EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/59

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/2109

of 1 December 2016

amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 2(1)(A) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 2(1)(A)(a) of Directive 66/401/EEC lists Lolium x boucheanum Kunth. The International Seed Testing Association has recently changed the botanical name of Lolium x boucheanum Kunth to Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. Consequently it is appropriate to change the name of that species in Directive 66/401/EEC.

(2) Commission Decision 2009/109/EC (2) provides for the organisation of a temporary experiment to assess whether certain species not covered by Directive 66/401/EEC may be marketed as or in seed mixtures. Experience gained during that temporary experiment has shown that the species Biserrula pelecinus, Lathyrus cicera, Medicago doliata, Medicago italica, Medicago littoralis, Medicago murex, Medicago polymorpha, Medicago rugosa, Medicago scutellata, Medicago truncatula, Ornithopus compressus, Ornithopus sativus, Plantago lanceolata, Trifolium fragiferum, Trifolium glanduliferum, Trifolium hirtum, Trifolium isthmocarpum, Trifolium michelianum, Trifolium squarrosum, Trifolium subterraneum, Trifolium vesiculosum and Vicia benghalensis contribute to establishing new fodder plant seed mixtures that offer solutions for persistent, productive and biodiverse pastures and forage crops. Those species should therefore be included in the list of species covered by Article 2(1)(A)(b) of Directive 66/401/EEC.

(3) On the basis of the technical experience gained during the above temporary experiment, it is appropriate that certain requirements are set out for each of those species concerning minimum germination, minimum analytical purity, maximum content of seeds of other plant species, maximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of weight and marking.

(4) Directive 66/401/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Amendments to Directive 66/401/EEC

Directive 66/401/EEC is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2(1)(A) is amended as follows: (a) In point (a), the words ‘Lolium x boucheanum Kunth’ are replaced by the words ‘Lolium x hybridum Hausskn’. (b) Point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Legumes Biserrula pelecinus L. Biserrula Galega orientalis Lam. Fodder galega Hedysarum coronarium L. Sulla Lathyrus cicera L. Chickling vetch/Dwarf chickling vetch Lotus corniculatus L. Birdsfoot trefoil Lupinus albus L. White lupin Lupinus angustifolius L. Narrow-leaved lupin Lupinus luteus L. Yellow lupin Medicago doliata Carmign. Straight-spined medic Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori Disc medic Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. Shore medic/Strand medic Medicago lupulina L. Trefoil Medicago murex Willd. Sphere medic Medicago polymorpha L. Bur medic Medicago rugosa Desr. Wrinkled medic/Gama medic Medicago sativa L. Lucerne Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. Snail medic/Shield medic Medicago truncatula Gaertn. Barrel medic Medicago × varia T. Martyn Sand Sand lucerne Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. Sainfoin Ornithopus compressus L. Yellow serradella Ornithopus sativus Brot. Serradella Pisum sativum L. (partim) Field pea Trifolium alexandrinum L. Berseem, Egyptian clover Trifolium fragiferum L. Strawberry clover Trifolium glanduliferum Boiss. Glandular clover Trifolium hirtum All. Rose clover Trifolium hybridum L. Alsike clover Trifolium incarnatum L. Crimson clover Trifolium isthmocarpum Brot. Moroccan clover Trifolium michelianum Savi Balansa clover Trifolium pratense L. Red clover Trifolium repens L. White clover Trifolium resupinatum L. Persian clover Trifolium squarrosum L. Squarrose clover Trifolium subterraneum L. Subterranean clover Trifolium vesiculosum Savi Arrow-leaf clover Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fenugreek Vicia benghalensis L. Purple vetch Vicia faba L. Field bean Vicia pannonica Crantz Hungarian vetch Vicia sativa L. Common vetch Vicia villosa Roth Hairy vetch’. (c) In point (c), the following entry is inserted after ‘Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. California bluebell’: ‘Plantago lanceolata L. Ribwort plantain’

(2) In Article 3(1), the words ‘Lolium x boucheanum Kunth’ are replaced by the words ‘Lolium x hybridum Hausskn’.

(3) Annexes II and III are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Transposition

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2017 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2018.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 December 2016. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66.

(2) Commission Decision 2009/109/EC of 9 February 2009 on the organisation of a temporary experiment providing for certain derogations for the marketing of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder plants pursuant to Council Directive 66/401/EEC to determine whether certain species not listed in the Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC or 2002/57/EC fulfil the requirements for being included in Article 2(1)(A) of Directive 66/401/EEC (OJ L 40, 11.2.2009, p. 26).