15.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL191/11
THIRDCOUNCILDECISION
of27June1974
ontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountrieson
seed-producing crops
(74/348/EEC)
reviewhasestablishedthattheprescribedfield
inspectionssatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexI
totheabovementioned Directives;
WhereasthisDecisiondoesnotprecludeCommunity
determinations beingrevokedorextensionofthe
periodoftheirvaliditybeingrefused,whenthe
conditionsonwhichtheyarebasedarenotorcease
tobesatisfied;whereas,tothisend,furtherpractical
informationonseedproducedintheabovementioned
countriesshouldbeobtainedbygrowingand
checkingsamplesofsuchseedincomparative
Communitytests;
Whereas,on5October1973,theCouncilofthe
Organization forEconomicCooperation and
Development (OECD)extendedthescopeofits
presentschemeforthevarietalcertificationof
herbageseedmovingininternationaltradetoinclude
certaincrucifersandoilplants;whereassincethis
schemewillhenceforthapplytoswede,fodderkale
andfodderradishspeciesandtooilandfibreplants
coveredbyCommunityDirectives,itisappropriate
toamendthespecialconditionslaiddownbythe
CouncilDecisionsdeclaringequivalences ;
Whereasafurtheramendmentisnecessaryowingto
atransferofpowerswithinanationalauthority
responsibleforofficialseedcontrol,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/400/EEC(*)of14June1966onthemarketingof
beetseed,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)(a)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/401/EEC(3)of14June1966,onthemarketingof
fodderplantseed,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle16(1)(a)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
66/402/EEC(4)of14June1966onthemarketingof
cerealseed,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle16(1)(a)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
69/208/EEC(5)of30June1969onthemarketingof
seedofoilandfibreplants,aslastamendedby
DirectiveNo73/438/EEC,andinparticularArticle
15(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinAustralia,
Czechoslovakia ,NewZealand,Spain,Switzerland,
theUnitedStatesandYugoslavia;whereasthese
rulesprovideforofficialfieldinspectiontobecarried
outduringtheperiodofseedproduction;
Whereastheserulesandthemannerinwhichthey
areappliedhavebeenreviewedandwhereasthisHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Itisherebydeterminedthat,wherethespecial
conditionslaiddownintheAnnextothisDecision
aresatisfied,fieldinspectionsofcropsproducingseed
ofthe'certifiedseed'categorycarriedoutinthe
countriesandbytheauthoritieslistedinthesaid
Annexandinrespectofthespeciesspecifiedtherein
satisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIto
DirectiveNo66/400/EEC,66/401/EEC,66/402/EEC
or69/208/EEC.(!)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2290/66.
(*)OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79.
(3)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66.
(4)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
(5)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3.

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Article4
1.Article1shallapplyuntil30June1976:
—from1July1973,forswede,fodderkale,fodder
radishandcerealspecies;
—from1July1974,fortheotherspecies.
2.Article2,point1andArticle3shallapplyto
seed-producing cropsharvestedonandafter1July
1975.Theseprovisionsmayalsobeappliedtosome
seed-producing cropsharvestedpriortothe
abovementioned date.
3.Article2,point2shallapplyasfrom1
September1972.
4.Article2,point3shallapplyasfrom1January
1973.Article2
TheAnnextoFirstCouncilDecisionNo
72/292/EEC(*)of20July1972ontheequivalenceof
fieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountrieson
seed-producing crops,shallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Underreferencenumbers1,6,10,12and13the
figure'2'whichappearsincolumn5inrespectof
'swedecabbage','fodderkale','fodderradish'and
'oilandfibreplants'shallbereplacedbythefigure
'1'.
2.Underreferencenumber12,thewords'Ministerul
Agriculturii siSilviculturii,Bucuresti',which
appearincolumn3,shallbereplacedbythe
words'Ministerul Agriculturii,Industrici
Alimentare,Silviculturii§iApelor—Inspectiade
statpentrucalitateasemintelorsimaterialului
săditor'.
3.Underpoint4ofthe'Specialconditions',the
words'orinEnglish'shallbedeleted.Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,27June1974.Article3
TheAnnextoSecondCouncilDecisionNo
73/86/EEC(2)of26March1973ontheequivalence
offieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountrieson
seed-producing crops,shallbeamendedasfollows:
Underreferencenumbers2,4and6,thefigure'2'
whichappearsincolumn5inrespectof'swede
cabbage','fodderkale','fodderradish'and'oiland
fibreplants'shallbereplacedbythefigure'1'.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.GSCHEIDLE
HOJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.22.
(2)OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.18.

15.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL191/13
ANNEX
Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
1Australia DepartmentofPrimaryIndustries,
CanberraFodderkale 1or2H;
3,4,5
2Yugoslavia —Institutzapoljoprivredna istrazi­
vanja(InstituteofAgricultural
Research),NoviSad
—Zavodzakrmnobilje(Animal
Feedingstuffs ,ResearchStation),
Kruševač
—Institutzapoljoprivredna istrazi­
vanja(InstituteofAgricultural )
Research),Sarajevo
—Institutzaoplemenjivanje iproiz­
vodnjubiljapoljoprivrednog fa­
kulteta(UniversityInstitutefor
PlantImprovement andProduc­
tion),Zagreb—Fodderkale,fodderradish
—Oilandfibreplants(turniprape,
swederape)1or2H;
3,4,5
1,h4,5
—Poljoprivredni institut(Agricul­
turalInstitute),Osijek
—KemetijskiinstitutSlovenije(Slove­
nianAgriculturalInstitute),Ljublj­
ana
—Zemjodelskiinstitut(Agricultural
Institute),Skopje
3New
ZealandDepartmentofAgriculture Fodderkale 1or2H;
3,4,5
4Switzer­
land—Stationfédéralderecherchesagro­
nomiques,Lausanne
—Eidgenössische Landwirtschaft­
licheForschungsanstalt ZürichCereals,exceptcanarygrass,maize
andrice1,3,4,5
5Spain —Beet 1,3,5,6
InstitutoNacionaldeSemillasy
PlantasdeVivero,Madrid—Cereals,exceptrye,canarygrass,
maizeandrice
—Swede,fodderkale,fodderradish
—Oilandfibreplants(swederape,
sunflower,soyabeans)1,3,4,5
1or2H;
3,4,5
1,3,4,5
6Czecho­
slovakia
ÚstředniKontrolniazkušebniústav
zemědĕlský,Praha—Beet
—Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietalcon­
trol
—Oilandfibreplants(sunflower)1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseed-producing cropsharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
7United
States
ofAmerica—AlabamaCropImprovement As-'
sociation,Inc.
—AlaskaCropImprovement As­
sociation
—ArizonaCropImprovement As­
sociation
—ArkansasStatePlantBoard,Div­
isionofSeedCertification
—CaliforniaCropImprovement As­
sociation
—ColoradoSeedGrowers'Associ­
ation
—DelawareCropImprovement As­
sociation
—FloridaDepartmentofAgriculture
—GeorgiaCropImprovement As­
sociation,Inc.
—IdahoCropImprovement As­
sociationInc.
—IllinoisCropImprovement As­
sociation,Inc.
—IndianaCropImprovement As­
sociation,Inc.
—IowaCropImprovement Associ­
ation
—KansasCropImprovement As­
sociation
—KentuckySeedImprovement As­
sociation
—LouisianaDepartmentofAgricul­
ture,DivisionofEntomology
—MaineDepartmentofAgriculture,
DivisionofPlantIndustry
—MarylandStateBoardofAgricul­
ture,DepartmentofAgronomy
—MichiganCropImprovement As­
sociation
—MinnesotaCropImprovement As­
sociation
—MississippiSeedImprovement As­
sociation
—MissouriSeedImprovement As­
sociation
—MontanaSeedGrowers'Associ­
ation
—NebraskaCropImprovement As­
sociation
—NevadaDepartmentofAgricul­
ture,DivisionofPlantIndustry .—Sugarbeet
—Cereals,exceptcanarygrassand
maize
—Swede,fodderkale,fodderradish
—Oilandfibreplantssubjecttona­
tionalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
1or2Π;
3,4,5
1,3,4,5
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseed-producing cropsharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Ref.
NoCountry Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
7United
States
of
America
(cont'd)—NewJerseyDepartmentofAgri­
culture,DivisionofPlantIndustry
—NewMexicoCropImprovement
Association
—NewYorkSeedImprovement
Coop.,Inc.
—NorthCarolinaCropImprove­
mentAssociationInc.
—NorthDakotaStateSeedDepart­
ment
—OhiorSeedImprovement As­
sociation
—OklahomaCrop^Improvement As­
sociation
—OregonStateUniversity,Exten­
sionService,
—PennsylvaniaStateDepartmentof
Agriculture,BureauofPlantIn­
dustry
—SouthCarolinaCropImprove­
mentAssociation
—SouthDakotaCropImprovement
Association
—TennesseeCropImprovement As­
sociation
—TexasDepartmentofAgriculture
—UtahCropImprovement Associ­
ation
—UtahAgricultural Experiment
Station
—VermontDepartmentofAgricul­
ture
—VirginiaCropImprovement As­
sociation
—WashingtonStateCropImprove­
mentAssociation Inc.
—WashingtonStateDepartmentof
Agriculture,SeedBranch
—WestVirginiaAssociatedCrop
Growers'Association
—WisconsinCropImprovement As­
sociation
—WyomingSeedCertificationSer­
vice—Sugarbeet
—Cereals,exceptcanarygrassand
maize
—Swede,fodderkale,fodderradish
—Oilandfibreplantssubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
1or2H;
3,4,5
1,3,4,5
(*)Solelyinthecaseofseed-producing cropsharvestedbefore1July1975.

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Specialconditions
1.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesfortheapplication
oftheschemeforthevarietalcertificationofseedmovingininternationaltradeofthe
OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment (OECD).
2.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesforthevarietal
controlofseed.
3.FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthoritiesorbyanylegalperson,whether
governedbypublicorbyprivatelaw,actingundertheresponsibilityofsuchauthorities,
providedthatsuchpersonderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection.
4.Harvestedseedshallbepackedinofficiallysealedpackageswhichbearanofficiallabel
givingthefollowinginformation :
(a)authorityresponsibleandcountry,
(b)species,
(c)variety,
(d)referencenumberofthebasicseedandnameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedthe
seed,
(e)referencenumberofthelot,
(f)declarednetorgrossweight,
(g)thewords'non-certifiedseed'.
AllinformationshallbegiveninatleastoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheEuropean
Communities .
5.Anofficialnoticeshallgivethefollowinginformation :
—areacultivated,
—quantityofharvestedseed,
—anattestationthatthecropsfromwhichtheseedcomeshavesatisfiedanofficialfield
inspection.
6.Harvestedseedshallbepackedinanofficiallysealedpackagebearingthespeciallabel
prescribedbytheOECDforseedwhichhasnotbeenfinallycertified:thislabelshallgive
thefollowingadditionalinformation :
—referencenumberofthebasicseed,
—nameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedtheseed.