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Commission Directive 93/61/EEC of 2 July 1993 setting out the schedules indicating the conditions to be met by vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed pursuant to Council Directive 92/33/EEC

Type Directive

Publication 1993-10-07

Last updated 2024-12-24

State In force

Department European Commission

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Article 1

This Directive establishes the schedules referred to in Article 4 of Directive 92/33/EEC and sets out requirements as to labelling referred to in Article 11 of that Directive.

The schedules apply to the growing crop and vegetable propagating material (including rootstock), and planting material derived therefrom, of all the genera and species referred to in Annex II to Directive 92/33/EEC, and to rootstocks of other genera and species referred to in Article 4 of that Directive, irrespective of the propagation system applied, the abovementioned items being hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘the material’.

The provisions of this Directive shall apply progressively, account being taken of the production cycles of the material referred to in paragraph 2.

Article 2

The material shall, where applicable, comply with the relevant plant health conditions laid down in Council Directive 77/93/EEC ([^E0001]).

Article 3

The vegetable propagating and planting material shall, at least on visual inspection, be found at the place of production to be practically free from all pests listed in the Annex, with regard to the respective propagating and planting material.

The presence of regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs) on vegetable propagating and planting material that is marketed shall, at least upon visual inspection, not exceed the respective thresholds set out in the Annex.

The vegetable propagating and planting material shall upon visual inspection be found to be practically free from any pests, other than the pests listed in the Annex with regard to the respective propagating and planting material, which reduce the usefulness and quality of the vegetable propagating and planting material.

The vegetable propagating and planting material shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 ([^E0002]) and in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to that Regulation, including with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

Article 4

The material shall have identity and purity in respect of genera or species and shall also have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity.

Article 5

The material shall be substantially free from defects likely to impair its quality as propagating or planting material.

The vigour and dimensions of the material shall be satisfactory in respect of its usefulness as vegetable propagating and planting material. Furthermore, an appropriate balance shall be assured between the roots, stems and leaves.

Article 6

The supplier's document referred to in Article 11 of Directive 92/33/EEC shall be of suitable material which has not previously been used and shall be printed in at least one of the official languages of the Community. It shall contain the following information headings:

(i) indication ‘EEC quality’

(ii) indication of EEC Member State code;

(iii) indication of responsible official body or its distinguishing code;

(iv) registration or accreditation number;

(v) name of supplier;

(vi) individual serial, week or batch number;

(vii) date of issue of the supplier's document;

(viii) reference number of seed lot in the case of young plants raised direct from seeds marketed pursuant to Council Directive 70/458/EEC ([^E0003]). Alternatively this reference number shall be made available, on request, to the responsible official body;

(ix) common name, or where the material is accompanied by a plant passport in accordance with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC ([^E0004]), botanical name;

(x) denomination of the variety. In the case of rootstock, denomination of the variety or its designation;

(xi) quantity;

(xii) in the case of imports from third countries pursuant to Article 16 (2) of Directive 92/33/EEC, the name of the country of harvesting.

Where the material is accompanied by a plant passport in accordance with Directive 92/105/EEC, the plant passport may, if the supplier so wishes, constitute the supplier's document referred to in paragraph 1. Nonetheless, the remark ‘EEC-quality’ and an indication as to the responsible official body under Directive 92/33/EEC must be given, together with a reference to the denomination of the variety. In the case of imports from third countries under Article 16 (2) of Directive 92/33/EEC, the name of the country of harvesting must also be given. This information may be on the same document as the plant passport but must be clearly separated.

Article 7

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 8

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

ANNEX

RNQPs concerning vegetable propagating and planting material


Bacteria	Bacteria	Bacteria
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Vegetable propagating and planting material (genus or species)	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable propagating and planting material
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. [CORBMI]	Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al. [XANTEU]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič 1957) Jones et al. [XANTGA]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al. [XANTPF]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al. [XANTVE]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
Fungi and oomycetes	Fungi and oomycetes	Fungi and oomycetes
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Vegetable propagating and planting material (genus or species)	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable propagating and planting material
Fusarium Link (anamorphic genus) [1FUSAG] other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon [FUSAAL] and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell [GIBBCI]	Asparagus officinalis L.	0 %
Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk [HLCBBR]	Asparagus officinalis L.	0 %
Stromatinia cepivora Berk. [SCLOCE]	Allium cepa L., Allium fistulosum L., Allium porrum L., Allium sativum L.	0 %
Verticillium dahliae Kleb. [VERTDA]	Cynara cardunculus L.	0 %
Nematodes	Nematodes	Nematodes
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Vegetable propagating and planting material (genus or species)	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable propagating and planting material
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Allium cepa L., Allium sativum L.	0 %
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas	Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas	Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Vegetable propagating and planting material (genus or species)	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable propagating and planting material
Leek yellow stripe virus [LYSV00]	Allium sativum L.	1 %
Onion yellow dwarf virus [OYDV00]	Allium cepa L., Allium sativum L.	1 %
Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)	Capsicum annuum L., other than material belonging to a variety known to be resistant to ToBRFV. Solanum lycopersicum L. and hybrids thereof.	0 %

Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus [TSWV00]	Capsicum annuum L., Lactuca sativa L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanum melongena L.	0 %
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus [TYLCV0]	Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %

OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.

[^E0002]: Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4).

[^E0003]: OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7.

[^E0004]: OJ No L 4, 8. 1. 1993, p. 22.

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