Changes from adopted text to adopted text

Removed(aa) purpose; [Am. 63]

Removed(b) master certificate code and number;

Removed(c) botanical name;

Removed(d) category of FRM;

Removed(e) type of basic material; [Am. 64]

Removed(f) register reference or identity code for region of provenance;

Removed(g) region of provenance for FRM of the ‘source-identified’ and ‘selected’ categories or other FRM if appropriate;

Removed(h) if appropriate, whether the origin of the basic material is autochthonous or indigenous, non-autochthonous or non-indigenous, or unknown;

Removed(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; [Am. 65]

Removed(j) age and type of planting stock of seedlings or cuttings, whether undercuts, transplants or containerised;

Removed(k) for the ‘tested’ category whether it is:

Removed(i) genetically modified;

Removed(ii) an NGT plant;

Removed(ka) if applicable, the intellectual property rights existing on the FRM. [Am. 135]

Removed2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 of this Article and to Article 5(1), point (c), Member States shall keep separately FRM, which is subject to subsequent vegetative propagation and shall identify it as such. Such FRM shall have been harvested from a single unit of approval in the ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories. In such cases, the produced FRM shall assume the same category as the original FRM.

Removed3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the mixing of FRM shall be subject to the following conditions, as appropriate:

Removed(a) within the ‘source-identified’ or ‘selected’ categories, mixing shall apply to FRM derived from two or more units of approval within a single region of provenance;

Removed(b) in the case of mixing of FRM within a single region of provenance, from seed sources and stands in the ‘source-identified category, the new combined lot shall be certified as ‘FRM derived from a seed source’;

Removed(c) in the case of mixing of FRM derived from non-autochthonous or non-indigenous basic material with that from basic material of unknown origin, the new combined lot shall be certified as being ‘of unknown origin’;

Removed(d) in the case of mixing of FRM derived from a single unit of approval from different years of ripening, the actual years of ripening and proportion of FRM from each year shall be recorded.

RemovedIn the case of mixing in accordance with the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) or (c), the identity code for the region of provenance may be substituted for the register reference as in paragraph 1, point (f).

RemovedArticle 16 Official label

Removed1. 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 the requirements referred to in Article 5. [Am. 66]

Removed1a. The official label shall be printed by:

Removed(a) the competent authority, if so requested by the professional operator; or

Removed(b) the professional operator, under the official supervision of the competent authority. [Am. 67]

Removed2. Competent authorities shall authorise the professional operator to print the official label after the competent authority has attested compliance of that FRM with the requirements referred to in Article 5. The professional operator is authorised to issue and/or print thatthe official label, if, on the basis of an audit, the competent authority has concluded that the operator possesses thesufficient competence, infrastructure and resources to print the official label. [Am. 68]

Removed3. The competent authority shall carry out regular controls to check whether the professional operator complies with the requirements referred to in paragraph 2.

RemovedWhere, after having granted the authorisation referred to in paragraph 2, the competent authority finds that a professional operator does not fulfil the requirements referred to in that paragraph, it shall without delay withdraw, or modify as appropriate, the authorisation.

Removed4. 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: [Am. 69]

Removed(a) master certificate number(s) issued in accordance with Article 14 or a reference to the other document identifying the mixture available in accordance with Article 14(3);

Removed(b) namenames of the supplying professional operatoroperators, including their address and registration number, and names of the recipients including their address; [Am. 70]

Removed(c) quantity supplied;

Removed(d) in the case of FRM of the ‘tested’ category, whose basic material is approved under Article 4, the words ‘provisionally approved’;

Removed(e) whether the FRM has been vegetatively propagated;

Removed(ea) a QR code with instructions on how to take care of, store and plant FRM. [Am. 71]

Removed5. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out the following elements concerning the official label:

Removed(a) content of the official label;

Removed(b) additional information in the case of seeds and small quantities of seeds;

Removed(c) colour of the label for specific categories or other types of FRM; [Am. 72]

Removed(d) additional information in the case of specific genera or species;

Removed(da) indication as to whether the material is product of genetic modification under Directive 2001/18/EC. [Am. 136]

RemovedThose implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).

Removed5a. 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. [Am. 73]

Removed6. An official label may also be issued in an electronic form (‘electronic official label’).

RemovedThe Commission may, by means of implementing acts, set out technical arrangements for the issuance of electronic official labels, to ensure their compliance with this Article and an appropriate, credible and effective mode for the issuance of those official labels. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).

Removed7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 26, supplementing this Article, by setting out rules on:

Removed(a) digital recording of all actions taken by the professional operators and the competent authorities in order to issue the official labels;

Removed(b) the establishment of a centralised platform that connects the Member States and the Commission to facilitate the processing of, access to and use of those records.

RemovedArticle 17 Packages of seed units

RemovedSeed units may only be marketed in sealed packages with 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. [Am. 74]

RemovedCHAPTER V DEROGATIONS FROM ARTICLE 4

RemovedArticle 18 Derogation from the obligation to be approved for basic material intended for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources

Removed1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and (2), the registration of basic material intended for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources in the national register shall not be subject to approval by the competent authorities.

Removed2. Any professional operator registering basic material for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources used in forestry, shall notify that basic material to the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

Removed3. Basic material referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the competent authorities in accordance with the format of FOREMATIS.

RemovedThe notification of the basic material shall be carried out with reference to the unit of notification.

RemovedEach unit of notification shall be identified by a unique register reference in a national register.

RemovedThat notification shall contain the following information: referred to in Article 12(3).

Removed(a) botanical name;