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Document 32013L0057

    Commission Implementing Directive 2013/57/EU of 20 November 2013 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, 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 and vegetable species Text with EEA relevance

    OJ L 312, 21.11.2013, p. 38–45 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir_impl/2013/57/oj

    21.11.2013   

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    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 312/38


    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2013/57/EU

    of 20 November 2013

    amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, 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 and vegetable species

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,

    Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (2), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Commission Directives 2003/90/EC (3) and 2003/91/EC (4) were adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination of the various species and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties those Directives provide that guidelines of the International Union for Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.

    (2)

    The CPVO and UPOV have since established further guidelines and have updated existing ones.

    (3)

    Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (4)

    The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

    Article 1

    Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text in part A of the Annex to this Directive.

    Article 2

    The Annexes to Directive 2003/91/EC are replaced by the text in part B of the Annex to this Directive.

    Article 3

    For examinations started before 1 July 2014 Member States may apply Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC in the version applying before their amendment by this Directive.

    Article 4

    Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2014 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

    They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 2014.

    When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

    Article 5

    This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    Article 6

    This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 20 November 2013.

    For the Commission

    The President

    José Manuel BARROSO


    (1)   OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1.

    (2)   OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33.

    (3)  Commission Directive 2003/90/EC of 6 October 2003 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 (OJ L 254, 8.10.2003, p. 7).

    (4)  Commission Directive 2003/91/EC of 6 October 2003 setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species (OJ L 254, 8.10.2003, p. 11).


    ANNEX

    PART A

    ‘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

    Cannabis sativa L.

    Hemp

    TP 276/1 of 28.11.2012

    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. Koch)

    Oats and Red oat

    TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003

    Hordeum vulgare L.

    Barley

    TP 19/3 of 21.3.2012

    Oryza sativa L.

    Rice

    TP 16/2 of 21.3.2012

    Secale cereale L.

    Rye

    TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002

    xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus

    Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale

    TP 121/2 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011

    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).

    ‘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 of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium

    TG/243/1 of 9.4.2008

    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

    Lotus corniculatus L.

    Birdsfoot trefoil

    TG 193/1 of 9.4.2008

    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/32/7 of 20.3.2013

    Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.

    Swede

    TG/89/6rev. of 4.4.2001 + 1.4.2009

    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

    Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs

    Turnip rape

    TG/185/3 of 17.4.2002

     

     

     

    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).

    PART B

    ‘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

    Allium cepa L. (Cepa group)

    Onion and Echalion

    TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009

    Allium cepa L. (Aggregatum group)

    Shallot

    TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009

    Allium fistulosum L.

    Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion

    TP 161/1 of 11.3.2010

    Allium porrum L.

    Leek

    TP 85/2 of 1.4.2009

    Allium sativum L.

    Garlic

    TP 162/1 of 25.3.2004

    Allium schoenoprasum L.

    Chives

    TP 198/1 of 1.4.2009

    Apium graveolens L.

    Celery

    TP 82/1 of 13.3.2008

    Apium graveolens L.

    Celeriac

    TP 74/1 of 13.3.2008

    Asparagus officinalis L.

    Asparagus

    TP 130/2 of 16.2.2011

    Beta vulgaris L.

    Beetroot including Cheltenham beet

    TP 60/1 of 1.4.2009

    Brassica oleracea L.

    Curly kale

    TP 90/1 of 16.2.2011

    Brassica oleracea L.

    Cauliflower

    TP 45/2 of 11.3.2010

    Brassica oleracea L.

    Sprouting broccoli or Calabrese

    TP 151/2 of 21.3.2007

    Brassica oleracea L.

    Brussels sprouts

    TP 54/2 of 1.12.2005

    Brassica oleracea L.

    Kohlrabi

    TP 65/1 of 25.3.2004

    Brassica oleracea L.

    Savoy cabbage, White cabbage and Red cabbage

    TP 48/3 of 16.2.2011

    Brassica rapa L.

    Chinese cabbage

    TP 105/1 of 13.3.2008

    Capsicum annuum L.

    Chilli or Pepper

    TP 76/2 of 21.3.2007

    Cichorium endivia L.

    Curled-leaved endive and Plain-leaved endive

    TP 118/2 of 1.12.2005

    Cichorium intybus L.

    Industrial chicory

    TP 172/2 of 1.12.2005

    Cichorium intybus L.

    Witloof chicory

    TP 173/1 of 25.3.2004

    Citrullus lanatus (Thumb.) Matsum. et Nakai

    Watermelon

    TP 142/1 of 21.3.2007

    Cucumis melo L.

    Melon

    TP 104/2 of 21.3.2007

    Cucumis sativus L.

    Cucumber and Gherkin

    TP 61/2 of 13.3.2008

    Cucurbita pepo L.

    Marrow or Courgette

    TP 119/1 of 25.3.2004

    Cynara cardunculus L.

    Globe artichoke and Cardoon

    TP 184/2 of 27.2.2013

    Daucus carota L.

    Carrot and Fodder carrot

    TP 49/3 of 13.3.2008

    Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

    Fennel

    TP 183/1 of 25.3.2004

    Lactuca sativa L.

    Lettuce

    TP 13/5 of 16.2.2011

    Solanum Lycopersicum L.

    Tomato

    TP 44/4 rev. of 27.2.2013

    Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill

    Parsley

    TP 136/1 of 21.3.2007

    Phaseolus coccineus L.

    Runner bean

    TP 9/1 of 21.3.2007

    Phaseolus vulgaris L.

    Dwarf French bean and Climbing French bean

    TP 12/4 of 27.2.2013

    Pisum sativum L. (partim)

    Wrinkled pea, Round pea and Sugar pea

    TP 7/2 of 11.3.2010

    Raphanus sativus L.

    Radish, Black radish

    TP 64/2 of 27.2.2013

    Solanum melongena L.

    Aubergine or Egg plant

    TP 117/1 of 13.3.2008

    Spinacia oleracea L.

    Spinach

    TP 55/5 of 27.2.2013

    Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.

    Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce

    TP 75/2 of 21.3.2007

    Vicia faba L. (partim)

    Broad bean

    TP Broadbean/1 of 25.3.2004

    Zea mays L. (partim)

    Sweet corn and Pop corn

    TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010

    The text of these protocols can be found on the CPVO web site (www.cpvo.europa.eu).

    ‘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.

    Spinach beet or Chard

    TG/106/4 of 31.3.2004

    Brassica rapa L.

    Turnip

    TG/37/10 of 4.4.2001

    Cichorium intybus L.

    Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory

    TG/154/3 of 18.10.1996

    Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

    Gourd

    TG/155/4rev. of 28.3.2007 + 1.4.2009

    Rheum rhabarbarum L.

    Rhubarb

    TG/62/6 of 24.3.1999

    Scorzonera hispanica L.

    Scorzonera or Black salsify

    TG/116/4 of 24.3.2010

    Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum peruvianum (L.) Mill.; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum cheesmaniae (L. Ridley) Fosberg

    Tomato rootstocks

    TG/294/1 of 20.3.2013

    The text of these guidelines can be found on the UPOV web site (www.upov.int).


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