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European Union
Council Directive 2002/53/EC
Article 1
2.

Council Directive 2002/53/EC

law://eu/dir/2002/53/art_1__para_2@2026-11-13

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means measures taken: provided that the persons mentioned under (b) and (c) derive no private gain from such measures.

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Key facts

Type: Directive · Council Directive 2002/53/EC
Adopted: 13 Jun 2002
In force: 9 Aug 2002
Text current to: 18 Apr 2004
Made by: Council of the European Union
Official: EUR-Lex 32002L0053 · ELI

Topics

catalogue cereals fodder plant marketing oleaginous plant root vegetable seed textile plant Approximation of laws Plant reproductive material Plants and flowers Seeds and seedlings

History · 1 version

18 Apr 2004Reading

Contents

1. This Directive concerns the acceptance for inclusion in a…
2. The common catalogue of varieties shall be compiled on the…
3. This Directive shall not apply to varieties, the seed or p…

Contents

1. This Directive concerns the acceptance for inclusion in a…
2. The common catalogue of varieties shall be compiled on the…
3. This Directive shall not apply to varieties, the seed or p…

This text since 18 Apr 2004

In force

2.The common catalogue of varieties shall be compiled on the basis of the national catalogues of the Member States.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Connections

Interpreted by the courts in 1: Confédération paysanne and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt (C-528/16)
Cited by 19: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/126; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2025/2449; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2025/1079; Council Directive 2002/57/EC3 provisions; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2024/2963; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2023/1438; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/1647; Council Directive 2002/54/EC2 provisions; PH v Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia and Direzione centrale risorse agroalimentari, forestali e ittiche - Servizio foreste e corpo forestale della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia (C-24/21); Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/905; Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1214 (Only the Polish text is authentic)2 provisions; Decision 2004/842; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/746; Regulation (EC) No 1829/20033 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/384; Decision (EU) 2021/537; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1985; Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/114