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Council Directive 2008/90/EC of 29 September 2008 on the… CHAPTER 5 — EXEMPTIONS

Article 10–Article 11 · 2 articles

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Local circulation

Article 10

1.   Member States may exempt: (a) from the application of Article 9(1), small producers all of whose production and sales of propagating material and fruit plants is intended for final use by persons on the local market who are not professionally involved in plant production (local circulation); (b) from the checks and official inspections provided for in Article 13, the local circulation of propagating materials and fruit plants produced by such exempt persons. 2.   In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), implementing measures relating to other requirements concerning the exemptions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in particular as regards the concepts of ‘small producers’ and ‘local market’, and to the related procedures, may be adopted.

Temporary difficulties in supply

Article 11

In the event of temporary difficulties in the supply of propagating material and fruit plants satisfying the requirements of this Directive due to natural disasters or unforeseen circumstances, measures may be adopted, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), concerning the marketing of propagating material and fruit plants meeting less stringent requirements.

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