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( 1 ) OJ NO L 162 , 23 . 6 . 1976 , P . 10 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 52 , 2 . 3 . 1979 , P . 15 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1979

AMENDING THE ANNEX TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/539/EEC ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES

( 79/803/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/539/EEC OF 17 MAY 1976 ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 79/235/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ON 14 JUNE 1977 THE COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ( OECD ) ACCEPTED A SCHEME FOR THE VARIETAL CERTIFICATION OF MAIZE SEED MOVING IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ;

WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO SERVE IN FUTURE AS A REFERENCE BASIS FOR THE EQUIVALENCE OF MAIZE SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY , AS A FIRST STEP , TO ESTABLISH , IN ADDITION TO THE EQUIVALENCE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SYSTEMS , THE EQUIVALENCE ALSO OF THIS OECD SYSTEM FOR MAIZE SEED HARVESTED AFTER 30 JUNE 1979 IN THOSE THIRD COUNTRIES ALREADY ABLE TO APPLY THE OECD SYSTEM ; WHEREAS SPAIN HAS APPLIED THIS SCHEME SINCE 1 JULY 1979 ;

WHEREAS YUGOSLAVIA AND SWEDEN HAVE GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE NAME OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS HAS CHANGED ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO AMEND THE ANNEX TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION IN RELATION TO YUGOSLAVIA , SWEDEN AND SPAIN ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SEEDS AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEX TO DECISION 76/539/EEC IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . UNDER REFERENCE NO 15 IN THE TABLE , THE PARTICULARS SET OUT IN COLUMNS 5 , 6 AND 7 CONCERNING MAIZE SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

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REF . NO // COUNTRY // AUTHORITY // SPECIES // IN THE COUNTRY // IN THE COMMUNITY // SPECIAL CONDITIONS //

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1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 //

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15 // SPAIN // INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEMILLAS Y PLANTAS DE VIVERO ( NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SEEDS AND PLANTS ), MADRID // - MAIZE // ( A ) - SEMILLA DE BASE - SEMILLA CERTIFICADA OR // BASIC SEED - CERTIFIED SEED // 2 , 2 ( A ) , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 2 , 2 ( A ), 3 , 4 ( A ), 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 //

// // // // ( B ) ( * ) - BASIC SEED // - BASIC SEED // 1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 //

// // // // - CERTIFIED SEED // - CERTIFIED SEED // 1 , 3 , 4 ( A ), 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 //

( * ) SOLELY IN THE CASE OF SEED HARVESTED AFTER 30 JUNE 1979 .

2 . UNDER REFERENCE NO 5 IN THE TABLE , THE PARTICULARS SET OUT IN COLUMN 3 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' INSTITUT ZA POLJODELSTVO I GRADINARSTVO ( INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE ), SKOPJE . '

3 . UNDER REFERENCE NO 13 IN THE TABLE , THE PARTICULARS SET OUT IN COLUMN 3 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' STATENS UTSAEDESKONTROLL ( SWEDISH SEED TESTING AND CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE ), SOLNA . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 SEPTEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT