Article 1
Open ↗Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Source
Commission Implementing Directive 2012/8/EU of 2 March 2012 amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species Text with EEA relevance
Commission Implementing Directive 2012/8/EU of 2 March 2012 amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
Open ↗For examinations started before 1 October 2012 Member States may apply Directive 2003/90/EC in the version applying before its amendment by this Directive.
Article 3
Open ↗Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 September 2012 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. They shall apply those provisions from 1 October 2012. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 4
Open ↗This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 5
Open ↗This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX ‘ANNEX I List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(a) which are to comply with CPVO test protocols Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep's fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca ovina L. Sheep's fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca rubra L. Red fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina Hard fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011 Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011 Lolium x boucheanum Kunth Hybrid ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011 Pisum sativum L. Field pea TP 7/2 of 11.3.2010 Brassica napus L. Swede rape TP 36/2 of 16.11.2011 Helianthus annuus L. Sunflower TP 81/1 of 31.10.2002 Linum usitatissimum L. Flax/Linseed TP 57/1 of 21.3.2007 Avena nuda L. Small naked oat, Hulless oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003 Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch) Oats and Red oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003 Hordeum vulgare L. Barley TP 19/2rev. of 11.3.2010 Oryza sativa L. Rice TP 16/1 of 18.11.2004 Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002 xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale TP 121/2 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011 Triticum aestivum L. Wheat TP 3/4 rev. 2 of 16.2.2011 Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/2 of 6.11.2003 Zea mays L. Maize TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010 Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/2 of 1.12.2005 The text of these protocols can be found on the CPVO web site (www.cpvo.europa.eu). ‘ANNEX II List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(b) which are to comply with UPOV test guidelines Scientific name Common name UPOV guideline Beta vulgaris L. Fodder beet TG/150/3 of 4.11.1994 Agrostis canina L. Velvet bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis gigantea Roth. Red top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis capillaris L. Brown top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Bromus catharticus Vahl Rescue grass TG/180/3 of 4.4.2001 Bromus sitchensis Trin. Alaska brome grass TG/180/3 of 4.4.2001 Dactylis glomerata L. Cocksfoot TG/31/8 of 17.4.2002 Festuca arundinacea Schreber Tall fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002 Festuca pratensis Huds. Meadow fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002 xFestulolium Asch. et Graebn. Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species fo the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium TG/243/1 of 9.4.2008 Phleum nodosum L. Small timothy TG/34/6 of 7.11.1984 Phleum pratense L. Timothy TG/34/6 of 7.11.1984 Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked meadow grass TG/33/6 of 12.10.1990 Lupinus albus L. White lupin TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004 Lupinus angustifolius L. Narrow-leaved lupin TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004 Lupinus luteus L. Yellow lupin TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004 Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005 Medicago x varia T. Martyn Sand lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005 Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001 Trifolium repens L. White clover TG/38/7 of 9.4.2003 Vicia faba L. Field bean TG/8/6 of 17.4.2002 Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TG/32/6 of 21.10.1988 Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. Swede TG/89/6rev. of 4.4.2001 + 1.4.2009 Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. Fodder radish TG/178/3 of 4.4.2001 Arachis hypogea L. Groundnut/Peanut TG/93/3 of 13.11.1985 Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs Turnip rape TG/185/3 of 17.4.2002 Carthamus tinctorius L. Safflower TG/134/3 of 12.10.1990 Gossypium spp. Cotton TG/88/6 of 4.4.2001 Papaver somniferum L. Poppy TG/166/3 of 24.3.1999 Sinapis alba L. White mustard TG/179/3 of 4.4.2001 Glycine max (L.) Merrill Soya bean TG/80/6 of 1.4.1998 Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/3 of 6.10.1989 The text of these guidelines can be found on the UPOV web site (www.upov.int). ’
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