. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/FIN/8
2 December 2002
(02-6621)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   FINLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
Mrs. Päivi Mannerkorpi,P.O. Box 30,
FIN-00023 Government.
Tel. + 358 9 1605 2916
Fax. + 358 9 1606 2445
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland
European Communities TBT Enquiry Point ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Propagation and planting
material of fruit and perennial ornamental plants, insofar as not covered by EU legislation
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  o f  t h e
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on certified propagation and planting material,24 pages in Finnish
6. Description of content:   A voluntary certification scheme for producers of fruit
propagation and planting material and perennial ornamental propagation and planting
material. The Decree contains phytosanitary and varietal purity requirements for different
classes of certified material for the following fruit and ornamental plant species:  Fragaria  x
ananassa, Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum, Ribes uva-crispa, Rubus idaeus, Malus  domestica,
Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Forsythia  spp. Hydrangea spp., Lonicera spp.,
Philadelphus spp., Phlox spp., Rhododendron spp., Rosa spp., Spiraea  spp., Syringa  spp.,
Viburnum spp. and  Weigela spp.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The aim of the draft Decree is to ensure the availability and maintenance of high quality and
climatically adapted propagating and planting material of certain fruit and ornamental plant
speciesG/TBT/N/FIN/8
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8. Relevant documents:   The Act on propagating material of horticultural plants 1205/94
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 March 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 2003
10. Final date for comments:   6 February 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           