Article 19
1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall determine whether forest reproductive material produced in a third country affords the same assurances as regards the approval of its basic material and the measures taken for its production with a view to marketing as does forest reproductive material produced within the Community and complying with the provisions of this Directive. 2. In addition to the matters referred to in paragraph 1, the Council shall determine the species, type of basic material and categories of forest reproductive material, together with its region of provenance, which may be permitted to be marketed under paragraph 1 within the Community. 3. Until such time as the Council has taken a decision under paragraph 1, the Member States may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(3), be authorised to take such decisions. Such authorisation shall aim at ensuring that the material to be imported affords equivalent guarantees in all respects to forest reproductive material produced in the Community in accordance with this Directive. In particular such imported material shall be accompanied by a master certificate or an official certificate issued by the country of origin and records which shall contain details of all consignments to be exported, to be provided by the supplier in the third country.