ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 February 1978 excluding from admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties the scientific apparatus described as "Scorpio System 3000 multi-unibus disk-based multichannel analyzing computer system" (78/294/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 4 November 1977, the Belgian Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Scorpio System 3000 multi-unibus disk-based multichannel analyzing computer system" should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all of the Member States met on 17 February 1978 within the Committee on Duty Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;

Whereas this examination shows that the apparatus in question is specially designed for data acquisition, display and analysis in the nuclear field, and in particular for the dosimetry of neutrons of fast breeder reactors ; whereas these special characteristics render it an instrument suitable for pure scientific research ; whereas it must thus be considered to be a scientific instrument;

Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus capable of use for the same purpose is currently manufactured in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The apparatus described as "Scorpio System 3000 multi-unibus disk-based multichannel analyzing computer system" must be considered to be a scientific apparatus.

2. The conditions referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 for admission free of Common Customs Tariff duties of the scientific apparatus described in paragraph I are not fulfilled.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1978.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17.
NoL105/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of4April1978
repealingDecision77/717/EECconcerninghealthprotectionmeasuresin
respectoftheUSSR
(78/367/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective72/462/EECof12
December1972onhealthandveterinaryinspection
problemsuponimportationofbovineanimalsand
swineandfreshmeatfromthirdcountries('),andin
particularArticle28(3)thereof,
Whereasonthebasisofinformationreceivedbythe
Commissionandalsooftheprotectionmeasures
alreadytakenbycertaincountriesinrespectof
importsfromtheSovietUnion,on9November1977
theCommission adoptedDecision77/717/EEC
concerninghealthprotectionmeasuresinrespectof
theUSSR(2)prohibitinganyimportationbythe
MemberStatesoflivepigsandfreshpigmeatfromthe
SovietUnion;
Whereasinformationsubsequently receivedbythe
Commission showsthatthesituationintheSoviet
Unionhasimprovedconsiderablyandthereisno
longeranydangerfortheCommunityherd;Whereasconsequently theprohibitioninrespectof
theSovietUnionshouldbelifted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
VeterinaryCommittee ,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Decision77/717/EECisherebyrepealed.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,4April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.
2OJNoL293,17.11.1977,p.31.
NoL98/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.4.78
COUNCIL DECISION
of4April1978
replacingamemberoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
(78/337/Euratom,EEC)
IHi:COUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andin
particularArticles193to195thereof,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,and
inparticularArticles165to167thereof,
HavingregardtotheConventiononcertaininstitutionscommontotheEuropean
Communities ,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof17September1974appointingmembersofthe
EconomicandSocialCommitteefortheperiod17September1974to16September
1978,
WhereasaseathasbecomevacantontheEconomicandSocialCommitteefollowingthe
resignationofMrLuciani,whichwasnotifiedtotheCouncilon28September1977,
HavingregardtothecandidaturessubmittedtotheCouncilbytheItalianGovernment
on15March1978,
HavingobtainedtheopinionoftheCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticle
MrMatteoCasadioisherebyappointed amemberoftheEconomicandSocial
CommitteeinplaceofMrLuciani,fortheremainderofthelatter'stermofoffice,which
runsuntil16September1978.
DoneatLuxembourg ,4April1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.B.ANDERSEN
NoL106/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.4.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of13March1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
women's,girls'andinfants'(otherthanbabies')wovenandknittedorcrocheted
dresses,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,fallingwithin
subheadingex60.05AIIorex61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginRomaniaandinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/381/EEC)
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafterthedateofthisDecision:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon7March
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttowomen's,girls'and
infants'(otherthanbabies')wovenandknittedor
crocheteddresses,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres,fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05AII
orex61.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginRomaniaandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates,
WhereastheimportationintotheCommunityofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginRomaniais
coveredbyanAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
Communityandthatcountry;
WhereasunderthatAgreementRomaniahasunder­
takentotakeallnecessarystepstolimititsexportsof
theproductsinquestiontotheCommunitytocertain
ceilingsallocatedamongtheMemberStates;
Whereasitwasnotpossibleonthatoccasiontoallo­
catetheseceilingsonthebasisoftheneedsofthe
individualmarkets;whereasforthatreasondisparities
persistbetweentheimportconditionsinthevarious
MemberStates;whereasuniformitycanbeachieved
onlyprogressively ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned ;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05AII
or
ex61.02BWomen's,girls'andinfants'(otherthan
babies')wovenandknittedorcrocheted
dresses,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfrom
Romaniaoruntil31December1978,whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,13March1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.
NoL123/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.5.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of20April1978
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttodrawnor
blownglass,fallingwithinheadingNoex70.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginAlbania,Bulgaria,HungaryandRomaniaandinfreecirculation
intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/422/EEC)
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971('),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheKingdomoftheNetherlandsare
authorizednottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttothe
productsindicatedbelow,wheretheyoriginatein
Albania,Bulgaria,HungaryandRomaniaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafter3April1978are,onthedateofthisDeci­
sion,pendingwiththeBeneluxauthorities :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationsunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon14and17
April1978bytheBeneluxGovernments tothe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,for
authorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatmentto
drawnorblownglass,fallingwithinheadingNoex
70.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
Albania,Bulgaria,HungaryandRomaniaandinfree
circulationintheotherMemberStates,
Whereasfordrawnorblownglass,fallingwithin
headingNoex70.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff
certainquotaswereopenedfor1978,inaccordance
withtheCouncilDecisionof20December1977,for
Bulgaria,HungaryandRomaniarespectivelywhileno
importpossibilitieshavebeenopenedforAlbania;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationthequotashave
beencompletelyusedup;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
Beneluxauthorities,thereareatpresentserious
economicdifficultiesintheindustryinquestion,
whichisinvolvedinarestructuringeffortandthese
difficultiesarebeingaggravatedbylow-pricedimports
fromnon-member countries;
Whereasapplicationsforimportlicencesunderthe
freecirculationarrangements involvingtheproducts
inquestionoriginatinginAlbania,Bulgaria,Hungary
andRomania,wheretheamountbyfarexceedsthe
possibilitiesfordirectimportsfromthesethirdcoun­
tries,arebeingexaminedbytheBeneluxauthorities ;
Whereastheseimports,becauseoftheirvolumeand
price,arelikely,onthebasisofthedatasuppliedby
theBeneluxauthorities,toaggravatethesituationin
theindustryconcerned;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates:CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex70.05 Drawnorblownglass
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
KingdomoftheNetherlands .
DoneatBrussels,20April1978.
FortheCommission
fjtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.
COMMISSION DECISION of 13 April 1978 on the refusal to accept the scientific character of an apparatus described as "Tektronix logic analyzer, type 7 DO1" (78/411/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 27 October 1977, the French Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Tektronix logic analyzer, type 7 DO1" should be considered as scientific apparatus and, if the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 29 March 1978 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;

Whereas this examination shows that the apparatus in question is a logical word analyzer with word formation capability, used mainly for the maintenance, repair and for fault detection in logical systems;

Whereas it is a multi-purpose device in current use ; whereas it is not an accessory required for the operation of the scientific instruments and apparatus for which it is intended, within the meaning of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 ; whereas the fact of being used solely in the field of scientific research does not in itself give it the character of a device specially suited to pure scientific research ; whereas it cannot, therefore, be regarded as scientific apparatus,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as "Tektronix logic analyzer, type 7 DO1" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 April 1978.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17.
****

( 1 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 168 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 46 , 18 . 2 . 1977 , P . 17 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 30 MAY 1978

ADJUSTING THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) FOR THE ACP STATES AND FOR THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

( 78/464/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID ( 1 ), SIGNED ON 11 JULY 1975 , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE ' INTERNAL AGREEMENT ' , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE REPUBLIC OF JIBUTI , WHICH AS THE TERRITORY OF THE AFARS AND ISSAS WAS ONE OF THE FORMER OVERSEAS TERRITORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY UNDER DECISION 76/568/EEC ( 2 ), HAS ATTAINED INDEPENDENCE AND HAS APPLIED TO ACCEDE TO THE CONVENTION OF LOME PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 89 THEREOF ; WHEREAS THE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS APPROVED THIS APPLICATION ; WHEREAS THIS STATE DEPOSITED ITS INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE COUNCIL AND THUS ACCEDED TO THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME ON 2 FEBRUARY 1978 ;

WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) OF THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT , THE AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) ( B ) OF THE SAID INTERNAL AGREEMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED AND THOSE PROVIDED FOR THE ACP STATES IN SUBPARAGRAPH ( A ) OF THAT PARAGRAPH CORRESPONDINGLY INCREASED ;

WHEREAS THIS ADJUSTMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN DECISION 77/156/EEC ( 3 ) WHICH FIRST ADJUSTED THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND FOLLOWING THE ACCESSION OF THREE FORMER ASSOCIATED OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO THE CONVENTION OF LOME ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) OF THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ( A ) 3 034.35 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR THE ACP STATES , COMPRISING :

2 126.75 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS ,

436.60 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF SPECIAL LOANS ,

96.00 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF RISK CAPITAL ,

375.00 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO TITLE II OF THE CONVENTION ;

( B ) 95.65 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS , COMPRISING :

42.83 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS ,

34.40 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF SPECIAL LOANS ,

4.00 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF RISK CAPITAL ,

14.42 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE FORM OF A RESERVE . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL APPLY FROM 2 FEBRUARY 1978 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 MAY 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . NOERGAARD
NoL141/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.5.78
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of26April1978
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttotoysof
woodandother(exceptmotorsandmovementmechanisms fortoysand
workingmodelsusedforrecreationalpurposesandpartsthereof)fallingwithin
subheading 97.03AorexBoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
SouthKoreaandinfreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/446/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasuresunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(')andinparticularArticle1thereof;
Whereas,however,therequestforalicencewhich
gaverisetotheapplicationinquestiondoesnotneed
tobecoveredbysuchanauthorization inviewofthe
smallamountinvolved,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon17April
1978bytheFrenchGovernmenttotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,forauthorizationnot
toapplyCommunitytreatmenttotoysofwoodand
other(exceptmotorsandmovementmechanismsfor
toysandworkingmodelsusedforrecreational
purposesandpartsthereof)fallingwithinsubheading
97.03AorexBoftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginSouthKoreaandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
WhereasinFrancetheimportationoftheproductsin
questionoriginatinginSouthKoreaissubjectto
quantitativerestriction ;
Whereasdisparitiesinthecommercial policy
measuresappliedinconnectionwiththeseproducts
bytheMemberStatesaregivingrisetodeflectionof
trade,thuspreventingtheexecutionofthosecommer­
cialpolicymeasureswhichareinforcebecauseofthe
difficulteconomicsituationinthesectorconcerned ;
Whereasaccordingtotheapplicationsubmittedthere
areseriousdifficulties intheindustrialsector
concerned,involvingaprogressivedeclineinits
marketshare;
Whereasfurtherindirectimports,inadditiontothose
alreadyeffected,wouldbelikelytoaggravatethese
difficulties ;Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisherebyauthorizednotto
applyCommunitytreatmenttotheproductsindicated
below,wheretheyoriginateinSouthKoreaandarein
freecirculationintheotherMemberStates,andin
respectofwhichapplicationsforimportlicenceswere
lodgedafterthedateofthisDecision :
CCT
heading
NoDescription
97.03A
or
97.03exBToysofwoodandother(exceptmotors
andmovementmechanisms fortoysand
workingmodelsusedforrecreational
purposesandpartsthereof)
(')OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

30.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/15
DoneatBrussels,26April1978. Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
arisefortheimportationoftheseproductsfromSouth
Koreaoruntil31December1978whicheveristhe
earlier.
Article3
ThisDecisionisadressedtotheFrenchRepublic.FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
8.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL152/19
COUNCIL DECISION
of30May1978
ontheequivalenceofchecksonpracticesforthemaintenance ofvarieties
carriedoutinthirdcountries
(78/476/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective70/457/EECof29
September1970onthecommoncatalogueofvarieties
ofagriculturalplantspecies('),aslastamendedby
Directive78/55/EEC(2),andinparticularArticle
21(1)(b)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective70/458/EECof29
September1970onthemarketingofvegetable
seed(3),aslastamendedbyDirective78/55/EEC,and
inparticularArticle32(1)(b)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasinanumberofthirdcountriescertainvar­
ietiesofficiallyacceptedintheCommunityaremain­
tainedaccordingtopracticesforthemaintenanceof
varieties;
Whereassuchpracticesareormaybeofficially
checkedinthosecountries ;
Whereasanexamination oftheconditionsofofficial
checksonpracticesforthemaintenance ofvarieties
carriedoutinCanada,theGermanDemocraticRepu­
blic,Spain,Hungary,NewZealand,Poland,Sweden,
theUnitedStatesofAmericaandSouthAfricahas
shownthatthesechecksaffordthesameguaranteesas
thosecarriedoutbytheMemberStates;
WhereasthisDecisiondoesnotprecludeCommunity
findingsonequivalencebeingrevokedortheexten­
sionoftheirperiodofvaliditybeingrefused,whenthe
conditionsonwhichtheyarebasedarenotorceaseto
besatisfied;whereas,tothisend,furtherpractical
informationonseedofthevarietiesbeingmaintained
intheabovementioned countriesshouldalsobe
obtainedwhencarryingoutcomparativeCommunity
tests;
Whereascertainofthetechnicalandadministrative
provisionsintheAnnexmaybesubjecttofrequent
adjustment ;whereas,inordertosimplifytheproce­
durewhichatpresentgovernsamendments tothe
Annex,suchadjustmentsshouldbemadeinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedureoftheStandingCommittee
onSeedsandPropagatingMaterialforAgriculture ,
HorticultureandForestry;WhereasthisDecisiondoesnotaffecttheprovisions
oftheProtocolonGermanInternalTradeand
connectedproblems,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Itisherebynotedthattheofficialchecksonpractices
forthemaintenance ofvarietiescarriedoutinthe
countriesandbytheauthoritieslistedintheAnnex
forthespecieslistedthereinandconcerningthesaid
countriesaffordthesameguaranteesasthosecarried
outbytheMemberStates.
Article2
Thefollowingshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle23ofDirective
70/457/EECandinArticle40ofDirective
70/458/EEC:
—thepracticesforthemaintenance ofvarietiesto
whichtheofficialchecksreferredtoinArticle1
apply,
—thetechnicalandadministrative adjustmentstobe
madetotheAnnex,withtheexceptionofthose
concerningcolumn2ofthetable.
Article3
AfindingasreferredtoinArticle1shallbewith­
drawnwhentheconditionsthereforarenolonger
satisfied.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1July1978to30
June1988.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,30May1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD
(')OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL16,20.1.1978,p.23.
(3)OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.7.