Requirements concerning information to be kept by operators
Article 8
1. Any operator producing or marketing plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material shall: (a) keep a copy of the notification submitted in accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, a copy of the declaration submitted under Article 39(1)(d) thereof and, where applicable, a copy of the certificate received in accordance with Article 35 thereof; (b) ensure the traceability of the organic heterogeneous material in the production scheme as provided for in Article (4)(2)(a) or, if applicable, in Article (4)(2)(c) by keeping information allowing to identify the operators which have supplied parental material of organic heterogeneous material. The operator shall keep those documents for 5 years. 2. The operator producing plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material intended for marketing shall also record and keep the following information: (a) name of the species and denomination used for each notified organic heterogeneous material; type of technique used for the production of organic heterogeneous material as referred to in Article 4; (b) characterisation of the notified organic heterogeneous material as provided for in Article 4; (c) location of breeding of organic heterogeneous material and location of production of organic plant reproductive material of the organic heterogeneous material as provided for in Article 5; (d) surface area for the production of organic heterogeneous material and quantity produced. 3. The responsible official bodies in accordance with Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 98/56/EC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC shall have access to the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.