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dossier	COM(2024)387 - Amendment of Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and ...
document	COM(2024)387
date	December 19, 2024

Article 1

Amendments to Decision 2008/971/EC

Decision 2008/971/EC is 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”, “qualified” and “tested” categories produced in a third country listed in Annex I is to be imported into the Union.’

;

(2)

in Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Seed and planting stock of the “source identified”, “selected”, “qualified” and “tested” categories of species and artificial hybrids thereof 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 met.’

;

(3)	the Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Entry into force and application

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2025.