V skladu s postopkom iz člena 21, je potrebno odločiti, ali so razmnoževalni material in sadne rastline, ki so pridelani v tretji državi in dajejo enaka zagotovila glede obveznosti dobavitelja, istovetnosti, lastnosti, zdravstvenega stanja, rastnega substrata, pakiranja, ureditve inšpekcijskih pregledov, označevanja in pečatenja, v vseh teh pogledih enakovredni razmnoževalnemu materialu in sadnim rastlinam, ki so pridelani v Skupnosti in izpolnjujejo zahteve in pogoje te direktive.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, it shall be decided whether propagating material and fruit plants produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to propagating material and fruit plants produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of this Directive.