
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2012/8/EU of 2 March 2012 amending Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, and in particular Article 7(2) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Commission Directive 2003/90/EC was adopted to ensure that the varieties the Member States include in their national catalogues comply with the guidelines established by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination of the various species and the minimum conditions for examining the varieties, as far as such guidelines had been established. For other varieties this Directive provides that guidelines of the International Union for Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are to apply.

(2) The CPVO has since established further guidelines for a number of other species, and has updated existing ones.

(3) Directive 2003/90/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1 
Annexes I and II to Directive 2003/90/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2 
For examinations started before 1 October 2012 Member States may apply Directive 2003/90/EC in the version applying before its amendment by this Directive.
Article 3 
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 September 2012 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 October 2012.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 4 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX


ANNEX I List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(a) which are to comply with CPVO test protocols 

Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol
Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep's fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca ovina L. Sheep's fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca rubra L. Red fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina Hard fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth Hybrid ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Pisum sativum L. Field pea TP 7/2 of 11.3.2010
Brassica napus L. Swede rape TP 36/2 of 16.11.2011
Helianthus annuus L. Sunflower TP 81/1 of 31.10.2002
Linum usitatissimum L. Flax/Linseed TP 57/1 of 21.3.2007
Avena nuda L. Small naked oat, Hulless oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003
Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch) Oats and Red oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003
Hordeum vulgare L. Barley TP 19/2rev. of 11.3.2010
Oryza sativa L. Rice TP 16/1 of 18.11.2004
Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002
xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale TP 121/2 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011
Triticum aestivum L. Wheat TP 3/4 rev. 2 of 16.2.2011
Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/2 of 6.11.2003
Zea mays L. Maize TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010
Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/2 of 1.12.2005
The text of these protocols can be found on the CPVO web site (www.cpvo.europa.eu).

ANNEX II List of species referred to in Article 1(2)(b) which are to comply with UPOV test guidelines 

Scientific name Common name UPOV guideline
Beta vulgaris L. Fodder beet TG/150/3 of 4.11.1994
Agrostis canina L. Velvet bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis gigantea Roth. Red top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis capillaris L. Brown top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Bromus catharticus Vahl Rescue grass TG/180/3 of 4.4.2001
Bromus sitchensis Trin. Alaska brome grass TG/180/3 of 4.4.2001
Dactylis glomerata L. Cocksfoot TG/31/8 of 17.4.2002
Festuca arundinacea Schreber Tall fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002
Festuca pratensis Huds. Meadow fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002
xFestulolium Asch. et Graebn. Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species fo the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium TG/243/1 of 9.4.2008
Phleum nodosum L. Small timothy TG/34/6 of 7.11.1984
Phleum pratense L. Timothy TG/34/6 of 7.11.1984
Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked meadow grass TG/33/6 of 12.10.1990
Lupinus albus L. White lupin TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004
Lupinus angustifolius L. Narrow-leaved lupin TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004
Lupinus luteus L. Yellow lupin TG/66/4 of 31.3.2004
Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005
Medicago x varia T. Martyn Sand lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005
Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001
Trifolium repens L. White clover TG/38/7 of 9.4.2003
Vicia faba L. Field bean TG/8/6 of 17.4.2002
Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TG/32/6 of 21.10.1988
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. Swede TG/89/6rev. of 4.4.2001 + 1.4.2009
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. Fodder radish TG/178/3 of 4.4.2001
Arachis hypogea L. Groundnut/Peanut TG/93/3 of 13.11.1985
Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs Turnip rape TG/185/3 of 17.4.2002
Carthamus tinctorius L. Safflower TG/134/3 of 12.10.1990
Gossypium spp. Cotton TG/88/6 of 4.4.2001
Papaver somniferum L. Poppy TG/166/3 of 24.3.1999
Sinapis alba L. White mustard TG/179/3 of 4.4.2001
Glycine max (L.) Merrill Soya bean TG/80/6 of 1.4.1998
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/3 of 6.10.1989
The text of these guidelines can be found on the UPOV web site (www.upov.int).

