Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1188 of 24 April 2024 on a temporary derogation granted to the Netherlands from marketing conditions of Council Directive 66/402/EEC for certified seed (notified under document C(2024) 2566)

1 Until 30 June 2024, the Member States shall permit the marketing in the Union of certified spring barley seed and certified spring wheat seed produced in the Netherlands from seed of the category ‘certified seed, second generation’, which has not been inspected in the field concerning the conditions to be satisfied by the crop pursuant to Annex I of Directive 66/402/EEC and does not meet the requirements of the minimum germination and maximum content of seed of other species pursuant to Annex II of Directive 66/402/EEC. That seed shall be subject to paragraph 2 and Articles 2 and 3.

2 The total quantity of the seed referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed the following: (a) 5525 tonnes for spring barley seed; (b) 1252 tonnes for spring wheat seed.

Without prejudice to the labelling requirements set out in Directive 66/402/EEC, the official label of seed lots shall contain the statement that the seed as referred to in Article 1 is produced from seed of the category certified seed, second generation, and that it has not been inspected in the field and it is satisfying less stringent requirements than the requirements of Annex II to that Directive.

The Netherlands shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities in respect of which they have granted authorisation for marketing pursuant to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.