S.L. 433.30 ст. 23Seeds harvested in another country.

(1) Seeds harvested in another country may upon request be certified in Malta on the condition that the crop has been inspected by the competent authorities in that country and have been found to comply with the provisions of these regulations.

(2) Seeds of fodder plants and cereals harvested in a third country shall, upon request, be officially certified if:

(a) it has been produced directly from:

(i) basic seed or certified seed (in the case of cereals, seeds of the first generation are considered) officially certified either in one or more Member States or in a third country which has been granted equivalence under regulation 24; or

(ii) the crossing of basic seed officially certified in a Member State with basic seed officially certified in a third country referred to in sub-paragraph (i);

(b) it has undergone field inspection satisfying the conditions laid down in an equivalence decision made under regulation 24 for the relevant category;

(c) official examination has shown that the conditions laid down in Schedule III for the same category are satisfied.