# Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed, Article 40

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

Member States shall ensure that seed of the categories ‘certified seed’ and ‘standard seed’ is subject to official post-control in the field by inspection to compare their varietal identity and varietal purity against standard controls.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/55/article/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-55/article-40
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