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Official Journal of the European Union
16.2.2012
RECOMMENDATIONS
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
of 14 February 2012
on guidelines for the presentation of the information for the identification of lots of forest
reproductive material and the information to be provided on the supplier’s label or document
(2012/90/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
shall provide information to the official body of the
Member State in which the recipient is based. This
information shall be provided by means of an
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
‘Information Document’ in a standardised format as
Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof,
regards the way the information is presented and
including, as set out in the Annex to that Regulation,
the use of a harmonised code to identify the different
Whereas:
items.
(1) Article
13
of
Council
Directive
1999/105/EC
of (5) Given
that
no
difficulties
have
been
reported
concerning
22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest repro
the use of this ‘Information Document’ and that some of
ductive material ( 1 ) lays down the information to be
the information requested by Article 14 of Directive
used in order to identify each lot of forest reproductive
1999/105/EC to be indicated in the supplier’s label or
material (hereinafter ‘FRM’). Furthermore Article 14 of
document is also requested by Article 1 of Regulation
that Directive lays down the information to be
(EC) No 1598/2002 for the ‘Information Document’, it is
indicated in the supplier’s label or document. However
considered appropriate to recommend the use of a
no rules have been established concerning the presen
numerical code to identify the different items in the
tation of this information.
supplier’s label or document similar to the one set out
in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1598/2002.
(2)
Therefore, the way the information is presented in the
supplier’s label or document varies significantly across
the Union. Several Member States and stakeholders
(6) The
sequence
and
content
of
the
codes
set
out
in
these
have reported that, due to the use of different
guidelines should however be based on the requirements
languages and forms of presentation, supplier’s labels
for the marketing of FRM lots and the content of
or documents are frequently not understood in the
suppliers’ label or document as provided for in Articles
same manner by the stakeholders involved in trade
13 and 14 of Directive 1999/105/EC.
between Member States.
(7) These
guidelines
should
take
into
account
the
differences
(3)
However, Directive 1999/105/EC does not contain a
referred to in recital 2, to facilitate trade and exchange of
legal basis allowing the Commission to set legally
information.
binding provisions aimed at harmonising the suppliers’
label or document in order to reduce these difficulties.
Therefore, it is appropriate to adopt guidelines recom
mending a presentation of the information to be
(8) The
national
measures
taken
by
the
Member
States
provided in the supplier’s label or document which
pursuant to this Recommendation should moreover be
facilitates the understanding of this information in all
established in a transparent manner and should be
Member States.
proportionate to the objective pursued,
(4) In
accordance
with
Article
1
of
Commission
Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
(EC) No 1598/2002 of 6 September 2002 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Directive
1999/105/EC as regards the provision of mutual admin
istrative assistance by official bodies ( 2 ), where FRM
1. In developing national measures concerning the way the
moves from one Member State to another, the official
information to be provided by the supplier’s label or
body of the Member State in which the supplier is based
document as referred to in Article 14 of Directive
1999/105/EC shall be presented, Member States should
( 1 ) OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17.
take into account the guidelines provided in the Annex to
( 2 ) OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 39.
this Recommendation.

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2. This Recommendation is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 February 2012.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX
A. General principles for the establishment of national measures
1. Transparency
National measures concerning the presentation of the information to be provided at the supplier’s label or document
for the marketing of forest reproductive material (hereinafter ‘FRM’) should be developed in cooperation with all
relevant stakeholders and in a transparent manner. Member States should also ensure cooperation with other Member
States to contribute to reducing the difficulties encountered by stakeholders as a consequence of the differences of the
ways this information is presented.
2. Proportionality
The national measures adopted pursuant to this recommendation should be proportionate to the objective which is
pursued, namely the facilitation of the understanding of the information provided in different formats and languages.
These measures should avoid any unnecessary burden for forest owners and nurseries.
The choice of measures should take into account the regional and local constraints and characteristics, such as the
shape and size of the supplier’s and user’s enterprises, the marketing access, as well as the local, national, Union and
supplier’s management practices. They should be proportionate to the level of trades, depending on regional and
national specificities and the particular local needs of FRM. These measures could be adopted as national rules,
recommendations or guidelines addressed to the suppliers of FRM.
B. Identification codes corresponding to relevant items of supplier’s label or document
The items to be provided on the supplier’s label or document should be presented as listed in the left column of the
below table, following the sequence used in Article 13 and Article 14 of Directive 1999/105/EC. Some additional
items, under point C may be added, where appropriate, for traceability and information purposes.
Harmonised identification numbers should be used and presented through the numbers and codes listed in the right
column of the below table, serving as numerical translations of the corresponding text in the left column. As these
numbers are meant to facilitate retrieval and recognition of the information, they should be added to this information
without dropping the fully written, or abbreviated, words of the left column, which are normally used on the suppliers’
labels or documents.
The relevant harmonised identification code should be written in bold before each item to be provided on the
supplier’s label or document.
Number on the supplier’s label or document
A. Requirements as listed in Article 13 of Directive
1999/105/EC
Master certificate code and number
3
Botanical name
6
Category 8a ‘source identified’
8b ‘selected’
8c ‘qualified’
8d ‘tested’.
Purpose 10a ‘multifunctional forestry’
10b ‘other’
Type of basic material 9a ‘seed source’
9b ‘stand’
9c ‘seed orchard’
9d ‘parents of families’
9e ‘clone’
9f ‘clonal mixture’
Register reference or identity code for region of provenance 11
Region of provenance — for reproductive material of the ‘source- 13
identified’ and ‘selected’ categories or other reproductive material
if appropriate

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Number on the supplier’s label or document
If appropriate, whether the origin of the material is autoch 12a ‘autochthonous/indigenous’
thonous or indigenous, non-autochthonous or non-indigenous, 12b ‘non-autochthonous/non-indigenous’
or unknown
12c ‘unknown’
In the case of seed units, the year of ripening 17
Age of planting stock of seedlings or cuttings, whether 16
undercuts, transplants or containerised
Type of planting stock of seedlings or cuttings, whether 7a ‘seeds’
undercuts, transplants or containerised
7b ‘parts of plants’
7c ‘planting stock (bare root)’
7d ‘planting stock (containers)’
Whether it is genetically modified 18a ‘yes’
18b ‘no’
B. Requirements as listed in Article 14 of Directive
1999/105/EC
Master certificate number(s) issued under Article 12 of Directive 3
1999/105/EC or reference to the other document available
according to Article 12(3) of that Directive
Name of supplier
4
Quantity supplied 15
In the case of reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category whose 8x
basic material is approved under Article 4(5) of Directive
1999/105/EC, the words ‘provisionally approved’
Whether the material has been vegetatively propagated 19a ‘yes’
19b ‘no’
In the case of seed, only for quantities above those referred in
Article 14(4) of Directive 1999/105/EC
Purity: the percentage by weight of pure seed, other seed and 22
inert matter of the product marketed as a seed lot
The germination percentage of the pure seed, or, where germi 23
nation percentage is impossible or impractical to assess, the
viability percentage assessed by reference to a specified method
The weight of 1 000 pure seeds 24
The number of germinable seeds per kilogram of product 25
marketed as seed, or, where the number of germinable seeds is
impossible or impractical to assess, the number of viable seeds
per kilogram
In the case of Populus spp. (part of plants)
Class of stem cuttings (EC 1/EC 2) 26
Class of sets (N1/N2 – S1/S2) 27
C. Possible additional items for traceability and information
purposes
Supplier’s document number
1
Internal (supplier’s) number of lot 1a

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Number on the supplier’s label or document
Date of dispatch of FRM
2
Full address of supplier
4
Name and address of the receiver
5
Country of the region of provenance or of the location 13
Origin of basic material if non-autochthonous or non-indigenous 14

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