# Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, Article 2

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

For the purposes of this Directive ‘official measures’ means measures taken:
(a) by State authorities; or
(b) by any legal person whether governed by public or by private law, acting under the responsibility of the State; or
(c) in the case of ancillary activities which are also under State control, by any natural person duly sworn for that purpose;
provided that the persons mentioned under (b) and (c) derive no private gain from such measures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/53/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-53/article-2
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