Commission Directive 2008/62/EC

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This text since 11 Jul 2008law://eu/dir/2008/62/art_10__para_1@2026-11-13

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1.By way of derogation from the certification requirements provided for in Article 3(1) of Directive 66/401/EEC, Article 3(1) of Directive 66/402/EEC, Article 3(1) of Directive 2002/54/EC, Article 3(1) of Directive 2002/56/EC and Article 3(1) of Directive 2002/57/EC, Member States may provide that seed of a conservation variety may be placed on the market if it complies with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.

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Cited by 3: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014; Commission Directive 2010/60/EU2 provisions; this act2 provisions
Cites 5: Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed; Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed; Council Directive 2002/57/EC; Council Directive 2002/56/EC; Council Directive 2002/54/EC

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conservation in situ
means the conservation of genetic material in its natural surroundings and, in the case of cultivated plant species, in the farmed environment where they have developed their distinctive properties;
genetic erosion
means loss of genetic diversity between and within populations or varieties of the same species over time, or reduction of the genetic basis of a species due to human intervention or environmental change;
landrace
means a set of populations or clones of a plant species which are naturally adapted to the environmental conditions of their region;
seed
means seed and seed potatoes, unless seed potatoes are expressly excluded.