Article 1 — Amendments to Decision 2008/971/EC

Decision 2008/971/EC is amended as follows: (1) in Article 1, the first paragraph is replaced by the following: This Decision determines the conditions under which forest reproductive material of the source identified, selected, qualified and tested categories produced in a third country listed in Annex I is to be imported into the Union. ; (2) in Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 2. Seed and planting stock of the source identified, selected, qualified and tested categories of species and artificial hybrids thereof listed in Annex I to Directive 1999/105/EC, produced in the third countries listed in Annex I to this Decision and officially certified by the third country authorities listed in that Annex, shall be considered equivalent to seed and planting stock complying with Directive 1999/105/EC, provided that the conditions laid down in Annex II to this Decision are met. ; (3) the Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.