Council Directive 98/96/EC amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species.

This Directive lays down particular amendments to the Directives referred to in the Title. The overall aim of these amendments is the simplification of the procedures for official seed certification of 'certified seed` of all categories. The aim is to be attained by allowing the performance of inspections by inspectors other than those charged with official examination by the seed certification authority.

1998-12-14