Member States may, during a transitional period of not more than four years after the entry into force of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, and by way of derogation from paragraph 1 (C), certify as certified seed seed which is of direct descent from seed officially controlled in a Member State under the scheme in operation at that time and which affords the same assurances as seed certified as basic seed or certified seed in accordance with the principles of this Directive.
Države članice lahko v prehodnem obdobju največ štirih let po uveljavitvi zakonov in drugih predpisov, potrebnih za uskladitev s to direktivo, in z odstopanjem od odstavka 1(C), potrdijo kot ,certificirano seme, seme, ki je neposredni potomec uradno pregledanega semena v državi članici v okviru takrat veljavne sheme in ki daje enaka zagotovila kot seme, potrjeno kot osnovno seme ali certificirano seme v skladu z načeli te Direktive.