1.Member States shall ensure that seed of a conservation variety may only be marketed subject to the following conditions:
(a)it has been produced in its region of origin or in a region referred to in Article 11;
(b)marketing takes place in its region of origin.
2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1(b), a Member State may approve additional regions in its own territory for the marketing of seed of a conservation variety provided that those regions are comparable to the region of origin as regards the natural and semi-natural habitats of that variety.
Where Member States approve such additional regions, they shall ensure that the amount of seed necessary for the production of at least the quantity of seed referred to in Article 14 is reserved to conserve the variety in its region of origin.
The Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the approval of such additional regions.
3.Where a Member State approves additional regions for seed production in accordance with Article 11, it shall not use the derogation provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.