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COMMISSION DECISION
of17September1974
authorizingtheItalianRepublicforalimitedperiodtoapproveformarketing
inSicilystandardvinepropagationmaterialsatisfyinglessstringentrequire­
ments
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(74/492/EEC)
Whereasitisimpossibleatthepresenttimetocover
Sicily'stotalneedsoutofmaterialfromotherregions
ofItalyorfromotherMemberStates;
WhereastheCommission has,on7July1972(4),
alreadythereforeauthorizedtheItalianRepublic,fora
periodexpiringon31May1974,toapprovefor
marketinginSicilystandardvinepropagationmaterial
satisfyinglessstingentrequirements ;
Whereastheinformation collectedinthecourseof
themoredetailedexaminationprovidedforinthe
aforesaidDecisionjustifiestheextensionofthis
authorization foratleastayearinrespectofrooted
cuttings;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialfor
Agriculture,HorticultureandForestry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof9April
1968(')onthemarketingofmaterialforthevegeta­
tivepropagationofthevineaslastamendedbythe
ActofAccession(2)andbytheCouncilDecisionof1
January 1973(3)adjustingthedocumentsconcerning
theaccessionofthenewMemberStatestotheEuro­
peanCommunities ,andinparticularArticle14
thereof;
Havingregard.totherequestsubmittedbytheItalian
Republic;
WhereasthebringingintoforcebytheMemberStates
ofthelaws,regulationsoradministrative provisions
necessarytocomplywiththeabovementioned Direc­
tiveimpliesessentialmodifications bothonthe
economicandstructurallevel;whereasitisnot
possibletoproducethroughouttheCommunitysuffi­
cientbasicmaterial,andinparticularstocknurseries
whichguaranteeinasatisfactorymannerthesupply
ofmaterialforthevegetativepropagationofthevine;
Whereastheregionparticularlyaffectedbythissitua­
tionisSicilywhoseneedsforstandardpropagation
materialofcertainvarietiessuitableforgraftingare
verygreat;
Whereasitisverydifficulttocomplywiththe
minimumlengthslaiddownforrootedcuttings;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorized,onthetermsset
outhereunder,toapproveformarketinginSicily
rootedcuttingsofthecategory'standardmaterial'
notwithstanding thattheydonotsatisfythecondi­
tionsastolengthlaiddowninpartIIIofAnnexIIto
theCouncilDirectiveof9April1968:
Yearofapproval Totalnumber VarietyFinaldate
ofapproval
1974/75 18220000 140Ruggeri 1June1975
1974/75 4100000 1103Paulsen 1June1975
1974/75 1100000 779Paulsen 1June1975
1974/75 700000 775Paulsen 1June1975
1974/75 500000 17/37 1June1975
(')OJNoL93,17.4.1968,p.15.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(*)OJNoL2,1.1.1973,p.1. (4)OJNoL166,24.7.1972,p.24.

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Suchcuttingsshallbeatleast15cmlong.Ifthelengthislessthan30cm,itshallbeindi­
catedonthelablerequiredunderArticle10oftheDirectiveof9April1968.
Article2
Until31December1975theItalianRepublicshalleachyearbefore31December
communicate totheCommissionthequantitiesofpropagationmaterialsatisfyingless
stringentrequirementswhichwereapprovedformarketinginSicilyunderthisDecision
duringtheprecedingyear.TheCommissionshallinformtheotherMemberStates
thereof.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic .
DoneatBrussels,17September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI