15.7.74 OfficialJournalottheEuropeanCommunities NoL191/17
THIRDCOUNCILDECISION
of27June1974
ontheequivalenceofseedproducedinthirdcountries
(74/349/EEC)*
regardstheseed'scharacteristics ,identity,
examination,markingandcontrol,asdothe
conditionsapplicabletoseedharvestedand
controlledwithintheCommunity ;
Whereas,ifitbecomesapparentthattheconditions
onwhichCommunitydeterminations arebasedare
notorarenolongersatisfied,thisDecisiondoesnot
preventthesedeterminations beingrevokedoran
extensionoftheperiodoftheirvaliditybeing
refused;whereasforthispurposefurtherpractical
informationonseedproducedintheabovementioned
countriesshouldthereforebeobtainedbygrowing
andcheckingsamplesofsuchseedincomparative
Communitytests;
Whereas,on5October1973theCouncilofthe
Organization forEconomicCooperation and
Development (OECD)extendedthescopeofits
presentschemeforthevarietalcertificationof
herbageseedmovingininternationaltradetoinclude
certaincrucifersandoilplants;whereassincethis
schemewillhenceforthapplytoswedefodderkale
andfodderradishspeciesandtooilandfibreplants
coveredbyCommunityDirectives,itisappropriate
toamendthespecialconditionslaiddownby
CouncilDecisionsdeclaringequivalences ;
Whereasfurtheramendmentsarenecessaryowingto
atransferofpowerswithinthenationalauthorities
responsibleforofficialseedcontrol,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/400/EEC(*)of14June1966onthemarketingof
beetseed,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/401/EEC(3)of14June1966onthemarketingof
fodderplantseed,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/402/EEC(4)of14June1966onthemarketingof
cerealseed,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
69/208/EEC(5)of30June1969onthemarketingof
seedofoilandfibreplants,aslastamendedby
DirectiveNo73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle
15(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinAustralia,
Czechoslovakia ,NewZealand,Spain,Switzerland,
YugoslaviaandtheUnitedStates;
Whereasareviewoftheserulesandthemannerin
whichtheyareappliedhasdemonstratedthatthe
conditionsgoverningseedharvestedandcontrolled
inthesecountriesaffordthesameassurancesasHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Itisherebydeclaredthat,wherethespecial
conditionslaiddownintheAnnexaresatisfied,seed
harvestedinthecountriesandofficiallycontrolledby
theauthoritieslistedinthesaidAnnexandbelonging
tothespeciesandcategoriesspecifiedthereinis
equivalenttoseedofthecorresponding categories
harvestedwithintheCommunityandcomplyingwith
DirectiveNo66/400/EEC,66/401/EEC,66/402/EEC
or69/208/EEC.(!)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2290/66.
(2)OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79.
(3)OJNoL125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66.
(4)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
(5)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3.

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of'swedecabbage','fodderkale'and'oiland
fibreplants',shallbereplacedbythewords
'Basicseed'and'Certifiedseed'respectively .
6.Underreferencenumber10,thewords'Elita
hodowlana'and'Oryginal',whichappearin
column5inrespectof'swedecabbage','fodder
kale'and'fodderradish',shallbereplacedbythe
words'Basicseed'and'Certifiedseed'
respectively .
7.Underreferencenumber12,thewords
'MinisterulAgriculturii§iSilviculturii,Bucuresti',
whichappearincolumn3,shallbereplacedby
thewords'MinisterulAgriculturii,Industeriei
Alimentare,Silviculturii§iApelor—Inspectiade
statpentrucalitateasemintelor§imateriallului
săditor'.
8.Underreferencenumber12,incolumn5,the
words'Elite'and'Originale',inrespectof'swede
cabbage','fodderradish'and'oilandfibre
plants',shallbereplacedbythewords'Basic
seed'and'Certifiedseed'respectively .
9.Underreferencenumber13,theword
'Foundation'whichappearsincolumn5in
respectof'fodderradish'and'oilandfibre
plants',shallbereplacedbytheword'Basic'.
10.Underreferencenumber6,thewords'Elit','1.
fokûszaporitas','2.fokûszaporitas'and'3.fokû
szaporitas'whichappearincolumn5inrespect
of'oilandfibreplants',shallbereplacedbythe
words'Basicseed','Certifiedseed,1st
generation','Certifiedseed,2ndgeneration'and
'Certifiedseed,3rdgeneration'respectively .
11.Inpoint10ofthe'Specialconditions',thewords
'orinEnglish'shallbedeleted.Article2
TheAnnextoFirstCouncilDecisionNo
72/293/EEC(1)of20July1972ontheequivalenceof
seedproducedinthirdcountries,shallbeamendedas
follows:
1.Underreferencenumber20,thefollowing
authorityshallbeinsertedincolumn3inrespect
ofbeetandlegumespecies:
'Institutzaoplemenjivanje iproizvodnjubilja
poljoprivrednog fakulteta(UniversityInstitutefor
PlantImprovementandProduction),Zagreb.'
2.Underreferencenumbers1,6,10,12and13,the
figures'2'and'1',whichappearincolumn7in
respectof'swedecabbage','fodderkale'and
'fodderradish'and'oilandfibreplants',shallbe
replaced,throughout,bythefigures'1'and'5'
respectively .
3.Underreferencenumber7,theentryincolumn3
inrespectof'swedecabbage,fodderkale'and
'oilandfibreplants'shallbereplacedby:
'Bundesanstalt furPflanzenbauundSamenprü­
fung\
4.Underreferencenumber10,theentryincolumn
3inrespectof'swedecabbage,fodderkale,
fodderradish'shallbereplacedby:
'—Wojew6dskich Inspektoratow KontroliMate­
rialuSiewnego(WIKMS)
(DistrictInspectionAuthoritiesforSeed
Control):
—Bydgoszcz
—Gádnsk
—Krak6w
—Poznán
—Warszawa
—Wroclaw
—InstytutKodowliiAklimatyzacji R6slin,
ZakladMetodykiOcenyNasion(Seed
TestingStationofthePlantImprovement
Institute),Sandormiez.'
5.Underreferencenumber1,thewords'Elite'and
'Original-Hochzucht 'and'Original-Erhal­
tungszucht',whichappearincolumn5inrespectArticle3
TheAnnextoSecondCouncilDecisionNo
73/87/EEC(2)of26March1973ontheequivalence
ofseedproducedinthirdcountries,shallbeamended
asfollows:
1.Underreferencenumbers2,4and7,thefigures'2'
andc7',whichappearincolumn7inrespectof
'swedecabbage,fodderkale,fodderradish'and
'oilandfibreplants',shallbereplacedbythe
figures'1'and'5'respectively .
(*)OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.30. (-')OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.21.

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—from1July1974fortheotherspecies.
2.Article2,point7shallapplyfrom1September
1972.
3.Article2,point11shallapplyfrom1January
1973.2.Underreferencenumber2,incolumn5,thetext
ofthelastfourindentsshallbereplacedbythe
followingtext:
'—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed.'
3.Underreferencenumber4,thewords'ClassB'
and'ClassC',whichappearincolumn5inrespect
of'swedecabbage,fodderkale',and'oilandfibre
plants'shallbereplacedbythewords'Basicseed'
and'Certifiedseed'respectively .
4.Underreferencenumber7,thewords'Elit'and
'CertificaltVetomag',whichappearincolumn5,
shallbereplacedbythewords'Basicseed'and
'Certifiedseed'respectively .4.Article2,points1to6and8,9and10,and
Article3shallapplytoseedharvestedonandafter1
July1975.Theseprovisionsmayalsobeappliedto
seedharvestedpriortotheabovementioned date.
ArticleS
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,27June1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.GSCHEIDLEArticle4
1.Article1shallapplyuntil30June1976:
—from1July1973,forswede,fodderkale,fodder
radishandcerealspecies;

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ANNEX
Ref.Country Authority SpeciesCategories
SpecialconditionsNointheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1AustraliaDepartmentof
PrimaryIndustries,
CanberraFodderkale —Basicseed
—Certifiedseed—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1or2(*);3;5or
7(*)i8,9,10
1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
2Yugo­
slavia—Institutza
poljoprivredna
istrazivanja
(Instituteof
Agricultural
Research),
NoviSad—Fodderkale,
fodderradish—Basicseed —Basicseed 1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
•—Institutza
oplemenjivanje i·
proizvodnjubilja
poljoprivrednog
fakulteta
(University
Institute
forPlant
Improvement
andProduction),
Zagreb—Oilandfibre
plants(swede
rape,turnip
rape)—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
3New
ZealandDepartment
ofAgricultureFodderkale —Basicseed
—Certifiedseed—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
4Switzer­
land—Stationfédérale
derecherches —Basicseed —Basicseed 1,3,5,8,9,10
agronomiques ,
Lausanne
—Eidgenössische
Landwirtschaft­
liche
Forschungs­
anstalt,ZürichCereals,except
.canarygrass,
maizeandrice—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
5Spain —Beet —Certifiedseed—Certifiedseed 1,3,4,6,8,9,10
—Cereals,except—Basicseed —Basicseed 1,3,5,8,9,10
InstitutoNacional
deSemillasy
PlantasdeVivero,
Madridrye,canary
grass,maizeand
rice—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseedharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Ref.Country Authority SpeciesCategories
SpecialconditionsNointheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5Spain
(cont'd)
InstitutoNacional
deSemillasy
PlantasdeVivero,
Madrid—Swede,fodder
kale,fodder
radish
—Oilandfibre
plants(turnip
rape,sunflower,
soyabeen)—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Basicseed
—Certified
seed,
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration1or2(*);3;5or
7(·);8,9,10
1or2(*);3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
6Czecho­
slovakia—Beet —Basicseed
—Certifiedseed—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
ÜstfedniKontrolni
azkusebniústav
zemëdëlsky,Praha—Grassand
legumespecies
subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Oilandfibre
plants
(sunflower)—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
andlater
generations
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
subsequent
generations
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
7United
Statesof
America—AlabamaCrop
Improvement
AssociationInc.
—AlaskaCrop
Improvement
Association
—ArizonaCrop
Improvement
Association
—ArkansasState
PlantBoard,
Divisionof
SeedCertification
—CaliforniaCrop
Improvement
Association
—ColoradoSeed
Growers'
Association
—DelawareCrop
Improvement
Association
—FloridaDepart­
mentofAgri­
culture—Sugarbeet
—Cereals,except
canarygrass
andmaize
—Swede,fodder
kale,fodder
radish
—Oilandfibre
plantssubject
tonational
rulesonvarietal
control—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1or2(*);3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
(*)Solelyintheeaseofseedharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Ref.Country Authority SpeciesCategories
SpecialconditionsNointheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7United
Statesof
America
(cont'd)—GeorgiaCrop
Improvement
Association,Inc.
—IdahoCrop
Improvement
Association,Inc.
—IllinoisCrop
Improvement
Association,Inc.
—IndianaCrop
Improvement
Association,Inc.
—IowaCrop
Improvement
Association
—KansasCrop
Improvement
Association
—KentuckySeed
Improvement
Association—Sugarbeet —Basicseed
—Certifiedseed—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
—LouisiannaDe­
partmentofAgri­
culture,Division
ofEntomology
—MaineDepart­
mentofAgricul­
ture,Divisionof
PlantIndustry
—Maryland
StateBoard
ofAgriculture,
Departmentof
Agronomy
—MichiganCrop
Improvement
Association
—MinnesotaCrop
Improvement
Association—Cereals,except
canarygrass
andmaize
—Swede,fodder
kale,fodder
radish
—Oilandfibre
plantssubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1or2(*);3;5or
7(*);8,9,10
1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
—MississippiSeed
Improvement
Association
—MissouriSeed
Improvement
Association
.—MontanaSeed
Growers'
Association
—NebraskaCrop
Improvement
Association
—NevadaDepart­
mentofAgricul­
ture,Divisionof
PlantIndustry
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseedharvestedbefore1July1975«

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Ref.Country Authority SpeciesCategories
SpecialconditionsNointheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7United
Statesof
America
(cont'd)—NewJersey
Departmentof
Agriculture,
Divisionof
PlantIndustry
—NewMexico
Crop
Improvement
Association
—NewYorkSeed
Improvement
Coop.,Inc.
—NorthCarolina
Crop
Improvement
Association Inc.
—NorthDakota
StateSeed
Department
—OhioSeed
Improvement
Association—Sugarbeet
—Cereals,except—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10.
1,3,5,8,9,10
—OklahomaCrop
Improvement
Associationcanarygrass
andmaize —Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration1,3,5,8,9,10
—OregonState
University,
ExtensionService—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)1,3,5,8,9,10
—Pennsylvania
StateDepartment
ofAgriculture,
BureauofPlant
Industry—Swede,fodder
kale,fodder
radish—Basicseed
—Certified
seed—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed1or2(*);3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1or2(*);3;5or
7H;8,9,10
—SouthCarolina
Crop
Improvement
Association
—SouthDakota
Crop
Improvement
Association—Oilandfibre
plantssubject
tonationalrules
onvarietal
control—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
—TennesseeCrop
Improvement
Association
—Texas
Department
ofAgriculture
—UtahCrop
Improvement
Association
—UtahAgricultural
Experiment
Station
—Vermont
Department
ofAgriculture
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseedharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Ref.Country Authority SpeciesCategories
SpecialconditionsNointheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7United
Statesof
America
(cont'd)—VirginiaCrop
Improvement
Association
—Washington
StateCrop
Improvement
Association Inc.
—Washington
StateDepart­
mentofAgri­
culture,Seed
Branch—Sugarbeet
—Cereals,except
canarygrass
andmaize—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration
—Certifiedseed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
—WestVirginia
Associated
Growers'
Association
—WisconsinCrop
Improvement
Association
—WyomingSeed
Certification
Service—Swede,fodder
kale,fodder
radish
—Oilandfibre
plantssubjectto
nationalrules
onvarietal
control—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed
—Basicseed
—Certifiedseed;
Certifiedseed,
1stgeneration1or2H;3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1or2(*);3;5or
7H;8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseedharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Specialconditions
1.Seedshallbeofficiallycertifiedanditspackagesofficiallysealedandmarkedinaccordance
withtheschemeforthevarietalcertificationofseedmovingininternationaltradeofthe
OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment (OECD).Thequalityofthe
seedshallmeettherequirementsof*Communityrules.
2.Seedshallbeofficiallycertifiedanditspackagesofficiallysealedandmarkedinaccordance
withnationalprovisions.ThequalityoftheseedshallmeettherequirementsofCommunity
rules.
3.FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthoritiesorbyanylegalperson,whether
governedbypublicorbyprivatelaw,actingundertheresponsibilityofsuchauthorities,
providedthatsuchpersonderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection.
4.BasicseedshallhavebeenofficiallycertifiedwithintheCommunity .
5.Theofficiallabelshallgivethefollowingadditionalinformation :
(a)dateofofficialsealing,
(b)astatementthattheseedcomplieswithEECrulesandstandards.
Thisinformationmayalsoappearonanotherofficiallabelwhich,inaddition,shallgive
thenameoftheauthorityandofthecountry.
6.Theofficiallabelshallgivethefollowingadditionalinformation :
(a)dateofofficialsealing,
(b)if4isapplicable,astatementthatthebasicseedhasbeencertifiedwithintheCom­
munity.
Thisinformationmayalsoappearonanotherofficiallabelwhich,inaddition,shallgive
thenameoftheauthorityandofthecountry.
7.Theofficiallabelshallgive-thefollowingminimuminformation :
(a)certificationauthorityandcountry,
(b)astatementthattheseedcomplieswithEECrulesandstandards,
(c)referencenumberofthelot,
(d)species,
(e)varietyor,inthecaseofhybrids,inbredline,
(f)category(basicseedorcertifiedseed),
(g)countryofproduction,
(h)declarednetorgrossweight,
(i)dateofofficialsealing,
(j)inthecaseofcertifiedseedofthesecondandsubsequentgenerations,numberof
generationsfrombasicseed,
(k)inthecaseofhybridvarieties:
—theword'hybrid',
—inthecaseofseedofthecategory'certifiedseed'whichhasnotbeencertified
withintheCommunity ,astatementthatthebasicseedhasbeenofficiallyexamined.

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Thecolourofthelabelshallbe:
—whiteforbasicseed,
—blueforcertifiedseedandcertifiedseedofthefirstgeneration,
—redforcertifiedseedofsubsequentgenerations .
8.Anychemicaltreatmentoftheseedshallbenotedeitherontheofficiallabeloronaspecial
labelandonthepackageorinsideit.
9.Anofficialnoticeplacedinsidethepackageshallgiveatleastthereferencenumberofthe
lot,thespeciesandthevariety;inthecaseofbeetseeditshallalsobestated,where
appropriate,whethertheseedismonogermorprecisionseed.
Thisnoticeisnotnecessaryiftheminimuminformationisprintedindeliblyonthe
package.
10.Allinformationrequiredforofficiallabels,officialnoticesandpackagesshallbegivenin
atleastoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheEuropeanCommunities .