Member States shall require that, for the checking of varieties, the examination of seed for certification and the examination of commercial seed, samples are drawn under official supervision in accordance with appropriate methods.
Liikmesriigid nõuavad, et sortide kontrollimiseks, sertifitseerimiseks ettenähtud seemne kontrollimiseks ja tarbeseemne kontrollimiseks võetakse proovid ametliku järelevalve all kooskõlas asjakohaste meetoditega.