Article 6
1. Member States shall provide for forest reproductive material derived from approved basic material in the manner set out in points (a) to (d): (a) Material of the species listed in Annex I shall not be marketed unless it is of the categories "source-identified", "selected", "qualified" or "tested" and meets the requirements of Annexes II, III, IV and V respectively, (b) Material of the artificial hybrids listed in Annex I shall not be marketed unless it is of the "selected", "qualified" or "tested" categories and meets the requirements of Annexes III, IV and V respectively, (c) Material of the species and artificial hybrids listed in Annex I which are vegetatively reproduced shall not be marketed unless it is of the "selected", "qualified" or "tested" categories and meets the requirements of Annexes III, IV and V respectively. In the case of reproductive material of the "selected" category, it may only be marketed if it has been mass propagated from seeds, (d) Material of the species and artificial hybrids listed in Annex I, which consists wholly or partly of genetically modified organisms, shall not be marketed unless it is of the "tested" category and meets the requirements of Annex V. 2. The categories under which reproductive material from the different types of basic material may be marketed are as set out in the table in Annex VI. 3. Forest reproductive material of the species and artificial hybrids listed in Annex I shall not be marketed unless it meets the relevant requirements in Annex VII. Parts of plants and planting stock may not be marketed unless they meet the requirements of prevailing international standards, once those standards are approved in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(3). 4. Member States shall provide that suppliers of forest reproductive material are officially registered. The responsible official body may deem suppliers, who are already registered under Directive 77/93/EEC, to be registered for the purposes of this Directive. Such suppliers shall nonetheless comply with the requirements of this Directive. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, Member States may authorise suppliers on their own territory to place on the market appropriate quantities of: (a) forest reproductive material for tests, scientific purposes, selection work or genetic conservation purposes; and (b) seed units which are clearly shown not to be intended for forestry purposes. 6. The conditions under which Member States may grant the authorisations referred to in paragraph 5 may be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(3). 7. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 and in the case of reproductive material derived from basic material which does not meet all the requirements of the appropriate category mentioned in paragraph 1, Member States may authorise the marketing of such material subject to conditions to be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(3). 8. Specific provisions may be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(3) to take account of developments under which forest reproductive material suitable for organic production may be marketed.