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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of22April1986
amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain Directives concerning the
marketingofseedsandplants
(86/155/EEC)
(OJ L 118, 7.5.1986, p. 23)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 88/380/EEC of 13 June 1988 L 187 31 16.7.1988
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of22April1986
amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal,
certainDirectives concerningthemarketingofseedsandplants
(86/155/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(
1),
Whereas the Council has established, by means of various Directives, a
regime applicable to the marketing of seeds and propagating material;
Whereas, in respect of Portugal, a transitional regime applicable in this
field has been specified in the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal;
Whereas, in respect of Spain, adaptations should be made to the
following Directivesin accordance with the guidelinesarrived at
during the accession negotiations:
— Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of
fodder plant seed(2), aslas t amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/
85(3),
— Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of
cereal seed(4), aslas t amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85,
— Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of
material for the vegetative propagation of the vine(5), aslas t
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85,
— Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of
seed of oil and fibre plants(6), aslas t amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3768/85,
— Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the
common catalogue of varietiesof agricultural plant s pecies (7), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85,
— Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the
marketing of vegetable seed(8), aslas t amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3768/85;
Whereas Bermuda grass, Harding grass (Phalaris), sorghum, Sudan
grass, safflower, gourd and cardoon are important species for theproduction of agricultural or vegetable plantsin the enlarged Commu-nity and should therefore be included in the scope of the said
Directives;
Whereas, in order to make it possible to take measures necessary to
introduce a system of compulsory varietal certification for seed oflucerne, fodder kale and fodder radish, the Kingdom of Spain shouldbe authorized, in respect of such seed, to postpone application of theobligation imposed by Directive 66/401/EEC to market exclusivelyseed which has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified
seed’;
Whereasthe demand for cotton s eed in the enlarged Community is
such that Directive 69/208/EEC should be amended to allow themarketing of certified cotton seed of the second generation;1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 68, 24. 3. 1986.
(2) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.
(3) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.
(4) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.
(5) OJ No L 93, 17. 4. 1968, p. 15.
(6) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3.
(7) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1.
(8) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7.
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Whereas, in order to enable the Kingdom of Spain to take the measures
necessary to adapt its seed and propagating material production andmarketing to the requirementsof the catalogue of varietiess et up in
the Community system, that Member State should be authorized to
postpone the application of certain provisions relating to the nationalcatalogue of vine varieties, the Common Catalogue of Varieties ofAgricultural Plant Speciesand the Common Catalogue of VarietiesofVegetable Species, either entirely or in respect of certain species,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 66/401/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :1. In Article 2 (1) (A) (a):
— the words ‘Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Bermuda grass’
shall be inserted after
‘Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) Beauv. ex. J. et K. Presl. Tall oatgrass,’,
— the words ‘Phalaris aquatica L. Harding grass, Phalaris’
shall be inserted after
‘Lolium × hybridum Hausskn Hybrid ryegrass’.
2. The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 3:
‘1a. Until 31 December 1989 the Kingdom of Spain may be
authorized, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
21, to provide for exceptions to paragraph 1 in the case of seed ofMedicago sativa, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala and Raphanussativus.’
3. In Annex II (I) (2) (A) the following lines shall be inserted after the
linesArrhenatherum elatiusand Lolium × hybridum res pectively:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
and‘Cynodon
dactylon70 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 '
‘Phalarisaqua-
tica L.75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 20 '.
4. In Annex II (II) (2) (A) the following lines shall be inserted after the
linesArrhenatherum elatiusand Lolium × hybridum res pectively:
1 2345678
and‘Cynodon dactylon 0,3 20 (a) 1 1 1 (j)'
‘Phalarisaquatica L. 0,3 20 5 5 5 (j)'.
5. In Annex III the following lines shall be inserted after the lines
Arrhenatherum elatiusand Lolium × hybridum res pectively:
12 3 4
and‘Cynodon dactylon 10 50 5'
‘Phalarisaquatica L. 10 100 50'.1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 3
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Article 2
Directive 66/402/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :
1. In Article 2 (1) (A) the words
‘Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf Sudan grass’
shall be inserted after
‘Secale cereale L. Rye’.
2. In Article 2 (1) (B) the words ‘and Sorghum spp.’ shall be inserted
after ‘maize’.
3. In Article 2 (1) (D) the words ‘Sorghum spp.’ shall be inserted
after ‘maize’.
4. In Article 2 (2) (E) the words ‘Sorghum spp.’ shall be inserted
after ‘canary grass’.
5. In Annex I (2) the following words shall be inserted before the
table: ‘and in particular, in the case of sorghum, from sources ofSorghum halepense’.
6. In the table in Annex I (2) the following shall be inserted before
the line Zea mays:
‘Sorghum spp. 300 m ’.
7. In the first and second paragraphs of Annex I (3), and in the intro-
ductory wording of the third paragraph the words‘Sorghum s pp.and’ shall be inserted in each case before ‘Zea mays’.
8. In the third paragraph of Annex I (3), the following shall be added:
‘C. Sorghum spp.
(a) the percentage by number of plantsof a Sorghum s pecies
other than the crop species or plants which are recogniz-able asobvious ly not being true to the inbred line or to
the component shall not exceed:
(aa) for the production of basic seed
(i) at flowering: 0,1 %,
(ii) at maturity: 0,1 %;
(bb) for the production of certified seed
(i) plantsof the male component which have s hed
pollen when the plantsof the female component
have receptive stigmas: 0,1 %;
(ii) plantsof the female component
— at flowering: 0,3 %,
— at maturity: 0,1 %;
(b) the following standards or other conditions shall be satis-
fied for the production of certified seed:
(aa) sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the
male component while the plantsof the femalecomponent have receptive stigmas;
(bb) where plantsof the female component have receptive
stigmas, the percentage of plants of that component
which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shallnot exceed 0,1 %’.
9. In Annex I (5) (B) (b) the words ‘Sorghum spp. and’ shall be
inserted in each case before ‘Zea mays’.
10. In the first and second sentences of Annex II (I), the words
‘Sorghum spp. and’ shall be inserted in each case before ‘Zeamays’.1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 4
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11. In Annex II (1) (B) the words ‘Sorghum spp. and’ shall be inserted
before ‘Zea mays’.
12. In Annex II (2) (A) the following shall be inserted after the line
Secale cereale:
1 23456789 1 0
‘Sorghum spp. 80 98 0 ’
13. In Annex III the following shall be inserted after the line Oryza
sativa:
12 3 4
‘Sorghum spp. 10 1 000 900’.
14. In Annex IV (A) (a) (5) the words ‘and Sorghum spp.’ shall be
added.
15. In Annex IV (A) (a) (9) the words‘of maize’ s hall be deleted.
Article 3
In Directive 68/193/EEC the following sentence shall be added to
Article 5:
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the date 31 December 1971
referred to above shall be replaced by 28 February 1986.’
Article 4
Directive 69/208/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :
1. In Article 2 (1) (A) the words
‘CarthamustinctoriusL. Safflower’
shall be inserted after
‘Cannabiss ativa L. Hemp’.
2. In Article 2 (1) (C) the word ‘safflower’ shall be inserted after
‘dioecioushemp’.
3. In Article 2 (1) (C) the word ‘cotton’ shall be deleted.
4. In Article 2 (1) (D) the word ‘cotton’ shall be inserted after ‘soya’.
5. In Article 2 (1) (E) the word ‘cotton’ shall be inserted after ‘soya’.
6. In Article 3 (1) the words‘CarthamustinctoriusL.’ s hall be
inserted after ‘Cannabis sativa L.’.
7. In column 1 of the table in Annex I (2) the words‘Carthamustinc-
torius’ shall be inserted after ‘Cannabis sativa other thanmonoecioushemp’.
8. In Annex I (3) the words ‘Carthamus tinctorius’ shall be inserted
after ‘Cannabiss ativa’.
9. In Annex II (I) (2) (A) the following line shall be inserted after the
line Cannabiss ativa:
1 23456789 1 0 1 1 12
‘Carthamustinctorius 75 98 — 5 0 0
(c)(e)’.1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 5
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10. In Annex III the following line shall be inserted after the line
Cannabiss ativa:
12 3 4
‘Carthamustinctorius 10 900 900’.
Article 5
Directive 70/457/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :1. The following sentence shall be added to Article 3 (3):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the dates1 July 1972 and 30
June 1980 referred to in the first sentence shall be replaced by the
dates 1 March 1986 and 31 december 1990 respectively in respectof the following species:
Agrostis stolonifera
Agrostis tenuisPhleum pratensePoa PratensisHedysarum coronariumLotuscorniculatusLupinusangus tifoliumLupinusluteusOnobrychisviciifoliaTrifolium alexandrinumTrifolium pratenseVicia villosaBrassica napus var. napobrassicaBrassica oleracea convar. acephala
Raphanus sativus ssp. oleifera and
Arachishypogaea’.
2. The following sentence shall be added to Article 15 (1):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the date 1 July 1972 referred
to in the first sentence shall be replaced by the date 1 March 1986 inrespect of varieties other than those which are officially included inthe catalogue of that Member State on 1 March 1986 and which arealso included on that date in the catalogue of one or more of the
Member Statesof the Community of Ten, without prejudice to the
particular provisions applicable to certain species referred to in thesecond and third sentences of paragraph 5.’
3. The following sentence shall be added to Article 16:
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the 1 July 1972 referred to in
the first sentence shall be replaced by the date 1 March 1986.’
4. The following sentence shall be added to Article 17:
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the date 1 July 1972 referred
to in the first sentence shall be replaced by the date 1 March 1986.’
Article 6
Directive 70/458/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :
1. In Article 2 (1) (A) the words
‘Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Gourd’
shall be inserted after
‘Cucumiss ativusL. Cucumber, gherkin’
and the words
‘Cynara cardunculusL. Cardoon’
shall be inserted after1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 6
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‘Cucurbita pelo L. Marrow’.
2. In Article 2 (1) (F) (b) the word ‘gourd’ shall be inserted after
‘water melon’.
3. The following sentence shall be added to Article 9 (1):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain the dates1 July 1972 and 30
June 1975 referred to in the first sentence shall be replaced by thedates 1 March 1986 and 31 december 1988 respectively in respect
of the following species:
Apium graveolens
Beta vulgarisvar. es culentaBrassica oleraceaCichorium endiviaCucurbita pepo
Petroselinum endivia crispum
Phaseolus coccineusRaphanuss ativusScorzonera hispanica’.
4. The following sentence shall be added to Article 9 (2):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the dates1 July 1972 and
30 June 1980 referred to in the first sentence shall be replaced bythe dates1 March 1986 and 31 December 1993 res pectively inrespect of the species referred to in the last sentence of paragraph1.’
5. The following sentence shall be added to Article 9 (3):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the dates30 June 1975 and
1 July 1972 referred to above shall be replaced by the dates 31December 1988 and 1 March 1986 respectively in respect of thespecies referred to in the last sentence of paragraph 1.’
6. The following sentence shall be added to Article 12 (1):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the date 1 July 1970
referred to in the second sentence shall be replaced by the date 1March 1986.’
7. The following sentence shall be added to Article 16 (4):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the date 1 July 1972
referred to in the first sentence shall be replaced by the date 1
March 1986.’
8. The following sentence shall be added to Article 26 (2):
‘With regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the date 1 July 1970
referred to in the first sentence shall be replaced by the date 1
March 1986.’
9. In Annex II (3) (a) the following shall be inserted after the lines
Cucumis sativus and Cucurbita pepo respectively:
and‘Cucurbita maxima 98 0,1 80'
‘Cynara cardunculus96 0,5 65'.
10. In Annex III (2) the following lines shall be inserted after the lines
Cucumis sativus and Cucurbita pepo respectively:
and‘Cucurbita maxima 250
Cynara cardunculus50'.1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 7
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Article 7
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with:
— Article 1 (2), Article 3, Article 4 (3), (4) and (5), Article 5 and
Article 6 (3) to (8), with effect from 1 March 1986,
— the other provisions of the Directive not later than ►M131
December 1988 ◄.
They shall inform the Commission thereof forthwith.
Article 8
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1986L0155 — EN — 24.06.1988 — 001.001 — 8