# 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.

Seed shall be officially certified and its packages officially closed and marked in accordance with national rules for the application of the OECD Schemes for the Varietal Certification of Seed moving in International Trade as follows; the seed lots shall be accompanied by the certificates required under those OECD schemes:
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 or 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.
Moreover, seed shall satisfy the conditions of the Seeds Marketing Regulations other than those relating to varietal identity and varietal purity.

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