Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013 amending Council Directives 2002/55/EC and 2008/72/EC and Commission Directive 2009/145/EC as regards the botanical name of tomato Text with EEA relevance

• CELEX: Directive 2013/45/EU
• Articles: 6

Article 1 Amendments to Directive 2002/55/EC

Directive 2002/55/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 2(1)(b) the words ‘ Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.’ are replaced by the words ‘ Solanum lycopersicum L.’;

(2)

in the table in point 3(a) of Annex II, the words ‘ Lycopersicon esculentum ’ are replaced by the words ‘ Solanum lycopersicum L.’;

(3)

in the table in point 2 of Annex III, the words ‘ Lycopersicon esculentum ’ are replaced by the words ‘ Solanum lycopersicum L.’.

Article 2 Amendments to Directive 2008/72/EC

In the table in Annex II to Directive 2008/72/EC, the words ‘ Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.’ are replaced by the words ‘ Solanum lycopersicum L.’.

Article 3 Amendments to Directive 2009/145/EC

Directive 2009/145/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

in the table in Annex I, the words ‘ Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.’ are replaced by ‘ Solanum lycopersicum L.’;

(2)

in the table in Annex II, the words ‘ Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.’ are replaced by ‘ Solanum lycopersicum L.’.

Article 4 Transposition

1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2014 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

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.

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 5 Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 6 Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.