Changes from plenary report to adopted text

AddedREQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRM OF THE ‘SOURCE-IDENTIFIED’ CATEGORY

AddedA. General requirement:

AddedThe seed source or stand shall meet the criteria set by the competent authorities.

AddedB. Specific requirements:

Added1. Type of basic material

AddedThe basic material shall be a seed source or stand located within a single region of provenance.

Added2. Effective size of the population

AddedThe seed source or stand shall consist of one or more groups of trees (stands) or an individual stand. Those trees of seed source or stand shall be well distributed and sufficiently numerous to maintain genetic diversity and ensure adequate cross-pollination between the trees in those seed sources or stands. [Am. 85]

Added3. Origin and region of provenance

Added(a) The region of provenance, the location and the latitudinal, longitudinal and altitudinal range of the place(s), where the FRM is collected, shall be stated in the master certificate.

Added(b) The professional operator shall determine either by historical evidence (bibliography, documentation kept by competent authorities, research institutes or any other organisations) or by other appropriate means (provenance trials), including internationally recognised bio-molecular techniques, whether the origin of the basic material is:

Added(i) autochthonous;

Added(ii) non-autochthonous;

Added(iii) indigenous;

Added(iv) non-indigenous;

Added(v) unknown.

AddedIn the case of non-autochthonous or non-indigenous basic material, the origin of that basic material shall be stated if known.

AddedThe competent authority shall verify the information provided by the professional operator.

Added4. Sustainability characteristics

Added(a) The trees shall be well-adapted to the climatic and ecological conditions including the biotic and abiotic factors prevailing in the region of provenance and also marginal populations demonstrating local adaptation to more extreme biotic and abiotic factors. [Am. 86]

Added(b) The trees shall in be practically free from quality pests and their symptoms. [Am. 87]

AddedAnnex III

AddedREQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRM OF THE ‘SELECTED’ CATEGORY

AddedA. General requirement:

AddedThe competent authority shall assess the stand with respect to the specific purpose for which the FRM will be used and shall give due weight to requirements set out in Section B, depending on that purpose. The competent authority shall determine the criteria for selection on the basis of that specific purpose for use of the FRM. That purpose shall be indicated in the national register of the Member State concerned.

AddedB. Specific requirements:

Added1. Origin: It shall be determined either by historical evidence (bibliography, documentation kept by competent authorities, research institutes or any other organisations) or by other appropriate means (provenance trials), including internationally recognised bio-molecular techniques, whether the stand is autochthonous/indigenous, non-autochthonous/non-indigenous or whether its origin is unknown. For non-autochthonous/non-indigenous basic material the origin shall be stated if known.

Added2. Isolation: Stands shall be situated at a sufficient distance from stands of poor quality of the same or related species or from stands of a related species which can form hybrids with the species in question. Particular attention shall be paid to this requirement when the stands surrounding autochthonous/indigenous stands are non-autochthonous/non-indigenous or of unknown origin. [Am. 88]

Added3. Effective size of the population: To maintain genetic diversity and ensure adequate cross-pollination, stands shall consist of one or more groups of trees. Those trees shall be well distributed and sufficiently numerous in a given area to maintain genetic diversity, to avoid the unfavourable effects of inbreeding and ensure adequate cross-pollination between those trees.

Added4. Age and development: The age or stage of development of the trees in the stands shall be such to allow the criteria given for the selection of those trees to be clearly judged.

Added5. Uniformity: Stands shall show a normal degree of individual variation in morphological characteristics. When necessary, inferior trees shall be removed.

Added6. Sustainability characteristics:

Added(a) Stands shall be well-adapted to the climatic and ecological conditions, including the biotic and abiotic factors prevailing in the region of provenance.

Added(b) The trees shall be practically free from quality pests and their symptoms and show resistance to adverse siteclimatic and site-specific conditions in the place where they are growing. [Am. 89]

Added7. Volume production: For the approval of selected stands, the volume of wood produced shall normally be superior to the accepted average volume produced under similar ecological and management conditions.

Added8. Wood quality: The quality of the wood shall be taken into account. The quality of the wood is an essential criterion, if the FRM will be used in the forestry industry for the purpose of producing timber, furniture or pulp. In that case the competent authority shall give more weight to this criterion.

Added9. Form or growth habit: Trees in stands shall show particularly good morphological features, especially straightness and circularity of stem, favourable branching habit, small size of branches and good natural pruning. In addition, the proportion of forked trees and those showing spiral grain shall be low.

AddedAnnex IV

AddedREQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRM OF THE ‘QUALIFIED’ CATEGORY

Added1. Seed orchards

Added(a) The competent authority shall approve and register the type and objective of the crossing design, the crossing design of component clones or families and field layout, the component clones or families, isolation and location and any changes of these.

Added(b) The professional operator shall select component clones or families shall be selected for their outstanding characteristics and shall give due weight shall be given to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used. [Am. 90]

Added(c) The component clones or families shall be planted or shall have been planted according to a plan which has been approved by the competent authority and established in such a way that each component can be identified.

Added(d) Thinning carried out in seed orchards shall be described together with the selection criteria used for such thinning and registered with the competent authority.

Added(e) The professional operator shall manage seed orchards shall be managed and harvest seed shall be harvested in such a way that the objectives of the orchards are attained. In the case of a seed orchard intended for the production of an artificial hybrid, the percentage of hybrids in the FRM shall be determined by a verification test. [Am. 91]

Added2. Parents of family(ies)

Added(a) The professional operator shall select parents shall be selected for their outstanding characteristics or for their combining ability. In the case of a selection based on outstanding characteristics, due weight shall be given to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used. [Am. 92]

Added(b) The objective, crossing design and pollination system, components, isolation and location and any significant changes of these shall be approved and registered with the competent authority.

Added(c) The identity, number and proportion of the parents in a mixture shall be approved and registered with the competent authority.

Added(d) In the case of parents intended for the production of an artificial hybrid, the percentage of hybrids in the FRM shall be determined by a verification test.

Added3. Clones

Added(a) Clones shall be identifiable by distinctive characteristics which have been approved and registered with the competent authority.

Added(b) The value of individual clones shall be established by the observation and the qualitative assessment of the characteristics of those clones or have been demonstrated by sufficiently prolonged experimentation.

Added(c) Ortets used for the production of clones shall be selected for their outstanding characteristics and due weight shall be given to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used.

Added(d) Approval shall be restricted by the competent authority to a maximum number of years or a maximum number of ramets produced.

Added4. Clonal mixtures

Added(a) Clonal mixtures shall meet the requirements set out in point 3(a), (b) and (c).

Added(b) The identity, number and proportion of the component clones of a mixture, and the selection method and foundation stock shall be approved and registered by the competent authority. Each mixture shall contain sufficient genetic diversity.

Added(c) Approval shall be restricted by the competent authority to a maximum number of years or a maximum number of ramets produced.

AddedAnnex V