Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18 Derogation from the obligation to be approved for basic material intended for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources 1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and (2), the registration of basic material intended for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources in the national register shall not be subject to approval by the competent authorities. 2. Any professional operator registering basic material for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources used in forestry, shall notify that basic material to the competent authority of the Member State concerned. 3. Basic material referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the competent authorities in accordance with the format of FOREMATIS. The notification of the basic material shall be carried out with reference to the unit of notification. Each unit of notification shall be identified by a unique register reference in a national register. That notification shall contain the following information: (a) botanical name; (b) category; (c) basic material; (d) register reference or, where appropriate, summary thereof, or identity code for region of provenance; (e) location: a short name, if appropriate, and the region of provenance and the latitudinal, longitudinal and altitudinal range; (f) area: the size of a seed source(s) or stand(s); (g) origin: indication whether the basic material is autochthonous/indigenous, non-autochthonous/non-indigenous or whether the origin is unknown. For non- autochthonous/ non-indigenous basic material, indication of the origin if known; (h) purpose: conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources. 4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish the specific conditions as regards the requirements and content of that notification. Those implementing acts shall take account of the development of applicable international standards and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).deleted