Article 13

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1. Without prejudice to the restrictions which Member States may have established pursuant to Article 14 (3) second indent of the basic Regulation, the product of the harvest of a variety which is covered by a Community plant variety right shall not, without the prior consent of the holder, be moved from the holding on which it was obtained, for the purpose of being processed for planting, unless the farmer:
(a) has implemented appropriate measures to ensure identity of the product entered for processing with that resulting from processing; and (b) makes sure that the actual processing is carried out by a processor for the supply of services of processing the product of the harvest for planting, who has:
- either been registered under legislation of the Member State concerned adopted on the grounds of public interest, or has undertaken to the farmer to notify this activity, as far as varieties covered by a Community plant variety right are concerned, to the competent body established, designated or authorized in the Member State for that purpose, either by an official body or by an organization of holders, farmers or processors, for subsequent inclusion in a list established by the said competent body, and - has undertaken to the farmer to also implement appropriate measures to ensure identity of the product entered by the farmer for processing with that resulting from processing.

2. For the purpose of the listing of processors as specified in paragraph 1, Member States may lay down requirements of qualification to be met by processors.

3. The registers and the lists referred to in paragraph 1 shall be published or be made available to organisations of holders, farmers and processors respectively.

4. The lists referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established not later than 1 July 1997.