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3.3.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
64/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2012/8/EU
of 2 March 2012
amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of
Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the
examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant
species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Article 2
For examinations started before 1 October 2012 Member States
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
may apply Directive 2003/90/EC in the version applying before
Union,
its amendment by this Directive.
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June
2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural
Article 3
plant species ( 1 ), and in particular Article 7(2) (a) and (b)
thereof,
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 September 2012
at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
Whereas:
necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith

communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
(1) Commission
Directive
2003/90/EC
( 2 ) was adopted to
ensure that the varieties the Member States include in
They shall apply those provisions from 1 October 2012.
their national catalogues comply with the guidelines
established by the Community Plant Variety Office
(CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
minimum by the examination of the various species and
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
far as such guidelines had been established. For other
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
varieties this Directive provides that guidelines of the
International Union for Protection of new Varieties of
Plants (UPOV) are to apply.
Article 4
(2) The
CPVO
has
since
established
further
guidelines
for
a This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day
number of other species, and has updated existing ones.
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(3) Directive
2003/90/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
accordingly.
Article 5
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Directive
are
in This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2012.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
For the Commission
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the
The President
text in the Annex to this Directive.
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 254, 8.10.2003, p. 7.

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Official Journal of the European Union
3.3.2012
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(a) which are to comply with CPVO test protocols
Scientific name Common
name CPVO
protocol
Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved
sheep's
fescue TP
67/1
of
23.6.2011
Festuca ovina L. Sheep's
fescue TP
67/1
of
23.6.2011
Festuca rubra L. Red
fescue TP
67/1
of
23.6.2011
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina Hard
fescue TP
67/1
of
23.6.2011
Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian
ryegrass TP
4/1
of
23.6.2011
Lolium perenne L. Perennial
ryegrass TP
4/1
of
23.6.2011
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth Hybrid
ryegrass TP
4/1
of
23.6.2011
Pisum sativum L. Field
pea TP
7/2
of
11.3.2010
Brassica napus L. Swede
rape TP
36/2
of
16.11.2011
Helianthus annuus L. Sunflower TP
81/1
of
31.10.2002
Linum usitatissimum L. Flax/Linseed TP
57/1
of
21.3.2007
Avena nuda L. Small
naked
oat,
Hulless
oat TP
20/1
of
6.11.2003
Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Oats and Red oat TP
20/1
of
6.11.2003
Koch)
Hordeum vulgare L. Barley TP
19/2rev.
of
11.3.2010
Oryza sativa L. Rice TP
16/1
of
18.11.2004
Secale cereale L. Rye TP
58/1
of
31.10.2002
xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus Hybrids
resulting
from
the
crossing
TP 121/2 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011
of a species of the genus Triticum
and a species of the genus Secale
Triticum aestivum L. Wheat TP
3/4
rev.
2
of
16.2.2011
Triticum durum Desf. Durum
wheat TP
120/2
of
6.11.2003
Zea mays L. Maize TP
2/3
of
11.3.2010
Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP
23/2
of
1.12.2005
The text of these protocols can be found on the CPVO web site (www.cpvo.europa.eu).

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3.3.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
64/11
ANNEX II
List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(b) which are to comply with UPOV test guidelines
Scientific name Common
name UPOV
guideline
Beta vulgaris L. Fodder
beet TG/150/3
of
4.11.1994
Agrostis canina L. Velvet
bent TG/30/6
of
12.10.1990
Agrostis gigantea Roth. Red
top TG/30/6
of
12.10.1990
Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping
bent TG/30/6
of
12.10.1990
Agrostis capillaris L. Brown
top TG/30/6
of
12.10.1990
Bromus catharticus Vahl Rescue
grass TG/180/3
of
4.4.2001
Bromus sitchensis Trin. Alaska
brome
grass TG/180/3
of
4.4.2001
Dactylis glomerata L. Cocksfoot TG/31/8
of
17.4.2002
Festuca arundinacea Schreber Tall
fescue TG/39/8
of
17.4.2002
Festuca pratensis Huds. Meadow
fescue TG/39/8
of
17.4.2002
xFestulolium Asch. et Graebn. Hybrids
resulting
from
the
crossing
TG/243/1 of 9.4.2008
of a species fo the genus Festuca
with a species of the genus Lolium
Phleum nodosum L. Small
timothy TG/34/6
of
7.11.1984
Phleum pratense L. Timothy TG/34/6
of
7.11.1984
Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked
meadow
grass TG/33/6
of
12.10.1990
Lupinus albus L. White
lupin TG/66/4
of
31.3.2004
Lupinus angustifolius L. Narrow-leaved
lupin TG/66/4
of
31.3.2004
Lupinus luteus L. Yellow
lupin TG/66/4
of
31.3.2004
Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5
of
6.4.2005
Medicago x varia T. Martyn Sand
lucerne TG/6/5
of
6.4.2005
Trifolium pratense L. Red
clover TG/5/7
of
4.4.2001
Trifolium repens L. White
clover TG/38/7
of
9.4.2003
Vicia faba L. Field
bean TG/8/6
of
17.4.2002
Vicia sativa L. Common
vetch TG/32/6
of
21.10.1988
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Swede TG/89/6rev.
of
4.4.2001
+
1.4.2009
Rchb.
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. Fodder
radish TG/178/3
of
4.4.2001
Arachis hypogea L. Groundnut/Peanut TG/93/3
of
13.11.1985

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Scientific name Common
name UPOV
guideline
Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Turnip rape TG/185/3
of
17.4.2002
Briggs
Carthamus tinctorius L. Safflower TG/134/3
of
12.10.1990
Gossypium spp. Cotton TG/88/6
of
4.4.2001
Papaver somniferum L. Poppy TG/166/3
of
24.3.1999
Sinapis alba L. White
mustard TG/179/3
of
4.4.2001
Glycine max (L.) Merrill Soya
bean TG/80/6
of
1.4.1998
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/3
of
6.10.1989
The text of these guidelines can be found on the UPOV web site (www.upov.int).’

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