Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/746

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species^note, and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed^note, and in particular Article 7(2)(a) and (b) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Commission Directives 2003/90/EC^note and 2003/91/EC^note aim to ensure that the varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species that Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the protocols established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO). In particular, those Directives aim to ensure compliance with the rules concerning the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant and vegetable species. For the species not covered by the CPVO protocols those Directives aim to ensure compliance with guidelines of the International Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).

(2)The CPVO and UPOV have established further protocols and guidelines and have updated existing ones, in particular as regards field pea, swede rape, cotton, oat, timothy, brown mustard, sprouting broccoli, pepper, melon, globe artichoke, tomato, pea, spinach and tomato rootstocks. Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC should be adapted accordingly to reflect those developments.

(3)Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2021/415^note amended Council Directives 66/401/EEC^note and 66/402/EEC^note as regards certain botanical names of hard fescue, wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat, sorghum and Sudangrass in order to reflect the development of scientific knowledge. Directive 2003/90/EC should be adapted accordingly to reflect those amendments.

(4)Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)For certain varieties that were not accepted for inclusion in the Common Catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant or vegetable species, official examinations have started prior to 1 January 2022 in accordance with the provisions of either the CPVO protocols or the UPOV guidelines listed in the respective Annex to Directive 2003/90/EC or 2003/91/EC as they stood before having been amended by this Directive. In order not to disrupt those examinations, it is appropriate that for those examinations Member States apply the national provisions transposing Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC as they stood before having been amended by this Directive.

(6)The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1Amendments to Directive 2003/90/EC#

Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text set out in Part A of the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2Amendments to Directive 2003/91/EC#

The Annexes to Directive 2003/91/EC are replaced by the text set out in Part B of the Annex to this Directive.

Article 3Transposition#

1.Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2021 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2022.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law, which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 4Transitional measures#

For examinations of varieties started before 1 January 2022 Member States shall apply the national provisions transposing Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC as they stood before having been amended by this Directive.

Article 5Entry into force#

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 6Addressees#

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Annex I

List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(a), which are to comply with CPVO technical protocols
Scientific name	Common name	CPVO protocol
Allium cepa L. (Cepa group)	Onion and Echalion	TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009
Allium cepa L. (Aggregatum group)	Shallot	TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009
Allium fistulosum L.	Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion	TP 161/1 of 11.3.2010
Allium porrum L.	Leek	TP 85/2 of 1.4.2009
Allium sativum L.	Garlic	TP 162/1 of 25.3.2004
Allium schoenoprasum L.	Chives	TP 198/2 of 11.3.2015
Apium graveolens L.	Celery	TP 82/1 of 13.3.2008
Apium graveolens L.	Celeriac	TP 74/1 of 13.3.2008
Asparagus officinalis L.	Asparagus	TP 130/2 of 16.2.2011
Beta vulgaris L.	Beetroot including Cheltenham beet	TP 60/1 of 1.4.2009
Beta vulgaris L.	Spinach beet or Chard	TP 106/1 of 11.3.2015
Brassica oleracea L.	Curly kale	TP 90/1 of 16.2.2011
Brassica oleracea L.	Cauliflower	TP 45/2 Rev. 2 of 21.3.2018
Brassica oleracea L.	Sprouting broccoli or Calabrese	TP 151/2 Rev. 2 of 21.4.2020
Brassica oleracea L.	Brussels sprouts	TP 54/2 Rev. of 15.3.2017
Brassica oleracea L.	Kohlrabi	TP 65/1 Rev. of 15.3.2017
Brassica oleracea L.	Savoy cabbage, White cabbage and Red cabbage	TP 48/3 Rev. of 15.3.2017
Brassica rapa L.	Chinese cabbage	TP 105/1 of 13.3.2008
Capsicum annuum L.	Chilli or Pepper	TP 76/2 Rev. 2 of 21.4.2020
Cichorium endivia L.	Curled-leaved endive and Plain-leaved endive	TP 118/3 of 19.3.2014
Cichorium intybus L.	Industrial chicory	TP 172/2 of 1.12.2005
Cichorium intybus L.	Leaf chicory	TP 154/1 Rev. of 19.3.2019
Cichorium intybus L.	Witloof chicory	TP 173/2 of 21.3.2018
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai	Watermelon	TP 142/2 of 19.3.2014
Cucumis melo L.	Melon	TP 104/2 Rev. of 21.4.2020
Cucumis sativus L.	Cucumber and Gherkin	TP 61/2 Rev. 2 of 19.3.2019
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne	Gourd	TP 155/1 of 11.3.2015
Cucurbita pepo L.	Marrow or Courgette	TP 119/1 Rev. of 19.3.2014
Cynara cardunculus L.	Globe artichoke and Cardoon	TP 184/2 Rev. of 6.3.2020
Daucus carota L.	Carrot and Fodder carrot	TP 49/3 of 13.3.2008
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.	Fennel	TP 183/1 of 25.3.2004
Lactuca sativa L.	Lettuce	TP 13/6 Rev. of 15.2.2019
Solanum lycopersicum L.	Tomato	TP 44/4 Rev. 4 of 21.4.2020
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill	Parsley	TP 136/1 of 21.3.2007
Phaseolus coccineus L.	Runner bean	TP 9/1 of 21.3.2007
Phaseolus vulgaris L.	Dwarf French bean and Climbing French bean	TP 12/4 of 27.2.2013
Pisum sativum L. (partim)	Wrinkled pea, Round pea and Sugar pea	TP 7/2 Rev. 3 of 6.3.2020
Raphanus sativus L.	Radish, Black radish	TP 64/2 Rev. Corr. of 11.3.2015
Rheum rhabarbarum L	Rhubarb	TP 62/1 of 19.4.2016
Scorzonera hispanica L.	Scorzonera or Black salsify	TP 116/1 of 11.3.2015
Solanum melongena L.	Aubergine or Egg plant	TP 117/1 of 13.3.2008
Spinacia oleracea L.	Spinach	TP 55/5 Rev. 3 of 6.3.2020
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.	Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce	TP 75/2 of 21.3.2007
Vicia faba L. (partim)	Broad bean	TP 206/1 of 25.3.2004
Zea mays L. (partim)	Sweet corn and Pop corn	TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010
Solanum habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum peruvianum (L.) Mill.; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum cheesmaniae (L. Ridley) Fosberg; Solanum pimpinellifolium L. x Solanum habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner	Tomato rootstocks	TP 294/1 Rev. 4 of 21.4.2020
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne	Interspecific hybrids of Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne for use as rootstocks	TP 311/1 of 15.3.2017

Annex II

List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(b) which are to comply with UPOV test guidelines
Scientific name	Common name	UPOV guideline
Brassica rapa L.	Turnip	TG/37/10 of 4.4.2001

Part A – Amendments of Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC

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Part B – Amendments of the Annexes to Directive 2003/91/EC

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