Production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material)

Tabled by Martin Häusling

Added: Article 22a Prohibition of specified reproductive material by Member States 1. Upon its application, a Member State may be authorised to prohibit the marketing to the end user with a view to seeding or planting in all or part of its territory of specified forest reproductive material. 2. Such authorisation shall be granted only where there is reason to believe: (a) that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its phenotypic or genetic characteristics, have an adverse effect on forestry, environment, genetic resources or biodiversity in all or part of that Member State on the basis of: — evidence relating to the region of provenance or the origin of the material, or — results of trials or scientific research carried out in appropriate locations, either within or outside the Community. (b) on the basis of known results of trials, scientific research, or the results obtained from forestry practice concerning survival and development of planting stock in relation to morphological and physiological characteristics that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its characteristics have an adverse effect on forestry, environment, genetic resources or biodiversity in all or part of that Member State. 3. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 2 shall be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(3).

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE760.674