Member States may also, during a transitional period of not more than four years after the entry into force of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with this Directive and by way of derogation from Article 3(22) of this Directive, which repeals Article 14(2)(a) of Directive 66/402/EEC, continue to restrict the marketing of certified seed of oats, barley, rice, triticale, wheat or spelt to that of the first generation.
Države članice lahko tudi v prehodnem obdobju, ki traja največ štiri leta po začetku veljavnosti zakonov in drugih predpisov, potrebnih za uskladitev s to direktivo, in z odstopanjem od člena 3(22) te direktive, ki razveljavlja člen 14(2)(a) Direktive 66/22/EGS, še naprej omejujejo trženje semena ovsa, ječmena, riža, tritikale, pšenice ali pire prve množitve.