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Council Directive of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (68/193/EEC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Directive shall apply to material for the vegetative propagation...

  3. Article 2.(1) For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions...

  4. Article 3.(1) The Member States shall require that vine propagating material...

  5. Article 4.Member States may, as regards the conditions laid down in...

  6. Article 5.(1) Each Member State shall establish a catalogue of the...

  7. Article 5a.The Member States shall ensure that no variety is accepted...

  8. Article 5b.(1) A variety shall be deemed to be distinct if...

  9. Article 5ba.(1) In the case of a genetically modified variety within...

  10. Article 5c.Member States shall ensure that varieties and, where applicable, clones...

  11. Article 5d.(1) The Member States shall provide that acceptance of varieties...

  12. Article 5e.(1) The varieties accepted shall be officially checked at regular...

  13. Article 5f.Member States shall ensure that genetically modified varieties which have...

  14. Article 5g.(1) Member States shall require that varieties and, where applicable,...

  15. Article 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

  16. Article 7.Member States shall provide that, while growing and during lifting,...

  17. Article 8.(1) The Member States shall require that propagation material be...

  18. Article 9.Member States shall require packages and bundles of propagating material...

  19. Article 10.(1) The Member States shall require that an official label...

  20. Article 10a.In the case of propagating material of a variety which...

  21. Article 11.(1.) The Member States shall ensure that the identity of...

  22. Article 12.Member States shall ensure that propagating material marketed in accordance...

  23. Article 12a.Member States shall ensure that propagating material of vine varieties...

  24. Article 13.The Member States shall provide that propagation material which is...

  25. Article 14.(1) In order to eliminate any temporary difficulties in the...

  26. Article 14a.For the purpose of seeking better alternatives to certain provisions...

  27. Article 15.(1) This Directive shall not apply to propagation material shown...

  28. Article 16.(1) Community comparative tests and trials shall be carried out...

  29. Article 16a.The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive with...

  30. Article 16b.The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive with...

  31. Article 17.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

  32. Article 17a.Any amendments to be made to the Annexes to the...

  33. Article 18.This Directive shall be without prejudice to the provisions of...

  34. Article 18a.In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17(2)...

  35. Article 18b.This Directive shall be without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC)...

  36. Article 19.The Member States shall, not later than 1 July 1969,...

  37. Article 20.The Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE GROWING CROP

      1. Section 1: Identity, purity and cultural conditions 1. The growing crop shall have identity and purity with...

        1. 1. The growing crop shall have identity and purity with regard...

        2. 2. The cultural conditions and the level of development of the...

      2. Section 2: Health requirements for stock nurseries intended for the production of all categories of propagating material, and for cutting nurseries of all categories 1. This Section shall apply to stock nurseries intended for...

        1. 1. This Section shall apply to stock nurseries intended for the...

        2. 2. The stock nurseries and the cutting nurseries shall, by visual...

        3. 3. Visual inspection and, where appropriate, sampling and testing of the...

        4. 4. Sampling and testing, as provided for in point 2, shall...

      3. Section 3: Soil requirements and production conditions for stock nurseries intended for the production of all categories of propagating material, and for cutting nurseries of all categories of propagating material 1. The vines in stock nurseries and cutting nurseries may...

        1. 1. The vines in stock nurseries and cutting nurseries may only...

        2. 2. Sampling and testing shall not be carried out when the...

        3. 3. As regards sampling and testing, Member States shall apply protocols...

      4. Section 4: Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area 1. The stock nurseries and the cutting nurseries shall be...

        1. 1. The stock nurseries and the cutting nurseries shall be established...

        2. 2. The cutting nurseries shall not be established within a vineyard...

        3. 3. In addition to the health and soil requirements, and production...

      5. Section 5: Official inspections 1. The propagating material produced in stock nurseries and cutting...

        1. 1. The propagating material produced in stock nurseries and cutting nurseries...

        2. 2. Those official inspections shall be carried out by the official...

        3. 3. Additional official crop inspections shall be carried out in cases...

      6. Section 6: List of RNQPs for the presence of which visual inspection, and, in the case of doubts, sampling and testing are required pursuant to point 2 of Section 2 Genus or species of vine propagating material other than seeds...

      7. Section 7: List of RNQPs for the presence of which visual inspection, and, in particular cases, sampling and testing are required pursuant to point 2 of Section 2 and Section 8 Genus or species RNQPs Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas...

      8. Section 8: Requirements concerning measures for Vitis L. stock nurseries and, where applicable, cutting nurseries per category, pursuant to point 2 of Section 2 Vitis L. 1. Initial propagating material, basic propagating material and...

        1. Vitis L.

          1. 1. Initial propagating material, basic propagating material and certified material

            1. Visual inspections

          2. 2. Initial propagating material

            1. Sampling and testing

          3. 3. Basic propagating material

            1. Sampling and testing

          4. 4. Certified material

            1. Sampling and testing

          5. 5. Initial propagating material, basic propagating material, and certified material

            1. Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production...

          6. 6. Standard material

            1. Visual inspections

            2. Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production...

    2. ANNEX II

      CONDITIONS RELATING TO PROPAGATION MATERIAL

      1. I. GENERAL CONDITIONS

        1. 1. The propagation material shall have varietal identity and purity, and...

        2. 2. The propagation material shall have a minimum technical purity of...

        3. 3. Vine shoots shall have reached a sufficient state of maturity...

        4. 4. Propagating material shall be practically free from any pests which...

      2. II. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

        1. 1. Rooted grafts

        2. 2. Temporary derogation

      3. III. GRADING

        1. 1. Graftable rootstock cuttings, nursery cuttings and top-graft cuttings

          1. Diameter

        2. 2. Rooted cuttings

          1. A. Diameter

          2. B. Length

          3. C. Roots

          4. D. Heel

        3. 3. Rooted grafts

          1. A. Length

          2. B. Roots

          3. C. Union

          4. D. Heel

    3. ANNEX III

      PACKAGING

      1. Composition of packages or bundles 1 — Type 2 —...

      2. SPECIAL CONDITIONS

        1. I. Small quantities

        2. II. Plants of vine with roots in any substrate in pots,...

    4. ANNEX IV

      MARKING

      1. A. LABEL

        1. I. Required information

          1. 1. EC Standard

          2. 2. Country of production

          3. 3. Authority responsible for certification or checking and Member State or...

          4. 4. Name and address of the person responsible for sealing or...

          5. 5. Species

          6. 6. Type of material

          7. 7. Category

          8. 8. Variety and, where appropriate, the clone. For the rooted grafts...

          9. 9. Reference number of batch

          10. 10. Quantity

          11. 11. Length — Only for the graftable rootstock cuttings: this involves...

          12. 12. Crop year.

        2. II. Minimum conditions

        3. III. Derogation as regards small quantities to final consumer

          1. 1. More than one unit

          2. 2. One unit only

        4. IV. Derogations as regards vines in pots, crates or boxes

      2. B. ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT

        1. I. Conditions to be fulfilled

        2. II. List of information to be included

          1. 1. EC Standard

          2. 2. Country of production

          3. 3. Authority responsible for certification or checking and Member State or...

          4. 4. Progressive number

          5. 5. Consignor (address, registration No)

          6. 6. Recipient (address)

          7. 7. Species

          8. 8. Type(s) of the material

          9. 9. Category(ies)

          10. 10. Variety(ies) and, where applicable, the clone(s). For the rooted grafts...

          11. 11. Number of individuals per batch

          12. 12. Total number of batches

          13. 13. Date of delivery.

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