NoL84/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.79
COMMISSION DECISION
of20March1979
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgiumtopermittemporarilythemarketingof
seednotcomplyingwiththerequirements ofCouncilDirective66/402/EEC
(79/358/EEC)
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective66/402/EECof14
June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(x),aslast
amendedbyDirective78/1020/EEC(2),andinparti­
cularArticle17thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheKingdom
ofBelgium,
Whereasunfavourableweatherconditionsduringthe
winterof1978/79havedestroyedthemajorityof
sowinginwinterwheat;whereas,therefore,Belgium
willbeforcedtosubstitutepartofitswinterwheat
harvestwithspringwheat;whereas,therefore,the
demandforspringwheatseedwillincreasesubstan­
tially;whereas,therefore,theproductioninBelgium
ofcertifiedspringwheatseedfulfillingtherequire­
mentsofDirective66/402/EECisinsufficienttomeet
theincreaseddemand;
Whereasithasnotbeenpossibletocoverthis
demandentirelybyseedofspringwheatcomingfrom
otherMemberStates;
WhereasitseemsexpedienttoauthorizeBelgiumto
permit,foraperiodwhichexpireson15April1979,
themarketingof1000tonnesofcertifiedseedof
springwheatwhichhaveagerminationofatleast
75%oftheseeds;
Whereas,however,therewillstillremainanunful­
filleddemandfor2500tonnesofspringwheatseed;
Whereasitseemsexpedientthereforetoauthorize
Belgiumtopermit,foraperiodwhichexpireson15
April1979,themarketingofseedofsomevarietiesof
springwheatsatisfyinglessstringentrequirements ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialfor
Agriculture,HorticultureandForestry,Article1
1.TheKingdomofBelgiumisauthorizedto
permit,foraperiodwhichexpireson15April1979,
themarketinginitsterritoryofamaximumof1000
tonnesofspringwheatseedbelongingtothecatego­
ries'certifiedseedofthefirstgeneration'and'certified
seedofthesecondgeneration'whichdonotsatisfy
therequirementswithregardtogerminationcapacity
laiddowninAnnexIItoDirective60/402/EEC,
providedthatthefollowingrequirementsaresatisfied:
(a)thegerminationcapacityisatleast75%ofthe
pureseeds;
(b)theofficiallabelshallstate:
—'Germinationcapacity...%',
—'IntendedexclusivelyforBelgium'.
2.TheKingdomofBelgiumisauthorizedto
permit,foraperiodwhichexpireson15April1979,
themarketinginitsterritoryof2500tonnesofspring
wheatseedwhichhasnotbeenofficiallycertified,of
thevarietiesincludedinthecommoncatalogueof
varietiesofagriculturalplantspeciesorinanational
catalogueofvarietiesintheCommunityunderthe
followingconditions :
(a)theseedshallcomplywiththerequirementslaid
downforcertifiedseedinAnnexIItoDirective
66/402/EEConthemarketingofcerealseed,with
theexceptionoftheprovisionsofitems1and3
concerningvarietalidentityandpurityandofthe
requirements concerning thegermination
capacity,ontheconditionthatthegermination
capacityisatleast75%ofthepureseeds;
(b)thepackagesofthisseedshallbelabelledwithan
officialbrownlabel,bearingatleastthefollowing
specifications :
—astatementthatthisseedhasnotbeensubject
toofficialcertification ,
—thewords'Germinationcapacity...%',
—theinspectionservice,(')OJNo125,11.7.1976,p.2309/66.
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—thespecies,
—referencenumberpermittingidentification of
theoriginoftheseed,
—declarednetorgrossweight,
—thewords'IntendedexclusivelyforBelgium';
(c)thepackagesofthisseedshallbelabelledwitha
specialsupplier'slabelindicatingthevarietyofthe
seed;
(d)officialpost-controltestsonrandomcheckmaybe
carriedouttocheckwhethertheindicationof
varietywascorrect.
Article2
TheotherMemberStatesareherebyauthorizedto
permit,subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninArticle
1,themarketingintheirterritoryofamaximumof
3500tonnesofseed,providedthatitisintended
exclusivelyforBelgium.Theofficiallabelshallstate:
'IntendedexclusivelyforBelgium'.Article3
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionbefore15
June1979ofthequantitiesofseedmarketedintheir
territorypursuanttothisDecision.TheCommission
shallinformtheotherMemberStatesthereof.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20March1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President