Description
When these plant products are destined to be sold to Professional Operators, their production may be, depending on the species, strictly regulated and subject to complex certification processes that are carried out under the official supervision of the competent Phytosanitary Service. This certification concerns finished plants and related propagating material of species such as vine, apple, pear, plum, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry.
It should be noted that this certification concerns agricultural crops of major agronomic importance in order to guarantee not only an adequate phytosanitary status (reducing the risk of spreading quarantine and regulated pests), but also varietal identity and genetic purity of clones.
The EU vine certification scheme has adapted over time to technical-scientific advances and market requirements.
Read moreLegislative Decree No. 18 of 2/2/2021 lays down the rules for the production, certification and marketing in the European Union of finished plants and propagating material of certain species.
Read moreLegislative Decree No. 18 of 2 February 2021 lays down rules for the marketing in the EU of seedlings and propagating material of horticultural species of certain genera and species.
Read moreSince 1991, certain ornamental species that were mostly traded between European countries have been regulated both at EU and national level by Legislative Decree No 151 of 19 May 2000, transposing Directive 98/56/EC, and by the Ministerial Decree of 9 August 2000, which constitutes the package of implementation measures defined by the European directives.
In addition to the obligations under the phytosanitary regulations and in particular the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 19/2021 and Legislative Decree No. 151/2000 regulating the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material, Professional Operators (POs) who produce and wholesale Cannabis sativa plants must comply with the provisions of Law No. 242 of 2 December 2016.
Read moreIn the following paragraphs, the RUOP registration for the potato sector and the nursery certification of seed potatoes will be discussed in more detail.
Read moreThe seed certification scheme is a regulated quality assurance system implemented by an independent agency, CREA-DC.
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