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COUNCIL
SECONDCOUNCILDECISION
of24June1975
ontheequivalenceofseedpotatoesproducedinthirdcountries
(75/370/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/403/EEC(')of14June1966onthemarketingof
seedpotatoes,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC(2)andinparticularArticle15(1)
thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfrom.theCommission ;
WhereastheCouncilhasdeclaredbyitsFirstDeci­
sionNo72/294/EEC(3),thatseedpotatoesharvested
andofficiallycontrolledinAustriaandinSwitzerland
affordthesameassurancesasseedpotatoesharvested
andcontrolledwithintheCommunity ;
WhereasthatDecisionappliesonlyuntil30June
1975;whereas,however,theequivalenceshouldbe
retainedforafurtherthreeyearssinceithasbecome
apparentthattheconditionsonwhichtheCommu­
nityfindingswerebasedattheoutsetarestillfulfil­
led;
WhereastherearealsorulesinPolandprovidinga
varietalandqualitativecontrolofseedpotatoes;
whereasexamination ofthoserulesandthemannerin
whichtheyareappliedhasrevealedthatthecondi­
tionsgoverningseedpotatoesharvestedand
controlledinthatcountryasregardstheircharacters,
andthemeasurestakenfortheirexamination ,for
ensuringtheiridentity,formarkingandforcontrol
affordthesameassurances astheconditionsand
measuresapplicabletoseedpotatoesharvestedand
controlledwithintheCommunity ;
Whereas,thisDecisiondoesnotpreventCommunity
findingsfrombeingrevokednortheperiodoftheir
validityfromnotbeingextendedifitbecomesapparentthattheconditionsonwhichsuchfindings
arebasedarenotorarenolongersatisfied;
Whereasthereforefurtherpracticalinformationon
seedpotatoesproducedintheabovementioned coun­
triesshouldbeobtainedbygrowingandchecking
samplesofsuchseedwithintheframeworkofcompar­
ativeCommunitytests,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Itisherebydeclaredthat,wherethespecialconditions
laiddownintheAnnextothisDecisionaresatisfied,
theseedpotatoeswhichareharvestedinthecountries
specifiedintheAnnexandofficiallycontrolledbythe
authoritieslistedinthatAnnexandwhichbelongto
thecategoriesspecifiedthereinareequivalenttoseed
potatoesofcorresponding categoriesharvestedwithin
theCommunityandcomplywithDirectiveNo
66/403/EEC.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1July1975to30
June1978.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,24June1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON
(!)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2320/66.
(2)OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79.
(3)OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.43.

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ANNEX
Order
No Country ServiceCategories
Special
conditions Inthecountry
concernedInthe
Community
1 2 3 456
1Austria —Burgenländische Landwirtschafts­
kammer,Eisenstadt
—Landwirtschaftskammer fur
Kärnten,Klagenfurt
—Niederosterreichische Landes-­
Landwirtschaftskammer ,Wien|!
il
—Landwirtschaftskammer fürOber­
osterreich,Linz/O.Ö.
—Landeskammer furLand-undForst-\
wirtschaftSteiermark,Graz
—Landeskammer furTirol,Innsbruck
—KammerfurLand-undForstwirt­
schaftinSalzburg,SalzburgElite
Original
—KlasseA
—KlasseBBasic
seed
potatoes
Certified
seed
potatoes1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
—Landwirtschaftskammer furVorarl­
berg,Bregenz
—"WienerLandwirtschaftskammer ,'
Wien
i
2Poland —Wojewódzkich Inspektoratów
KontroliMaterialuSiewnego
(WIKMS)(DistrictInspection
AuthoritiesforSeedControl):
—Bialystok I
—Bydgoszcz I
—Gdansk I
—Katowice |—Kielce [—Koszalin
—Krakow
—Lublin
—Lodz
—Olsztyn
—Opole
—Poznàn
—Rzessòw
—Szczecin
—Warszawa j
—Wroclaw
—ZielonaGora ji
I
—Super
Elite
—Elite
—Original
—ClassA
—ClassBBasicseed
potatoes
Certified
seed
potatoes1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
3Switzerland —Stationfederalederecherchesagro-\
nomiques,Lausanne r
—Eidgenossische Landwirtschaftliche V
Forschungsanstalt ,Zurich )Plants
certifies
—ClassA
—ClassBCertified
seed
potatoes1,2,3,4

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Specialconditions
1.Seedpotatoesshallbeofficiallycertifiedandtheircontainersofficiallymarkedandsealedinaccor­
dancewithnationalprovisions.Seedpotatoesandthedetailsonthelabelshallmeetatleastthe
requirementsofCommunityrulesandconformtotheEuropeanstandardforseedpotatoesrecom­
mendedbytheWorkingPartyonStandardization ofPerishableFoodstuffsoftheEconomic
CommissionforEurope.
2.FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthoritiesorbyanylegalpersonwhethergoverned
bypublicorbyprivatelaw,actingundertherepsonsibilityofsuchauthorities,providedthatsuch
personderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection.
3.Anychemicaltreatmentoftheseedpotatoesshallbenotedeitherontheofficiallabelorona
speciallabelandonthecontainerorinsideit.
4.Thecolourofthelabelshallbe:
—whiteforbasicseedpotatoes;
—blueforcertifiedseedpotatoes.
AllinformationshallbegiveninatleastoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties.