# Council Decision of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/17/EC), Division 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Field inspections shall be carried out in accordance with national rules for the application of the OECD Schemes for the Varietal Certification of Seed moving in International Trade as follows:
sugar beet and fodder beet seed, in the case of Beta vulgaris referred to in Directive 2002/54/EC,
grass and legume seed, in the case of the species referred to in Directive 66/401/EEC,
crucifer seed and other oil and fibre species seed, in the case of the species referred to in Directives 66/401/EEC and 2002/57/EC,
cereal seed, in the case of the species referred to in Directive 66/402/EEC, other than Zea mays and Sorghum spp.,
maize and sorghum seed, in the case of Zea mays and Sorghum spp. referred to in Directive 66/402/EEC,
vegetable seed, in the case of the species referred to in Directive 2002/55/EC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/17/annex/II/division/A/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-17/annex-II/division-A/division-1
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