. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/111 
15 June 2006 
 (06-2905) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Seed of species Pinus 
radiata . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Decision temporarily authorising Spain to approve for marketing seed of the species Pinus 
radiata  and planting stock produced from this seed imported from New Zealand which does 
not satisfy the requirements of Council Direc tive 1999/105/EC in respect of identification 
and labelling, (4 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   The Decision authorises Spain to approve for the marketing seed 
and planting stock produced from seed of the species Pinus radiata , which satisfies less 
stringent requirements with respect to iden tification and labelling for a limited period. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   In Spain the production of seed and planting stock produced from seed of the 
species Pinus radiata  which satisfies the requirement s for reproductive material, as 
provided for in Directive 1999/105/EC, is at present insufficient to meet the demand of end 
users.  The necessary reproductive material cannot be supplied by other Member States. Therefore Spain should be authorised to approve for marketing seed of the species Pinus 
radiata  and planting stock produced from this seed imported from New Zealand which 
satisfies less stringent requirements with respect  to identification and labelling for a limited 
period. 
In New Zealand Pinus radiata  has over a period of time been subjected to a breeding and 
genetic improvement programme.  This has i nvolved the phenotypic selection of superior 
trees (clones) which have been genetically ev aluated and tested.  The clones which have 
demonstrated superiority for form and di sease resistance have been established in seed G/TBT/N/EEC/111 
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  orchards in order to produce improved varie ties.  The improvement programme in New 
Zealand is the most advanced of any breeding programme for the species.  Seed from one of 
these genetically evaluated seed orchards giv es increased production and is particularly 
suitable for growing conditions in Spain. 
The reason of urgency is due to the time of marketing of the imported seed intended for the 
production of the planting stock. 
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Commission Decision temporarily authorising Spain to 
approve for marketing seed of the species Pinus radiata  and planting stock produced from 
this seed imported from New Zealand which does not satisfy the requirements of Council 
Directive 1999/105/EC in respect of identification and labelling. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }30 June 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   15 days from date of circulation 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
 
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 0032