# 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), Article 1

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

Field inspections concerning the seed-producing crops of the species specified in Annex I to this Decision ... carried out in the ... countries listed in that Annex shall be considered equivalent to field inspections carried out in accordance with the Seeds Marketing Regulations and Council Directive 2002/55/EC provided that they:
(a)are carried out officially by the authorities listed in Annex I, or under the official supervision of those authorities;
(b)satisfy the conditions laid down in point A of Annex II.

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