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Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 1 and Article 4, propagating material when marketed: shall at least on visual inspection, be substantially free from any harmful organisms impairing quality, or any signs or symptoms thereof, which reduce its usefulness, shall be substantially free of any defects likely to impair its quality as propagating material, shall have satisfactory vigour and dimensions in respect of its usefulness as propagating material, in the case of seeds, shall have satisfactory germination capacity, if marketed with reference to a variety pursuant to Article 9, shall have satisfactory varietal identity and purity.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.