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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COUNCIL
FOURTHCOUNCILDECISION
of24June1975
ontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountries
onseed-producing crops
(75/407/EEC)
theprescribedfieldinspectionssatisfytheconditions
laiddowninAnnexItotheabovementioned
Directives;
WhereasthisDecisiondoesnotprecludeCommunity
findingsbeingrevokedorextensionoftheperiodof
theirvaliditybeingrefused,whentheconditionson
whichtheyarebasedarenotorceasetobe
satisfied;whereas,tothisend,furtherpractical
informationonseedproducedintheabovementioned
countriesshouldbeobtainedbygrowingand
checkingsamplesofsuchseedincomparative
Communitytests;
"Whereasithasbecomenecessarytoamendcertain
CouncilDecisionsdeclaringequivalencesowingto
atransferofpowerswithinanationalauthority
responsibleforofficialseedcontrol,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo66/402/EEC
(x)of14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed,
aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo73/438/EEC(2),and
inparticularArticle16(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo69/208/
EEC(3)of30June1969onthemarketingofseed
ofoilandfibreplants,aslastamendedbyDirective
No73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle15(1)(a)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinAustralia
andinHungary;whereastheserulesprovidefor
officialfieldinspectiontobecarriedoutduringthe
periodofseedproduction;
Whereasanexamination oftheserulesandthe
mannerinwhichtheyareappliedhasrevealedthatHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Itisherebydeterminedthat,wherethespecial
conditionslaiddownintheAnnextothisDecision
aresatisfied,fieldinspectionsofcropsproducing
seedofthe'certifiedseed'categorycarriedoutin
thecountriesandbytheauthoritieslistedinthe
saidAnnexandinrespectofthespeciesspecifiedWOJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
(2)OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79.
(3)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3.

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thereinsatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIto
DirectiveNo66/402/EECorNo69/208/EEC.seed-producing crops,underreferenceNo1the
words'DepartmentofPrimaryIndustries',incolumn
3,shallbereplacedbythewords'Departmentof
Agriculture'.
Article2
IntheAnnextoFirstCouncilDecisionNo72/292/
EEC(1)of20July1972ontheequivalenceoffield
inspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountriesonseed­
producingcrops,underreferenceNo21thewords
'DepartmentofPrimaryIndustries'incolumn3
shallbereplacedbythewords'Departmentof
Agriculture'.Article4
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1976.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,24June1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTONArticle3
IntheAnnextoThirdCouncilDecisionNo74/
348/EEC(2)of27June1974ontheequivalenceof
fieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountrieson
(»)OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.22.
(*)OJNoL191,15.7.1974,p.11.

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ANNEX
Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
1Australia DepartmentofAgriculture,
CanberraSwede
rape1,2,3,4
2Hungary Orsz&gosVet6magfeliigyel6s6g
(HungarianSeedControlOffice),
BudapestBlack
mustard
Rye1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
Specialconditions
1.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesfortheapplication
oftheschemeforthevarietalcertificationofseedmovingininternationaltradeofthe
OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment (OECD).
2.FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthoritiesorbyanylegalperson,whether
governedbypublicorbyprivatelaw,actingundertheresponsibility ofsuchauthorities,
providedthatsuchpersonderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection.
3.Harvestedseedshallbepackedinofficiallysealedpackageswhichbearanofficiallabel
givingthefollowinginformation :
(a)authorityresponsibleandcountry;
(b)species;
(c)variety;
(d)referencenumberofthebasicseedandnameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedthe
seed;
(e)referencenumberofthelot;
(f)declarednetorgrossweight;
(g)thewords'non-certifiedseed'.
AllinformationshallbegiveninatleastoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheEuropean
Communities .
4.Anofficialnoticeshallgivethefollowinginformation :
—areacultivated,
—quantityofharvestedseed,
—anattestationthatthecropsfromwhichtheseedcomeshavesatisfiedanofficialfield
inspection.