Regulation No. 653 on on fruit plants and fruit plant propagation material

The present Regulation, issued by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, applies to the production and marketing of fruit plant propagation material and fruit plants within the European Union. The Regulation requires that suppliers of fruit plants or fruit plant propagation material be registered with the Danish Agricultural Agency. Propagation material and fruit plants may only be marketed if the following requirements are met: 1. The propagation material has been officially certified as "nucleus plants," "basic material," or "certified material," or it meets the conditions for qualification as CAC material; and 2. The fruit plants have been officially certified as certified material, or they meet the conditions for qualification as CAC material. Propagation material and fruit plants consisting of a genetically modified organism, as defined in Directive 2001/18/EC, may only be marketed if the genetically modified organism has been approved in accordance with that Directive or Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003.
The Regulation consists of 32 articles organized in the following chapters: 1. Scope of application, etc.; 2. Registration and authorization; 3. General requirements; 4. Requirements for nucleus plants; 5. Requirements for basic material; 6. Requirements for certified material; 7. Requirements for CAC Material; 8. Control; 9. Penalties; 10. Entry into force.
The Regulation contains annexes with rules on the list of the genera and species; labelling, packaging, and sealing; obligations of suppliers; requirements for the production and sale of fruit plants and propagation material; maximum allowed number of generations in the field under non-insect-protected conditions and the maximum allowed lifespan for mother plants for basic material or genus and species; and regulated non-quarantine pests concerning propagation material and plant material of fruit plants.