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limiting the marketing ofseed ofcertain species offodder plantsand oil and fibre plantsto seed
whichhasbeenofficially certified as‘basicseed’or‘certified seed’
(86/109/EEC)
(OJ L 93, 8.4.1986, p. 21)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Directive 89/424/EEC of 30 June 1989 L 196 50 12.7.1989
►M2Commission Directive 91/376/EEC of 25 June 1991 L 203 108 26.7.1991
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 130, 16.5.1986, p. 59 (86/109/EEC)
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COMMISSIONDIRECTIVE
of27February1986
limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants
and oil and fibre plants to seed which has been officially certified
as‘basicseed’or‘certified seed’
(86/109/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on
the marketing of fodder plant seed(1), as last amended by Commission
Directive 85/38/EEC(2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on
marketing the seed of oil and fibre plants(3), as last amended by
Commission Directive 82/859/EEC(4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Directive 66/401/EEC allows the marketing of basic seed,
certified seed and commercial seed of certain species of fodder plants;
Whereas Directive 69/208/EEC allows the marketing of basic seed,
certified seed of all kinds and commercial seed of certain species of
oil and fibre plants;
Whereas Article 3 (3) of each of the aforementioned Directives
authorizes the Commission to prohibit the marketing of seed unless ithas been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’;
Whereas it has been established, on the basic of the information avail-
able at present, that Member States will be in a position to produce
sufficient basic seed and certified seed to satisfy within the Communitythe demand for seed of some of the species referred to above with seedof those categories as from 1 July 1987 in the case of certain species, 1July 1989 in the case of certain other species and 1 July 1991 in thecase of certain further species;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and PropagatingMaterial for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. Member States shall provide that from 1 July 1987 it shall not be
permitted to place on the market seed of:
— Vicia faba L. (partim) — Field bean
— Papaver somniferum L. — Opium poppy
unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
2. Member States shall provide that from 1 July 1987 it shall not be
permitted to place on the market seed of:
— Glycine max (L.) Merr. — Soya bean
— Linum usitatissimum L. — Linseed1986L0109 — EN — 05.07.1991 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.
(2) OJ No L 16, 19. 1. 1985, p. 41.
(3) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3.
(4) OJ No L 357, 18. 12. 1982, p. 31.
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unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’, ‘certified seed,
first generation’ or ‘certified seed, second generation’.
Article 2
Member States shall provide that from 1 July 1989 it shall not be
permitted to place on the market seed of:
—Agrostis gigantea Roth— redtop
—Agrostis stolonifera L. — creeping bent grass
—Phleum bertolonii DC — timothy
—Poa palustris L. — swamp meadowgrass
—Poa trivialis L. — rough-stalked meadowgrass
—Lupinus albus L. — white lupin, varieties other
than bitter
—Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj.
et Cosson — brown mustard
unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
Article 2a
Member States shall provide that from 1 July 1990 it shall not be
permitted to place on the market seed of:
—Agrostis capillaris L. — brown top
—Lotus corniculatus L. — birdsfoot trefoil
—Medicago lupulina L. — black medick
—Trifolium hybridum L. — alsike clover
unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
Article 3
Member States shall provide that from 1 July 1991 it shall not be
permitted to place on the market seed of:
—Alopecurus pratensis L. — meadow foxtail
—Arrhenatherum elatius (L.)
Beauv. ex J.S. and K.B. Presl — tall oatgrass
—Bromus catharticus Vahl — rescu grass
—Bromus sitchensis Trin. — Alaska brome-grass
—Lupinus luteus — yellow lupin, varieties other
than bitter
—Lupinus angustifolius L. — blue lupin
—Poa nemoralis L. — wood meadowgrass
—Trisetum flavescens (L.)
Beauv. — golden oatgrass
—Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. — California bluebell
—Sinapis alba L. — white mustard
unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
Article 3a
1. Save where provided otherwise in paragraph 5, Member States
shall provide that from 1 July1991 it shall not be permitted to placeon the market seed of
—Agrostis canina L. — velvet bent
—Festuca ovina L. — sheep's fescue
—Lupinus albus L. — white lupin, bitter varieties
—Lupinus luteus L. — yellow lupin, bitter varieties
—Trifolium alexandringum L. — Egyptian clover
—Trifolium incarnatum L. — crimson clover
—Trifolium resupinatum L. — Persian clover
—Vicia sativa L. — common vetch1986L0109 — EN — 05.07.1991 — 002.001 — 3
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—Vicia villosa Roth. — hairy vetch
unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission, before the date
mentioned in paragraph 1, of the amount of seed of the species referredto in paragraph 1 which is needed for sowing in their territories before31 December 1991, in so far as it is likely not to be covered by avail-
able seed officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’.
3. The Member States which have informed the Commission,
pursuant to paragraph2, of a potential sh ortage of seed officially certi-fied as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’,
— shall collect all available information related to the adaptation to
their territories of varieties of the relevant species listed in the
common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species andinform the Commission thereof forthwith, and by 1 October 1991at the latest,
— shall encourage the proper maintenance of existing ecotypes of the
relevant species to meet the conditions for their official acceptanceas varieties.
4. The Member States which have officially accepted varieties of the
relevant species shall encourage the production of seed thereof for offi-
cial certification as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’. The Commission
will explore appropriate means to encourage the marketing of the seedso produced.
5. The Member States referred to in paragraph 3 are hereby author-
ized to permit the placing on the market, until 31 December 1991, ofseed officially controlled as ‘commercial seed’ up to an amount to
cover the shortage indicated pursuant to paragraph 2. In addition to
the information required by Annex IV of Directive 66/401/EEC, theofficial label shall state:
— the declared type of the material concerned, and
— that the seed is intended exclusively for the Member State
concerned.
6. In the case of shortages occurring after 31 December 1991 the
provisions of Article 17 of Directive 66/401/EEC shall apply.
Article 4
Member States shall bring into force:
— not later than 1 July 1987 the laws, regulations or administrative
provisions necessary to comply withArticle 1,
— not later than 1 July 1989 the laws, regulations or administrative
provisions necessary to comply withArticle 2,
— not later than 1 July 1990 the laws, regulations or administrative
provisions necessary to comply withArticle 2a, and
— not later than 1 July 1991 the laws, regulations or administrative
provisions necessary to comply withArticle 3.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
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