Indtil en beslutning træffes i overensstemmelse med artikel 20, stk. 3, kan enhver medlemsstat på anmodning blive bemyndiget til efter proceduren i artikel 46, stk. 2, at foreskrive, at frø af visse grøntsagsarter fra bestemte tidspunkter at regne kun må bringes i handelen, såfremt det er blevet officielt certificeret som "basisfrø" eller som "certificeret frø".
Until such time as a decision has been taken under Article 20(3) any Member State may upon application, which will be dealt with under the procedure referred to in Article 46(2), be authorised to provide that after specified dates seed of certain species of vegetable may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as "basic seed" or "certified seed".