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Article 4

United Kingdom

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In Decision 2003/17/EC Articles 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Field inspections concerning the seed-producing crops of the species specified in Annex I carried out in the third countries listed in that Annex shall be considered equivalent to field inspections carried out in accordance with Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC provided that they:

  1. (a)

    are carried out officially by the authorities listed in Annex I, or under the official supervision of those authorities;

  2. (b)

    satisfy the conditions laid down in point A of Annex II.

Article 2

Seed of the species specified in Annex I, produced in the third countries listed in that Annex and officially certified by the authorities listed in that Annex shall be considered equivalent to seed complying with Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC, if it satisfies the conditions laid down in point B of Annex II.’