S.L. 433.10 Art. 18Less stringent requirements.

(1) In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general supply, to the end user, of forest reproductive material satisfying the requirements of these regulations, that occur in one or more Member States and cannot be overcome within the European Union, the Directorate may authorise one or more suppliers to approve for marketing, for a period specified by the Directorate, forest reproductive material of one or more species which satisfies less stringent requirements. Where such action is taken, the suppliers’ label or documents required under regulation 17(1) shall state that the material in question satisfies less stringent requirements.

(2) As certain species and artificial hybrids are not subject to the measures of these regulations, the Directorate may take such measures or less stringent measures in respect of the territory of production of reproductive material in Malta.

(2) Malta may, as regards the conditions laid down in Schedules III to VI and VIII, impose additional or more stringent requirements for the approval of basic material of the category "source-identified".