Commission Directive 2006/124/EC of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed and Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (Text with EEA relevance)
| Published date | 06 December 2006 |
| Subject Matter | Plant health legislation,Seeds and seedlings,Approximation of laws |
| Official Gazette Publication | Official Journal of the European Union, L 339, 06 December 2006 |
| 6.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 339/12 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/124/EC
of 5 December 2006
amending Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed and Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (2), and in particular Articles 2(2) and 45 thereof,
Whereas:
| (1) | Directive 2002/55/EC does not include all the vegetable genera and species covered by Directive 92/33/EEC. It is appropriate to extend the scope of Directive 2002/55/EC so that it applies to the same genera and species as Directive 92/33/EEC. |
| (2) | Directives 2002/55/EC and 92/33/EEC do not include Zea mays L. (popcorn or sweetcorn), a plant which is largely grown in certain new Member States. It is appropriate to extend the scope of both Directives to Zea mays L. Although maize, including popcorn and sweetcorn, is classified as a cereal under the legislation concerning the common agricultural policy, seed for sowing of sweet corn and popcorn must be submitted to the specific legislation concerning the marketing of seed of vegetables. |
| (3) | In the light of the development of scientific knowledge, a number of the botanical names used in Directives 92/33/EEC and 2002/55/EC have been shown to be incorrect or of doubtful authenticity. Those names should be aligned with those normally accepted internationally. |
| (4) | Directives 92/33/EEC and 2002/55/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| (5) | The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The genera and species listed in Annex II to Directive 92/33/EEC are replaced by those listed in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Directive 2002/55/EC is amended as follows:
| 1. | The genera and species listed in Article 2(1)(b) are replaced by those listed in the Annex to this Directive. |
| 2. | Point 3(a) of Annex II is amended as follows:
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| 3. | Point 2 of Annex III is amended as follows:
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Article 3
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply the provisions from 1 July 2007. However, they may postpone until 31 December 2009 the application of the provisions in respect of the official acceptance of varieties belonging to Allium cepa L. (aggregatum group), Allium...
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