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Document 32005L0091

    Commission Directive 2005/91/EC of 16 December 2005 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)

    OJ L 331, 17.12.2005, p. 24–27 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    OJ L 321M, 21.11.2006, p. 375–378 (MT)

    This document has been published in a special edition(s) (BG, RO, HR)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2005/91/oj

    17.12.2005   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 331/24


    COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/91/EC

    of 16 December 2005

    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 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    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,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Commission Directive 2003/90/EC (2) was 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 and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties that Directive provides that the guidelines of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.

    (2)

    The CPVO has since established further guidelines for a number of other species.

    (3)

    Directive 2003/90/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 the Annex to this Directive.

    Article 2

    For examinations started before 1 April 2006, Member States may decide to apply the text of Directive 2003/90/EC applying before its amendment by the present Directive.

    Article 3

    Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 March 2006 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 and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

    They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 2006.

    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 4

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

    Article 5

    This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 16 December 2005.

    For the Commission

    Markos KYPRIANOU

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1).

    (2)   OJ L 254, 8.10.2003, p. 7.


    ANNEX

    ‘ANNEX I

    List of species which shall comply with CPVO test guidelines

    Species listed in the Common Catalogue

    CPVO protocol

    Field pea

    Pea, TP 7/1 of 6.11.2003

    Swede rape

    Oilseed rape, TP 36/1 of 25.3.2004

    Sunflower

    Sunflower, TP 81/1 of 31.10.2002

    Oats

    Oats, TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003

    Barley

    Barley, TP 19/2 of 6.11.2003

    Rice

    Rice, TP 16/1 of 18.11.2004

    Rye

    Rye, TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002

    Triticale

    Triticale, TP 121/1 of 6.11.2003

    Wheat

    Wheat, TP 3/3 of 6.11.2003

    Durum wheat

    Durum wheat, TP120/2 of 6.11.2003

    Maize

    Maize, TP 2/2 of 15.11.2001

    Potato

    Potato, TP 23/1 of 27.3.2002

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

    ‘ANNEX II

    List of species which shall comply with UPOV test guidelines

    Species listed in the Common Catalogue

    UPOV guidelines

    Fodder beet

    Fodder beet, guideline TG/150/3 of 4.11.1994

    Velvet bent

    Bent, guideline TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990

    Red top

    Bent, guideline TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990

    Creeping bent

    Bent, guideline TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990

    Brown top

    Bent, guideline TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990

    Rescue grass

    Rescue grass, guideline TG/180/3 of 4.4.2001

    Alaska brome-grass

    Alaska brome-grass, guideline TG/180/3 of 4.4.2001

    Cocksfoot

    Cocksfoot, guideline TG/31/8 of 17.4.2002

    Tall fescue

    Tall fescue, guideline TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002

    Sheep’s fescue

    Sheep's fescue, guideline TG/67/4 of 12.11.1980

    Meadow fescue

    Meadow fescue, guideline TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002

    Red fescue

    Red fescue, guideline TG/67/4 of 12.11.1980

    Italian ryegrass

    Ryegrass, guideline TG/4/7 of 12.10.1990

    Perennial ryegrass

    Ryegrass, guideline TG/4/7 of 12.10.1990

    Hybrid ryegrass

    Ryegrass, guideline TG/4/7 of 12.10.1990

    Timothy

    Timothy, guideline TG/34/6 of 7.11.1984

    Smooth-stalked meadow grass

    Kentucky bluegrass, guideline TG/33/6 of 12.10.1990

    White lupin

    White lupin, guideline TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004

    Blue lupin

    Blue lupin, guideline TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004

    Yellow lupin

    Yellow lupin, guideline TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004

    Lucerne

    Lucerne, guideline TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005

    Red clover

    Red clover, guideline TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001

    White clover

    White clover, guideline TG/38/7 of 9.4.2003

    Field bean

    Field bean, guideline TG/8/6 of 17.4.2002

    Common vetch

    Common vetch, guideline TG/32/6 of 21.10.1988

    Swede

    Swede, guideline 89/6 of 4.4.2001

    Fodder radish

    Fodder radish, guideline TG/178/3 of 4.4.2001

    Groundnut/Peanut

    Groundnut, guideline TG/93/3 of 13.11.1985

    Turnip rape

    Turnip rape, guideline TG/185/3 of 17.4.2002

    Safflower

    Safflower, guideline TG/134/3 of 12.10.1990

    Cotton

    Cotton, guideline TG/88/6 of 4.4.2001

    Flax/Linseed

    Flax/Linseed, guideline TG/57/6 of 20.10.1995

    Opium poppy

    Opium/Seed poppy, guideline TG/166/3 of 24.3.1999

    White mustard

    White mustard, guideline TG/179/3 of 4.4.2001

    Soya bean

    Soya bean, guideline TG/80/6 of 1.4.1998

    Sorghum

    Sorghum, guideline 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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