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Official Journal of the European Union
4.4.2013
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 2 April 2013
amending Council Directive 2008/72/EC to extend the derogation relating to import conditions for
vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, from third countries
(notified under document C(2013) 1773)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/166/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
the derogation provided for in Directive 2008/72/EC for
such imports should consequently be extended beyond
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
31 December 2012. The available evidence indicates that
Union,
no problems have occurred regarding the compliance of
Having regard to Council Directive 2008/72/EC of 15 July
imported material with the provisions of Directive
2008 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting
2008/72/EC. It is reasonably expected that imported
material, other than seed (
material will continue to comply with Union legislation

1 ), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,
for a period of 10 years.
Whereas:
(4) Directive
2008/72/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
accordingly.
(1) The
Commission
is
required
pursuant
to
Article
16(1)
of
Directive 2008/72/EC to decide whether vegetable propa
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
gating and planting material, other than seed, produced
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
in a third country and affording the same guarantees as
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Materials for Agri
regards obligations on the supplier, identity, character
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,
istics, plant health, growing medium, packaging,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, is
equivalent in all these respects to vegetable propagating
Article 1
and planting material other than seed produced in the
In the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive
Union and complying with the requirements and
2008/72/EC, the date ‘31 December 2012’ is replaced by
conditions of that Directive.
‘31 December 2022’.
(2) However,
the
information
presently
available
on
the
Article 2
conditions applying in third countries is not sufficient
to enable the Commission to adopt any such decision
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
in respect of any third country.
(3) In
order
to
prevent
trade
patterns
from
being
disrupted,
Member States importing vegetable propagating and
Done at Brussels, 2 April 2013.
planting material, other than seed, from third countries
should continue to be allowed to apply to such products
For the Commission
conditions at least equivalent to those applicable to
similar Union products in accordance with Article 16(2)
Tonio BORG
of Directive 2008/72/EC. The period of application of
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 205, 1.8.2008, p. 28.

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