2004/297/EC: Commission Decision of 29 March 2004 authorising the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to postpone the application of certain provisions of Council Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC with regard to the marketing of seeds of certain varieties (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 962)
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.
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 March 2004.
For the Commission
David Byrne
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
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