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►B COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 November 1997
on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in third
countries
(97/788/EC)
(OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 39)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Council Decision 2002/580/EC of 18 June 2002 L 184 26 13.7.2002
►M2 Commission Decision 2004/120/EC of 29 January 2004 L 36 57 7.2.2004
Amended by:
►A1 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 November 1997
on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of
varieties carried out in third countries
(97/788/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970
on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1),
and in particular Article 21 (1) (b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970
on the marketing of vegetable seed (2), and in particular Article 32 (1)
(b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, by Decision 92/420/EEC (3), the Council noted that the offi-
cial checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in
certain third countries afforded the same guarantees as those carried out
by the Member States; whereas the said Decision expired on 30 June1997;
Whereas it appears that the abovementioned checks carried out in the
thrid countries referred to in Decision 92/420/EEC, without prejudiceto the fact that the former ‘Czech and Slovak Federal Republic’ wasreplaced by the ‘Czech Republic’ and the ‘Slovak Republic’, continue
to afford the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member
States;
Whereas, in the case of the Republic of Korea, covered by the above-
mentioned Decision, additional information has been requested;whereas additional information has also been requested from theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia;
Whereas it is therefore appropiate, in the case of these countries, to
grant a shorter period of equivalence to allow time for this information
to be supplied and assessed;
Whereas, in the case of certain countries, an examination of the condi-
tions under which official checks on practices for the maintenance of
varieties of additional species has shown that these checks afford thesame guarantees as those carried out by the Member States;
Whereas the equivalence granted to such countries should be extended
to these additional species;
Whereas it appears pointless to continue the equivalence granted in
respect of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina as no varieties ofCommuntiy interest are maintained there;
Whereas this Decision in no way prevents Community findings on
equivalence from being revoked or the extension of their period of
validity being refused when the conditions on which they are based
are not, or cease to be, satisfied; whereas, to this end, further practicalinformation on seed of the varieties being maintained in the thirdcountry concerned should also be obtained when carrying out Commu-nity comparative tests;
Whereas certain of the technical and administrative provisions in the
Annex may be subject to frequent adjustment; whereas, in order tosimplify the procedure which at present governs amendments to the1997D0788 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of
Accession.
(2) OJ L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/72/
EC (OJ L 304, 27. 11. 1996, p. 10).
(3) OJ L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 22.
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Annex, recourse should be had to the procedure of the Standing
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horti-culture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried
out in the countries by the authorities listed in the Annex for the
species covered by the Directives listed therein and concerning thesaid countries shall afford the same guarantees as those carried out bythe Member States.
Article 2
The technical and administrative adjustments to be made to the Annex,
with the exception of those concerning the first column of the table,shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article23 of Directive 70/457/EEC and in Article 40 of Directive 70/458/
EEC.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1999 and from
18 June 2002 to 30 June 2005 in the case of the Republic of Korea andthe Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and from 1 July 1997 to 30 June2005 in the case of the other third countries listed in the Annex.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1997D0788 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
Country (1) Authority responsible for carrying out checks EEC Directives
AR Ministerio de Economía y Obras y Servicios Públicos
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca
Instituto Nacional de Semillas
Buenos Aires66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
AU Commonwealth Department of Primary Industries and
Energy
Canberra66/401
69/208
70/458
BG Semena i Possadchen Material
Sofia66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
70/458
CA Plant Products Division
Division des Produits végétaux
Nepean
Ontario66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
CH Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaftli-
chen
Pflanzenbau
Reckenholz
Zürich
Station fédérale de recherches en production végétale de
Changins (RAC)
Nyon66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
70/458
CL Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero
Departamento de Semillas
Santiago66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
HR Bc Institute for Breeding and Production of Field Crops
Zagreb66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
IL Ministry of Agriculture
Plant Protection Services and Inspection
PO Box 78
Bet-Dagan 50250
Israël66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
70/458
JP Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyodaku
Tokyo70/458
KR Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Vegetables Division
Seoul70/458
MA Ministère de l'agriculture et de la mise en valeur agricole
Direction de la protection des végétaux des contrôles
techniques et de la répression des fraudes
Rabat66/401
66/402
69/208
70/4581997D0788 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 4
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Country (1) Authority responsible for carrying out checks EEC Directives
NZ Ministry of Agriculture
Te Manatu Ahuwhenua Aotearoa
MAF Regulatory Authority
Wellington66/401
RO Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Control and Inspections Department
Bucharest69/208
SK Ustredny Kontrolny a Skusobny Ustav Polnohospodarsky
Bratislava66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
70/458
TW Council of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Department
Taipei70/458
US United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Beltsville, Maryland66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
70/458
UY Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca
Dirección General de Servicios Agronómicos
Dirección Granos
Unidad Ejecutora de Semillas
Montevideo66/400
66/401
66/402
69/208
YU Savezno Ministarstvo za Poljoprivredu
Federal Ministry of Agriculture
Beograd►M2 66/401
66/402
2002/54
2002/57 ◄
ZA Department of Agriculture
Directorate of Plant and Quality Control
Pretoria66/401
66/402
69/208
(1) AR = Argentina
AU = Australia
BG = Bulgaria
CA = Canada
CH = SwitzerlandCL = Chile
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HR = Republic of Croatia►
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IL = Israel
JP = JapanKR = Republic of Korea
MA = Morocco
NZ = New Zealand►
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RO = Romania
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TW = Taiwan
US = United States of America
UY = UruguayYU = Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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