Propagating material of fruit species, ornamental species, vine and hops, requirements for propagating material, health classes of propagating materials, testing, planting material, requirements for planting material, mother plants

Implementing Decree on seed-producing crops and propagating material of hops, vine, fruit genera and species and ornamental species as well as the marketing thereof

The draft implementing decree amending Implementing Decree No 332/2006 on seed-producing crops and propagating material of hops, vine, fruit genera and species and ornamental species as well as the marketing thereof (hereinafter the ‘draft implementing decree’) is submitted to implement Act No 219/2003 on the marketing of seeds and planting material of cultivated plants and on amendments to certain acts (Act on the marketing of seeds and planting material), as amended, which was amended by Act No 295/2017, effective from 1 November 2017. The primary legislation was notified in 2017.

The key objective of the draft implementing decree is to transpose the EU legislation below into Czech law as a commitment arising from the Treaty of Accession:

• Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU of 15 October 2014 implementing Council Directive 2008/90/EC as regards specific requirements for the genus and species of fruit plants referred to in Annex I thereto, specific requirements to be met by suppliers and detailed rules concerning official inspections;

• Commission Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU of 15 October 2014 on the requirements for the labelling, sealing and packaging of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, falling within the scope of Council Directive 2008/90/EC.

Keywords: propagating material of fruit species, ornamental species, vine and hops, requirements for propagating material, health classes of propagating materials, testing, planting material, requirements for planting material, mother plants