http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/145/article/23Commission Directive 2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009 providing for certain derogations, for acceptance of vegetable landraces and varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular conditions and for marketing of seed of those landraces and varieties (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Directive 2009/145/ECCommission Directive 2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009 providing for certain derogations, for acceptance of vegetable landraces and varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular conditions and for marketing of seed of those landraces and varieties (Text with EEA relevance)2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009L0145-20130828texttext/xmlen2013-08-28 CHAPTER III <Strong> <Emphasis>Varieties developed for growing under particular conditions</Emphasis> </Strong> Section I <Strong> <Expanded>Acceptance of varieties developed for growing under particular conditions</Expanded> </Strong> Procedural requirements Article 23 By way of derogation from the first sentence of Article 7(1) of Directive 2002/55/EC, no official examination shall be required if the following information is sufficient for the decision on the acceptance of the varieties developed for growing under particular conditions: the description of the variety developed for growing under particular conditions and its denomination; the results of unofficial tests; knowledge gained from practical experience during cultivation, reproduction and use, as notified by the applicant to the Member State concerned; other information, in particular from the plant genetic resource authorities or from organisations recognised for this purpose by the Member States.