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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)735finalfinal
Brussels,18May1973
ProposalforaCouncil Directive modifying theDirectives
of14June1966concerning themarketing of"beetseed,of
seedoffodderplants,ofcerealseedandofseedpotatoes,
theDirective of30June1969concerning themarketing of
seedofoilandfibreplantsandtheDirectives of29
September 1970concerning themarketing ofvegetable seed .
andthecommoncatalogue ofvarieties ofspeciesofagri­
culturalplants.
ProposalforaCouncilDirective modifying theDirective
of9April1968concerning theMarketing ofVegetative
Propagation Material oftheVine
Proposalfora
SecondCouncil Directive
amendingtheCouncilDirective of14June1966
onthemarketing offorestreproductive material
COM(73)735final

Statement ofmotives
Theapplication ofthevarious directives concerning themarketing ofagricul­
tural seed andofvegetable seed continuously develops newknowledge which
then requires amodification ofthevarious directives .
This applies particularly tothematter ofsmall packages ofseed offodder
plants andespecially forthesmall packages described as"mixtures forturf "
aswell asforcertain types ofseed ofsugar beet and fodder beet .The
regulations concerning these small packages have ,until now ,been thesubject
ofspecial regulations atnational levels .However ,intra-community movements
having now reached avolume ofsome importance itisappropriate toharmonize
these regulations .Moreover ,itisalso appropriate tointroduce procedures
controlling thesealing ofpackages incases where theregulations forsmall
packages are anational matter ..
Inthe course oftheapplication ofthe directive concerning seed offodder
plants ,certain difficulties have arisen concerning thelevels ofseeds of
other cultivated plants and ofweed seeds .These two categories should be
regrouped andstricter standards applied tothem .Further ,theintroduction
ofother species ,especially Phleum bertolonii ,hasbeen requested bysome
delegations .
Inaccordance with thewishes ofsome delegations therequirements forthe
certification ofautogamous species ofcereals will beallowed tobeless
strict foratransitory period and also tobeallowed aremixtures ofstan­
dard seed ofsome vegetable species insmall packages .Further itis
necessary tomodify theminimum weight for samples ofvegetable seed and to
introduce atemporary clause concerning thegermination ofvegetable seed .
With regard toflax ,thepossibility ofallowing certified seed ,3rdgenera­
tion should cease during 197^iithasalready been established that this
category ofseed should continue tobeallowed forseveral years tomeet
theneeds oftheCommunity .For this reason itisappropriate toextend
thetime allowed until 30June 1978 .

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Another minor modification istothe directive concerning the common
catalogue ofspecies ,ofagricultural plants ;this modification will allow ^
Member States torefuse varieties which cannot begrown inanypart of
«
their territory .
Further ,themodifying directives propose aradical simplification ofthe
procedure formodifying theannexes .Indeed ,because itisessentially a
matter ofapplying measures ofatechnical nature ,itisappropriate in
this case toresort totheprocedure ofthePermanent Committee for
Agricultural ,Horticultural andForestry Seeds andPlants .
Thedirectives concerning themarketing ofseed andplants provide that
field inspections ,aswell asseed andplants ,controlled inthird countriei
may berecognized bythe Council ontheproposal oftheCommission when the ]
areequivalent tomaterial controlled according toCommunity regulations .
The same applies tothenew Member States ,tothe extent that they have not
yet fully introduced theCommunity directives into their national regula­
tions .The Council hasalready made eight decisions onthis subject .So
farasnodecision has yet been made forcertain third countries ,these
matters ofequivalence cancontinue toexist orbemade atnational level
only until 1July 1973 «Because the checks bythe Commission onallthird
countries have not yetbeen completed ,itisnecessary toextend once again
theperiod inorder toavoid disturbing current commercial trade .
Many oftheproposed modifications areessentially clarifications ofthe
texts . ,

ProposalforaCouncilDirective modifying theDirectives
of14thJune1966concerning themarketing of"beetseed,
ofseedoffodderplants,ofcerealseedandofseedpota­
toes,theDirective of30thJune1969concerning themar­
ketingofseedofoilandfibreplantsandtheDirectives
of29thSeptember 1970concerning themarketing ofvegetable
seedandthecommoncatalogue ofvarieties ofspeciesof•
agricultural plants, ..,
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community and,
inparticular ,Article43thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommiissioEL .
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean Parliamentr
Whereas,forthereasonsgivenhereafter ,certainrequirements ofthedirectives
listedbelow,lastmodifiedbytheDirectiveof6thDecember1972^\shouldbe
modified ;theDirectives ofCouncilof14thJune1966concerning ,respectively ,
themarketingofbeetseed^^,themarketingofseedoffodderplants^\
themarketingofcerealseed^\themarketingofseedpotatoes^\theDirective
ofCouncilof30thJune1969concerning themarketing ofseedofoilandfibre
plants^;theDirectivesofCouncilof29thr.September1970concerningthe
(7)marketing ofvegetable seedv1'andconcerning thecommoncatalogue ofspeciesof
(8)agricultural plants^';
•../•••
(1)O.J,N°L,287of26thDecember 1972p.22
(2)O.J.N°125ofHthJuly1966p.2290/66
(3)O.J.N°125of11thJuly1966p.2298/66
(4)O.J.N°125of11thJuly1966p.2309/66
(5)O.J.N°125of11thJuly1966p.2320/66
(6)O.J.N°L169of10thJuly1969p.3
(7)0«J.N°L225of12thOctober1970,p.7
(8)O.J.N°L225of12thOctober1970,p.l

Whereas ithasbecome apparent during thecourse oftheapplication ofthe
directives that small packages ofseed offodder plants andofbeet seed are
important inintra-oommunity trade ,itisappropriate tointroduoe community
provisions forthem .That ,inaddition ,facilities should generally beprovided
atanational level forthesealing ofsmall packages ; . .
Whereas ,forseed offodder plants ,itisappropriate toprovide community
standards fixing thelevels ofseed ofother plants andofweed seeds that ,
further ,thespecies Phleum bertolonii should bebrou^xt within thefield of
application ofthedirective concerned ;
Whereas itisappropriate that inonerespect theminimum standards forcereal
species should bestrengthened ;ontheother hand less strict requirements
fortheofficial inspection ofautogamous speoies should beauthorized fora
transitory period ;
Whereas mixtures ofstandard seed ofdifferent varieties ofcertain species of *;
vegetables marketed insmall packages should beauthorized foratrarfitory
period ;further itisnecessary tomodify theminimum weights forsamples ofvege
table seed ;
Whereas experience ofsupplying flax seedoakes .itnecessar7 toe-init ..
forfour further years thecategory "Certified seed ,third generation "?
Whereas anaddition should bemade tothedirective concerning tliocommon cata-01-
logue /varieties ofspecies ofagricultural plants inrelation tovarieties
which ithasbeen established cannot begrown inanypart of .theterritory of
aMember State ;

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Whereas certain ofthe above mentioned directives provide that from 1July
1973 theequivalence ofseed andplants harvested inother countries ,parti­
cularly inthird countries ,cannolonger beestablished nationally by
Kember States ;that ,however ,ithasnot been possible tocarry out the
relevant checks inall cases ,itisappropriate toextend theabove mentioned
period inorder toavoid disturbing current commercial relations :
Whereas the modification ofthe annexes ofthe various directives isessen­
tially ofatechnical nature ;itisconsequently appropriate ,inorder to
facilitate themodification ,toresort toaspeedy procedure .
Whereas ,finally ,itisappropriate tointroduce into some directives certain
corrections ofapurely drafting nature .

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HiiS1-lâDSŒïIISDIRECTIVE î
' Article 1 <
TheDirective of14thJunei960concerning themarketing of"beetseedismodified
asfollows <' ■
1.ToArticle 2,paragraph 1thefollowing sub-paragraph isadded:
"G.Snailpackage'A':packagecontaining certified monogerm orcertified
precision seedwithamaximumnetweightof2.5kgoramaximumnumber
of100,000clustersorseeds.".
2.ThetextofArticle 10paragraph 1isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"1MemberStatesshallprovidethatpackages of-basicseedandofcertified
seed,exceptforcertified seedofferedinsmallpackages "A",areofficially -
sealedinsuchawaythat,whenthepackageisopened,thesealingdevice
isdamagedandoannotbereplaced,"
3.ToArticle 10thefollowing paragraphs areaddedj
"3,Smallpackages 'A'shallbesealedinsuchawaythat,whenthepackage
isopened,thesealingdeviceisdamagedandcannotbereplaced,
4»MemberStatesmayprovideexemptions fromtherequirements ofparagraph 1
forsmallpackages otherthansmallpackages 'A'."
4*The.textoftheintroduction toArticle11paragraph .1isreplaced "bythe
following text .:
"1.MemberStatesshallprovidethatpackages ofbasicseedandofcertified
seed,exceptforcertified seedoffered "insmallpackages'A'...#-..."#
5.ThetextofArticle 11paragraph 2sub-paragraph bisreplaced bythefollowing
text:
"b)provideforexemptions fromtherequirements ofparagraph 1forsnail
packages otherthansmallpackages 'A1.".

6,Thefollowing articles areadded ,afterArticle 11:
"Article 11a
MemberStatesshallprovidethatsmallpackages 'A*
a)shallbearontheoutsideasupplier'slabelorprintedinformation ora
stampinoneoftheofficial languages oftheCommunity andinconformity wi'
AnnexIIIsub–paragraph C;fortransparent packagesthislabelmaybeplaced
insideprovideditcanbereadthroughthe package ;thecolourofthe
labelshallbeblue;
b)shallbearanofficialstickerinconformity withAnnexIIIsub-paragraph B,
inonecftheofficial languages oftheCommunity andattachedeithertothe
outsideofthepackageortothesupplier'slabelreferred toinsub-para­
grapha);thecolourofthestickershallbeblue.
Article 11b
llemberStatesmayprovide 1h<at,onrequest,smallpackages'A'areofficially sea:
andlabelledinaccor-uav.ce withtheprovisions ofArticle 10,paragraphs 1andi
andArticle 11,paragraphs 1and2.
Article 11o
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures necessary toensurethattheidentity
oftheseedischeckedinthecaseofsmallpackages 'A',especially whenseed
lotsaredivided.Tothisend,theymayprovidethatsmallpackages 'A'prepared
intheirterritory aresealedofficially orunderofficialcontrol."
7.InArticle 12thewords"inArticle 4"arereplaced bythewords :'bythis
Directive ,"
8.ThetextofArticle 14paragraph ■isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"1.MemberStatesshallensurethat:
-basicseedandcertified seedwhichhasbeenofficially certified andthe
packageofwhichhasbeenofficially labelled andsealedinaccordance
withtheprovisions ofthisdirective ,
-seedofferedinsnailpackages 'A'whichhavebeenlabelled andsealed
inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisdirective ,aresubjectonly
tothemarketing restrictions providedforinthisdirective withre­
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gardtotheircharacteristics ,examination procedure ,labelling and
sealing."
9.Article16paragraph 2isreplaced bythefollowing text;
"2.MemberStatesmaytakethedecisions referred toinparagraph 1concer­
ninga!country,insofar-astheCouncilhasnotyetannounced any
decisionwithregardto£hecountrywithintheframework ofthisdirec­
tive.Thisrightshallexpireon1July197^-"
10.ThetextofArticle21aisreplace!bythefollowing text:
"Article 21a
Themodifications tobemadetothecontentoftheannexesbecauseofthe
development ofscientific knowledge ortechniques shallbedecidedaccording
totheprocedure laiddowninArticle 21."
11..ThetextofAnnexIIIisreplaced bythefollowing text:
"Labelling
A,Officiai label
I.Prescribed information :
1.E.E.C.standards ,andrules
2.Certification service andMemberStateorabbreviation
3.Reference numberofthelot.
4.Sugarbeetorfodderbeet
5,Variety
6#Category
7»Countryofproduction ' N
8*Declarednetorgrossweightordeclared numberofclusters orseeds
9»Formonogerm seedtheword"monogerm "
10,Forprecision seed:theword"preoision ",
1
II«Minimum dimensions
110mmx67mm
B,Officialsticker
Prescribed information :
1»-E*E<C»standards andrules
2«Serialnumberofthesticker
3»Certification service andMemberStateorabbreviation
4»Category
5»Declared netweightordeclared numberofclusters orseeds
ν···/···

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C«Supplier'slabelorinformation printed onthepackage
Prescribed information : >.
1,Nameandaddressofsupplierresponsible forlabelling orhisidentification
mark
2.Reference numberpermitting theidentification ofthecertified lot
3»Sugarbeetorfodderbeet
4«Variety "« •
Article 2
'I
TheDirective of14thJune1$66concerning themarketing ofseedoffodderplants
ismodified asfollows :
1.ToArtiole 2paragraph 1pointAsuba)thewords:
"Phleumbertolonii DC. Timothy"
areaddedafterthewords:
"Phleumpratenpe L. Timothy",
2.TotheendofArticle 2paragraph 1isaddedthefollowing sub-paragraph :
"P,Smallpackage A:packagecontaining seedofamaximumnetweightof1kg
Smallpackage B:packagecontaining seedofanetweightgreaterthan
1kguptoamaxiunof10kg,"
3.ThetextofArticle 9paragraph 1isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"1«MemberStatesshallprovidethatpackagesofbasicseed,ofcertified
seedandofcommercial seed)exceptforeeedofthelasttwo'categories
offeredin"smallpackages/'areofficially se'alfedin.sucha'waythat,
•whenthepackageisopened,thesealingdeviceisdamagedandcannot
bereplaced."
•••/•*

TotheendofArticle 9"thefollowing paragraphisadded:
"3,Smallpackages of"certified seed"andof"commercial seed"shall "be
sealedinsuchawaythat,whenthepackageisopened,thesealing
deviceisdamagedandcannotbereplaced."
Thetextoftheintroduction toArticle 10isreplaced "bythefollowing
text:
"1,MemberStatesshallprovidethatpackagesofbasicseed,ofcertified
seedandofcommercial seed,exoeptforseedofthelasttwocategories
offeredinsmallpackages ,*«»s .
.Article10paragraph 2sub-paragraph b)isdeleted.. -'
Thefollowing Articles areaddedafterArticle 10:
"Article 10a
1.MemberStatesshallprovidethatsmallpackages ofcertified seedand
ofcommercial seed:
a)shallbearontheoutsideasupplier'slabelorprintedinformation
orastarapinoneoftheofficial languages oftheCommunity andin
conformity withAnnexIVsub-paragraph C;fortransparent packages
thislabelmaybeplacedinsideprovideditcanbereadtirroughthe
package ;thecolourofthelabelshallbeblueforcertified seedand
fcwisofer-oorinerolal fegedj; '• •
b)shallbearanofficialstickerinconformity withAnnexIVsub-para­
graphB,inoneoftheofficial languages oftheCommunity andattached
eithertotheoutsideofthepackageortothesupplier'slabelreferred
toinsub-paragraph a).Thecolourofthestickershall-bebluefor
-■certified seedandfcrora teeeaaer&ial "/• -" »
2.Theofficialstickerreferredtoinparagraph 1ec.bparagraph b)isnot
requiredformixtures ofseedsintendedsolelyfortheproduction of-turf
ifsuchmixtures areofferedinsmallpackages *A*andif..theinformation
prescribed forthestickerisgivenbythesupplierunderthesystemof
.labelling prescribed inparagraph 1sub-paragraph a).
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Article 10b
MemberStatesnayprovidethat,onrequest,snailpackages *B'ofcertified
seedareofficially sealedandlabelledaccording totheprovisions of
Article 9»paragraphs 1and2andArticle 10,paragraphs 1and2.
Article 10c
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary toensurethatthe
identityoftheseedischeckeddnthecase,n-f*pnall especially
whenseedlotsaredivided.ToThisend,theymayprovidethatsnail
packages prepared intheirterritory aresealedofficially orunder .
official control."
8.InArticle11thewords"inArticle4"arereplaced "bythewords"bythis
Directive"#
9»ThetextofArticle 13isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"1«MemberStatesnaypermit,totheextentthatparagraph 2doesnot
apply,fodderplantseedtobemarketed asmixtures ofseedofvarious
generaandspeciesoffodderplantsorasmixtures withseedofplants
whicharenotfodderplantswithinthemeaningofthisDirective ,pro­
videdthevariouscomponents ofthemixturecomplied withthemarketing
rulesapplicable tothembeforebeingmixed.
2.MemberStatesshallprovidethatsnailpackages containing mixtures
intendedsolelyfortheproduction ofturfmaybemarketed onlywhen
thevariouscomponents complied withthemarketing rulesapplicable to
thenbeforebeingmixed.
3.Theprovisions ofArticles 8,9»10b10caswellasthoseof
Articles 10and10ashallspplyexcept,however,thatformixturesthe
colourofthelabelandoftheofficialstickershallbegreen."
10.ThetextofArticle 14paragraph 1isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"l.Member Statesshallensurethat:
~basicseedandcertified seedwhichhasbeenofficially certified
andthepackageofwhichhasbeenofficially labelled andsealedin
accordance withtheprovisions ofthisDirective ;

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-commercial seedwhichhasbeenofficially checked andthepackageofwhich
hasbeenofficially labelled andsealedinaccordance withtheprovisions
ofthisDirective j
-certified seedandcommercial seed,together withmixtures ofseedinten­
dedsolelyfortheproduction ofturfofferedinsmallpackages whichhave
beenlabelled andsealedinaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisDirec­
tive,are -
aresubjectonlytothemarketing restrictions provided forinthisDirective
withregardtotheircharacteristics ,examination procedure ,labelling and
sealing.".
11-Article16paragraph 2isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"2.MemberStatesmaytakethedecisions referred toinparagraph 1concer­
ningacountry,insofarastheCouncilhasnotyetannounced any
decision withregardtothecountrywithintheframework ofthisdirec­
tive.Thisrightshallexpireon1July197^.". ~
12.ThetextofArticle21aisreplaced bythefollowing text:
"Article 21a
Themodifications tobemadetothecontent oftheannexes because ofthe
development of.scientific knowledge ortechniques shallbedecidedaccor--
dingtotheprocedure laiddowninArticle 21."
13.ThetextofAnnexII,partI,point3.sub-paragraph Aisreplaced bythe
following text .
"A.Standards
1Minimum
svnalytical
purity
(%by
weight)
2x-laximurt
ofseec
plants
Total
3.content
Iofother
{%byweight)
seedsofa
singlespe­
cies
k-■Maximum
content
ofhard
seed
ofpure
sëed)
•5Minimum
germination
{%ofpure .
s'eed)'
6"V
a)Gramineae '
Agrostis gi;?antea
Roth
Agrostis al.spec .
Alopecurus praten-
sisL.Arrhenather um
elatius (L.)J.etC.
Presl
Dactyl-is gloraerata 190
'90'
75
90
902
2
2,5
3"
2'1,' ■
.'1
1
1
1.\
\80'
?5
'70
75
80
Festuca arundinacea
Schreb.
I
i
\95 2 ί
11
1
i
180
β··/···

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Festuca rubraL,
Loliummultiflorum Lam»
Loliumal,speo.
Fhleumspeo»
Poaspec»
Trisetumflavescens
L,Pal,Beauv,"
b)Leguminosae
Lut?inus speo»
Medicago lupulina L,
Medioago sativaL,
MedicaiovariaMari;yn
Onobrvbais sativa L,
Pisumarvense L,
Trifolium alexandrinum L»
Trifolium hvbridum ,L..
Trifolium inoarnatun L»
Trifolium pratense L,
Trifolium repens,var,
giganteum
Trifolium repensL»
Trifoliura resupinatum L•
Trigonella foenum-graec uaL,
Vioiafaba
Viciaal,spec»
io)Otherspecies/
Brassica ssp,
!Raphanussativus
iL,ssp,oleifera (DC)Metzg,85
95
90
96
96
95
85
75
95
95
97
97
97
97
95
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
95
97
97
97
952
2
2
2
2
1.5
2
2,5
1,8
1
1,8
1,5
1,5
2,5
1
1,5
1,5
1,5
1,5
1,5
1,8
1,5
1
1
1,5
1,5
1,5ι
0,5
0,5
0,5
0,5
1
1
125
40
20
20
40
40
20
20
20
20
20
40
20
20
20
2075
80
75
75
80
80
75
70
75
75
80
80
80
80
75
80
80
80
75
80
80
80
80
80
85
85
80
80
V*,ThetextofAnnexII,partI,point3,sub-paragraph B,subd)isreplaced
T?ythefollowing text:■''
nd)thepercentage byweightofseedofAgronvron ret>gnsandofMellilotus shall
notexceed ,0,5respectively andthatofseed .ofAlopecurusayosuroides shall
notexceed0,3*•"

12
.35-ThetextofAnnexII,partI,point3,sub-paragraph B,sube)isreplaced
bythefollowing text:
»e)ForArrhenatherum el&tiuaandTrisetumflaveseerua ,themaximumcontent
fixedforseedofasinglespeciesshallnotapplytoseedofPoaspecies;
foranyonespeciesofPoa,1percentofseedofanotherPoaspeciesshall
notberegarded asanimpurity."
16.ToAnnexII,partI,point3,subparagraph B,thefollowingsub-paragraphs
areadded:
"g)ForMedicago^sativa andMedicagovaxiaMartyn,thepercentage byweight
ofseedofTrifolium pretenseshallnotexceed0,5*
h)ForLupinus,PisuaandViciathepercentage byweightofseedofAgrostemma
githagoshallnotexoeed0,1".
17.ThetextofAnnexII,part11»point1isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"1,Thepercentage byweightofseedofotherplantspeciesshallnotexceed
0,2intotaland0,1perspecies,"
18.ToAnnexII,partIIthefollowing pointshallbeaddedafterpoint2:
"2a,:ForLeeuminosae ,theseedshallbe.freefromuMellilotus jhowever ,oneseea -–/7>fMellilotus _inasampleof5gshallnotberegarded ,asanimpurityifa
secondsampleof10gisfreefromMp.llilotus."
19-ToAnnexII,partIII,thetextofpoint1isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"l.Thepercentage byweightofseedofotherplantsshallnotexceedthe
maximumcontentfixedforcertified seed(partI,point3,sub-paragraph A,
columns3and4),increased eachtimeby1$."
20.ThetextofAnnexIVisreplaced bythefollowing text:
"Labelling '■•••• '
A.Officiai label
I,Prescribed information ;_ •'" '''
a)Forbasicseedandcertified seed,exceptforsnailpackages :

■1-E.E.C.standards andrules
2,Certification service andMemberStateorabbreviation
3#Reference nupberofthelot
4,Species
'5»Variety
6•Category
'7.Countryofproduction
8.Declarednetorgrosswsight (
9.Forcertified seedofthesecondandsubsequent generations frombasic
seed:thenumberofgenerations frombasicseed
10,For.seedofgrassvarieties whichhavenotbeensubjected totestsfor
theirvalueforcultivation anduse.inaccordance withtheprovisions of
,Article4paragraph 2,suba)oftheCouncilDirective of29thSeptember
1970concerning theCommonCatalogue ofSpeciesofAgricultural Plants(l)
"Hotintendedforagricultural purposes."
b)Forcommercial seed,exceptforsmallpackages :
1,E.E.C,standards andrules
2*"Commercial seed(notcertified astovariety)"
3#ControlserviceandMemberStateorabbreviation
4,Reference numberofthelot
5.Species (2)
6,Regionofproduction <.
7..Declared netorgrossweight
c)Formixturesofseed,exceptforsmallpackagesthecontentsofwhichare
intendedsolelyfortheproduction ofturf:
1,"Mixtureofseedfor (intendeduse)"
Serviceresponsible forsealingandMemberStateorabbreviation
3,Reference numberofthelot
4,Proportion byweightofthevariouscomponents shownby'speciesand,where
appropriate ,byvariety
5,"Declared netorgrossweight.
jl)OfficialJournal L225of12thOctober1970,page1.(2)Forlupins,itshallbeshownwhethertheyarebitterorsweet
lupins.•••/•• é

/V
II.Minimum dimensions :
110mmx67mm
B.Official stickers
Prescribed information ■
a)ForCertified Seed:
1.E.E.C.standards andrules
'2.Serialnumberofthesticker
3,Certification Service andMemberStateorabbreviation
4."Certified Seed"
Declared netweirfit
b)Forcommercialseed: -
1.E.E.C.standards andrules
2,Serialnumberofthesticker
3*"Commercial Seed"
4.ControlserviceandMemberStateorabbreviation
■5,Declared netweight
c)Formixturesofseed; .
1»E.E.C»standards andrules
2.Serialnumberofthesticker
3."Mixtureforturf"
4.Serviceresponsible forsealingandMemberStateorabbreviation
5.Declared netweight
C.Supplier'slabelorinformation printed onthepackage
Prescribed information
a)Forsmallpackagesofcertified seedandofcommercial seed: '
1.Hai.ieandadressofthesupplierresponsible forlabelling orhisidenti­
fication mark .. .
2.Reference numberfortheidentification ofthecertified lot
3.Species
4«Forcertified seed:Variety ».

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b)Forsmallpackagesofmixturesofseedintentedsolelyfortheproduction
ofturf
lsNameandaddressofthesupplierresponsible forlabelling orhisiden­
tification mark
2»Reference numberfortheidentification ofthecertified lot,where
appropriate .''''
3.Proportion byweightofthevariouscomponents shownbyspeciesand,
whereappropriate ,forpackageslargerthan5kg,byvariety."
Article 3
TheDirective of14thJune1966concerning themarketing ofcerealseedis
modified asfollows :
1*Toartiole 2paragraph 2thefollowing sub-paragraph isadded:
"d)beauthorised ,onrequestandaccordingtotheprocedurelaiddown
inArticle 21,toofficially certifyseedofautogamous spaoiesas"certified
seed,1stgeneration "or"certified seed,2ndgeneration "until31stDecember
1978at"thelatest
-if,instedd oftheofficialfieldinspection prescribed inAnnexI,afield
inspection isinitiatedofficially checkingatrandomatleast20$ofthe
cropsofeachspeoies ;
-if,inadditiontothebasicseed,atleastthetwogenerations ofpre-
1
basicseedimmediately preceding thebasicseed,havebeenfoundatoffi­
cialexaminations carriedoutintheMemberStateconcerned ,toconform
totherequirements forbasioseedprescribed inAnnexesIandIIforiden­
tityandvarietalpurity;
-iftheapplication ofthisprocedure hasbeenrequested."
2.ToArticle 9"thefollowing paragraph isadded:
"3aMemberStatesmayallot*exemptions fromtherequirements ofparagraph 1
forsmallpackages."
3»Article16paragraph 2isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"2.MemberStatesmaytakethedecisions referredtoinparagraph 1
concerning acountry,inso'farastheCouncilhasnotyet
announced anydecisionwithregardtothecountrywithinthe
framework ofthisdirective .Thisrightshallexpireon1July
197if."
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The"textofArticle21aisreplaced bythefollowing text:
"Article 21a
Themodifications to"bemadetothecontent oftheAnnexes because ofthe
development ofscientfio knowledge ortechniques shall "bedecidedaccording
totheprocedure laiddowninArticle 21"®
5.InAnnexIIpoint3sub-paragraph A,thenumber"98"incolumn5forbasic
seedofoats,barley,wheatandspelt,isreplaced bythenumber"99"»
6.ToAnnexIIpoint3,thefollowing sub-paragraph isadded:
MD»Detailsconcerning themaximumcontentofseedofothercerealspecies
Wherethemaximumcontentisfixedinsub-paragraph Aat1seed,asecond
seedshallnotbecountedasanimpurityifasecondsampleof5^0Sis
freefrom;seedsofothercerealspecies".
Article 4
TheDirective of14thJunei960concerning themarketing ofseedpotatoesis
modifiedasfollows :■ /
1#ToArticle 9"thefollowing textisadded: ., < ■
"3»MemberStatesmayallowexemptions fromtheretirements ofparagraph 1
forsmallpackages",
2.InArticle15paragraph 2thedate1July1973isreplaced bythe
date1stJuly197^• ' "
3.TheTextofArticle19aisreplaced bythefollowing text:
V"Article .19a
Modifications tobemadetothecontentoftheannexesbecauseofthe
development ofscientific knowledge ortechniques shallbedecided
according totheprocedure laiddowninArticle19"» ■
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Article 5
TheDirective of30thJune19°9concerning themarketing ofseedofoiland
fibreplantsismodified asfollows :
1.InArticle 2andinAnnexII,partI,point2,sub-paragraph Athewords
"Soiahispida L."arereplaced eachtimebythewords"Glycinemax(L.)
Merrill".
2.InArticle 2,paragraph 2subc)thedateof"30thJune197^isreplaced
bythedateof"30thJune1978".
3-ToArticle 9thefollowing textisadded:
"3«MemberStatesmayallowexemptions fromtherequirements ofparagraph 1
forsmallpackages."'
k.Article16paragraph 2isreplaced bythefollowing text:
"2.MemberStatesmaytakethedecisions referred toinparagraph 1
concerning acountry ,insofarastheCouncilhasnotyetannounced
anydecision withregardtothecountrywithintheframework ofthis
directive .Thisrightshallexpireon"lJuly197^-"
5-ThetextofArticle20aisreplaced bythefollowing text:.
"Article 20a
Themodifications tobbmadetothecontentoftheannexes because ofthe
development ofscientific knowledge ortechniques shallbedecidedaccording ,
totheprocedure laiddowninArticle 20".
\,· - ,Article 6
TheDirective of29thSeptember 1970concerning themarketing ofvegetable
seedismodified asfollows :
1.InArticle11,paragraph 2,firstsentence ,oftheGermantextthewords
"bettreffend ihreVerwendung "aredeleted.
2.InArticle11,paragraph 2,firstsentence ,oftheFrenchtextthewords
"concernant sonutilisation "aredeleted .
3.InArtide11,ps.ragraph 2,firstsentence ,oftheItaliantextthewords
"inloropossesseriguardanti lasuautilizzazione "aredeleted.

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InArticle11,paragraph 2,firstsentence ,oftheDanishtextthe
words"medhenblikpadansanvendelse "aredeleted .
5'InArticle 22,paragraph 2,firstsentence ,oftheEnglishtextthe
words"inrespectofuse"aredeleted.
6.ToArticle 2kthefollowing paragraph isadded:
"3»MemberStatesmayallowthemarketing ofmixtures ofstandard seed
ofdifferent varieties ofLactuca sativaL.andofmixtures of
standard seedofdifferent varieties ofRaphanus sativaL.insmall
packages notexceeding 50gprovided thatthewords"mixtureof
varieties "andthenamesofthevarieties makingupthemixtureare
shownonthepackage."
I
7.Article 33a,asfollows,isaddedafterArticle 335
"Article 33a
According totheprocedure laiddowninArticle 10,MemberStatesmay
beauthorised toallowthemarketing intheirterritory ofseed
harvested before1July1973whichdoesnotfullyconformtothe
requirements forgermination prescribed inannexIIifsuchisee'dis
specially labelled .Thisauthority isgrantedonlyuntil1July1973".
8.ThetextofArticle *fOaisreplaced bythefollowing text:
i
"Article *fOa
Themodifications tobemadetothecontent oftheannexes because of
thedevelopment ofscientfic knowledge ortechniques shallbedecided :
according totheprocedure laiddowninArticle 40." .:
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9*»ThetextofAnnexIIIpoint2isreplaced "bythefollowing text:
"2.Minimum weightofasample
Species Weightfin g)
Alliumcepa 25
Allium Tjorruni 20
Anthriscus eerefolium 20
Apiun}graveolens ;..5'
Asparagus officinalis 100
Betavulgaris 100
Brassica oleracea! 25
Brasaina.rapa! 20
Cansjo.upi 40
Çiohorium intybus ! 15
)
Cichorium endivia
Citrullus vulf;aris 250
Cucumis melo ! îoo
J
Cucumis Eativus: 25 .
Cucurbita pepo 150
Daucuscarota 10
Poeniculuin vnlsrare ! 25 ■
Lao±uoa_sa±lxa - 10
Petroselinum hortense • 10
Phaseolus Goccineus 1000
Phaseolus vula-aris 700
Pisumsativum 500
EaDhanus _.saiivus 50
Scorzonera hispánicai 30
Solanumlycppersicum! 20
Solanummelongena 20
Spinacia oleracea 75
Valerianella locusta 20
Viciafaba ' 1000
InthecaseofF.1hybridvarieties oftheabovespecies,theminxmumweight
of^lie''samplemaybedecreasedtoaquarteroftheaboveweight.Howeverthesample
musthaveaweightofatleast5gandconsistofatleast^00seeds.

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article 7
Thedirective of29thSeptember 1970concerning theCommonCatalogue of
Varieties ofSpeciesofAgricultural Plantsismodified asfollows :
1.InArticle 10,paragraph 2,firstsentence oftheDutchtexttheword
"ervan"isreplaced bythewords"voorhungebuik".
ThetextofArticle15paragraph 3sub-paragraph c)isreplaced bythe
following text:
"c)ifithasbeenestablished ,onthebasisofofficialfieldtrialscarried
outintheMemberStatemakingtherequestundertheprovisions ofArticle5i
paragraphe 4appliedbyanalogy,thatthevarietydoesnot,inanypartof
itsterritory ,correspond to-theresultsobtained byanothercomparable variety
registered intheterritory oftheMemberStateconcerned or,ifitiswell
knownthatthevarietyisnotsuitableforcultivation inanypartofits
territory ,"
Article 8
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations oradministrative
provisions necessary tocomply :
a)by1stJuly1975atthelatest,withtheprovisions ofArticle1exceptfor
point3inwhichArticle 10paragraph 4isaddedandexceptforpoint9»
butalsowiththeprovisions ofArticle 2points2to10and19;
b)by1stJulyatthelatest,withtheotherprovisions ofthisDirective#
Article 9
ThisDirective isaddressed toMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels
onForthéCouncil
TheChairman

Proposal for aCouncil Directive modifying the Directive of
9thApril 1968 concerning theMarketing ofVegetative Propa­
gation Material oftheVine
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
and ,inparticular ,Article kjthereof­
«• v '•> ..
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas ,forthereasons given below ,modifications should bemade tocertain
provisions oftheCouncil Directive of9thApril 1968 concerning themarketing
ofvegetative propagation material ofthevine (1),asmodified bytheDirec «
tive of22nd March 1971 (2);
Whereas certain regions benefit from particular conditions more favourable
forthedevelopment ofpropagation material ,itis 1appropriate togive to
theMember State concerned ,thepossibility toallow exemptions tothelength
ofthepropagation material initsproduction andmarketing .initsterritory j
Whereas ,because theapplication ofthe directive may cause difficulties for
theimportation into some Member States ,some ofthem requiring theimporter
tosupply different particulars ,these particulars should beharmonized ;
Whereas themodifications totheannex areintended essentially topermit
theapplication ofthedirective and ,asproof ,,should besubmitted tothe
procedure ofthePermanent Committee :
(1)Official Journal No.L93of17th April i960 ,page 15
(2)Official Journal No.L71of25th March 1971 ,page 16••/*•

Whereasthegrowingofvinesandthemarketing ofpropagation material may |
beofminimaleconomic importance inaMemberState,suchaMemberState
shouldhavethepossibility nottoapplymostoftheprovisions ofthedirec.'
tive, !
1
HASADOPTED THISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
TheCouncilDirective of9thApril1968concerning themarketing ofvegeta­
tivepropagation material thevineismodified asfollows :
Article 2
1.ToArticle 3»paragraph kisaddedthefollowing sub-section :
"c)authorise MemberStates,byexemptions fromtheprovisions ofAnnexI]
partIIIpoint1/Bandpoint2/B,toreducethegivenminimumlengthsof
thepropagation material fortheproduction andmarketing incertainterri
toriesifthisauthorisation isjustified bytheparticular growingcondi­
tions."-
Article 3
1.Article 11becomesArticle 11paragraph 1.
2.ToArticle 11isaddedthefollowing paragraph :
"2.MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessary measures toensurethatthe
following information isgivenatthetimeofmarketing propagation
material ofthevineoriginating inanother MemberStateorathird
country :
a)Species
b)Variety (botanical designation )
c)Category .
.d)Natureofthepropagation "material
e)Countryofproduction andcontrolling authority
•f)Countryofdispatch
g)Nameoftheimporter ■
h)Quantityofthematerial

According totheprocedure laid down inArticle 17themethods bywhich this
information shall besupplied may beprescribed ."
Article k
The text ofArticle 17a isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 17a
The modifications tobemade tothe content ofthe Annexes because ofthe
development ofscientific knowledge ortechniques shall bedecided according
totheprocedure laid down inArticle 17"«
Artide 5
The text ofArticle 18ai3replaced bythefollowing :
"Article lôa
According totheprocedure laid down inArticle 1",aMember State may ,at
itsrequest ,beallowed todispense completely orpartially wiih theobliga­
tion toapply this directive with theexception ,however ,oftherequii'ements
ofArticle 12aand12paragraph 1totheextent that thegrowing ofvines
and themarketing ofpropagation material ofthevine are ofminimal economic
importance intheir territory ."
Article 6
Member States shall bring into force thelaws ,regulations oradministrative
provisions necessary tocomply with therequirements ofthis directive by
1July 197 1*atthelatest .
Article 7
\
This Directive isaddressed toMember States .
Done atBrussels ,on For the Council

STATEMENT OFMOTIVES
TheCouncil Directive of June 1966 onthemarketing offorest reproductive
material established certain common rules with regard tothegenetic value
ofreproductive materials able tobemarketed intheCommunity .Acertain
number ofmodifications hasproved tobenecessary ,inparticular for the
following reasons :
The development offorestry intheintervening period haspermitted the intro­
duction ofanew category ofreproductive material ,which offers certain
guarantees ofgenetic superiority .
Therefore thematerials complying with therequirements fixed bythe
Directive of1966 will bedesignated "selected reproductive material "while
thematerials complying with therequirements ofthenew category will be
designated "tested reproductive material ".
Thebasic material ofthelatter must have undergone comparative trials in
accordance with uniform rules .
Inorder tofacilitate intercommunity trade itisdesirable toestablish a
common catalogue ofbasic materials officially approved inthemember States ,
conforming with thepatten already agreed foragricultural crops andvegeta­
bles .
TheDirective of1966didnotaffect theright ofMember States totake
measures torestrict marketing under certain circumstances .
There isaneed toadapt this system torules applicable inanalogous sectors
andconsequently tosubject this freedom ofthemember States toacommunity .
procedure .
Thebasically technical provisions oftheannexes must becapable ofadapta­
tion tonew scientific andtechnical knowledge byamore appropriate proce­
dure .

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Proposal foraSecond Council Directive amending theCouncil Directive of
14June 1966 onthemarketing offorest reproductive material
THECOUNCIL OF :'THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,.
andinparticular Article k3thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ; •
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament j
Whereas for the reasons hereinafter stated itisnecessary toamend certain
provision ^oftheCouncil Directive of14June 1966 (l)onthemarketing of
forest reproductive material , last amended bytheiDirsctiv© ofl8February
1969 (2)?
Whereas forest reproductive material marketable intheCommunity should be
divided into twocategories ,"selected reproductive material "and "tested
reproductive material ",material which satisfies therequirements ofthe
Directive ofl'fJune 1966 constituting thefirst category ,thesecond
F-comprising only material shown bycomparative tests tobegenetically superior
Whereas poplar cultivation hasincreased sogreatly that itisadvisable to
restrict themarketing ofpoplar reproductive material to"tested reproductive
material "only 5 v'
Whereas theofficial approval ofbasic material fortheproduction of"tested
reproductive material "must beeffected intheMember States inaccordance
with uniform rules which areasstrict aspossible ,andwhereas thelay-out
andmanagement ofcomparative tests and theinterpretation oftheresults
thereof are anessential element inthese common rules : ■ ! ]
•••/•••
(1)OJNo125 ,11July 1966,p.2326/66
(2)OJNoIA8 ,26February 1969 Ip»12

t\529/VI/72-E
Whereas comparative tests take along time toyield definitive results ,
andwhereas Member States mayincertain circumstances approve basic
material fortheproduction of"tested reproductive material "ifthe
provisional results ofthetests inhand warrant this {
Whereas comparative tests are atpresent being conducted insome Member
States inamanner which may differ from that provided for inthis
\
Directive ,andwhereas itisnecessary toauthorize such Member States ,
asatransitional measure andsubject tocertain conditions ,tomake
use oftheresults ofsuch tests }
Whereas itisdesirable ,inorder tofacilitate trade within theCommunity ,
topublish intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities acommon
catalogue ofbasic material officially approved fortheproduction of
forest reproductive material ;
Whereas each Member State should beable toobtain precise information on
forest reproductive material coming from other Member States orfrom third ,
countries ;
Whereas difficulties-have been encountered byvarious Member States
importing reproductive material because each State requires theimporter ,
togive different information fwhereas theinformation required should
therefore beharmonized ;
Whereas anyrestrictions which Member States consider imposing on>the
marketing offorest ■reproductive material should be .subject toCommunity
procedure ensuring close cooperation between Member States andthe
Commission ; •
Whereas basically technical amendments totheAnnexes should befacilitated
byanexpeditious procedure ;
Whereas certain improvements andclarifications should bemade tothe
Directive ofl*fJune 1966 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : •

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Article 1
TheCouncilDirective of14June1966tonthemarketing offorest
reproductive materialisherebyamendedasprovided ontheArticles
which ,follow.
Article 2.
Article 2isamended asfollows :
1,Inparagraph 1(a)thewords"produced bysexualmeans"areinserted ,
afterthewords"forestreproductive material".
2.Thetextof;paragraph 1(b)isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(b)Vegetative reproductive material derivedfromPOTJUIUSspecies".
3«Thefirst'partofparagraph 2is.replaced bythefollowing :
"2.MemberStatesshallremain -freetomakereproductive material of
otherspecies andthereproductive material ofthespecieslisted
inparagraph 1(a)produced byvegetative meansandpoplar
reproductive material produced bysexualmeanssubjectinwhole
orinparttotheprinciples ofthisDirective
Article 3
Article 3isamendedasfollows :
1.Thetextofsection A(b)isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(b)Partsofplaints :cuttings ,layers,rootsandscionsintended
fortheproduction ofplants,butnotsets"J.
■2.ThetextofsectionA(c)isReplaced bythefollowing :
"(c)Youngplants :plantsraisedbymeansofseedsorpartsofplants
alsoincludes setsandnaturalregeneration ;"
3.Thetext.o,f^ection Bisreplaced bythefollowing :" 1
"(a)Standsandseedorchads,inthecaseof:reproductive material
produced bysexualmeans;
(b)Clonesandgroupsofclones,inthecaseofreproductive material
produced byvegetative means".

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Aftersection Bthefollowing sections areinserted :
"Ba.Selected reproductive material :material derived frombasic >
,materialofficially approved inaccordance withArticle 5?
Bb»Testedreproductive material :material derived frombasic
materialofficially approved inaccordance withArticlte 5b."
Thetextofsection Cisreplaced bythefollowing :
"C.Seedorchard :anplantation established andmanagedinsuchaway
astoimprovethequalityorquantity oftheseedsproduced ,and
tofacilitate harvesting ;whichissufficiently isolated toavoid
pollination fromoutsidesources }othercharacteristics maybe
fixedinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 17*"
6.Aftersection Cthefollowing section isinserted :
"Ca.Satisfactory valufeforuse:thegeneticcharacteristics ,taken
asawhole,showingadistinct improvement forforestry purposes
,ascompared tostandards selected inaccordance withAnnexII,
.atleastforcultivation intheregioninwhichthosestandards
aregenerally used."
7«Thetextofsection Fisreplaced bythefollowing :
"F.Regionofprovenance ;
..Foraspecies,subspecies ordistinctvariety,theareaorgroup
ofareassubjecttosufficiently uniformecological conditions on
whicharefoundstandsshowingsimilarphenotypic orgenetio
characters .
Theregionofprovenance ofreproductive material producedina
seedorchardisthatofthebasicmaterial usedfortheestablish­
mentoftheorchard."
8.Aftersection Fthefollowing section isinserted J"
"Fa.Marketing :displaywithaviewtosale,offeringforsaleor
delivery toanotherperson.
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Article H'
Article 4isamended asfollows :
1.Thetextofparagraph 1esreplaced bythefollowing :
"1.TheMemberStatesshallprovidethatreproductive material
-ofthespecieslistedinArticle2(1)(a)maynotbemarketed
unlessitis"selected reproductive material "or"tested
reproductive material "
-oftheqjecies specified inArticle2(1)(b)maynotbemarketed
unlessitis"testedreproductive material."
2.Paragraph 3isdeleted.
Article 5
ThetextofArticle 3isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 5
TheMember ;Statesshallprovidethatonlybasicmaterial whosequalities
aresuchastomakeitsuitable forreproductive purposes andwhichhas
nocharacteristics undesirable forforestry maybeofficially approved
fortheproduction ofselected reproductive material .Approval shall
■beconditional uponsatisfaction oftheminimumrequirements laiddown
inAnhexI." ■r
.-Article 6 .
-Thefollowing Article ,isaddedafterArticle 5>
"Article 5a
Inthecaseofbasicmaterial ,intended fortheproduction ofselected
reproductive material ,theMemberStatesshalldelimitregionsof'
provenance definedbymeansofadministrative oi*geographic boundaries
and.whereapplicable ,byaltitudinal boundaries . •'
•*'V; ■"Article 5b -- ''"
1.TheMemberStatesshallprovidethatonlybasicmaterial whose
progenypossesssatisfactory valueforusemaybeofficially ap^ro.ved
fortheproduction of"testedreproductive material".

4529/VI/72-E
Satisfactory valueforuseshallbeassessed bymeansofcomparative
testing.Theconductofthecomparative testsshallsatisfytheminimum
requirements laiddowninAnnexII.
2.Thecharacteristics tobecoveredasaminimumbytheexaminations of
thevariousspeciesshallbefixedinaccordance withtheprocedure :
laiddowninArticle 17«
"Article 5c
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupdescriptions ofthetestsitesinwhich
theyexamined valueforusewheresuchtrialshaveledtotheapproval
ofbasicmaterial .Descriptions shallgiveallrelevant information
foreachsite,inparticular ,fulldetailsabouttheecological condi­
tionsprevailing intheregionsinwhichtheyaresituated .
2.Theforminwhichsuchdescriptions shallbedrawnupshallbedetermi­
nedinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 17.•
3»Thesedescriptions andanyalterations madetothemshallbesent
forthwith totheCommission whichshallcommunicate themtotheother -
MemberStates.
"Article 5d
MemberStatesmay,duringamaximumperiodof10years,officially approve,
inallorpartoftheirterritory ,basicmaterialfortheproduction of
"testedreproductive material "where,fromtheprovisional resultsof
comparative tests,itcanbeassumedthatthebasicmaterialwill,when
testshavebeencompleted ,satisfytherequirements fordefinitive official
approval . '
"Article 5e
MemberStatesmay,.for .amaximumtransitional periodof10years
following thedatesetinArticle21oftheSecondCouncilDirective
whichamendsthisDirective ,use,forthepurposeofofficially approving
basicmaterialfortheproduction of"testedreproductive material",the
resultsofcomparative testscarriedoutbeforethatdate,providedthat
thecomparative testsprove'thattheprogenyofthebasicmaterialpossess
satisfactory valueforuse.

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MemberStatesmay,undertheprocedure :laiddowninArticle17,"be
authorised tousetheresultsofcomparative testsafterexpiryof
theabove-mentioned transitional periode"
Article 7
ThetextofArticle 6isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 6
1.EachMemberStateshallestablish listsofthebasicmaterial ofthe
variousspeciesofficially approved initsterritory .Basicmaterial
fortheproduction of"selected reproductive material "ahdbasic
material fortheproduction of"testedreproductive material "shall
beenteredseparately intheselists.
2.Theforminwhichsuchlistsshallbedrawnupshallbedetermined
inaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle17.
3.Theselistsandanyalterations madetothemshallbesentforthwith
totheCommission whichshallcommunicate themtotheotherMember
•States."
Article 8
Article 7isdeleted.
Article 9
Article 8isamended asfollows :
■ i"-
1.Thetextofparagraph 1(a)isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(a)Speciesand,whereapplicable ,subspecies *.variety *clone;"
2.Thetextofparagraph 1(c)and(d)isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(c)Regionofprovenance for."selectedreproductive material ";
(d)Basicmaterial "-for"testedreproductive material'',;" .,
3.Inparagraphe 1(e)thewords"indigenous ornon-indigenous "are
deleted .
k.Paragraph 2isdeleted.
Article 10
ThetextofArticle 9isreplaced bythefollowing :

«wO+* **529/VI/72-E
"Article 9
1.TheMemberStatesshallprovidethatreproductive material maybe
marketed onlyinconsignments whichconformtotherequirements of
Article 8andareaccompanied byalabelordocumentestablished by
thesupplier givingthecriteria setoutaboveaswellasthe
following information t
(a)botanical nameofthereproductive material ;
(b)nameofsupplierresponsible :forthelot;
(c)quantity ;
(d)inthecaseof"testedreproductive material"whosebasicmaterial
wasapproved underArticle5d,thewords"provisionally approved".
Thecolourofthelabelshallbegreeninthecaseof"selected
reproductive material "andblueinthecaseof"testedreproductive
material ".
2.MemberStatesmayalsorequirethat,inthecaseof"tested
reproductive material "supplementary information concerning thebasic
material begivenontheabove-mentioned document orlabel."
Article 11
Article .11(2)isdeleted.
Article 12
Article 12isamended asfollows :
1.Inthefirstsentence ofparagraphlt.thewords"AnnexII"are
replaced bythewords"AnnexIII".
2*Thetextofparagraph 1(a)and(b)isreplaced bythefollowing :
-"(a)Regionofprovenance for"selectedreproductive material ";
(b)Identityfor"testedreproductive material"."
i
3.Paragraph 2isdeleted.

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Article 13
The text ofArticle 13isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 13
1.TheMember States shall ensure that ,asfrom 31December ofthe
second year following approval ,reproductive material derived from
basic material officially approved inaccordance with theprovisions
ofthis Directive issubject tonomarketing restrictions astoits
genetic characteristics .
2.Upon application byaMember State ,which will bedealt with as
provided inArticle 17,that State may beauthorized toprohibit
after the date set inparagraphe 1themarketing inall or ,part of
itsterritory ofreproductive material derived from specific basic
material .
3«Theauthorization provided forinparagraph 2shall begranted only
where there isreason tobelieve that useofreproductive material
derived from specific basic material would have anadverse effect
onforestry inthat Member State ."
Article 14
The following Articles are added after Article 13 !
t
."Article 13a ., ■,.
TheCommission shall ,onthebasis oftheinformation supplied by'the
Member States and asthis isreceived ,-publish inthe Official' -Journal
oftheEuropean Communities under thetitle "Common Catalogue ofBasic
Material forForest Reproductive Material "alist ofthebasic material
ofwhich thederived reproductive material issubject tonomarketing
restrictions under Article 13«Thepublished notice shall indicate any
Member States which have received authorizations under Article 13(2 ).
:: >•'"Article 13b
1.TheMember States shall ensure that ,asregards themeasures taken
toguarantee itsidentity ,reproductive material issubject tono
marketing restrictions other .than those laid down inthis Directive .
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2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary toensurethat
whenforestreproductive material comingfromanother MemberState
orfromathirdcountryismarketed ,thefollowing information is
giventothecompetent authority :
(a)Natureofproduce
(b)Speciesand,whereapplicable ,subspecies ,variety,clone
(c)Category
(d)Countryofproduction andofficialcontrolauthority
(e)Regionofprovenance –inthecaseof"selectedreproductive
material "
Countryofdispatch
(g)Importer
(h)Quantityofreproductive material
Detailed rulesforthesupplyofsuchinformation maybeadopted
undertheprocedure laiddowninArticle 17»
Article 15
Thetextofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle15(1)isreplaced by
thefollowing :
"Inthecaseofreproductive material ofanyoneofthecategories
providedforinArticle 4,thecolourofthelabelshallbethat
provided forthecorresponding category ;inallothercasesitshallbe
brown. Wherethereproductive materialinquestionsatisfies less
stringent requirements ,thedocuments requiredunderArticle9(1)shall
inallcasesstatethatfact." ■ .
Articlelb'"
Thefollowing ArticlesareaddedafterArticle16:
"Article 16a .
Anyadjustments totheAnnexestobringthemintolinewithcurrent
scientific technical knowledge shallbeadoptedtindertheprocedure laid
downinArticle 17-
"Article lbb
ThisDirective shallnotapplytoyoungplantswhichareshowntobe
intended mainlyforpurposes otherthanthoseofforestry."
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Article 17
Thefollowing ArticleisaddedafterArticle 17t•
"Article 17a
Saveasotherwise providedinArticles 13,and13b(l),thisDirective
shallbewithoutprejudice totheprovisions ofnational lawsjustified
ongroundsoftheprotection ofhealthandlifeofhumans,anioalsorplants
ortheprotection ofindustrial andconacrcial property." .
Article 18
AnnexIisamended asfollows
1.Thetitleisreplaced bythefollowing : ,
"Minimumrequirements fortheapproval ofbasicmaterial intended forthe
production of"selected -reproductive material".
2.InPartBthewords"conservation seedorchards "areinallinstances
replaced bythewords"seedorchards".
3.ThetextofPartCisreplaced bythefollowing :
"C.CLONES
Items *t, 7and9ofPartAshallapply."
Article 19
Thefollowing AnnexisaddedafterAnnexI: ,
''-;-"ANNEX'II •
Minimumrequirements forthecomparative testsfortheapproval ofbasic
material intended fortheproduction of"testedreproductive material".
1.General
1.1Comparative testsfortheapproval ofbasicmaterial aretobe
prepared ,laidout,conducted andtheirresultsinterpreted insuch
awayastogiveanobjective comparison ,bothasbetweenthe
materials undertestandwithoneorpreferably severalpre-chosen
standards .».... • ..
1.2Allcareistobetakentoensurethatthereproductive material
undertest,including thestandards ,isrepresentative' ofthebasic
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1.3Ifduringtestsitisprovedthatthereproductive material under
testdoesnotpossessatleasttheidentifying characteristics of
itsbasicmaterial andadequateresistance toiarmful'organisms
economic importance ,thensuchmaterial mustbeimmediately
eliminated .'
Setting ut>theTests
2.1Reproductive material understudyistoberaisedinnurseries and
plantedinthetrialsinareplicated randomlayoutenabling the
possible causesofvariation tobechecked :-geneticcharacteris­
tics,environment ,interactions *error.
2.2Eachexperimental unitistocontain asufficient numberoftrees
inorderthattheindividual characteristics ofeachmaterial under
examination canbeevaluated precisely ,including ifrelevantits
resistance tocompetition .
2.3Asfaraspossible ,eachtestshallcomprise fivelotsofreproduc­
tivematerial,includingthestandards ,eachlotrepresenting one_
basicmaterial .
Management ofTrials
3.1Thereproductive material understudy,including the
standards ,aretobetreatedasseedsorrootingcuttings ,asroot
stocks,inthenurseryandintheplantation rightthroughtothe
,endoftheexperiment inanidentical way,inparticular .?
asconcerns thetreatment ofseeds,ofcuttings andofyoungplants,
transplanting techniques inthenurseryandatfinaltransplanting ,
whencultivating thesoil,asregardsfertilizing ,spacing,thinning ,
phyto-sanitary treatment ,pruningandallothermethodsandtechni­
quesofcultureandhusbandry .
3.2Asconcernsthinning ,themethodsused,shouldtake.intoaccount ,the
vigourofeachreproductive material . ,
Selection andHarvesting ofReproductive Material forTesting,including
Standards
^.1Thebasicmaterial ofthereproductive materialfortestingistobe
(i)welldefinedasregardsprovenance ,constitution ,composition and
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Cii)-ofsuchage-anddevelopment thatreasonable stability ofthe
..mainfeatures oftheoffspring canbeexpected -.
b.2Sexualreproductive materialfortestingistobe:
(i)harvested inyearsofgoodflowering andgoodfruitsetting,asJLong
asnoartifitial pollinieatioo h§i3beencarriedout;
(ii)harvested bymethodsthatensurethatthesamplesobtained
arerepresentative .
k.JVegetative reproductive material undertestingistooriginate from
asingleindividual byvegetative means.
q-.JfStandards shouldifpossible havebeenusedoverasufficiently
longperiodintheregioninwhichthetestistobecarriedout.
Theyrepresent ,inprinciple ,materials thatatthetimfethatthe
teststarts,havebeenshownusefulforforestry andintheecolo­
gicalconditions forwhichitisproposed toapprovethematerial .
Theyshouldcomeasfaraspossible fromstandsselected according
tothecriteria inAnnexIorfrombasicmaterialofficially
approved fortheproduction oftestedmaterial .
k.5Inthecaseofsexualreproductive material ,clonesmultiplied by
cuttings orlayersorprogenies fromcontrolled pollination could
.equallybeusedasstandards .
k.6Wheneverpossibleseveralstandards aretobeused.
Vhenabsolutely necessary ,thestandard maybereplaced bythemost
suitable ofthematerial undertest..
Characteristics tobeexamined -
5.1Thecaracteristics to-beexamined aretobe:.,
-identifying characteristics ,in-the.ckseofbasicmaterialofthe
material for'examination ' ••
-behavioural characteristics
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5*2Asregards behavioural aridproduction characteristics !weight shall
usuallgfbj^given togrowth ,adaptability andresistance "torarmful orge-
/econoraic importance .Inaddition ,other characteristics ,considered
important inview oftheeconomic objective sought ,shall beconsi­
dered andevaluated inrelation totheecological conditions ofthe
region inwhich the test iscarried out .
Analysis ofresults and evaluation
6.1Theidentifying characteristics ofthebasic material ofmaterial
forexamination shall beentered ,insufficient detail ,ona
descriptive sheet .
6.2Theresults ofthetests astobehavioural andproduction characte­
ristics aretobepresented intheform ofnumerical data and
separately foreach characteristic assessed pursuant to5»2 .These cha­
racteristics areevaluated individually .
6.3Theanalysis shall result foreach behavioural andproduction
characteristic and for each environment studied inaclassification
showing thevalues ofeach reproductive material (means andeventually
intra-material variance ).
Thesignificance level ofdifferences istobeshown .Thedifference
inboth absolute andrelative ,terms istobeexpressed -a® -far .as
possible asgenetic gain ^.relative .to."thestandard .'Itissignificant if
itreacher atleast95..%-< ■ -
♦ «
Theageofreproductive material from sowing tothemoment atwhich
the character isevaluated shall beindicated.'
6,kTests ofbehavioural andproduction characteristics must demonstrate
asignificant superiority as .compared with thestandards forat
least one ofthecharacteristics assessed pursuant ;to5*2 .
Where significant superiority isfound foronly onecharacteristic
thevalues ofatleast twoother characteristics leaated under 5.2 .
mu-at atleast achieve th-e -average values '.oft$j>e *standards £oirthese
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Itwill beclearly reported ,'if .there areany characteristics
assessed pursuant to3*2which ,,aresignificantly inferior to
those ofthestandards .However ,itmay bestated that their
effects arecompensated forbyfavourable characteristics .
6.5When theaimofthetest istoapprove reproductive material
with reference toacharacteristic which isessential for survival
under extreme ecological conditions ,equality totheaverage value
ofthe standards for theother characteristics isnolonger requi­
red .
6.6Themethodology used forthetest andthedetailed results obtained
are tobemade freely available toanybody .
7•Early Tests
The results of
/Nursery tests andlaboratory tests areacceptable asvalid early tests
ifitcanbeproved that there isaclose correlation between the
results shown intheearly tests andsubsequent stages ofdevelopment
ofthematerial ,which isimportant for theassossment ofthecharacte­
ristics .
Article 20
Annex IIisamended asfollows :
1.The Annex isentitled "Annex III".
2.Initem 2,thewords "genus and"are deleted .
3•The following item isadded after item 2:
"2aCategory -selected reproductive material /tested reproductive
material : ".
b.Thetexts ofitems 3andkarereplaced bythefollowing :
"3-For selected reproductive material :
Region ofprovenance :
4.Forselected reproductive material :
Origin :
5.Footnote 2isdeleted .

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.Article 21
ι
TheMember States shall ^not 'latei *:than 1July 197% bring into force
thelews ,'regulations oradministrative provisions necessary tocomply
with this Directive .
Article 22 >
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels , 19 FortheCouncil *
The President .
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