92/34

Proposal

Exemptions

Automatic exemption for trials; selection; conservation material.

The exemption for trials; selection; conservation material is replaced with an authorisation process.

Responsible official body

All tasks can be delegated

Marketing

No reference to responsibility.

Pre-basic, Basic and Certified material to be produced under the responsibility of the supplier.

Propagating material to meet CAC standards. Pre-basic, Basic and Certified may be certified, but there is no obligation.

Propagating material to be marketed must be officially certified as Pre-basic, Basic or Certified, or CAC which has been officially inspected.

Fruit plants to meet CAC

Fruit plants to be officially certified as Certified material or officially inspected as CAC.

No reference to official checks

CAC fruit plants to be officially checked

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Compliance with requirements on GMOs and Food and Feed Regulations

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Specific requirements shall be introduced for prebasic and basic on maintenance of the variety and clone

Supplier checks

Suppliers can carry out themselves, or have carried out byanother supplier of the responsible body

Keep records of the activiteis in this section, plus production and marketing records: to be kept for three years

Suppliers who distribute form premises other than their own shall keep records of sales and deliveries only

To be carried out by the supplier

Sales and purchases for 12 months

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Accreditation

Suppliers to be accredited

Suppliers to be registered

Laboratories to be accredited

No accreditation for laboratories

Official Monitoring

Official inspections of propagating material and fruit plants, but this can be by random checks for CAC.

No option for random checks of CAC

Varieties

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New definition of 'Variety' and 'Clone'

Material to be marketed with reference to the variety to which they belong

Material to be marketed with reference to the clone to which they belong, where appropriate

Varieties to be commonly known, and protected; or officially registered; or entered on a suppliers list

Varieties can be officially registered if marketed prior to 1993, provided they have an official description. To expire by 2000, unless officially registered

Varieties to be legally protected; or officially registered; or commonly known (if an application has been made and it already appears in a catalogue or is subject to an application elsewhere, or is already being marketed as CAC material)

Limited to CAC, but with no time limit

Labelling

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Label to indicate GM modification

Record keeping

Records of production and marketing activity, to be maintained for three years.

Exemption for suppliers selling small quantities to final consumers

Records of sales and purchases to be maintained for 12 months

Exemption for retailers (non-registered suppliers)

Notifications

2000/29 organism. or a quality affecting organism at higher than normal levels

A 2000/29 organism, or any quality affecting organism in the Schedules

Transitional measures

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Time limited transitional period allowing marketing in their own territory of Certified and CAC material from parent plants in existence at the time the Directive was introduced