{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2002/57",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Member States shall provide that seed of:\nBrassica napus L. (partim)\nBrassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs\nCannabis sativa L.\nCarthamus tinctorius L.\nCarum carvi L.\nGossypium spp.\nHelianthus annuus L.\nLinum usitatissimum L. (partim) — flax, linseed\nmay not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.\n2. Member States shall provide that seed of oil and fibre plant species other than those listed in paragraph 1 may not be placed on the market unless the seed has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’, or is commercial seed.\n3. It may be provided, under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2), that after specified dates seed of oil and fibre plant species other than those listed in paragraph 1 may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.\n4. Member States shall ensure that official examinations are carried out in accordance with current international methods, in so far as such methods exist.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/57/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:56.090987+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}