Article 1Union grades of basic seed potatoes
1.Member States shall ensure that basic seed potatoes may be marketed as ‘Union grade S’ if they fulfil the following conditions:
(a)the potatoes have been found by official inspection to fulfil the conditions, as set out in point (1)(a) of Annex I; and
(b)their lots have been found by official inspection to fulfil the conditions, as set out in point (1)(b) of that Annex.
2.Member States shall ensure that basic seed potatoes may be marketed as ‘Union grade SE’ if they fulfil the following conditions:
(a)the potatoes have been found by official inspection to fulfil the conditions, as set out in point (2)(a) of Annex I; and
(b)their lots have been found by official inspection to fulfil the conditions, as set out in point (2)(b) of that Annex.
3.Member States shall ensure that basic seed potatoes may be marketed as ‘Union grade E’ if they fulfil the following conditions:
(a)the potatoes have been found by official inspection to fulfil the conditions, as set out in point 3(a) of Annex I; and
(b)their lots have been found by official inspection to fulfil the conditions, as set out in point (3)(b) of that Annex.