Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/478 of 16 March 2017 releasing certain Member States from the obligation to apply to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material, beet seed, vegetable seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively, and repealing Commission Decision 2010/680/EU (notified under document C(2017) 1662) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/478 of 16 March 2017 releasing certain Member States from the obligation to apply to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material, beet seed, vegetable seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively, and repealing Commission Decision 2010/680/EU (notified under document C(2017) 1662) (Text with EEA relevance. )
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1. Each Member State set out in Part I of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/401/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species listed in that Part of the Annex and identified therein, in relation to that Member State, by the indication ‘X’ .
2. Each Member State set out in Part II of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/402/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species listed in that Part of the Annex and identified therein, in relation to that Member State, by the indication ‘X’ .
In the case of Latvia, the release from that obligation in respect of Zea mays shall apply also with the exception of Article 19(1) of that Directive.
3. Each Member State set out in Part III of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 68/193/EEC, with the exception of Articles 12 and 12a, to the genus listed in the first column of the table.
4. Each Member State set out in Part IV of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 1999/105/EC, with the exception of Article 17(1), to the species listed in that Part of the Annex and identified therein, in relation to that Member State, by the indication ‘X’ .
5. Each Member State set out in Part V of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/54/EC, with the exception of Article 20, to the species listed in that Part of the Annex and identified therein, in relation to that Member State, by the indication ‘X’ .
6. Each Member State set out in Part VI of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/55/EC, with the exception of Articles 16(1) and 34(1), to the species listed in that Part of the Annex and identified therein, in relation to that Member State, by the indication ‘X’ .
7. Each Member State set out in Part VII of the Annex to this Decision shall be released from the obligation to apply Directive 2002/57/EC, with the exception of Article 17, to the species listed in that Part of the Annex and identified therein, in relation to that Member State, by the indication ‘X’ .
In the case of Malta, the release from that obligation in respect of sunflower shall apply also with the exception of Article 9(1) of that Directive.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
ANNEX
PART I
Directive 66/401/EEC
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
ES
LV
LT
HU
MT
PL
SI
SK
UK
Agrostis canina
X
Alopecurus pratensis
X
X
X
Arrhenatherum elatius
X
X
Biserrula pelecinus
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bromus catharticus
X
X
X
X
X
Bromus sitchensis
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cynodon dactylon
X
X
X
X
X
X
Dactylis glomerata
X
Festuca arundinacea
X
x Festulolium
X
Lathyrus cicera
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lolium x boucheanum
X
Medicago doliata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago italica
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago littoralis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago murex
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago polymorpha
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago rugosa
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago scutellata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medicago truncatula
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ornithopus compressus
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ornithopus sativus
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phalaris aquatica
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phleum nodosum
X
Phleum pratense
X
Plantago lanceolata
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Poa annua
X
X
X
Poa nemoralis
X
X
Poa palustris
X
X
Poa trivialis
X
Trisetum flavescens
X
X
X
X
X
Galega orientalis
X
X
X
Hedysarum coronarium
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lotus corniculatus
X
X
Lupinus albus
X
X
Lupinus angustifolius
X
X
Lupinus luteus
X
X
Medicago lupulina
X
X
X
Medicago x varia
X
Onobrychis viciifolia
X
X
Trifolium alexandrinum
X
X
X
X
Trifolium fragiferum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium glanduliferum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium hirtum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium hybridum
X
Trifolium incarnatum
X
X
X
X
Trifolium isthmocarpum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium michelianum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium repens
X
Trifolium resupinatum
X
X
X
X
Trifolium squarrosum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium subterraneum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trifolium vesiculosum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trigonella foenum-graecum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vicia benghalensis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vicia pannonica
X
X
X
X
Vicia villosa
X
X
Brassica napus
X
Phacelia tanacetifolia
X
X
X
Raphanus sativus
X
PART II
Directive 66/402/EEC
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
LV
LT
MT
NL
PL
UK
Avena strigosa
X
X
X
Oryza sativa
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Phalaris canariensis
X
X
X
X
X
Sorghum bicolor
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sorghum sudanense
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sorghum bicolor x Sorghum sudanense
X
X
X
X
X
X
Triticum spelta
X
X
Zea mays
X
PART III
Directive 68/193/EEC
DK
EE
IE
LV
LT
NL
PL
FI
SE
UK
Vitis
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PART IV
Directive 1999/105/EC
DK
EE
LT
MT
SI
Abies alba
X
X
X
Abies cephalonica
X
X
X
X
Abies grandis
X
X
X
Abies pinsapo
X
X
X
X
X
Acer platanoides
X
Acer pseudoplatanus
X
X
X
Alnus glutinosa
X
Alnus incana
X
Betula pendula
X
Betula pubescens
X
Carpinus betulus
X
X
Castanea sativa
X
X
X
Cedrus atlantica
X
X
X
X
X
Cedrus libani
X
X
X
X
X
Fagus sylvatica
X
X
Fraxinus angustifolia
X
X
X
Fraxinus excelsior
X
Larix decidua
X
Larix x eurolepis
X
Larix kaempferi
X
Larix sibirica
X
X
X
X
Picea abies
X
Picea sitchensis
X
X
X
X
Pinus brutia
X
X
X
X
Pinus canariensis
X
X
X
X
Pinus cembra
X
X
X
X
Pinus contorta
X
X
X
Pinus halepensis
X
X
X
Pinus leucodermis
X
X
X
X
X
Pinus nigra
X
X
Pinus pinaster
X
X
X
Pinus pinea
X
X
X
Pinus radiata
X
X
X
X
Prunus avium
X
Pseudotsuga menziesii
X
Quercus cerris
X
X
X
Quercis ilex
X
X
X
Quercus petraea
X
X
Quercus pubescens
X
X
X
X
Quercus rubra
X
Quercus suber
X
X
X
Robinia pseudoacacia
X
Tilia cordata
X
Tilia platyphyllos
X
X
PART V
Directive 2002/54/EC
CY
MT
Beta vulgaris
X
X
PART VI
Directive 2002/55/EC
IE
UK
Allium cepa — aggregatum group
X
Allium fistulosum
X
Allium sativum
X
Allium schoenoprasum
X
Anthriscus cerefolium
X
X
Asparagus officinalis
X
Beta vulgaris
X
Capsicum annuum
X
Cichorium intybus
X
Citrullus lanatus
X
X
Cucurbita maxima
X
Cynara cardunculus
X
X
Foeniculum vulgare
X
Rheum rhabarbarum
X
Scorzonera hispanica
X
X
Solanum melongena
X
Valerianella locusta
X
X
PART VII
Directive 2002/57/EC
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
CY
LV
LT
MT
NL
PL
UK
Arachis hypogea
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Brassica rapa
X
Brassica juncea
X
X
X
Brassica napus
X
Brassica nigra
X
X
X
X
X
Cannabis sativa
X
X
Carthamus tinctorius
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Carum carvii
X
X
X
X
Gossypium spp.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Helianthus annuus
X
X
X
X
X
Linum usitatissimum
X
Papaver somniferum
X
X
X
X
Sinapis alba
X
X
Glycine max
X
X
X
