NoL106/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.4.73
SECONDCOUNCILDECISION
of26March1973
ontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountriesonseed-producing
crops
(73/86/EEC)
Whereas,ifitbecomesapparentthattheconditions
onwhichCommunitydeterminations arebasedare
notorarenolongersatisfied,theDecisionshallnot
preventthosedeterminations frombeingrevokedor
theperiodoftheirvalidityfromnotbeingextended;
whereasfurtherpracticalinformationonseedpro­
ducedinthea'bovementioned countriesshouldbe
obtainedbygrowingandcontrollingsamplesofsuch
seedincomparativeCommunitytests;
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Itisherebydeclaredthat,wherethespecialcon­
ditionslaiddownintheAnnexaresatisfied,field
inspectionsofcropsproducingseedofthe'certified
seed'categorycarriedoutinFinland,Canada,Nor­
way,SwitzerlandandHungarybytheauthorities
listedintheAnnexandinrespectofthespecies
specifiedtherein,satisfytheconditionslaiddownin
AnnexItotheCouncilDirectivesof14June1966
onthemarketingofbeetseed,fodderplantseedand
cerealseedandtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June
1969onthemarketingofseedofoilandfibreplants.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
1966(*)onthemarketingofbeetseed,aslastamen­
dedbytheDirectiveof6December1972(2),andin
particularArticle16(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
1966(3)onthemarketingoffodderplantseed,as
lastamendedbytheDirectiveof6December
1972(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June
1966(4)onthemarketingofcerealseed,aslast
amendedbytheDirectiveof6December1972(2),
andinparticularArticle16(1)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June
1969(5)onthemarketingofseedofoilandfibre
plants,aslastamendedbytheDirectiveof6De­
cember1972(2),andinparticularArticle15(1)(a)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinFinland,
Canada,Norway,Sweden,SwitzerlandandHungary;
whereasthoserulesprovideforofficialfieldinspec­
tiontobecarriedoutduringtheperiodofseedpro­
duction;
Whereasthoserulesandthemannerinwhichthey
areappliedhavebeenexaminedandtheexamina­
tionhasestablishedthattheprescribedfieldinspec­
tionssatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexI
totheaboveDirectives ;Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1January1973
until30June1976.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,26March1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS
i1)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2290/66.
f2)OJNoL287,26.12.1972,p.22.
(3)OJNo125,11.71966,p2298/66.
{*)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
(5)OTNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3.

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ANNEX
Ref
No Country Authority SpeciesSpecial
conditions
1 2 3 4 5
1Finland ValtionSiementarkastuslaitos ,
HelsinkiGrassandlegumesspeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control1,3,4,5
2Canada
CanadianSeedGrowers'
Association—Beet
—■Cerealsexceptcanarygrass,
maizeandrice
—maize
—Swedecabbage,fodderkale,
fodderradish
—Oilandfibreplants(swede
rape,turniprape,sunflower,
oil-bearingflax,mustards,soya
bean)1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
3Norway StatensSavarerad,Oslo Grassandlegumespeciessubject
tonationalrulesonvarietal
control1,3,4,5
4Sweden
StatensCentrala
Frokontrollanstalt ,Solna—Beet
—Swedecabbage,fodderkale
—Oilandfibreplants(turnip
rape,swederape,flax,opium,
poppy,whitemustard)1,3,5,6
2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
5Switzerland —Stationfédéralederecherches
agronomiques ,Lausanne
—Stationfédéralederecherches
agronomiques ,ZurichGrassandlegumespeciessubjectto
nationalrulesonvarietalcontrol1,3,4,5
6Hungary OrzagosVetomagfeliigyeloseg
(HungarianOfficeinchargeof
seedcontrol)BudapestFodderradish 2,3,4,5

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SPECIALCONDITIONS
1.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesfortheapplication
oftheschemeforthevarietalcertificationofseedmovingininternationaltradeofthe
OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment (OECD)
2.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnationalrulesforthevarietalcon­
trolofseed.
3.FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthoritiesorbyanylegalpersonwhether
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;
—anattestationthatthecropsfromwhichtheseedcomeshavesatisfiedanofficial
fieldinspection .
6.Harvestedseedshallbepackedinanofficiallysealedpackagebearingthespeciallabel
prescribedbytheOECDforseedwhichhasnotbeenfinallycertified;thislabelshallgive
thefollowingadditionalinformation :
—referencenumberofthebasicseed;
—nameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedtheseed.