Vegetable Seed Marketing Directive

Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed

Stage: In force
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 29 Sept 1970

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Directive 70/458/EEC sets EU rules for marketing vegetable seed: varieties must be officially accepted, distinct, stable and uniform, and seed certified as basic or certified seed or checked as standard seed. Member States had to transpose by 1 July 1972. It covers packaging, sealing, labeling, sampling and post-control, with a common catalogue published by the Commission.

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