My bookmarksSign up free

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. )

Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/478 · Decision · 5 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

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.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2018.

Article 4

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.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

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

Other acts of the same type
Council Decision of 21 January 2025 replacing a member of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers for CyprusCouncil Decision of 21 January 2025 replacing an alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for FranceCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/123 of 21 January 2025 on the request for registration, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of the European citizens’ initiative entitled HouseEurope! Power to RenovationCouncil Decision (CFSP) 2025/129 of 21 January 2025 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Lebanese Armed ForcesCouncil Decision (EU) 2025/201 of 21 January 2025 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030 and amending Decision (EU) 2025/71Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/632 of 21 January 2025 on the appointment of the Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of TerrorismCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/124 of 20 January 2025 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States (notified under document C(2025) 468)Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/194 of 20 January 2025 setting up the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI-ERIC) (notified under document C(2025)170)Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/57 of 15 January 2025 establishing the format of information to be made available by the Member States for the purposes of reporting on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2025) 81)Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/72 of 15 January 2025 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/936 as regards harmonised standards for household washing machines and household washer-dryersCommission Decision (EU) 2025/46 of 14 January 2025 on the appointment of members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors for a new term of officeCommission Implementing Decision of 14 January 2025 on the publication of an application for registration of the name 'Miel de Asturias' (PGI) pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

What to look at next