Council of the European Union and European Parliament 20 May 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/1392 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2026 on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (FRM Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)

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CHAPTER I. General provisions
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Scope and objectives
Article 3. Definitions
CHAPTER II. Basic material and FRM deriving from it
Article 4. Approval of basic material for the production of FRM
Article 5. Requirements for the marketing of FRM
Article 6. Approval of basic material for the purpose of conservation of forest genetic resources
Article 7. Temporary authorisation of marketing of FRM satisfying less stringent requirements or deriving from basic material satisfying less stringent requirements
Article 8. Special requirements for certain types, species and categories of FRM
Article 9. Contingency plans
CHAPTER III. Registration and authorisation of professional operators and official supervision by the competent authorities
Article 10. Obligations for professional operators
Article 11. Authorisation of a professional operator under official supervision by the competent authority for production and marketing of FRM
Article 12. Withdrawal or modification of the authorisation of a professional operator
Article 13. Official supervision by the competent authorities
CHAPTER IV. Registration of basic material and demarcation of regions of provenance
Article 14. Demarcation of regions of provenance for certain categories
Article 15. National register of basic material
Article 16. Union list of approved basic material
CHAPTER V. Master certificate, labelling and packaging
Article 17. Harvest and collection from basic material
Article 18. Master certificate
Article 19. Lots
Article 20. Official label and professional operator’s document
Article 21. Packaging of seed units
CHAPTER VI. Derogations from Article 4
Article 22. Approval by professional operators of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the ‘source–identified’ category
Article 23. Provisional approval of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the ‘tested’ category
Article 24. Temporary experiments to seek better alternatives to certain aspects of this Regulation
Article 25. Authorisation to adopt more stringent or additional requirements
CHAPTER VII. Imports of FRM
Article 26. Imports on the basis of Union equivalence
Article 27. Notification and certificates of FRM imported from third countries
CHAPTER VIII. Official controls
Article 28. Official controls on FRM
Article 29. Transparency of official controls
Article 30. Commission controls in Member States
CHAPTER IX. Procedural provisions
Article 31. Exercise of the delegation
Article 32. Committee procedure
CHAPTER X. Reporting, penalties and amendments of Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and (EU) 2017/625
Article 33. Reporting
Article 34. Penalties
Article 35. Amendments of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
Article 36. Amendments of Regulation (EU) 2017/625
CHAPTER XI. Final provisions
Article 37. Repeal of Directive 1999/105/EC
Article 38. Transitional measures
Article 39. Entry into force and application
ANNEX I. List of tree species

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2026/1392

26.6.2026

REGULATION (EU) 2026/1392 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 May 2026

on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC

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