COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1975 authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the French text is authentic) (75/578/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to Council Directive No 70/457/EEC (1) of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, as last amended by Council Directive No 73/438/EEC (2) of 11 December 1973, and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof;

Having regard to the application lodged by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;

Whereas under Articles 15 (1), 16 and 17 of the said Directive, seed and propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species, which have been officially accepted in one or more of the original Member States in accordance with principles corresponding to those of the said Directive, are, after 31 December 1974, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to variety within the Community as originally constituted;

Whereas however Article 15 (2) of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorised upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;

Whereas the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has applied for such authorization in respect of several varieties of fodder plants, cereals and potatoes;

Whereas the Commission by its Decision of 30 December 1974 (3) extended the period provided for in the said Article 15 (1) for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg beyond 31 December 1974 until 30 June 1975, in respect of these varieties, with or without qualifications;

Whereas the Commission has meanwhile completed its examination of the Luxembourg application with regard to these varieties;

Whereas the varieties King, Olympia, Tiran (timothy) and the varieties of oats, durum wheat and maize listed in the application have not been the subject of official growing trials in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in view of the Luxembourg application;

Whereas the varieties of oats concerned are of the non-alternative winter type ; whereas the varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index of 300 or over ; whereas it is well known that varieties of non-alternative winter oats, varieties of durum wheat and varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class index of 300 or over are at present not yet suitable for cultivation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Article 15 (3) (c), second case of the said Directive);

Whereas the other varieties listed in this Decision have been the subject of official growing trials in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ; whereas the results of these trials have led the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to decide that their value for cultivation or use is inferior to other comparable varieties accepted in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;

Whereas the other Member States have accepted these results for the varieties Rina, Tetraflorum (Italian Ray grass) Lofar, Melusine (Timothy), Weiristenta (red clover), von Kamekes (white clover) ; whereas it is therefore clear that these varieties do not produce results in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg which, with respect to their qualities taken as a whole as regards their value for cultivation or use, correspond to those obtained from a comparable variety accepted there (Article 15 (3) (c), first case thereof);

Whereas, in respect of the other varieties listed in this Decision, the results of the trials show that they do not produce results in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg which with respect to their qualities taken as a whole as regards their value for cultivation or use, correspond to those obtained from a comparable variety accepted there (Article 15 (3) (c), first case thereof) ; whereas, on the other hand, in respect of the variety Angeliter Elbo (red clover), this is established as a type of late red clover which is well known at present not yet to be suitable for cultivation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Article 15 (3) (c), second case thereof); (1)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79. (3)OJ No L 32, 5.2.1975, p. 41.

Whereas therefore the application of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in respect of all these varieties should be granted in full ; whereas account should also be taken of the fact that some of these varieties are acceptable for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg provided their seed is not intended for the production of fodder plants;

Whereas other varieties are no longer included in the Luxembourg application;

Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shall be authorized to prohibit the marketing in all of its territory of seed of the following varieties listed in the 1975 Common Catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:

I. Fodder plants 1. Dactylis glomerata

Germinal

Taurus

2. Festuca pratensis

Dufa

Enbela

Festina

Largo

Wendelmoed

3. Lolium multiflorum a) alternativum

Eclata

b) non alternativum

Amenda

Fat

Hesa

Optima

Rina

Tedis

Tetraflorum

4. Lolium perenne

Animo

Combi

Doublet

Hunsballe

Petra (Havier)

Premo

Raidor

Real

Splendor

5. Phleum pratense

Barmoti

Eskimo

King

Lofar

Melusine

Olympia

Tiran

Topas Øtofte

6. Trifolium pratense

Angeliter Elbo

Heges Hohenheimer

Levezou

Oberhaunstädter Violettsamiger

Titus 71

Weiristenta (Resistenta)

7. Trifolium repens

von Kamekes

II. Cereals 1. Avena sativa

Avoine d'Hiver du Prieure

Blancheneige

Maris Quest

Pendrwm (Pendrum)

Penlarth

2. Triticum durum

All varieties at present listed in the common catalogue of varieties.

3. Zea mais

951 J

A 728

Adour 500

Adour 560

Anjou 306

Anjou 360

Anjou 450

Anjou 500

Anjou 510

Apollo 125

Apollo 133

Apollo 136

Asgrow 33

Asgrow 46

Asgrow 55

Asgrow 66

Asgrow 72

Asgrow 90 B

Asgrow 153 W

Asgrow 6215 A

Asgrow ASC 95

Asgrow ASX 58

Asgrow ATC 79

Asgrow rusticus Asgrow Supercross ATC 57

Attila

BC 420

BC 490

Cargill 444

Cargill 555 A

Cargill 608

Cargill Real 350

Cervino W

Ciclope

Cise 2 V 8

Cise 2 X 1

Cise 2 X 3

Cise 380

Cise 480

Cise 780

Cise OP 2

Cise X 6

Colorcim Funk's G 330

Colorcim Funk's G 377

Danubia

Dekalb 238

Dekalb 404 (Dekalb XL 306)

Dekalb 666

Dekalb 805

Dekalb Brach 1

Dekalb DF 48

Dekalb DF 58

Dekalb DF 686

Dekalb Silage 220

Dekalb Silage 440

Dekalb Silage 1051

Dekalb XL 24

Dekalb XL 38

Dekalb XL 71

Dekalb XL 316

Dekalb XL 342

Dekalb XL 361 (Dekalb 12)

Dekalb XL 363

Dekalb XL 707

Ercole

Ercole H

Felsinea 650

Felsinea Z 4

Felsinea Z 5

Funk's G 10 A

Funk's G 33

Funk's G 50

Funk's G 77

Funk's G 433

Funk's G 4411

Funk's G 4444 Waxy

Funk's G 4652

Funk's G 6719

Funk's G 18500

Funk's G 18503

Funk's G 18504

Funk's G 19207

Funk's G 20220

Funk's G Best

Funk's G Fast

Funk's G King

Funk's G Lider

Funk's G Lion

Funk's G Lord

Funk's G President

Funk's G Rock W

Funk's G Rock W 3

Funk's G Start

Funk's G Strong (Funk's G 4384)

Funk's G Top

Funk's G Vitrocim

Gransile

Hice 3670 (Pioneer Hice 3670)

IGR 340

IGR 450

Indiana 750 A

INRA 300 (Inraspät)

INRA 310

INRA 321 (Inraweiß)

INRA 508

INRA 540

Insubria 295 A

Insubria 300

Insubria 305

Insubria 511

Insubriat 521

Insubria 620

Insubria 640

Insubria 651

Iowa 4417

Kappa 600

LG 19

Marano Ibrido Maliani

Maya 311

Maya 399

Maya 500

Mielmais 50

PAG 30 S

PAG 45

PAG 52 S

Piave W

Pioneer 368 A

Pioneer 370

Pioneer 388

Pioneer 3567

Pioneer 3911

Plata TV

Polesano 730

Pride 450

Provence 480

Roffi 300 G

Saturno TV 23

Saturno TV 37 G

Saturno TV 37 R

Sfibramais

Sile W

Silomais 1000

Silomais Sprint

Sivam 700

Sivam 800

Sugar 078

Supercross ATC 67

Supercross ATC 75 T 477

Titano

U 24

U 39 V 3 G

(U 600)

U 39 V 3 R

U 42

U 42 A

United 530

United 550

Verda

2. In respect of the varieties Real, Splendor (Lolium perenne), King, Olympia, Tiran (Phleum pratense) this authorization shall be valid only to the extent that their seed is intended for the production of fodder plants.

Article 2

The authorization given in Article 1 shall be withdrawn once it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.

Article 3

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shall notify the Commission of the date from which it is making use of the authorization given under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 4

The Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1975.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission