OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 875
NoL186/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities 16.8.72
FIRSTCOUNCIL DECISION
of20July1972
ontheequivalence ofseedproducedinthirdcountries
(72/293/EEC)
andforcontrolaffordthesameassurances asseed
harvestedandcontrolledwithintheCommunity ;
Whereas,ifitbecomesapparentthattheconditions
onwhichCommunity determinations arebasedare
notorarenolongersatisfied,thosedeterminations
willberevokedortheperiodoftheirvaliditywillnot
beextended ;
Whereasfurtherpractical information onseed
produced intheabovementioned countriesshould
therefore beobtainedbygrowingandchecking
samplesofsuchseedincomparative Community
tests;
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article 1THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomic Community ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
19661onthemarketing ofbeetseed,aslastamended
bytheCouncilDirectiveof30March1971,2andin
particularArticle16(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
19663onthemarketing offodderplantseed,aslast
amended bytheCouncilDirective of30March
1971,2andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirective ,of14June
19664onthemarketing ofcerealseed,aslast
amended bytheCouncilDirective of30March
1971,2andinparticular Article16(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June
19695onthemarketing ofseedofoilandfibre
plants,asamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof30
March1971,2andinparticular Article15(1)(b)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinAustria,
Canada,Czechoslovakia ,Denmark ,Greece,Hungary ,
Ireland,Israel,NewZealand,Poland,Portugal,
Romania ,SouthAfrica,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland ,
Turkey,theUnitedKingdom ,theUnitedStates,
Yugoslavia andAustralia ;
Whereasthoserulesandthemannerinwhichthey
areappliedhavebeenreviewed ;whereasthisreview
hasestablished thattheconditions governing seed
harvestedandcontrolled inthosecountriesasregards
itscharacters ,andthearrangements forthe
examination ,forensuringtheidentity,formarkingItisherebydeclaredthat,wherethespecial
conditions laiddownintheAnnextothisDecision
aresatisfied,seedharvested inthecountries and
officiallycontrolled bytheauthorities listedinthe
AnnextothisDecisionandbelongingtothespecies
andcategories specifiedthereinisequivalent toseed
ofthecorresponding categories harvestedwithinthe
Community andcomplying withtheCouncil
Directives of14June1966onthemarketing ofbeet
seed,fodderplantseedandcerealseedandofthe
CouncilDirectiveof30June1969onthemarketing
ofseedofoilandfibreplants.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1September 1972to
30June1976.
Article3
ThisDecision isaddressed totheMemberStates.
1OJNo125,11.7.1966 ,p.2290/66. DoneatBrussels,20July1972.
2OJNoL87,17.4.1971 ,p.24.
3OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66.
4OJNo125,11.7.1966 ,p.2309/66.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP5OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3.

876 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
CategoriesRefer­
ence
NoCountry Authority Species Special
conditionsintheCountry intheCommunity
2 3 4 5 6 7
1Austria Beets BasicSeed
Certified Seed
BasicSeed
Certified SeedGrassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrolBasicSeed
Certified Seed
BasicSeed
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
BasicSeedBundesanstalt fürPflan­
zenbauundSamen­
prüfungCertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
BasicSeed
Certified SeedCereals,exeptcan­
arygrass,maize
andrice
—CertifedSeed,
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
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,-8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10MaizeCertifiedSeed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
Certified Seed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
BasicSeed
Certified Seed
BasicSeed
Certified Seed—Elite
—Original-Hochzucht
Burgenländische
Landwirtschafts ­
kammer ,Eisenstadt—Original-Erhaltungs ­
zucht
Swedecabbage,
fodderkale—EliteLandwirtschafts­
kammerfurKärn­
ten,Klagenfurt—Orignal-Hochzucht
—Original-Erhaltungs ­
zucht Niederösterreichi­
scheLandes-Land­
wirtschaftskammer ,
Wien—Elite
—Original-HochzuchtOilandfibreplants
(swederape,turnip
rape,sunflower ,
opiumpoppy,
mustards ,soyabean)BasicSeed
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration —Original-Erhaltungs ­
zucht
Landwirtschafts ­
kammer fürOber­
österreich ,Linz/O.ö
Landeskammer für
Land-undForst­
wirtschaft Steier­
mark,GrazMaize BasicSeed
Certified Seed
BasicSeed
Certified SeedLandeskammer für
Tirol,InnsbruckSwedecabbage,
fodderkale2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10Elite
Original-Hochzucht
Original-Erhaltungs ­
zucht
Elite.
Original-Hochzucht
Original-Erhaltungs ­
zucht
Elite
Original-Hochzucht
Original-Erhaltungs ­
zuchtKammerfürLand­
undForstwirtschaft
inSalzburg,
SalzburgOilandfibreplants
(turniprape,swede
rape,sunflower ,
mustards ,soyabean)BasicSeed
CertifiedSeed,
1stgenerationLandwirtschafts­
kammerfürVorarl­
berg,Bregenz
WienerLandwirt­
schaftskammer ,
Wien
2Canada Canadian Seed
Growers 'AssociationGrassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10BasicSeed
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations

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conditionsintheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3Czecho­
slovakiaOstredniKontrolni a
zkusebni ústav
zemedelsky ,Praha,Maize —Élite
—Original—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
4Denmark
Landbrugsministeriets ,
Certifikatudvalg for
KornogFrø—Beets
—Grassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Swedecabbage,
fodderkale,fodder
radish
—Cereals,except
canarygrass,maize
andrice
—Oilandfibreplants
(turniprape,swede
rape,mustards )—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
.generations
—Stamfrø
—Brugsfrø
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
—Stamfrø
—Brugsfrø—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
-rBasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed;
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
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
5Greece Instituoton
Ktinotrofikon
Fyton(FodderPlant
Institute )LarissaLegumespecies
subjecttonational
rulesonvarietal
controlCertified Seed Certified Seed 1,3,4,5,8,9,10
6Hungary
OrszágosVetömag­
felügyelöség
(Hungarian
SeedControl
Office),
Budapest—Beets
—Legumespecies
subjectto
national ruleson
varietalcontrol
—Maize
—Oilandfibre
plants(turnip
rape,swederape,
sunflower ,flax,
opiumpoppy,
whitemustard,
soyabean)—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Elit
—Certificali
Vetömag
=class1
=class2
=class3
—Elit
—1,fokû
szaporitas
—2,fokûszapori­
tas(flax,
soyabean)
—3,fokûszapori­
tas(flax)—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(flax,soyabean)
—CertifiedSeed,
3rdgeneration
(flax)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,S,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7Ireland Department of
Agriculture
andFisheriesGrassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
Ì,3,5,8,9,10
8Israel
—SeedInspection
Service
—Volcani
Instituteof
Agricultural
ResearchGrassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
9New
ZealandDepartment of
AgricultureGrassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—Certified Seed,
subsequent
generations1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
10Poland —Wojewódzkich­
Inspektoratów
KontrollMate­
rialuSiewnego
(WIKMS )
(District
Inspection
Authorities for
SeedControl)
—Bydgoszcz
—Gdànsk
—Krakòw
—Poznan
—Warszawa
—Wroclaw
—InstytutHodowli
iAklimatyzacji
Ròslin,Zaklad
Metodyki Ocenv
Nasion
(SeedTesting
.stationofthe
Plant
Improvement
Institute),
Sandormiez
—Wojewòdzkich
Inspektoratòw
KontrollMate­
rialuSiewnego
(WIKMS )
(District
Inspection
Authorities
forSeedControl )—Beets
—Grassand
légumespecies
subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
Swedecabbage,
fodderkale,
fodderradish—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Elitahodowlana
—Oryginal—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10

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1 2 3 4 5 6 ■7
10Poland
(Cont'd.)—Bialystok
--Bydgoszcz
—Gdànsk
—Katowice
—Kielce
—Koszalin
—Kraków
—Lublin
—LòdzSwedecabbage,
fodderkale,
fodderradish—Elitahodowlana —BasicSeed 2,3,7,8,9,10
—Olsztyn—Oryginal —Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
—Opole
—Poznan
—Rzeszòw
—Szczecin
—Warszawa
—Wroclaw
—ZielonaGòra
11Portugal
EstaçaodeEnsaio
deSementes—Legunjespecies
subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations1,3,4,5,8,9,10
1,3,4,5,8,9,10
—Maize —Sementebase
—Semente
certificada—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
12Romania —Beets —BasicSeed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
—Grassand —BasicSeed —BasicSeed 1,3,5,8,9,10
legumespecies
subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
Ministerul
Agriculturii si
Silviculturii ,
Bucuresti—Swedecabbage,
fodderradish
—Maize—Elite
—Originale
—Elite
—Originale—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10·
—Oilandfibre
plants(swede
rape,blackand
whitemustard,
hemp,caraway,
sunflower ,flax,—Elite
—Originale—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
opiumpoppy,
soyabean)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
13South
Africa
Department of
Agricultural
Technical Services,
Divisionof
SeedControl—Grassand
legumespecies
.subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Fodderradish
—Maize
—Oilandfibre
plants
(groundnut ,
cotton,
sunflower )—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed .
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,<
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
14Spain InstitutoNacional
deSemillasy
PlantasdeVivero,
MadridMaize(hybrid
varieties )—Semillaoriginal
—Semillade
primera
categoria—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10.
2,3,7,8,9,10
15Sweden
StatensCentrala
Frökontrollanstalt ,
Solna—Grassand
legumespecies
subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Cereals,except
canarygrass,
maizeandrice—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)—BasicSeed
—Certified Seeds,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
16Switzer­
land—Stationfédéralede
recherches agrono­
miques,Lausanne
—Eidgenössische
Landwirtschaftliche
Forschungsanstalt ,
ZürichMaize —Elite
—Original—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
17Turkey TarimBakanligi
(Ministryof
Agriculture )Sugarbeet Certified Seed Certified Seed 1,3,4,6,8,9,10
18United
KingdomNationalInstituteof
Agricultural Botany,
CambridgeBeets —BasicSeed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10

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18United
Kingdom
(Cont'd.)—NationalInstituteof
Agricultural Botany,
Cambridge
—Department of
Agriculture forf
Scotland
—Ministryof
Agriculture for
Northern Ireland—Grassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
'—Cerealsexcept
canarygrass,maize
andrice—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed;
CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
19United
Statesof
America—AlabamaCrop
Improvement
Association ,Inc.
—AlaskaCrop
Improvement
Association
—ArizonaCrop
Improvement
Association
—Arkansas StatePlant,
Board,Divisionof
SeedCertification
—California Crop
Improvement
Association
—Colorado Seed
Growers '
Association ,
—DelawareCrop
Improvement
Association
—FloridaDepartment
ofAgriculture
—GeorgiaCrop
Improvement
Association Inc.—Grassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Maize—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
—IdahoCrop
Improvement
Association ,Inc.
—IllinoisCrop
Improvement
Association ,Inc.
—IndianaCrop
Improvement
Association ,Inc.
—IowaCrop
Improvement
Association-
—KansasCrop
Improvement
Association J

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19United
Statesof
America
(Cont'd.)
\—Kentucky Seed
Improvement
Association
—Louisiana
Department of
Agriculture ,
Divisionof
Entomology
—MaineDepartment
ofAgriculture ,
DivisionofPlant
Industry
—Maryland State
BoardofAgri­
culture,Department
ofAgronomy
—MichiganCrop
Improvement
Association
—Minnesota Crop
Improvement
Association
—Mississippi Seed
Improvement
Association
—Missouri Seed
Improvement
Association
—Montana Seed
Growers'
Association
—Nebraska Crop
Improvement
Association
—NevadaDepartment
ofAgriculture ,
DivisonofPlant
Industry
—NewJersey
Department of
Agriculture ,
DivisionofPlant
Industry
—NewMexico
Crop
Improvement
Association
—NewYork
Seed
Improvement
Coop.,Inc.
—North
Carolina
Crop
Improvement
Association ,
Inc.—Grassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Maize—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10

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19United
Statesof
America
(Cont'd.)—North
DakotaState
Seed
Department
—OhioSeed
Improvement
Association
—Oklahoma
Crop
Improvement
Association
—OregonState
University ,
Extension
Service
—Pennsylvania
State
Department
ofAgriculture ,
Bureauof
Plant
Industry
—South
Carolina
Crop
Improvement
Association
—SouthDakota
Crop
Improvement
Association
—Tennessee
Crop
Improvement
Association
—Texas
Department
ofAgriculture
—UtahCrop
Improvement
Association
—Utah
Agricultural
Experiment
Station
—Vermont
Department
ofAgriculture
—Virginia
Crop
Improvement
Association
—Washington
StateCrop
Improvement
Association ,
Inc.—Grassand
legume
speciessubject
tonational
rulesonvarietal
control
—Maize\
—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10

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intheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
19United
Statesof
America
.(Cont'd.)—Washington
State
Department
ofAgriculture ,
SeedBranch
—WestVirginia
Associated
Growers '
Association
—Wisconsin
Crop
Improvement
Association
—Wyoming
Seed
Certification
Service—=Grassand
legumespecies
subjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
—Maize—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations
—Foundation Seed
—Certified Seed—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeéd,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
â
20Yugo­
slavia
Institutzapoljopri­
vredna
istrazivanja
(Instituteof
Agricultural
Research),NoviSad
—Institutza
poljoprivredna
istrazivanja
(Instituteof
Agricultural
Research),
NoviSad—Beets
—Legumespecies
subjectto
national ruleson
varietalcontrol—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
2ndandlater
generations—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed
—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
—CertifiedSeed,
subsequent
generations1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,6,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
—Zavodza
krmnobolje
(Animal
Feedingstuffs
Research
Station),
Krusevac
—Institutza
poljoprivredna
istrazivanja
(Instituteof
Agricultural »
Research),
Sarajevo
—Institutza
oplemenijvanje i
proizvodnju
biljapoljo­
privrednog
fakulteta
(University
Institutefor
Plant
Improvement
andProduction ),
Zagreb JMaize—Linije
(inbredline)
—SK(1struki=
simplehybrid)
—DC(2struki=
doublehybrid)
—THC(3struki-
three-cross
hybrid)'—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10

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Refer­Categories
Special
conditionsence
NoCountry Authority Species
intheCountry intheCommunity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
20Yugo­
slavia
(Cont'd.)—Poljoprivredni
institut
(Agricultural
Institute),Osijek
—Kmetijski
institut
Slovenije
(Slovenian
Agricultural
Institute),
Ljubljana
—Zemjodelski
institut
(Agricultural
Institute),SkopjeMaize—Linije
(inbredline)
—SK(1struki=
simplehybrid)
—DC(2struki=
doublehybrid)
—THC(3struki=
three-cross
hybrid—BasicSeed
—Certified Seed2,3,7,8,9,10
2,3,7,8,9,10
21Australia Department of
Primary
Industries ,
CanberraGrassandlegume '
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration—BasicSeed
—CertifiedSeed,
1stgeneration1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1.Seedshallbeofficiallycertifiedanditscontainers officiallysealedandmarkedinaccordance
withtheschemeforthevarietalcertification ofseedmovingininternational tradeofthe
Organization forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD).Thequalityofthe
seedshallmeettherequirements ofCommunity rules.
2.Seedshallbeofficiallycertifiedanditscontainers officiallysealedandmarkedinaccord­
ancewithnationalprovisions .Thequalityoftheseedshallmeettherequirements of
Community rules.
3.Fieldinspection shallbecarriedoutbyStateauthorities orbyanylegalperson,whether
governedbypublicorbyprivatelaw,actingundertheresponsibility ofsuchauthorities ,
providedthatsuchpersonderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection .
4.Basicseedand,inthecaseofcertifiedseedofthesecondandsubsequent generations ,the
certifiedseedoftheprecedinggeneration orgenerations shallhavebeenofficiallycertified
withintheCommunity .
5.Theofficiallabelshallgivethefollowingadditional information :
(a)dateofofficialsealing;
(b)astatementthattheseedcomplieswithEECrulesandstandards ;
(c)if4isapplicable ,astatementthatthebasicseedor,inthecaseofcertifiedseedofthe
secondandsubsequent generations ,thecertifiedseedofthepreceding generation or
generations hasbeencertifiedwithintheCommunity .
Thisinformation mayalsoappearonanotherofficiallabelwhich,inadditionshallgivethe
nameoftheauthorityandofthecountry.

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6.Theofficiallabelshallgivethefollowingadditional information :
(a)dateofofficialsealing;
(b)if4isapplicable ,astatementthatthebasicseedhasbeencertifiedwithintheCom­
munity.
Thisinformation mayalsoappearonanotherofficiallabelwhich,inaddition,shallgive
thenameoftheauthorityandofthecountry.
7.Theofficiallabelshallgivethe.followingminimuminformation :
(a)certification authorityandcountry;
(b)astatementthattheseedcomplieswithEECrulesandstandards ;
(c)referencenumberofthelot;
(d)species;
(e)varietyor,inthecaseofhybrids,inbredline;
(f)category (basicseedorcertifiedseed);
(g)countryofproduction ;
(h)declarednetorgrossweight;
(i)dateofofficialsealing;
(j)inthecaseofcertifiedseedofthesecondandsubsequent generations ,numberof
generations frombasicseed;
(k)inthecaseofhybridvarieties :
—theword'hybrid',
—inthecaseofseedofthecategory'certifiedseed'•whichhasnotbeencertified
withintheCommunity ,astatementthatthebasicseedhasbeenofficiallyexamined .
Thecolourofthelabelshallbe:
—whiteforbasicseed,
—blueforcertifiedseedandcertifiedseedofthefirstgeneration ,
—redforcertifiedseedofsubsequent generations .
8.Anychemicaltreatment oftheseedshallbenotedeitherontheofficiallabelorona
speciallabelandonthecontainerorinsideit.
9.Anofficialnoticeplacedinsidethecontainer shallgiveatleastthereferencenumberof
thelot,thespeciesandthevariety;inthecaseofbeetseeditshallalsobestated,where
appropriate ,whethertheseedismonogerm orprecisionseed.
Thisnoticeisnotnecessary iftheminimum information isprinted 'indeliblyonthe
container .
10.Allinformation requiredforofficiallabels,officialnoticesandcontainers shallbegiven
inatleastoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheEuropeanCommunities orinEnglish.