Commission Directive 2003/90/EC of 6 October 2003 setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Text with EEA relevance)
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  • Commission Directive 2005/91/ECof 16 December 2005amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0091, December 17, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2007/48/ECof 26 July 2007amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0048, July 27, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2009/97/ECof 3 August 2009amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32009L0097, August 4, 2009
  • Commission Directive 2010/46/EUof 2 July 2010amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32010L0046, July 3, 2010
  • Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EUof 1 July 2011amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32011L0068, July 2, 2011
  • Commission Implementing Directive 2012/8/EUof 2 March 2012amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species(Text with EEA relevance), 32012L0008, March 3, 2012
  • Commission Implementing Directive 2012/44/EUof 26 November 2012amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32012L0044, November 27, 2012
  • Commission Implementing Directive 2013/57/EUof 20 November 2013amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32013L0057, November 21, 2013
  • Commission Implementing Directive 2014/105/EUof 4 December 2014amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32014L0105, December 5, 2014
  • Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2015/1168of 15 July 2015amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32015L1168, July 16, 2015
  • Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/1914of 31 October 2016amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species(Text with EEA relevance), 32016L1914, November 1, 2016
Commission Directive 2003/90/ECof 6 October 2003setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 11.Member States shall provide for the inclusion in a national catalogue, within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2002/53/EC, of varieties of agricultural plant species which fulfil the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3.2.As regards distinctness, stability and uniformity:(a)the species listed in Annex I shall comply with the conditions laid down in the "Protocols for distinctness, uniformity and stability tests" of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) listed in that Annex;(b)the species listed in Annex II shall comply with the test guidelines for the conduct of tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability of the International Union for the Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) listed in that Annex.3.As regards the value for cultivation or use, the varieties shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annex III, without prejudice to Article 4(2) of the Directive.
Article 2All the varietal characteristics within the meaning of Article 1(2)(a), and any characteristics which are marked by an asterisk (*) in the test guidelines referred to in Article 1(2)(b) shall be used, providing that observation of a characteristic is not rendered impossible by the expression of any other characteristics, and providing that the expression of a characteristic is not prevented by the environmental conditions under which the test is conducted.
Article 3Member States shall ensure that in respect of the species listed in Annexes I and II, the minimum requirements for carrying out the examinations in respect of trial design and growing conditions, as laid down in the test guidelines referred to in those Annexes, are fulfilled at the time of the examinations.
Article 4Directive 72/180/EEC is repealed.
Article 51.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall 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 domestic law they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 61.Where, on the entry into force of this Directive, varieties have not been accepted for inclusion in the Common Catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, and official examinations started prior to that date in accordance with the provisions of either(a)Directive 72/180/EEC or(b)the CPVO guidelines listed in Annex I or the UPOV guidelines listed in Annex II, according to the species,the varieties concerned shall be deemed to fulfil the requirements of this Directive.2.Paragraph 1 shall only apply where the trials lead to the conclusion that the varieties comply with the rules set out in either(a)Directive 72/180/EEC or(b)the CPVO guidelines listed in Annex I or the UPOV guidelines listed in Annex II, according to the species.
Article 7This Directive shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 8This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
nullANNEX IList of species referred to in Article 1(2)(a) which are to comply with CPVO test protocols
Scientific nameCommon nameCPVO protocol
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.Tall fescueTP 39/1 of 1.10.2015
Festuca filiformis Pourr.Fine-leaved sheep's fescueTP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca ovina L.Sheep's fescueTP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca pratensis Huds.Meadow fescueTP 39/1 of 1.10.2015
Festuca rubra L.Red fescueTP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) KrajinaHard fescueTP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium multiflorum Lam.Italian ryegrassTP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium perenne L.Perennial ryegrassTP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium x boucheanum KunthHybrid ryegrassTP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Pisum sativum L.Field peaTP 7/2 Rev of 11.3.2015
Vicia sativa L.Common vetchTP 32/1 of 19.4.2016
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.SwedeTP 89/1 of 11.3.2015
Brassica napus L.Swede rapeTP 36/2 of 16.11.2011
Cannabis sativa L.HempTP 276/1 of 28.11.2012
Gossypium spp.CottonTP 88/1 of 19.4.2016
Helianthus annuus L.SunflowerTP 81/1 of 31.10.2002
Linum usitatissimum L.Flax/LinseedTP 57/2 of 19.3.2014
Avena nuda L.Small naked oat, Hulless oatTP 20/2 of 1.10.2015
Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch)Oats and Red oatTP 20/2 of 1.10.2015
Hordeum vulgare L.BarleyTP 19/4 of 1.10.2015
Oryza sativa L.RiceTP 16/3 of 1.10.2015
Secale cereale L.RyeTP 58/1 of 31.10.2002
xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. CamusHybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus SecaleTP 121/2 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011
Triticum aestivum L.WheatTP 3/4 rev. 2 of 16.2.2011
Triticum durum Desf.Durum wheatTP 120/3 of 19.3.2014
Zea mays L.MaizeTP 2/3 of 11.3.2010
Solanum tuberosum L.PotatoTP 23/2 of 1.12.2005
The text of these protocols can be found on the CPVO website (www.cpvo.europa.eu).ANNEX IIList of species referred to in Article 1(2)(b) which are to comply with UPOV test guidelines
Scientific nameCommon nameUPOV guideline
Beta vulgaris L.Fodder beetTG/150/3 of 4.11.1994
Agrostis canina L.Velvet bentTG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis gigantea Roth.Red topTG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis stolonifera L.Creeping bentTG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis capillaris L.Brown topTG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Bromus catharticus VahlRescue grassTG/180/3 of 4.4.2001
Bromus sitchensis Trin.Alaska brome grassTG/180/3 of 4.4.2001
Dactylis glomerata L.CocksfootTG/31/8 of 17.4.2002
xFestulolium Asch. et Graebn.Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus LoliumTG/243/1 of 9.4.2008
Phleum nodosum L.Small timothyTG/34/6 of 7.11.1984
Phleum pratense L.TimothyTG/34/6 of 7.11.1984
Poa pratensis L.Smooth-stalked meadow grassTG/33/7 of 9.4.2014
Lotus corniculatus L.Birdsfoot trefoilTG 193/1 of 9.4.2008
Lupinus albus L.White lupinTG/66/4 of 31.3.2004
Lupinus angustifolius L.Narrow-leaved lupinTG/66/4 of 31.3.2004
Lupinus luteus L.Yellow lupinTG/66/4 of 31.3.2004
Medicago sativa L.LucerneTG/6/5 of 6.4.2005
Medicago x varia T. MartynSand lucerneTG/6/5 of 6.4.2005
Trifolium pratense L.Red cloverTG/5/7 of 4.4.2001
Trifolium repens L.White cloverTG/38/7 of 9.4.2003
Vicia faba L.Field beanTG/8/6 of 17.4.2002
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.Fodder radishTG/178/3 of 4.4.2001
Arachis hypogaea L.Groundnut/PeanutTG/93/4 of 9.4.2014
Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) BriggsTurnip rapeTG/185/3 of 17.4.2002
Carthamus tinctorius L.SafflowerTG/134/3 of 12.10.1990
Papaver somniferum L.PoppyTG/166/4 of 9.4.2014
Sinapis alba L.White mustardTG/179/3 of 4.4.2001
Glycine max (L.) Merr.Soya beanTG/80/6 of 1.4.1998
Sorghum bicolor (L.) MoenchSorghumTG/122/4 of 25.3.2015
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.Sudan grassTG 122/4 of 25.3.2015
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) StapfHybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum sudanenseTG 122/4 of 25.3.2015
The text of these guidelines can be found on the UPOV website (www.upov.int).ANNEX IIICHARACTERISTICS AS REGARDS THE EXAMINATION OF THE VALUE FOR CULTIVATION OR USE1.Yield.2.Resistance to harmful organisms.3.Behaviour with respect to factors in the physical environment.4.Quality characteristics.The methods used shall be specified when the results are submitted.
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