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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of6December 1972
amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of ►C1 fodder-crop
plant◄, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of
►C1 seed of oil and fibre plants ◄, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing
ofvegetable seedandontheCommonCatalogueofVarieties ofAgricultural PlantSpecies
(72/418/EEC)
(OJ L 287, 26.12.1972, p. 22)
Corrected by:
►C1Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 106 (72/418/EEC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 232, 23.8.1997, p. 24 (72/418/EEC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of6December 1972
amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet
seed, of ►C1 fodder-crop plant ◄, of cereal seed, of seed pota-
toes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of ►C1 seed
ofoilandfibreplants ◄,andtheDirectivesof29September1970
onthemarketingofvegetable seedandontheCommonCatalogue
ofVarieties ofAgriculturalPlantSpecies
(72/418/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and particularly Articles 43 and 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;Whereas, for the reasons set out hereunder, certain provisions of the
Directives referred to below and last amended by the Directive of 20July 1972(
1) should be amended: Council Directives of 14 June 1966
on the marketing of, respectively, beet seed,(2) fodder-crop seed,(3)
cereal seed,(4) seed potatoes(5); Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on
the marketing of oleaginous and fibrous plant seed(6); Council Direc-
tives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed(7) and
on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant
Species(8);
Whereas it is necessary to provide that, in certain circumstances, bred
seed of generations prior to basic seed and plants, admitted for
marketing in the different Member States and in accordance with the
aforesaid Directives, should no longer be subject to marketing restric-tions between the Member States;
Whereas the application of the procedure provided for in the aforesaid
Directives in order to remove temporary difficulties in the supply ofbasic seeds and plants or of certified seeds and plants has shown thatthese difficulties could be more easily overcome by admitting not only
seeds and plants of an inferior quality, but also seeds and plants of
varieties not included in the Common Catalogue of Varieties or in thenational Catalogue of Varieties;
Whereas the application of the aforesaid Directives has given rise to
difficulties during the importation of seeds and plants in the variousMember States, because in each of them the descriptions requiredfrom the importer differ, whereas these descriptions should thereforebe harmonised;
Whereas the particulars, in particular of quantities, which must appear
on the label of certain seed species listed in the aforesaid Directives
should be amended, and instead of a document inside the container,
the use of an adhesive label for all species should be adopted;
Whereas seed intended for the production of plants for ornamental use
should be excluded from the application of the Directive on themarketing of cereal seed, as in the case of the other similar Directives;
Whereas in the Directive on the marketing of seed potatoes the provi-
sions on packing and grading require certain adjustments; whereas the1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 171, 29.7.1972, p. 37.
(2) OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2290/66.
(3) OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66.
(4) OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66.
(5) OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2320/66.
(6) OJ No L 169, 10.7.1969, p. 3.
(7) OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 7.
(8) OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1.
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prescribed examinations should be extended to certain harmful and
dangerous organisms;
Whereas it has become necessary to allow at national level during a
transitional period to expire in 1975, standard vegetable seed varietieswhich are not officially accepted either nationally or in the Commu-nity; whereas, moreover, it should be possible from 1977 to make all
acceptance of varieties subject to the findings of official examinations;
Whereas seed of certain species subject to the provisions of the Direc-
tive on the marketing of vegetable seed have no significance for certain
Member States, although they are produced or at least marketed in
them in insignificant quantities; whereas therefore certain speciesshould be excluded from the application of the Directive and theMember States should be released from the obligation to apply theDirective to seed of other species;
Whereas it is necessary, for all the varieties accepted before 1 July
1972 according to principles other than those laid down in the Direc-tive on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant
Species, to allow a period sufficiently long to enable seed and plants
of these varieties to be marketed;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed shall be
amended as follows:
1. The following shall be substituted for the second part of the
sentence in Article 11 (1) (b):
‘This document is not necessary if the information is printed indel-
ibly on the ►C1package ◄or if an adhesive label is used in
accordance withth e provisions laid down under (a).’
2. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 14:
‘3. Those Member States which have provided for exemptions in
accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (3) (a) shall ensure that
bred seed of generations prior to basic seed are subject to no
marketing restrictions on account of their characteristics, examina-tion arrangements, marking and sealing,
(a) if it has been officially checked by the competent certification
authority in accordance with the provisions applicable for thecertification of basic seed,
(b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this Direc-
tive, and
(c) if the ►
C1packages ◄bear an official label giving at least
the following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their distin-
guishing abbreviation
—►C1lot◄reference number
— species
— variety
— the description “pre-basic seed”
— number of ►C1generations preceding ◄seed of the cate-
gory “certified seed”.
The label shall be white with a diagonal ►C1violet◄line.’
3. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 17 (1):
‘1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general
supply of basic seed or certified seed that occur in one or more
Member States and cannot be overcome within the Community,one or more Member States may be authorised, in accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 21, to permit, for a specifiedperiod, the marketing of seed of a category subject to less stringent1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 3
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requirements, or of seed varieties not included in the “Common
Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species” or theirnational Catalogues of Varieties.’
4. Article 19 shall be renumbered Article 19 (1).5. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 19:
‘2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented during themarketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming from another
Member State or from a third country:
(a) species
(b) variety
(c) category
(d) country of production and official control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed.
The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
21.’
6. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex III Section
A point 8:
‘8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of grains.’
Article 2
The Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of ►
C1fodder-
plant◄seed shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (3) shall be deleted.
2. The following shall be substituted for the second part of the
sentence in Article 10 (1) (b):
‘This document is not necessary if the information is printed indel-
ibly on the ►C1package ◄or if an adhesive label is used in
accordance withth e provisions laid down under (a).’
3. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 14:
‘3. Those Member States which have provided for exemptions in
accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (5) (a) shall ensure thatbred seed of generations prior to basic seed are subject to nomarketing restrictions on account of their ►
C1characteristics ◄,
examination arrangements, marking and sealing,
(a) if it has been officially ►C1controlled ◄by the competent
certification authority, in accordance with the provisions applic-able for the certification of basic seed,
(b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this directive,
and
(c) if its ►
C1packages ◄bear an official label giving at least the
following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their distin-
guishing abbreviation
—►C1lot◄reference number
— species— variety— the description “pre-basic seed”—►
C1number of generations preceding seed of the category
“certified seed” of the first generation ◄.
The label shall be white with a diagonal ►C1violet◄line.’1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 4
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4. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 17 (1):
‘1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general
supply of basic seed, certified seed or commercial seed that occur
in one or more Member States and cannot be overcome within theCommunity, one or more Member States may be authorised,according to the procedure laid down in Article 21, to permit, for aspecified period, the marketing of seed of a category subject to less
stringent requirements, or of seed of varieties not included in the
“Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species” orin their national Catalogues of Varieties.’
5. Article 19 shall be renumbered Article 19 (1).
6. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 19:
‘2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented during themarketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming from anotherMember State or from a third country:
(a) species
(b) variety
(c) category
(d) country of production and official control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed.The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article21.’
Article 3
The Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed shall be
amended as follows:
1. The following shall be substituted for the introductory text of
Article 2 (1) A:
‘A. Cereals: plants of the following species intended for agricultural
or horticultural production other than production for ornamentalpurposes:’
2. The following shall be substituted for the second part of the
sentence in Article 10 (1) (b):
‘This document is not necessary if the information is printed indel-
ibly on the ►
C1package ◄or if an adhesive label is used in
accordance withth e provisions laid down under (a).’
3. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 14:
‘3. Those Member States which have provided for exemptions in
accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (4) (a) shall ensure thatbred seed of generations prior to basic seed are subject to no
marketing restrictions on account of their ►
C1characteristics ◄,
examination arrangements, marking and sealing,
(a) if it has been officially ►C1controlled ◄by the competent
certification authority in accordance with the provisions applic-able for the certification of basic seed,
(b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this Direc-
tive, and
(c) if its ►
C1packages ◄bear an official label giving at least the
following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their distin-
guishing abbreviation
— consignment reference number— species1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 5
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— variety
— the description “pre-basic seed”
—►C1number of generations preceding seed of the cate-
gories “certified seed” or “certified seed of the firstgeneration” ◄.
The label shall be white with a diagonal ►
C1violet◄line.’
4. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 17 (1):
‘1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general
supply of basic seed or certified seed of any kind that occur in oneor more Member States and cannot be overcome within the Commu-nity, one or more Member States may be authorised, in accordancewithth e procedure laid down in Article 21, to permit, for a specified
period, the marketing of seed of a category subject to less stringent
requirements, or of seed varieties not included in the “CommonCatalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species” or in theirnational Catalogues of Varieties.’
5. Article 19 shall be renumbered Article 19 (1).6. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 19:
‘2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented during the
marketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming from anotherMember State or from a third country:
(a) species
(b) variety
(c) category
(d) country of production and official control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed.The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
21.’
7. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex IV Section
A (a) point 8:
‘8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of
►
C1seeds◄’.
8. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex IV Section
A (b) point 5:
‘5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of
►C1seeds◄’.
Article 4
The Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes shall
be amended as follows:
1. The following shall be substituted for the second sentence of
Article 7 (1):
‘In the case of tubers which are too large to pass through a square
mesh of 35 × 35 mm, the upper and lower size-limits shall beexpressed in multiples of five.’
2. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 7:
‘4. The Member States may
(a) apply the provisions of the second part of the first sentence of
paragraph 1 to varieties other than those referred to therein;
(b) increase the maximum permitted variation in size between
tubers in a consignment.’1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 6
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3. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 8 (1):
‘1. The Member States shall require that basic seed potatoes and
certified seed potatoes be marketed only in sufficiently homoge-
neous►C1lots◄and in closed packages or containers which
must be sealed and bear, as prescribed in Articles 9 and 10, asealing device and markings. The packages must be new; thecontainers must be clean.’
4. In Article 9 (1) the words ‘and containers’ shall be added after the
word ‘packages’ and the words ‘package or’ before the word‘container’.
5. In Article 10 (1) the words ‘and containers’ shall be inserted after
the word ‘packages’ and in Article 11 the words ‘packages or’shall be inserted before the word ‘containers’.
6. In Article 12 the words ‘on the package or inside it or on the
container’ shall be substituted for the words ‘on the container orinside it’.
7. In Article 13 (1) the words ‘package or’ shall be inserted before
the word ‘containers’.
8. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 13:
‘4. Those Member States which have provided for exemptions
in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (2) B (a) shall
ensure that bred seed potatoes of stages prior to basic seed potatoes
are subject to no marketing restrictions on account of their►
C1characteristics ◄, examination arrangements, marking and
sealing,
(a) if they have been officially ►C1controlled ◄by the compe-
tent certification authority, in accordance with the provisionsapplicable for the certification of basic seed potatoes,
(b) if they are placed in packages or containers in accordance with
the provisions of this Directive, and
(c) if the packages or containers bear an official label giving at
least the following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their distin-
guishing abbreviation
— producer's identification number or ►
C1lot◄reference
number
— species— variety— the description “pre-basic seed potatoes”.
The label shall be white with a diagonal ►
C1violet◄line.’
9. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 16 (1):
‘1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general
supply of basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes that occurin one or more Member States and cannot be overcome within theCommunity, one or more Member States may be authorised, inaccordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 19, to permit,for a specified period, the marketing of seed potatoes of a category
subject to less stringent requirements or of seed potatoes of vari-
eties not included in the “Common Catalogue of Varieties ofAgricultural Plant Species” or in their national Catalogues of Vari-eties.’
10. Article 18 shall be renumbered Article (1), 1811. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 18:
‘2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented during themarketing of seed potatoes coming from another Member State orfrom a third country:
(a) species
(b) variety1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 7
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(c) category
(d) country of production and control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed potatoes.The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article19.’
12. The following points shall be added to Annex I:
‘5. The production ground must not be infected by heterodera
rostochiensis Woll.
6. The crop must be free from
(a) Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc.
(b) Corynebacterium sepedonicum (Spieck. and Kotth.) Skapt.
and Burkh.’
13. In Annex II the letter ‘A’ shall be inserted before the word ‘Toler-
ances’.
14. Annex II shall be supplemented as follows:
‘B. The seed potatoes shall be free from Heterodera rostochiensis,
Synchytrium endobioticum, Corynebacterium sepedonicum andPseudomonas solanacearum.’
Article 5
The Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of ►
C1seed of oil
and fibrous plant ◄shall be amended as follows:
1. The following shall be substituted for the second part of the
sentence in Article 10 (1) (b):
‘This document is not necessary if the information is printed indel-
ibly on the ►C1package ◄or if an adhesive label is used in
accordance withth e provisions laid down under (a).’
2. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 13:
‘3. Member States which have provided for exemptions in accor-
dance with the provisions of Article 3 (5) (a) shall ensure that bredseed of generations prior to basic seed are subject to no marketingrestrictions on account of their ►
C1characteristics ◄, examina-
tion arrangements, marking and sealing,
(a) if it has been officially ►C1controlled ◄by the competent
certification authority, in accordance with the provisions applic-
able for the certification of basic seed,
(b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this Direc-
tive, and
(c) if its ►C1packages ◄bear an official label giving at least the
following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their distin-
guishing abbreviation
—►C1lot◄reference number
— species— variety
— the description “pre-basic seed”
—►
C1the number of generations preceding seed of the cate-
gories “certified seed” or “certified seed of the firstgeneration” ◄.
The label shall be white with a diagonal ►
C1violet◄line.’
3. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 16 (1):
‘1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general
supply of basic seed or certified seed of any kind or commercial1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 8
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seed that occur in one or more Member States and cannot be over-
come within the Community, one or more Member States may beauthorised, according to the procedure laid down in Article 20, to
permit, for a specified period, the marketing of seed of a category
subject to less stringent requirements, or of seed of varieties notincluded in the “Common Catalogue of Varieties of AgriculturalPlant Species” or in their national Catalogues of Varieties.’
4. Article 18 shall be renumbered Article 18 (1).5. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 18:
‘2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented during the
marketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming from anotherMember State or from a third country:
(a) species
(b) variety
(c) category
(d) country of production and official control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed.The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article20.’
Article 6
The Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable
seed shall be amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (1) Section A reference to the following species shall
be deleted:
‘Zea mays convar. microsperma (Koern.) Popcorn’
‘Zea mays convar. saccharata (Koern.) Sweet corn’.
2. In Article 2 (1) Section F (a) the words ‘sweet corn and popcorn’
shall be deleted.
3. Article 7 (1) shall be supplemented as follows:
‘As from 1 July 1977 it may be prescribed, in accordance withth e
procedure laid down in Article 40 that, as from specified dates,
varieties of certain vegetable species will no longer be accepted
except on the basis of official ►
C1tests◄.’
4. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 9:
‘Article 9
1. The Member States may accept varieties which have been
officially accepted in their territory before 1 July 1972, withouthaving to carry out further examinations based on the principles
of this Directive, if it is apparent from previous examinations that
the varieties are distinct, stable and sufficiently uniform. Examina-tion of the ►
C1characteristics ◄fixed in accordance with
Article 7 (2) must be completed by 30 June 1975 at the latest.
2. The Member States shall take all measures necessary to
ensure that official acceptances of varieties granted before 1 July1972 in accordance with principles other than those of this Direc-
tive expire not later than 30 June 1980 if by that date the varieties
in question have not been accepted in accordance ►
C2withth e
provisions of this Directive. ◄
3. The provisions of Article 3 (1) notwithstanding, the Member
States may permit until 30 June 1975 the marketing in their terri-tory of standard varieties of seed not officially accepted, if seed ofthese varieties had been marketed there before 1 July 1972’.1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 9
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5. Article 11 (2) shall be supplemented as follows:
‘They shall, on request, also communicate a description of the
special►C1characteristics ◄which enable the variety to be
distinguished from other similar varieties.’
6. Article 13 (1) shall be supplemented as follows:
‘Acceptance granted to varieties in a Member State before 1 July
1972 shall be valid until 30 June 1982 at the latest.’
7. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 16 (1):
‘1. The Member States shall ensure that, after expiry of a period
of two months following the publication referred to in Article 17,seed of varieties accepted in accordance with the provisions of this
Directive or in accordance withprinciples corresponding to th ose
of this Directive are subject to no marketing restrictions relatingto variety.’
8. In the first sentence of Article 17, after the word ‘seed’ the words
‘after expiry of a period of two months’ shall be inserted withincommas.
9. The following shall be substituted for the second part of the
sentence in Article 26 (1) (b):
‘This document is not necessary if the information is printed indel-
ibly on the ►
C1package ◄or if an adhesive label is used in
accordance withth e provisions laid down under (a).’
10. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 30:
‘3. Those Member States which have provided for exemptions
in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 (4) (a) shall ensurethat bred seed of generations prior to basic seed are subject to nomarketing restrictions on account of their characters, examinationarrangements, marking and sealing,
(a) if it has been officially ►
C1controlled ◄by the competent
certification authority in accordance with the provisions applic-able to basic seed,
(b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this Direc-
tive, and
(c) if its ►
C1packages ◄bear an official label giving at least
the following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their distin-
guishing abbreviation
—►C1lot◄reference number
— species
— variety
— the description “pre-basic seed”
—►C1number of generations preceding seed ◄of the
category “certified seed”.
The label shall be white with a ►C1violet◄diagonal line.’
11. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 33 (1):
‘1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general
supply of basic seed, certified seed or standard seed that occur inone or more Member States and cannot be overcome within theCommunity, one or more Member States may be authorised, in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 40, to permit,
for a specified period, the marketing of seed of a category subjectto less stringent requirements, or of seed of varieties not includedin the “Common Catalogue of Varieties of Vegetable Species” orin their national Catalogues of Varieties.’
12. Article 35 shall be renumbered Article 35 (1).
13. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 35:
‘2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented during the1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 10
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marketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming from
another Member State or from a third country:
(a) species
(b) variety
(c) category
(d) country of production and official control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed.The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
40.’
14. Article 37 (1) shall be supplemented as follows:
‘The obligation laid down under (c) shall apply only to producers.’
15. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 42:
‘Article 42
Upon application by a Member State, which will be dealt with as
provided in Article 40, that State may be wholly or partially
released from the obligation to apply the provisions of this Direc-tive, save where this would run counter to the provisions laid downin Article 16 (1) and in Article 30 (1):
(a) to the following species:
ChervilAsparagusSpinachbeet, ch ardCurly kaleCauliflowerSprouting broccoli or calabreseChicoryWater melonFennelScorzonera or black salsify;
(b) to other species which are not normally reproduced or
marketed in its territory.’
16. In Annexes II and III all references to the species Zea mays
convar. microsperma and convar. saccharata shall be deleted.
17. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex IV Section
A (a) point 9:
‘9. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of
►
C1seeds◄.’
18. The text of Annex IV Section B (a) point 3 shall be reworded as
follows:
‘Monthand year of sealing; for small ►C1packages ◄the year
of sealing’.
19. In Annex IV Section B (a) point 9, the words ‘of up to 100 g’ shall
be deleted.
20. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex IV Section
B (a) point 10:
‘10. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of
►C1seeds◄, except for small packets of up to 500 g.’1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 11
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Article 7
The Directive of 29 September 1970 on the Common Catalogue of
Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species shall be amended as follows:
1. In Article 3 (3) ‘1 July 1972’ shall be substituted for ‘1 July 1970’.
2. Article 10 (2) shall be supplemented as follows:
‘They shall, on request, also communicate the special qualities
which enable the variety to be distinguished from other similar vari-eties.’
3. Article 12 (1) shall be supplemented as follows:
‘Acceptance granted to varieties in a Member State before 1 July
1972 shall be valid until 30 June 1982 at the latest.’
Article 8
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or
administrative provisions necessary to comply:
(a) by 1 July 1972 at the latest, with the provisions of Article 6,
excepting points 13 and 18, and withth ose of Article 7;
(b) by 1 July 1973 at the latest, with the other provisions of this Direc-
tive.
Article 9
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1972L0418 — EN — 22.12.1972 — 000.001 — 12