Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

AddedArticle 14 – paragraph 4 a (new): 4a. In the case of a mixture, the professional operator shall announce the mixing to the competent authority in advance in order to allow the competent authority to supervise the mixing process.

AddedArticle 14 – paragraph 6 a (new): 6a. Each Member State shall establish and update a national list of issued master certificates and make that list available to the Commission and competent authorities.

AddedArticle 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: FRM shall, during all stages of production, be kept separated by reference to individual units of approval of basic material and the master certificate, when issued, to ensure traceability of the FRM to the approved basic material from which it has been harvested. FRM shall be harvested from those individual units of approval and marketed in lots that shall be sufficiently homogeneous and identified as distinct from other lots of FRM.

AddedArticle 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a: (a) lot code;

AddedArticle 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new): (aa) purpose;

AddedArticle 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e: (e) type of basic material;

AddedArticle 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i: (i) in the case of seed units, the year of ripening, purity, germination percentage of the pure seed, weight of 1000 pure seeds, the number of germinable seeds per kilogram and the name of the seed test station;

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 1: 1. An official label shall be issued by the competent authority or by the professional operator under official supervision of a competent authority for every lot of FRM attesting compliance of that FRM with Article 5.

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. The official label shall be printed by: / (a) the competent authority, if so requested by the professional operator; or / (b) the professional operator, under the official supervision of the competent authority.

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 2: 2. The professional operator is authorised to issue and/or print the official label, if, on the basis of an audit, the competent authority has concluded that the operator possesses sufficient competence, infrastructure and resources.

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 4 – introductory part: 4. In addition to the information required under Article 15(1), the official label or another document from the supplier with the information required under that Article shall contain all the following information:

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 4 – point b: (b) names of the supplying professional operators, including their address and registration number and names of the recipients including their address;

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new): (ea) a QR code with instructions on how to take care of, store and plant FRM.

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c: deleted

AddedArticle 16 – paragraph 5 a (new): 5a. If a coloured label or document is used by the professional operator in respect of any category of FRM, the colour of the supplier's label or document shall correspond with the colour indicated in Annex VI.

AddedArticle 17 – paragraph 1: Seed units may only be marketed in sealed packages that become unserviceable once the package is opened. In order to prevent putrefaction of the FRM, the packaging of the sealed package may be adapted to the needs of the respective FRM.

AddedArticle 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 – introductory part: That notification shall contain the information referred to in Article 12(3). / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)

AddedArticle 19 – paragraph 2: That authorisation shall be notified to the Commission.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 1: 1. By way of derogation from Article 4, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, may authorise Member States to adopt, as regards the requirements for the approval of basic material and the production of FRM more stringent production requirements, than those referred to in that Article, in all or part of the territory of the Member State concerned, provided that those requirements do not prohibit, impede or restrict the free movement of FRM that is in conformity with this Regulation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 3 – point a – point ii: (ii) the protection of the environment: adaptation to climate change, enhancement of biodiversity, or restoration of forest ecosystems and supporting their functioning;

AddedArticle 24 – paragraph 1: 1. FRM may be imported from third countries to the Union only if it is established, pursuant to paragraph 2, that it fulfils requirements equivalent to those applicable to FRM produced and marketed in the Union. The process of assessing and establishing equivalence shall be based on a detailed examination of the identity and quality standards and other requirements applicable to FRM.

AddedArticle 25 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new): (ca) a new master certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of import, which shall replace the master certificate or official certificate referred to in point (a) following the import, or a certificate attesting to the existence of this new certificate.

AddedArticle 26 – paragraph 5: 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. The involvement of experts designated by the Member States means that a wide range of national expertise and perspectives can be brought to the table, thus contributing to informed and balanced decision-making in respect of delegated acts.

AddedArticle 28 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) quantities of FRM per year, where a master certificate was issued;

AddedArticle 28 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) number of adopted national contingency plans by Member States to prepare for FRM supply difficulties and the time and resources needed to activate those contingency plans;

AddedAnnex I – table 1: Abies bornmulleriana / Acer campestre / Alnus cordata - Juglans regia / Eucalyptus globulus / Eucalyptus gunnii / Eucalyptus hybride gunnii x dalrympleana / Eucalyptus nitens / Juglans major x regia / Juglans nigra / Juglans nigra x regia / Malus sylvestris / Pinus taeda / Populus nigra / Populus tremula / Sorbus domestica / Sorbus torminalis

AddedAnnex II – Part B – point 2 – paragraph 1: The 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.

AddedAnnex II – Part B – point 4 – point a: (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.

AddedAnnex II – Part B – point 4 – point b: (b) The trees shall be practically free from quality pests and their symptoms.

AddedAnnex III – Part B – point 2: 2. 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.

AddedAnnex III – Part B – point 6 – point b: (b) The trees shall be practically free from quality pests and their symptoms and show resistance to adverse climatic and site-specific conditions in the place where they are growing.

AddedAnnex IV – point 1 – point b: (b) The component clones or families 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.

AddedAnnex IV – point 1 – point e: (e) The seed orchards shall be managed and 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.

AddedAnnex IV – point 2 – point a: (a) The 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.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point a – paragraph 2: The professional operators shall report the material, methods and results of tests to the competent authority responsible for the approval of the basic material. The results presented shall be analysed in accordance with the internationally recognised procedures. In comparative tests, one or preferably several approved or pre-chosen standards as described in point 3(b) shall be used.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point a a (new): (aa) A minimum number of test areas of a minimum size per tree species listed in Annex I shall be fulfilled.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point b – point i: (i) The tests shall be designed to assess the relevant characteristics specified in point (ii) and, for each test in the test records these shall be indicated.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point c – paragraph 1: The professional operator shall provide all information necessary for the evaluation of test results, including the location, climate, soil, past use, establishment, management and any damage due to abiotic/biotic factors. The professional operator shall make those records available to the competent authority. The competent authority shall record the age of the basic material and the FRM and the results at the time of the evaluation.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point d – point i: (i) Each sample of FRM shall be raised, planted and managed in an identical way as far as the types of plant material permit.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point d – point ii: (ii) Each experiment shall be established in a valid statistical design, in order that the individual characteristics of each component under examination can be evaluated.

AddedAnnex V – point 1 – point e – point i: (i) The data from the experiments shall be analysed using internationally recognised statistical methods and the results shall be presented for each characteristic examined.

AddedAnnex V – point 2 – point d – point i: (i) The estimated superiority of the FRM shall be calculated against a reference population for a characteristic or set of characteristics. The reference population shall be defined and described in the test reports.

AddedAnnex V – point 3 – point c – point ii: (ii) It shall be reported if there are any characteristics of economic or environmental importance which show significantly inferior results to the standards, and their effects shall be compensated for by favourable characteristics.