OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 867
NoL186/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.8.72
FIRSTCOUNCILDECISION
of20July1972
ontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountriesonseed-producing
crops
(72/292/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinAustria,
Canada,Czechoslovakia ,Denmark,Greece,Hungary,
Ireland,Israel,NewZealand,Poland,Portugal,
Romania,SouthAfrica,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,
Turkey,theUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStates,
YugoslaviaandAustralia;whereasthoserulesalso
provideforofficialfieldinspectiontobecarriedout
duringtheperiodofseedproduction;
Whereasthoserulesandthemannerinwhichthey
areappliedhavebeenreviewedtodeterminewhether
andunderwhatconditionstheprescribedfield
inspectionssatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnex
Itotheabovementioned Directives;
Whereas,ifitbecomesapparentthattheconditions
onwhichCommunitydeterminations arebasedare
notorarenolongersatisfied,thosedeterminations
willberevokedortheperiodoftheirvaliditywillnot
beextended;
Whereasfurtherpracticalinformation onseed
producedintheabovementioned countriesshould
thereforebeobtainedbygrowingandchecking
samplesofsuchseedincomparativeCommunity
tests;HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
19661onthemarketingofbeetseed,aslastamended
bytheCouncilDirectiveof30March1971,2andin
particularArticle16(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
1966,3onthemarketingoffodderplantseed,aslast
amendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof30March
1971,2andinparticularArticle16(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
19664onthemarketingofcerealseed,aslast
amendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof30March
1971,2andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June
19695onthemarketingofseedofoilandfibre
plants,asamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof30
March1971,2andinparticularArticle15(1)(a)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2290/66.
2OJNoL87,17.4.1971,p.24.Itisherebydeclaredthat,wherethespecial
conditionslaiddownintheAnnextothisDecision
aresatisfied,fieldinspectionsofcropsproducingseed
ofthe'certifiedseed'categorycarriedoutinthe
countriesandbytheauthoritieslistedintheAnnex
tothisDecisionandinrespectofthespeciesspecified3OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66.
4OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
5OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3.

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Article3 thereinsatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIto
theCouncilDirectivesof14June1966onthe
marketingofbeetseed,fodderplantseedandcereal
seedandtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June1969on
themarketingofseedofoilandfibreplants.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20July1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERPArticle2
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1September1972to
30June1976.
ANNEX
Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
2 3 4 1 5
Austria Beets 1,3,5,6 1 Bundesanstalt fürPflanzenbau und
Samenprüfung (FederalPlant-growing
andSeed-testingInstitute)
—Burgenländische Landwirtschafts­
kammer,Eisenstadt
—Landwirtschaftskammer fur
Kärnten,Klagenfurt
—Niederosterreichische Landes­
•Landwirtschaftskammer ,WienGrassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control
—Swede,cabbage,fodderkaleLandwirtschaftskammer für
Oberösterreich ,Linz/O.O.
Landeskammer fürLand-und
Forstwirtschaft Steiermark,Graz1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5Cereals,exceptcanarygrass,
maizeandrice
Landeskammer fiirTirol,
Innsbruck Maize
KammerfürLand-undForstwirt­
schaftinSalzburg,Salzburg Oilandfibreplants(swederape,
turniprape,sunflower,opium
poppy,mustards,soyabean)
—Landwirtschaftskammer für
Vorarlberg,Bregenz
—WienerLandwirtschaftskammer ,
Wien

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Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
2Canada CanadianSeedGrowers'Association Grassandlegumespeciessubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5
3Czecho­
slovakiaÚstredniKontrolniazkusebniústav
zemedelsky,PrahaMaize 2,3,4,5
4Denmark
Landbrugsministeriets ,
Certifikatudvalg forKornogFrø'—Beets
—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control
—Swedecabbage,fodderkale,
fodderradish
—Cereals,exceptcanarygrass,
maizeandrice
—Oilandfibreplants(turniprape,
swederape,mustards)1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
5GreeceInstitoutonKtinotrofikon
Fyton(FodderPlantInstitute),
LarissaLegumespeciessubjecttonational
rulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5
6Hungary
OrszagosVetömagfelügyelöség
(HungarianSeedControlOffice),
Budapest—Beets
—Legumespeciessubjecttonational
rulesonvarietalcontrol
—Maize
—Oilandfibreplants(turniprape,
swederape,sunflower,flax,opium
poppy,whitemustard,soyabean)1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
7Ireland DepartmentofAgricultureand
FisheriesGrassandlegumespeciessubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5.
8Israel —SeedInspectionService i
—VolcaniInstituteofAgriculture [Research JGrassandlegumespeciessubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5
9New
ZealandDepartmentofAgriculture Grassandlegumespeciessubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5
10Poland —Wojewódzkich Inspektoratów
KontroliMaterialuSiewnego
(W1KMS)(DistrictInspection
AuthoritiesforSeedControl)
—Bydgoszcz
—Gdansk
—Kraków
—Poznàn
—Warszawa
—Wroclaw
—InstytutHodowliiAklimatysacji
Róslin,ZakladMetodyki,Oceny
Nasion(SeedTestingStationof
thePlantImprovement Institute),
SandomierzBeets 1,3,5,6

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Ref.
•NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
10Poland
(Cont'd.)—Wojewódzkich Inspektoratów
KontrollMaterialuSiewnego
(WIKMS)(DistrictInspection
AuthoritiesforSeedControl)
—Bialystok
—Bydgoszcz
—Gdànsk
—Katowice
—Kielcé
—Koszalin
—Kraków
—Lublin
—Lódz
—Olsztyn
—Opole
—Poznàn
—Rzeszòw
—Szczecin
—Warszawa
—Wroclaw
—ZielonaGòra—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
..control
—Swedecabbage,fodderkale,
fodderradish
I1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
11Portugal
EstacaodeEnsaiodeSementesf—Legumespeciessubjecttonational
Jrulesonvarietalcontrol
[—Maize1,3,4,5
2,3,.4,5
12Romania
MinisterulAgriculturiisiSilviculturii,
Bucuresti—Beets
—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control
—Swedecabbage,fodderraddish
—Maize
—Oilandfibreplants(swederape,
blackandwhitemustard,hemp,
caraway,sunflower,flax,opium
poppyandsoyabean)1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5 .
13South
Africa
DepartmentofAgriculturalTechnical
Services,DivisionofSeedControl—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control
—Fodderradish
—Maize
—Oilandfibreplants(groundnut,
cotton,sunflower)1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
14Spain InstitutoNacionaldeSemillasy
PlantasdeVivero,Madrid—Legumespeciessubjecttonational
rulesonvarietalcontrol
—Maize1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5

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Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
15Sweden
StatensCentralaFrökontrollanstalt ,
Solna—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control
—Cereals,exceptcanarygrass,
maizeandrice1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
16Switzerland —Stationfédéralederecherches
agronomiques ,Lausanne
—Eidgenössische Landwirtschaftliche
Forschungsanstalt ,ZurichMaize 2,3,4,5
17Turkey TarimBakanligi(Ministryof
Agriculture )Sugarbeet 1,3,5,6
18United
KingdomNationalInstituteofAgricultural
Botany,Cambridge
—NationalInstituteofAgricultural
Botany,Cambridge
—DepartmentofAgriculturefor
Scotland
—MinistryofAgriculturefor
NorthernIrelandBeets
—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
..control
—Cereals,exceptcanarygrass,
maizeandrice1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
19United
Statesof
America—AlabamaCropImprovement
Association ,Inc.
—AlaskaCropImprovement
Association
—ArizonaCropImprovement
Association
—ArkansasStatePlantBoard,
DivisionofSeedCertification
—CaliforniaCropImprovement
Association
—ColoradoSeedGrowers'
Association
—DelawareCropImprovement
Association
—FloridaDepartmentofAgriculture
—GeorgiaCropImprovement
Association,Inc.
—IdahoCropImprovement
Association ,Inc.
—IllinoisCropImprovement
Association ,Inc.
—IndianaCropImprovement
Association,Inc.
—IowaCropImprovement
Association
—KansasCropImprovement
Association
—KentuckySeedImprovement
Association—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
■'.control
—Maize1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5

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Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
19United
Statesof
America
(Cont'd.)—LouisianaDepartmentof
Agriculture,Divisionof
Entomology
—MaineDepartmentofAgriculture ,
DivisionofPlantIndustry
—MarylandStateBoardof
Agriculture,Departmentof
Agronomy
—MichiganCropImprovement
Association
—MinnesotaCropImprovement
Association
—MississippiSeedImprovement
Association
—MissouriSeedImprovement
Association
—MontanaSeedGrowers'
Association
—NebraskaCropImprovement
Association
—NevadaDepartmentofAgricul­
ture,DivisionofPlantIndustry
—NewJerseyDepartmentofAgri­
culture,DivisionofPlantIndustry
—NewMexicoCropImprovement
Association
—NewYorkSeedImprovement
Coop.,Inc.
—NorthCarolinaCropImprovement
Association ,Inc.
—NorthDakotaStateSeed
Department
—OhioSeedImprovement
Association
—OklahomaCropImprovement
Association
—OregonStateUniversity,
ExtensionService
—PennsylvaniaStateDepartmentof
Agriculture,BureauofPlant
Industry
—SouthCarolinaCropImprovement
Association
—SouthDakotaCrop^Improvement
Association
—TennesseeCropImprovement
Association
—TexasDepartmentofAgriculture
—UtahCropImprovement
Association
—UtahAgriculturalExperiment
Station—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
■'control
—Maize
01,3,4,5
2,3,4,5

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Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
19United
Statesof
America
(Cont'd.)—VermontDepartmentof
Agriculture
—VirginiaCropImprovement
Association
—WashingtonStateCrop
ImprovementAssociation,Inc.
—WashingtonStateDepartmentof
Agriculture,SeedBranch
—WestVirginiaAssociatedCrop
Growers'Association
—WisconsinCropImprovement
Association
—WyomingSeedCertification
Service—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control
—Maize1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
20Yugoslavia Institutzapoljoprivredna istrazivanja
(InstituteofAgriculturalResearch),
NoviSad
—Institutzapoljoprivredna
istrazivanja (Instituteof
AgriculturalResearch),NoviSad
—Zavodzakrmnobilje(Animal
Feedingstuff ResearchStation,
Krusevac
—Institutzapoljoprivredna
istrazivanja (Instituteof
AgriculturalResearch),Sarajevo
—Institutzaoplemenijvanje i
proizvodnjubiljapoljoprivrednog
fakulteto(UniversityInstitutefor
PlantImprovementand
Production),Zagreb
—Poljoprivredni institut
(AgriculturalInstitute),Osijek
—KemetijskiinstitutSlovenije
(SlovenianAgriculturalInstitute),
Ljubljana
—Zemjedelskiinstitut(Agriculture
Institute),SkopjeBeets
f—Legumespeciessubjecttonational
Irulesonvarietalcontrol
[—Maize1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
21Australia DepartmentofPrimaryIndustries,
CanberraGrassandlegumespeciessubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5

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SPECIALCONDITIONS
1.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesfortheapplication
oftheschemeforthevarietalcertificationofseedmovingininternationaltradeofthe
OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment (OECD).
2.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesforthevarietalcontrol
ofseed.
3.FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthoritiesorbyanylegalperson,whether
governedbypublicorbyprivatelaw,actingundertheresponsibilityofsuchauthorities,
providedthatsuchpersonderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection.
4.Harvestedseedshallbepackedinofficiallysealedcontainerswhichbear,anofficiallabel
givingthefollowinginformation :
(a)authorityresponsibleandcountry,
(b)species,
(c)variety,
(d)referencenumberofthebasicseedandnameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedthe
seed,
(e)referencenumberofthelot,
(f)declarednetorgrossweight,
(g)thewords'non-certifiedseed'.
Allinformationshallbegiveninatleastoneoftheofficial'languagesoftheEuropean
CommunitiesorinEnglish.
5.Anofficialnoticeshallgivethefollowinginformation : «
—areacultivated,
—quantityofharvestedseed, -<•
—anattestationthatthecropsfromwhichtheseedcomeshavesatisfiedanofficialfield
inspection. '
6.Harvestedseedshallbepackedinanofficiallysealedcontainerbearingthespeciallabel
providedforbytheOECDforseedwhichhasnotbeenfinallycertified;thislabelshall
givethefollowingadditionalinformation :
—referencenumberofthebasicseed,
—nameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedtheseed.