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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1598/2002 of 6 September 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 1999/105/EC as regards the provision of mutual administrative assistance by official bodies

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1598/2002 of 6 September 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 1999/105/EC as regards the provision of mutual administrative assistance by official bodies

Regulation (EC) No 1598/2002 · Regulation · 6 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

1. Where forest reproductive material moves from one Member State to another, the official body of the Member State in which the supplier is based shall provide information to the official body of the Member State in which the recipient is based. The information shall be provided by means of an Information Document in a standardised format as set out in the Annex. The information shall be transmitted (by post, facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means) not later than three months after the date of dispatch of the forest reproductive material by the supplier. 2. In the case where the official body of a Member State in which the recipient is based requires information in addition to that on the Information Document referred to in paragraph 1, the official body of the Member State in which the supplier is based shall assist in every way possible to obtain and supply that information.

Article 2

If, in the framework of official inspection activities, the official body of a Member State needs information, samples or other evidence which can only be obtained in another Member State, the official body of that other Member State shall upon specific request assist in every way possible to obtain and supply such information, samples or other evidence.

Article 3

Whenever questions as regards the authenticity of the forest reproductive material arise, the relevant official bodies shall cooperate to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.

Article 4

If an official body of the Member State in which the supplier is based discovers that incorrect information has been provided by a supplier, that official body shall immediately notify the official body of the Member State(s) to which that information was supplied.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply to material dispatched after 31 December 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 September 2002. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17.

Supplementary provisions

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