
Article 1 
Decision 2008/971/EC is hereby amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 1, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
'This Decision determines the conditions under which forest reproductive material of the ‘source identified’, ‘selected’ and ‘qualified’ categories produced in a third country listed in Annex I shall be imported into the Union.';
((2)) in Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Seed and planting stock of the ‘source identified’, ‘selected’ and ‘qualified’ categories of species listed in Annex I to Directive 1999/105/EC, produced in the third countries listed in Annex I to this Decision and officially certified by the third country authorities listed in that Annex, shall be considered equivalent to seed and planting stock complying with Directive 1999/105/EC, provided that the conditions laid down in Annex II to this Decision are satisfied.';
((3)) in Article 4, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
'When seed and planting stock enter the Union, the supplier importing this material shall inform the official body of that Member State in advance of the import. The official body shall issue a Master Certificate based on the official OECD Certificate of Provenance before the material is placed on the market.';
((4)) Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 21 November 2012.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
ANNEX

Annexes I and II to Decision 2008/971/EC are amended as follows:

((1)) Annex I is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX I 
Country Authority responsible for the approval and control of production
CA 
National Forest Genetic Resources Centre/Centre national des ressources génétiques forestièresNatural Resources Canada/Ressources naturelles CanadaCanadian Forest Service-Atlantic/Service canadien des forêts -AtlantiqueP.O. Box 4000,FREDERICTON, NB E3B 5P7

CH 
Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (UVEK)Forest DivisionFederal Plant Protection ServiceZürcherstraße 111CH-8903 BIRMENSDORF

HR 
Croatian Forest Research Institute – CFIDivision of Genetics, Forest Tree Breeding and Seed ScienceCvjetno naselje 4110450 Jastrebarsko

NO 
Norwegian Forest Research InstituteHøgskoleveien 12N-1432 AAS
Norwegian Forest Seed StationP.O. Box 118N-2301 HAMAR

RS 
Group for Forest Reproductive Material and Genetic Resources Directorate for ForestMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water ManagementMinistry of AFW — Directorate for ForestOmladinskih brigada 1Novi Beograd

TR 
Ministry of Environment and ForestryGeneral Directorate of Forestation and Erosion ControlBestepe 06560Ankara

US 
USA United States Department of Agriculture, Forest ServiceCooperative ForestryNational Seed Laboratory5675 Riggins Mill RoadDry Branch, Georgia 31020
OFFICIAL STATE CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES(Authorised to issue OECD certificates through cooperative agreement with USDA Forest Service)Washington State Crop Improvement Association, Inc.1610 NE Eastgate Blvd, Suite 610Pullman, Washington 99163


((2)) in Annex II, the following section is added:
'
C. 
As regards seed or planting stock of the ‘qualified’ category, the OECD Label and the supplier’s label or document shall state whether genetic modification has been used in the production of the basic material.
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