# Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed, Article 3

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

1. Member States shall provide that beet seed may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
2. Member States shall ensure that the official examinations of seed are carried out in accordance with current international methods, in so far as such methods exist.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/54/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-54/article-3
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