Commission Decision 2004/842/EC concerning implementing rules whereby Member States may authorise the placing on the market of seed belonging to varieties for which an application for entry in the national catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species or vegetable species has been submitted.

This Decision sets out the rules applying to those circumstances in which Member States may grant an authorization to place on the market seed of varieties of agricultural plant species for which an application for entry in the catalogue of varieties of the Member State concerned has already been submitted. The Decision defines the examination procedure to be followed to assess compliance with the conditions required to obtain the authorization, including packaging, labelling and sealing conditions. Specific provisions are laid down with respect to genetically modified varieties (art. 25).