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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2278/88

of 25 July 1988

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76 specifying the different varieties of Lolium perenne L.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3997/87 (2), and in particular Article 3 (5) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1731/87 (4), listed the varieties of Lolium perenne L. of high persistence, late or medium late, and of Lolium perenne L. of low persistence, medium late, medium early or early, within the meaning of the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71;

Whereas, since the last amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76, certified seed of certain varieties of Lolium perenne L. is no longer marketed, while certified seed of other varieties has appeared on the market and will be marketed for the first time during the 1988/1989 marketing year; whereas, furthermore, the application of the classification criteria to certain varieties of Lolium perenne L. results in their inclusion in one of the abovementioned lists; whereas the Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76 should therefore be amended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76 are replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 246, 5. 11. 1971, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 37.

(3) OJ No L 161, 23. 6. 1976, p. 10.

(4) OJ No L 163, 23. 6. 1987, p. 33.

ANNEX I

Varieties of high persistence, late or medium late

1.2.3 // 1. Aberystwyth S 23 2. Abonda 3. Albi 4. Alsinto 5. Anduril 6. Animo 7. Antrim 8. Arno 9. Barball 10. Barcentra (T) 11. Barclay 12. Bardetta 13. Barenza 14. Barlenna 15. Barlet 16. Barmega 17. Barry 18. Bartony 19. Belfort (T) 20. Bellatrix 21. Borvi 22. Capper 23. Caprice 24. Chantal 25. Cigil 26. Citadel (T) 27. Cockade 28. Combi 29. Compas 30. Condesa (T) 31. Contender 32. Corona 33. Cupido 34. Danny 35. Dinora 36. Dolby 37. Donata 38. Duramo 39. Edgar 40. Elka 41. Elrond 42. Emir 43. Endura 44. Ensporta 45. Entrar // 46. Fanal (T) 47. Final 48. Fingal 49. Flamingo (T) 50. Floret 51. Hercules 52. Hermes 53. Honneur 54. Hunter 55. Idole 56. Jetta 57. Karin 58. Kent Indigenous 59. Kerdion 60. Kosta 61. Langa 62. Lamora (Mommersteeg's Weidauer) 63. Lennox 64. Lihersa 65. Lilope 66. Limage 67. Limes 68. Liparis 69. Liquick 70. Liraylo 71. Lisabelle 72. Lisuna 73. Look 74. Loretta 75. Lorina 76. Lucretia 77. Madera (T) 78. Magella 79. Magister 80. Majestic 81. Mandola 82. Manhattan 83. Maprima 84. Mascot 85. Master 86. Meltra RVP (T) 87. Mirvan 88. Modus 89. Mombassa 90. Mondial // 91. Moretti 92. Outsider 93. Pablo 94. Parcour 95. Patora 96. Pelleas 97. Pelo 98. Perfect 99. Perma 100. Perray 101. Pippin 102. Player 103. Pleno 104. Preference 105. President 106. Prester 107. Profit 108. Rally (T) 109. Rathlin 110. Rival 111. Ronja 112. Saione 113. Salem 114. Saver 115. Score (Fair Way) 116. Semperwelde 117. Senator 118. Servo 119. Sisu 120. Sommora 121. Spargo (T) 122. Splendor 123. Springfield 124. Sprinter 125. Stentor 126. Surprise 127. Talbot 128. Trani 129. Tresor 130. Trimmer 131. Troubadour 132. Variant 133. Vigor 134. Wendy.

ANNEX II

Varieties of low persistence, medium late, medium early or early

1.2 // 1. Atempo (T) 2. Delray 3. Lenta Pajbjerg // 4. Printo 5. Verna Pajbjerg.