By derogation from Article 4(1), Article 7 and Article 11 of Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia may postpone for a period of three years following the date of accession the application of the said directives with regard to the marketing in their territory of seeds of varieties listed in their respective national catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and of vegetable plant species, which have not been officially accepted in accordance with the provisions of those Directives.
During that period, such seeds shall only be marketed in the territory of the respective Member States concerned. Any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed lot under the provisions of this Decision shall clearly indicate that the seed is intended to be marketed exclusively in the territory of the country concerned.