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Removed8. 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.

Removed9. 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.

RemovedAnnex IV

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

Removed1. Seed orchards

Removed(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.

Removed(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]

Removed(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.

Removed(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.

Removed(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]

Removed2. Parents of family(ies)

Removed(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]

Removed(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.

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

Removed(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.

Removed3. Clones

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

Removed(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.

Removed(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.

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

Removed4. Clonal mixtures

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

Removed(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.

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

RemovedAnnex V

RemovedREQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF BASIC MATERIAL INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRM OF THE ‘TESTED’ CATEGORY

Removed1. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TESTS

Removed(a) General

RemovedIf the basic material is a stand, it shall satisfy the appropriate requirements set out in Annex III. If the basic material is a seed orchard(s), parents of family(ies), clones or clonal mixture(s), it shall satisfy the appropriate requirements set out in Annex IV. The competent authority shall determine the selection criteria based on the intended purpose for which the FRM will be used.

RemovedThe professional operators shall prepare, lay out and conductreport the material, methods and results of tests set upto the competent authority responsible for the approval of the basic material. They shall interpret The results of those testspresented shall be analysed in accordance with the internationally recognised procedures. ForIn comparative tests, the professional operator shall compare the FRM under test with one or preferably several approved or pre-chosen standards as described in point 3(b) shall be used. [Am. 93]

Removed(aa) A minimum number of test areas of a minimum size per tree species listed in Annex I shall be fulfilled. [Am. 94]

Removed(b) Characteristics to be examined

Removed(i) The professional operatortests shall design testsbe designed to assess the relevant characteristics specified in point (ii) and shall indicate these, for each test in the test records these shall be indicated. [Am. 95]

Removed(ii) Weight shall be given to adaptation, growth, biotic and abiotic factors of importance. In addition, other characteristics, considered important in view of the intended specific purpose, shall be evaluated in relation to the ecological conditions of the region in which the test is carried out including current and future projected climatic conditions.

Removed(c) Documentation

RemovedThe professional operator shall keep records describing the test sitesprovide 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. HeThe professional operator shall make those records available to the competent authority upon request. The competent authority shall record the age of the basic material and the FRM and the results at the time of the evaluation. [Am. 96]

Removed(d) Setting up the tests

Removed(i) The professional operator shall raise, plant and manage Each sample of FRM shall be raised, planted and managed in an identical way as far as the types of plant material permit. [Am. 97]

Removed(ii) The professional operator shall establish Each experiment shall be established in a valid statistical design with a sufficient number of trees, in order that the individual characteristics of each component under examination can be evaluated. [Am. 98]

Removed(e) Analysis and validity of results

Removed(i) The professional operator shall analyse The data from the experiments shall be analysed using internationally recognised statistical methods and shall present the results shall be presented for each characteristic examined. [Am. 99]

Removed(ii) The methodology used for the test and the detailed results obtained shall be made freely available.

Removed(iii) The competent authority of the Member State in which the test was carried out shall designate the suggested deployment area, and shall inform about any characteristics of the FRM, which might limit its usefulness.

Removed(iv) If during tests it is proved that the FRM does not possess at least the characteristics of the basic material from which that FRM was produced, including in particular the resistance/tolerance to plant pests of economic importance, then such FRM shall not be certified as tested material.

Removed2. REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC EVALUATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF BASIC MATERIAL

Removed(a) The components of the following basic material may be genetically evaluated: seed orchards, parents of family(ies), clones and clonal mixtures.

Removed(b) Documentation

RemovedThe following additional documentation shall be required for approval of the basic material providing information about:

Removed(i) the identity, origin and pedigree of the evaluated components;

Removed(ii) the crossing design used to produce the FRM used in the evaluation tests.

Removed(c) Test procedures

RemovedThe following requirements shall be met:

Removed(i) The genetic value of each component shall be estimated in two or more evaluation test-sites, at least one of which shall be in an environment relevant for the intended deployment area of the FRM.

Removed(ii) The test period shall be of sufficient duration for the tested characteristics to be expressed.

Removed(iii) The estimated superiority of the FRM to be marketed shall be calculated on the basis of these genetic values and the specific crossing design.

Removed(iv) Evaluation tests and genetic calculations shall be approved by the competent authority.

Removed(d) Interpretation

Removed(i) The estimated superiority of the FRM shall be calculated against a reference population for a characteristic or set of characteristics. The professional operator shall define the reference population in the breeding program and describe this reference populationshall be defined and described in the test reports. [Am. 100]

Removed(ii) It shall be stated whether the estimated genetic value of the FRM is inferior to the reference population for any important characteristic.

Removed3. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPARATIVE TESTING OF FRM