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COMMISSION DECISION
of4October1972
settingupanAdvisoryCommitteeonSeeds
(72/350/EEC)
2.Thefollowinggroupsshallberepresentedon
theCommittee :agriculturalproducers,agricultural
cooperatives,theseedindustry,wholesaletraders
whogrowtheirownseed,workersintheagricultural
sectorandconsumers .
Article2
1.TheCommitteemaybeconsultedbythe
Commission onanyproblemconcerningthe
implementation ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2358/711of26October1971onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinseedsandinparticular
onmeasuresadoptedwithintheframeworkofthat
Regulation .
2.TheChairmanoftheCommitteemay,in
particularattherequestofanyofthegroups
represented,indicatetotheCommission the
desirabilityofconsultingtheCommitteeonany
matterwithinthelatter'scompetencebutonwhich
itsopinionhasnotbeensought.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN -COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereas,underpointVofitsfinalresolution,the
AgriculturalConferenceofMemberStateswhichmet
atStresafrom3to12July1958notedwith
satisfaction 'theintentionexpressedbythe
Commission tomaintaincloseandcontinuous
cooperation with...tradeorganizations ,in
particularfortheimplementation ofthetasks
providedforinthisresolution';
Whereas,initsOpinionof6May1960,the
EconomicandSocialCommitteerequestedthe
Commission 'toinvolveatCommunity level
interestedproducers',traders'andemployers'
organizationsandconsumersintheworkofeachof
theseofficesandfundswithinanAdvisory
Committee';
WhereasitisnecessarythattheCommissionobtain
theviewsofthevarioussectionsoftheindustryand
ofconsumerscnproblemsarisingfromthe
establishment ofacommonorganization ofthe
marketinseeds;
Whereasallsectionsoftheindustrydirectlyaffected
bytheintroductionofthatcommonorganizationof
themarket,andalsoconsumers,shouldhavethe
possibilityofparticipating intheformulationof
opinionsrequestedbytheCommission ;
Whereasthevariousrepresentative agricultural
bodiesandconsumerassociations intheMember
Stateshaveformedorganizations atCommunity
level;Article3
1.TheCommitteeshallconsistoftwenty-eight
members.
2.SeatsontheCommitteeshallbeapportionedas
follows:
—fourteentorepresentatives ofagricultural
producersandagriculturalcooperatives ,ofwhom
fiveshallrepresentseed-producing cooperatives ;
—ninetorepresentatives ofwholesaletraderswho
growtheirownseed,ofwhomfourshall
representdistributorsgrowingtheirownseed;
—onetoarepresentative ofagriculturalindustries;HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
1.ThereshallbeattachedtotheCommission an
AdvisoryCommitteeonSeeds(hereinaftercalledthe
'Committee').1OJNoL246,5.11.1971,p.1.

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—threetorepresentatives ofworkersinagriculture;
—onetoaconsumersrepresentative .bodyofthegroupconcernedtobepresentat
meetings.Hemayinthesamemannerrequestany
personwithspecialqualifications inoneofthe
subjectsontheagendatotakepartinanexpert
capacityinmeetingsoftheCommittee .
Expertsshallbepresentonlyatthediscussioninthe
Committeeofthosequestionsonaccountofwhich
theywereinvited.Article4
Article7
TheCommitteemaysetupinternalworkingparties.
Article81.MembersoftheCommitteeshallbeappointed
bytheCommissiononproposalsfromthetradeor
consumers'organizations setupatCommunitylevel
whicharemostrepresentative ofthegroupsreferred
toinArticle1(2)andwhoseactivitiescomewithin
thescopeofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inseeds.
Theseorganizationsshallputforwardthenamesof
twocandidatesofdifferentnationalitiesforeach
placetobefilled.
2.Thetermofofficeformembersofthe
Committeeshallbethreeyears.Theirappointments
mayberenewed.Thedutiesperformedshallbe
unremunerated .
Afterexpiryofthethreeyears,membersofthe
Committeeshallremaininofficeuntiltheyare
replacedoruntiltheirappointments arerenewed.
Intheeventofthedeathorresignationofamember
oftheCommitteeorofhisceasingtobelongtothe
organizationwhichherepresents,heshallbereplaced
fortheremainderofhistermofofficeinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninparagraph1.
3.Thelistofmembersshallbepublishedbythe
CommissionforinformationpurposesintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .1.TheCommitteeshallbeconvenedbythe
Commission andshallmeetatCommission
headquarters .Meetingsoftheoffficersshallbe
convenedbytheChairmaninagreementwiththe
Commission .
2.Representatives oftheCommissiondepartments
concernedshalltakepartinmeetingsofthe
Committee,itsofficersanditsworkingparties.
3.TheCommission shallprovidesecretarial
servicesfortheCommittee,itsofficersandits
workingparties.
Article9
Article5
TheCommitteeshall,byatwo-thirdsmajorityof
memberspresent,electaChairmanandtwo
Vice-Chairmen foraperiodofthreeyears.'
Itmay,bythesamemajority,electothermembersas
officers.Inthatcase,theofficersotherthanthe
Chairmanshallincludenotmorethanone
representative ofeachgrouprepresentedonthe
Committee .
Theofficersshallprepareandorganizetheworkof
theCommittee .1.TheCommitteeshalldiscussmattersonwhich
theCommissionhasrequestedanopinion.Novote
shallbetaken.
2.TheCommission may,whenseekingthe
opinionoftheCommittee,setatimelimitwithin
whichsuchopinionshallbegiven.
3.Theviewsexpressedbythegroupsrepresented
shallbeincludedinareportoftheproceedings
forwardedtotheCommission .
Intheeventofunanimousagreementbeingreached
intheCommitteeontheopiniontobegiven,the
Committeeshallformulatejointconclusionsand
attachthemtothereport.
TheoutcomeoftheCommittee'sdiscussionsshallbe
communicated bytheCommissiontotheCouncilor
theManagementCommitteeonrequest.Article6
Attherequestofanyofthegroupsrepresented,the
Chairmanmayinvitearepresentativeofthecentral

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Article10 Article11
ThisDecisionmaybeamendedbytheCommission
inthelightofexperience .
DoneatBrussels,4October1972.WithoutprejudicetoLieprovisionsofArticle214of
theTreaty,wheretheCommissioninformsthemthat
theopinionrequestedisonamatterofaconfidential
nature,membersoftheCommitteeshallnotdisclose
informationwhichhascometotheirknowledge
throughtheworkoftheCommittee .
Insuchcases,onlyCommitteemembersandthe
representatives oftheCommissiondepartmentsshall
bepresentatthemeetings.FortheCommissiorr
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT