEC (OJ L 104, 17.4.1985, p. 19)
Council Directive 86/215/EEC (OJ L 152, 6.6.1986, p. 46)
Council Directive 87/374/EEC (OJ L 197, 18.7.1987, p. 36)
Council Directive 88/332/EEC (OJ L 151, 17.6.1988, p. 82)	only Article 4
Council Directive 88/359/EEC (OJ L 174, 6.7.1988, p. 51)
Council Directive 88/380/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.1988, p. 31)	only Article 4
Council Directive 89/366/EEC (OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 59)
Council Directive 90/404/EEC (OJ L 208, 7.8.1990, p. 30)
Council Directive 90/654/EEC (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 48)	only concerning references made to the provisions of Directive 66/403/EEC in Article 2 and Annex II(I)(4)
Commission Directive 91/127/EEC (OJ L 60, 7.3.1991, p. 18)
Commission Directive 92/17/EEC (OJ L 82, 27.3.1992, p. 69)
Commission Directive 93/3/EEC (OJ L 54, 5.3.1993, p. 21)
Commission Directive 93/108/EEC (OJ L 319, 21.12.1993, p. 39)
Commission Decision 96/16/EC (OJ L 6, 9.1.1996, p. 19)
Council Directive 96/72/EC (OJ L 304, 27.11.1996, p. 10)	only Article 1(4)
Commission Decision 97/90/EC (OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 49)
Commission Decision 98/111/EC (OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 42)
Council Directive 98/95/EC (OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 1)	only Article 4
Council Directive 98/96/EC (OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27)	only Article 4
Commission Decision 1999/49/EC (OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 30)
Commission Decision 1999/742/EC (OJ L 297, 18.11.1999, p. 39)

PART B U.K.

DEADLINE FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW

(referred to by Article 29)

a For Denmark, Ireland and the united Kingdom, 1 July 1973 for Article 13(1), 1 July 1974 for the other provisions concerning basic seed potatoes and 1 July 1976 for the other provisions.
b 1 January 1986 for Greece, 1 March 1986 for Spain, and 1 January 1991 for Portugal.
c 1 January 1995 for Austria, Finland and Sweden. However: Sweden shall be allowed to maintain a tolerance limit of 40 % by weight for tubers affected over more than one tenth of their surface with common scab, relating to the marketing in its territory of seed potatoes until 31 December 1996 at the latest. This tolerance limit shall apply solely to seed potatoes produced in areas of Sweden in which particular problems with common scab have been experienced. Such seed potatoes shall not be introduced into the territory of other Member States, Sweden shall adapt its legislation in this respect to comply with the relevant part of Annex II to the Directive by the date of expiry of the above period, Sweden shall apply from the date of acession those provisions of the Directive which ensure access for material complying with the Directive to marketing in its territory.
d The remaining stocks of labels bearing the abbreviation ‘EEC’ may continue to be used until 31 December 2001.
Directive	Deadlines for transposition
66/403/EEC	1 July 1968 (Article 13(1))
	1 July 1969 (other provisions)a b c
69/62/EEC	1 July 1969a
71/162/EEC	1 July 1970 (Article 4(3))
	1 July 1972 (Article 4(1))a
	1 July 1971 (other provisions)
72/274/EEC	1 July 1972 (Article 1)
	1 January 1973 (Article 2)
72/418/EEC	1 July 1973
73/438/EEC	1 July 1973 (Article 4(1))
	1 January 1974 (Article 4(2))
75/444/EEC	1 July 1977
76/307/EEC	1 July 1975
77/648/EEC	1 January 1977
78/692/EEC	1 July 1977 (Article 4)
	1 July 1979 (other provisions)
78/816/EEC	1 July 1978
79/967/EEC	1 January 1980
80/52/EEC	1 July 1979
81/561/EEC
84/218/EEC
86/215/EEC
87/374/EEC
88/332/EEC
88/359/EEC
88/380/EEC	1 July 1990
89/366/EEC
90/404/EEC
90/654/EEC
91/127/EEC
92/17/EEC
93/3/EEC	28 February 1993
93/108/EC	1 December 1993
96/72/EC	1 July 1997d
98/95/EC	1 February 2000 (Corrigendum OJ L 126, 20.5.1999, p. 23)
98/96/EC	1 February 2000

ANNEX V U.K.

CORRELATION TABLE

a 98/95/EC Article 9(2) and 98/96/EC Article 8(2).
Directive 66/403/EEC	This Directive
Article 1	Article 1, first subparagraph
Article 17	Article 1, second subparagraph
Article 1(a)	Article 2(a)
Article 2(1)(A)(a)	Article 2(b)(i)
Article 2(1)(A)(b)	Article 2(b)(ii)
Article 2(1)(A)(c)	Article 2(b)(iii)
Article 2(1)(A)(d)	Article 2(b)(iv)
Article 2(1)(B)(a)	Article 2(c)(i)
Article 2(1)(B)(b)	Article 2(c)(ii)
Article 2(1)(B)(c)	Article 2(c)(iii)
Article 2(1)(B)(d)	Article 2(c)(iv)
Article 2(1)(C)(a)	Article 2(d)(i)
Article 2(1)(C)(b)	Article 2(d)(ii)
Article 2(1)(C)(c)	Article 2(d)(iii)
Article 2(2)	—
Article 3(1)	Article 3(1)
Article 3(2)(A)	Article 3(2)
Article 3(2)(B)	—
Article 3(3)	Article 3(3)
Article 3(4)	Article 3(4)
Article 3(a)	Article 4
Article 4	Article 5
Article 4(a)	Article 6
Article 5	Article 7
Article 5(a)	Article 8
Article 6	Article 9
Article 7(1)	Article 10(1)
Article 7(2)	Article 10(2)
Article 7(3)	Article 10(3)
Article 7(4)	—
Article 8	Article 11
Article 9	Article 12
Article 10	Article 13
Article 11	Article 14
Article 11(a)	Article 15
Article 12	Article 16
Article 13	Article 17
Article 13(a)	Article 18
Article 13(b)	Article 19
Article 14	Article 20
Article 15(1)	Article 21(1)
Article 15(2)	Article 21(2)
Article 15(2)(a)	Article 21(3)
Article 15(3)	Article 21(4)
Article 16	Article 22
Article 18	Article 23
Article 19(a)	Article 24
Article 19	Article 25
Article 20	Article 26
Article 20(a)(1)	Article 27(1)
Article 20(a)(2)(i)	Article 27(2)(a)
Article 20(a)(2)(ii)	Article 27(2)(b)
Article 21	—
—	Article 28a
—	Article 29
—	Article 30
—	Article 31
ANNEX I	ANNEX I
ANNEX II	ANNEX II
ANNEX III, Part A(1)	ANNEX III, Part A(1)
ANNEX III, Part A(2)	ANNEX III, Part A(2)
ANNEX III, Part A(3)	ANNEX III, Part A(3)
ANNEX III, Part A(3)(a)	ANNEX III, Part A(4)
ANNEX III, Part A(4)	ANNEX III, Part A(5)
ANNEX III, Part A(5)	ANNEX III, Part A(6)
ANNEX III, Part A(6)	ANNEX III, Part A(7)
ANNEX III, Part A(7)	ANNEX III, Part A(8)
ANNEX III, Part A(8)	ANNEX III, Part A(9)
ANNEX III, Part B	ANNEX III, Part B
—	ANNEX IV
—	ANNEX V