NoL96/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.4.75
COMMISSION DECISION
of19March1975
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgiumtopermit,foraperiodwhichexpireson
30April1975,themarketingofseedofsomevarietiesofspringwheatnot
complyingwiththerequirements setoutintheCouncilDirectiveonthe
marketingofcerealseed
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(75/216/EEC)
CommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialfor
Agriculture ,HorticultureandForestry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
1966(')onthemarketingofcerealseed,aslast
amendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof11December
1973(2),andinparticularArticle17thereof;
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheKingdom
ofBelgium;
Whereasowingtounfavourableweatherconditions
duringtheautumnof1974itwasnotpossibletosow
sufficientwinterwheat;whereasthereforethe
KingdomofBelgiumwillbeforcedtosubstitutepart
ofitswinterwheatharvestwithspringwheat;whereas
thereforethedemandforspringwheatseedwill
increasesubstantially ;whereastheproductioninthe
KingdomofBelgiumofcertifiedspringwheatseedis
insufficienttomeettheincreaseddemand ;
Whereasithasnotbeenpossibletocoverthis
demandentirelybycertifiedseedofspringwheat
comingfromotherMemberStates,ofvarieties
intendedforinclusioninthefirst'CommonCata­
logueofAgriculturalPlantSpecies'—orincludedin
theBelgiancatalogueofvarieties;
WhereastheCommission hasalreadyauthorized ,by
itsDecisionof7February|975(:'),theKingdomof
Belgiumtopermitthemarketingofcertifiedspring
wheatseedwhichdonotbelongtothosevarieties;
Whereas,however,therewillstillremainanunful­
filleddemandfor3000metrictonsofspringwheat
seed;
Whereasitseemsexpedientthereforetoauthorizethe
KingdomofBelgiumtopermit,foraperiodwhich
expireson30April1975,themarketingofseedof
somevarietiesofspringwheatsatisfyinglessstringent
requirements ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheStandingHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Articlt-1
TheKingdomofBelgiumisauthorizedtopermit,for
aperiodwhichexpireson30April1975,the
marketinginitsterritoryof3000metrictonsof
springwheatseedwhichhasnotbeenofficiallycerti­
fied,ofthevarietiesArabel,Aroso,Capta,Carol,Cesar,
Fylby,Gaby,JufyI,JufyII,MarisEnsign,Phoebus
andRexVilmorin,underthefollowingconditions :
(a)theseedshallcomplywiththerequirements laid
downinAnnexIItotheCouncilDirectiveof14
June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed,with
theexceptionoftheprovisionsofitems1and3
concerningvarietalidentityandpurity;
(b)thepackagesofthisseedshallbelabelledwithan
officialbrownlabel,bearingatleastthefollowing
specifications :
—astatementthatthisseedhasnotbeensubject
toofficialcertification ,
—theinspectionservice,
—thespecies,
—referencenumberoflot,
—declarednetorgrossweight,
—onlyintendedformarketingintheKingdom
ofBelgium;
(c)thepackagesofthisseedshallbelabelledwitha
specialsupplier'slabelindicatingandguaranteeing
thevarietyoftheseed;
(d)officialpost-controltestsshallbecarriedoutto
checkwhethertheindicationofvarietywas
correct.
Article2
TheKingdomofBelgiumwillreporttotheCommis­
sionbefore 1November1975thequantityofspring(')OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
(-')OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79.
(3)OJNoL46,20.2.1975,p.37.

17.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL96/7
DoneatBrussels,19March1975. wheatseedsatisfyinglessstringentrequirements
whichhasbeenmarketedinitsterritorypursuantto
thisDecision .TheCommission shallinformtheother
MemberStatesthereof.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission