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COMMISSION OfTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)670 final.
Brussels,22December 1975
Proposai for
FIFTHCOUNCIL DECISION
ontheequivalence offield,inspections carriedoutinthirdcountries on
seed-producing crops,
Proposai for
FIFTHCOUNCIL DECISION
ontheequivalence ofseedproduced inthirdcountries
Proposal for
THIRDOFTHIRDOPINION
amendingthesecondDecision 75/37^/ontheequivalence ofseedpotatoes
produced mthirdcountries
(submitted "bytheCommission totheCouncil)
CONv75)670final.

Explanatory Memorandu m
CouncilDirectives 66/*fOO/EEC,66/k01/EECand66/402/EECofl^fJune1966
onthemarketing ofbeet,fodderplantandcerealseedandCouncil
Directive 69/208/EECof30june1969onthemarketing ofseedofoil
andfibreplantsprovidethatseedofthesespecies mayonlybe
marketedifithasbeenofficially inspected andcertified withrespect
toidentity ,varietal purityandquality.Iftheseedhasbeenprodu­
cedinthirdcountries ,itmayonlybemarketed intheCommunityif
theCouncil,actingonaproposal fromtheCommission ,establishes the
equivalence oftheofficialtestscarriedoutinindividual third
countries .
TheCouncilhasalready madesuchequivalence decisions initsDeci­
sions72/292,293/EEC,73/86,87/EEC,74/3^8,3^9/EECand75A07,
1
4o8/EECrelatingtoalargenumberofthirdcountries .TheseDeci­
sionsexpireon30June1976.
Havingregardtocurrentmultiplication contracts withcommercial
undertakings inthird -countries ,itisessential tomakeingoodtime
theDecisions whichwillbeeffective from1July1976.
Takingintoconsideration theexperience gainedinpastyearsfrom
imports andEECcomparative testsandonthebasisoffurtherinfor­
mationobtained meanwhile incertainthirdcountries ,renewals of
equivalence forthefieldinspection ofseedgrowingcropsincertain
countries -andforseedproduced in,thesecountries canbecontemplated .
SincetheAnnexesoftheimplementing Decisions relating tothespecies
subjecttocertification andthecertification authorities areliable
tochangecontinually ,itseemsdesirable torendertechnical and
administrative adaptations oftheAnnexessubjecttotheprocedure of
theStanding Committee onSeedsandPropagating Material forAgricul­
ture,Horticulture andForestry .
Thisprocedure shouldalsobeintroduced intotheSecondCouncil Deci­
sion75/370/EECforseedpotatoes produced inthirdcountries .

Fifth Council Decision of........... onthe .
equivalence offield inspections carried out in
third countries onseed-producing crops

^o8o/VI/75-E
Fifth Council Decision of.... ontheequivalence offield inspections
carried out inthird coutries onseed-producing crops
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Directive No66/^fOO/EEC (1)ofl*tJune onthe
marketing ofbeet seed ,aslast amended byDirective No75/^VEEC (2),
andinparticular Article 16(1)(a)thereof }
(3)Having regard toCouncil Directive No66/^01/EEC ofl*tJune 1966 ,
onthemarketing offodder plant seed ,aslast amended byDirective No
75/M*VEEC ,andinparticular Article 16 (1)(a)thereof :
(k)Having regard toCouncil Directive No66/402/EEC of14June 1966
onthemarketing ofcereal seed ,aslast amended byDirective No
75/^VEEC ,andinparticular Article 16 (1)(a)thereof }
Having regard toCouncil Directive No69/208/EEC of30June 1969
onthemarketing ofseed ofoil and fibre plants ,aslast amended by
Directive No75/^VEEC ,andinparticular Article 15 (1)(a)thereof }
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas there arrules onseed control inAustralia ,Finland ,Greece ,
Israel ,Yugoslavia ,Canada ,NewZealand ,Norway ,Austria ,Poland ,
Portugal ,Botnania ,Sweden ,Switzerland ,Spain ,South Africa ,Czechos -
lowakia ,Turkey ,Hungary and theUnited States ;whereas these rules
provide forofficial field inspection tobecarried outduring the
period ofseed production ;
(1)0JNo125of11.7.1966 ,p.2290/66
(2)OJNoL196of26.7.1975 ,P-6
(3)OJNo125of11.7.1966 ,p.2298/66
(4)OJNo125of11.7.1966 ,p.2309/66
(5)OJNoL169of10.7.1969 ,P-3

-2- 4080/VI/75-E
Whereastheserulesandthemannerinwhichtheyareappliedhave
beenreviei/edandwhereasthisreviewhasestablished thatthe
prescribed fieldinspections satisfytheconditions laiddownin
AnnexItotheabovementioned Directives ;
WhereastheCouncilDecision No72/292/EEC(6),73/86/EEC(7),
7V3^8/EEC(8)and75/^0'7/EEC(9),previously granting equivalence
offieldinspections intheabove-mentioned countries expires on.
30June1976anewdecision extending thisperiodseemsdesirable .
WhereasthisDecision doesnotpreclude Community determinations being
revoked .or.extension oftheperiodoftheirvalidity beingrefused,'
whentheconditions onwhichtheyarebasedarenotorceasetobe
satisfied ;whereastothisend,furtherpractical information on
seedproduced intheabovementioned countries shouldbeobtained by
growing andchecking samplesofsuchseedincomparative Community
testsj
;WhereCiCithasbecorisapparentthatthetec'hiii-efel' .a4nijxisti*ative -
provisions inthe.annex *<afthedecisionparticularly withrespectto
thespeciessubjecttocertification andofthecertifying agencies ,
areoftensubjecttochanges.J.„„ ^
Whereasforthepurposeofsimplifying themethodswhichatpresent
areusedtomodifytheannex,itseemsdesirable thatthesechanges
shouldbereferred totheprocedure oftheStanding Committee onSeeds
andPropagating Material forAgriculture ,Horticulture andForestry $
HASADOPTED TÏÏISDECISION :
(6)OJH®L186of16/8/1972,p.22
(7)OJN°L106of20/V1973,p.18
(8)OJI'î°L191of15/7/197^,p.11
(9)0J11°L183of1V7/1975.P-17

-3- 4O8O/VI/75-E
Article 1
Itisherebydetermined that,wherethespecialconditions laiddown„
intheAnnextothisDecision aresatisfied ,fieldinspections of
cropsproducing seedofthe"certified seed"category carriedoutin
thecountries andbytheauthorities listedinthesaidAnnexand
inrespectofthespeciesspecified thereinsatisfytheconditions laid
downinAnnexItoDirective N°66/^OO/EEC,66/^02/EECor69/208/EEC.
Article 2
Technical andadministrative amendments necessary tobemadetothe
Annexofthisdecisionshallbeadoptedaccording totheprocedure
laiddowninarticle 21oftheDirectives N°66/1tOO/EEC,66/401/EEC
and66/^-02/EECandinarticle20oftheDirective N°69/208/EEC.
Article 3
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1July19?6to30June19°0.
Article k
ThisDecision isaddressed totheMemberStates.
«■
DoneatBruscels , ForthçCouncil,

ANNEX if080/Vl/75-E
Réf .
NoCountry ! Authority jSpecies!Spécial
:conditions
l
i –
1r
2 i'Jif 5
l Australia I
I
!
I
t
j
i^ I
i
Department ofAgriculture j
Canberra j
|
i
iUGrass andlegume species subject to I
jnational rules onvarietal control
j-Fodder kale
j-Swede rape . .... .1,3,^,5
1.3,^,5
.1,3,^,5 , ....
i
t
2 |
!
I
iFinland i
i
iValtion Siementakrastuslaitos |Grass andleguaes species .subject to
(National Office forSeed jnational rules onvarietal control
Control ), j
Helsinki t j1,3.^.5
i
i
31
Greece j
j.. i
Institouton Ktinotrofikon
Fyton (Fodder Plant Institute ),
Larissa i'Legume species subject tonational
[rules onvarietal control
i :1,3,^,5
' , I
h1
iIsraël Seed anNursery Stock In- •
spection Service.-Grass andlegume species subject to
national rules onvarietal control
-Oilandfibre plants (groundnut and
fcotton )1,3,^,5
1,3.^,5
j
5i
Yugoslavia !
i-Institut zapoljoprivredna
istrazivanja (Institute of
Agricultural Research ),
Novi Sad
-Zavod zakrmno bilje (Animal
Feedingstuff Research Station )
Krusevac
I jt'BeetsLegume species subject tonational
Jrules onvarietal control
j-Fodder .kale ,fodder radish ... ...
'1,3,5,6
1,3,^,5
.1,3,^,5 ..
//

Réf.
NoCountry Authonty Species Spécial
conditions
5;
(cont.)iYugoslavia -Institut zapoijoprivredna
istrazivanja (Institute of
AgriculturaiResearch),
Sarajewo
-Institut zaoplemenijvanjei
proizvodnju biljapoljoprivred-
nogfakulteto (University In-
sti,tuteforPlantImprovement
andProduction ), !
Zagreb
-Poijoprivredm istitut
(Agricultural Institute ),
Osijek
-Kemetijski institut Slovenije
(Slovenian Agricultural Insti-
tüte), • ...
Ljubljana
-Zemjedelski institut (Agricul-
tureInstitute ),
Skopje .......j-Maize
!
(k-Oilandfibreplants(turniprape,
iswederape)2,3,^,5
1,3,^,5
Canada
Canadian SeedGrowers' Asso­
ciationj-Beet
)-6rassandlegumespeciessubjectto
inationalrulesonvarietalcontrol
Vswedecabbage,fodderkale,fodder
Iradlsh
i
9 mj-Cerealsexceptcanarygrass,maize-
iandrice
I
! ••-1,3,5,6
1,3,^,5
-1,3,^,5

Réf .!
No]Country
1Authority ' Species |Spécial
|conditionsn
I2! » n * || .^
H
(cont .)|
i
i
i
;Canada1
j
-Maize j
! ■ . I
i-Oil andfibre plants (swede rape , j
|turnip rape ,sunflower ,oil-bearing j
Iflax ,mustards ,soya bean )
j j2.3,4,5
1,3,^,5
7 New
1ZealandDepartment ofAgriculture
i. I
i
-Grass andlegume species subject to j
national rules onvarietal control j
-Fodder kale
l :i ! _J ; : : i1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
I-1- i
8 Norwayj
Statens Savarerad !
(Sta.te Seed Council ), '
Oslo I!
brass andlegume species subject to
Rational rulesonvarietal control1,3,4,5
9 AustriaI
Bundesanstalt für Pflanzenbau i
l
undSamenprüfung (Federal Plant -
growing andSeed-testing
Institute ) >
)
-Burgenländische Landwirtschafts
kammer ,Eisenstadt
-Landwirtschaf tskammer-1Pür
Kärnten ,Klagenfurt j
-Niederösterreichische Landes - '
Landwirtschaftskammer ,Wien
-Landwirtschaftskammer für
Oberösterreich ,Linz/0.0-Beets
i
i ■ ..
i ;
I:
-Grass andlegume species subject to
national rules onvarietal control
-Swede ,cabbage ,fooder kale •-•
■Cereals ,except canary grass ,maize
and rice j1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
–1,3,4,5 -;•;
1,3,4,5
1

Réf . Country I
N° I .JAuthority Species Spécial
conditions
1 j 2 |
i_ J i3 V 'k.5
–
9 !
(cont .)Austria
i
f
}-Landeskammer für Land -und
Forstwirtschaft Steiermark ,
Graz
-Landes-Landwirtschaftskararaer
fürTirol ,Innsbruck
! '
[-Kammer fürLand-undForst­
!Wirtschaft inSalzburg ,
Salzburg
-Landwirtschaf tskaramer für Vor­
arlberg ,Bregenz
-Wiener Landwirtschaftskammer ,
Wieni-Maize
pOil andfibre plants (swede rape ,
turnip rape ,sunflower ,opium poppy ,
mustards ,soya bean )2,3,^5
1,3,^,5
10
i
I
I
]Poland , |
iInspekcja Nasienna ,Okregowy )
Inspektorat (Seed Inspection
Service ,Regional Inspectorates ]
-Bialymstoku
(Bialystok )
-Bydgoszczy
(Bydgoszez ) ;
-Gdansku
(Gdansk )
-Katowicach
(Katowice )
-Kielcach
(Kielce )i ' •
j-Beets
f
1-Grass andlegume species subject to
national rules onvarietal control
-Swede cabbage ,fooder kale ,fodder
radish1,3,5,6
1,3,^,5
1,3,^,5

Réf.ICountry Authority |r 1 1
j Species !IspeciaX
NoI
ji
ii
iconditions
1 2 3JI !5
10Poland -Koszaliniei
!i
Ii
(cont.) (koszalin )I
i
! -Krakowie I
,1(Krakow)
: -Lublinie
.|(Lublin)I S
* -Lodzi
i (Lodz) I
!: -Olsztynxe i
|(Olsztyn) jl
i .
-Opolu
ιί I(Opole) ■_!
v I
t.
-Poznaniu
.
'(Poznan)
.. .-Rzeszowie |
"
I(Rzeszow) j!■
-Szczscinie
i
i(Szozecin ) I
.
1
il-Warszawie ii
■i
i
- ■ iI(Warszawa) j
!I-Wroclawiu 1I
!
J(Wroclaw) iI
i
l-Ziëlonej Gorze)"{■I
i
I(ZielonaGora) j
.I -!
; :

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■NoCountry
iAuthority ! Species
{
>
i... ■Spécial
conditions
;1 !
I|2jrjr^..3 .,4
k
l
- 15
ao
(cont.)
t;
i,
*i«Polandv
«'-InstytutHodowliiAklimaty-)j •zacjiRoslin,ZakladMetodyki !j ^
OcenvN&sion(SeedTesting U
StationfothePlantImprove-!}
mentInstitute ), jj .Sandomierz /?.•
■ '
11Portugal
Estacão .deEnsaiodeSementes
(SeedTestingStation)T 1 ;
j-Legumespeciessubjecttonational
{rulesonvarietalcontrol '
|-Maize1,3,M
2,3,^,5
;12
i-Romania
*
t.i
i
i
Ministerul Agriculturii "....I
Industrici Alimentare ,Silvi-
culturii siApelor-Inspectia de
statpentrucalitatia semin-
telorsimaterialului saditor.
(Ministry ofAgriculture ,Food
Industry ,Forestry andWatejr
Management -StateInspecturate
fotSeedandPropagating Ma­
terialQuality)
!I
I
I
I
I^ ' I"" 11 " –M M,1.^
-Beets
-Grassandlegumespeciessubject $onationalrulesonvarietal control
-Swedecabbage ,fodderraddish
-Maize
-Oilandfibreplants(swederape,;
blackandwhitemustard ,hemp,caraway ,
sunflower ,flax,ppiumpoppyandsoya
bean) .;
\
\
\
\
'. .\•v- ■■■■
1,3,5,6
1.3,^5
1,3,^,5
:ι2,'33λλ5
·> *.-·

Bef.
No! ~
|Country
!Authority !
LSpecies Spécial
conditions
i
1 I
... i2 !
ii
i 4■5•'
i3 i
i
I
ISweûenI
II!
!1
H
ilI'
>-Beet .
i
i-Grassandlegumespeciessubjectto
!national rulesonvarietal control1,3,5,6-
1,3,4,5
!Statens Caitrala Frokontoll -
anstalt (SwedishStateSeed
TestingStation),
Solnajf-Swedecabbage,fodderkale i
!»
j'j-Cereals ,exceptcanarygrass,maize
1jandrice ;jif ■'*'
|l-Oilandfibreplants(turnip -rape, j
!swederape,flax,opiumpoppy,
j[whitemustard)1,3,4,5 .
1,3,^,5
1,3,^,5 •
l^fSwitzer-
land-Eidgenössische Landwirtschaft -
lieheForschungsanstalt ,.
Zürich
(StationFederale deRe-
cherches Agronomiques ),
Nyonj-Grassandlegumespeciessubjectto-
jnationalrulesonvarietylcontrol
V-Cereals exceptcanarygrass,maize
andrice
j*Maize-1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
15
jSpain
iInstituto Nacional deSemillas
yPlantas deVivero,
(National Institute forSeed
andNurseryPlants),
MadridI
\
t-Beet •- •
-Legumespeciessubjecttonational
rulesonvarietal control
i
-Swede,fodderkale,fodderradish
-Cereals ,exceptrye,canarygrass,
maizeandrice
-Maize
-Oilandfibreplants(swederape,sun­
flower,soyabeans) –'■^-••f;1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
Λ

Réf.
No.Couritry jj Authority ■T""
[ : -Species Spécial
conditions
:1I
2; li
L_^i ___ h '-1-5
'•16South
/fric^:
«
i;J–-»•£,v;-' .•'" *'-
I■■■.•, -J
1 ' **,
Department ofAgriculture ^
Technical Services ,Division .
ofSeedControl
i -i-Grassandlegume ,speciessubjectto
national rulesonvarietal control
-Fodderkale,Fodder "radish
■V ■- ,*<
Maize
j-Oilandfibreplants-("groundnut ,
'cotton,sunflower ,flax,mustards .)1,3,4,5
'1,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
17 Czecho­
slovakia >.Ustredni Kontrolni azkusebni
ustavzemedelsky ,
(CentralAgricultural Control .
andResearching Institute ),
Praha .ji-Beet .,
j-Grassandlegumespeciessubjectto-r
'national ,rulesonvarietalcontrol -
i •
UMaize • •■-•••. -
}•• ' ■"-Oilandfibreplants(sunflower )1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5 '
2,3,4,5'fv
1,3»4,5'
18Turkey TarimBakanligi (Ministry of
Agriculture ).Sugarbeeti.
l-
1,3,5,6
19Hungary .
. • ■ iOrszagos Vetdmagfelugyelosdg
(Hungarian SeedControlOffice),
Budapest
I•V•- , '
!-Beets *
«
j-Legumespeciessubjecttonational
|rulesonvarietalcontrol
j-Fodderradish ....
«>
j-RX.e. •
tMaizeOilanijfibreplants(turniprape,
Iswederape,whiteandblackmustard,
^sunflower,flax,opiumpoppy,soyabean1,3,5,6
1,3,4,5
1*3,4,5
1,3,4,5 -•••
2,3,4,5
1.3,4,5"--
I

Réf. j
No jjCountry j Authority
i ' ____________| Species Spécial
conditions
1 2 I 3! _j : 15
20
!
!
I
]United
States of
America
i■
L
I'
II
-Alabama Crop Improvement j
Association ,Inc . ;
-Alaska CropImprovement |
Association
|-Arizona Crop Improvement
Association
[-Arkansas State Plant Board ,
iDivision ofSeed Certification
j-California Crop Improvement
Association
I-Colorado SeedGrowers *
jAssociation
-Delaware Crop Improvement
Association
-Florida Department ofAgri­
culture
(
-Georgia Crop Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-Idaho Crop Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-Illinois Crop Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-Indiana Crop Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-Iowa Crop Improvement
Associationi
I
I
i-Sugar beet
!|
il-Grpss andlegume species subject to
[inational rules onvarietal control
!|
lj-Swede ,fodder kale ,fodder radish
!-Cereals ,except canary grass and
maize
Ij
![-Maize
I
-Oil and fibre plants subject to
Inational rules onvarietal control
!v
.
I
i . ..
j•1,3,5,6
1,3,^,5
1,3,^5
1,3,^,5
2,3,^,5
1,3,^,5
I

Réf.Country
NoAuthonty Species Specieal
conditions
20United .
(cont.)States .of
America-KansasCropImprovement
Association
-Kentucky SeedImprovement
Association
-Louisiana Department of
AgriLcufcure ,Division of:
Entomology
-MaineDepartment ofAgriculture ,
Division ofPlantIndustry
-Maryland St^teBoardof
Agriculture ,Department of
Agronomy
-Michigan CropImprovement
Association
»Mirinesota CropImprovement
Association
-Mississippi SeedImprovement
Association
-Missouri SeedImprovement
Association
-Montana SeedGrowers'
Association '
... ...v; .- ^
-Nebraska CropImprovement
Association - » *
-NevadaDepartment ofAgricul­
ture,Division ofPlant
Industry -r.

Réf .
NoCountry Authonty
20
(cont .tUnited
States of
America-NewJersey Department of >
Agriculture ,Division ofPlant j
Industry }
-NewMexico Crop Improvement
Association
-NewYork Seed Improvement
Coop .,Inc .
-North Carolina Crop Improvement ]
Association ,Inc . ~ . I
-North Dakota State Seed De­
partment
-Ohip Seed Improvement
Association
-Oklahoma Crop Improvement
Association
-Oregon State University ,
Extension Service
-Pennsylvania State Department
ofAgriculture ,Bureau ofPlant
Industry
-South Carolina Crop Improvement
Association
South Dakota Crop Improvement
Association
Tennessee Crop Impro.v.ement
AssociationSpecies •Spécial
Iconditions
rSugar beet j1i3j5)°
j[-Grass andlegume species subject to i
IInational rules onvarietal control •
-Sv/ede «fodder kale ,fooder r&dish j
tcereals ,except canary grass and l»3»^t5
maize
-Maize 2,3»^i5
!-0ilandfibre plants subject to 1,3 ,^>5
!national rules onvarietal control
V.

Réf .
.MojCountry !
! :AuthorityiJ| Species
■1 3|L
20
(cont .)
•/ i
!
i
i iUnited'
States of
AmericarTexas Department of j
Agriculture " ' ; j
-Utah Crop Improvement
Association
--Utah Agricutural Experiment
Station
j
!
i-Vermont Department -of
Agriculture
-Virginia Crop Improvement
Association
-Washington State Crop Improve­
ment Association Inc .
-Washington State Department of
Agriculture ,Seed Branch
-■West Virginia Associated Crop
Growers' Association
-Wisconsin Crop Improvement
Association
-Wyoming Seed Certification
Service»I
t J
i
•i-
i/X
% . « •

Spécial conditions
1.Field inspection shall becarried out inaccordance with national
rules for theapplication ofthescheme for thovarietal certifi­
cation ofseed moving ininternational trade oftheOrganization
forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD ).
2.Field inspection shall becarried out inaccordance with national rules
for the varietal control ofseed .
3.Field inspection shall becarried outbyState authorities orby
any legal person ,whether governed bypublic orbyprivate lav;acting
under theresponsibility ofsuch authorities ,-provided that such
person derives noprivate gain from theresult oftheinspection .
k.Harvested seed shall bepacked inofficially sealed packages which
bear anofficial label giving thefollowing information :
(a)authority responsible andcountry ,
(b)species ,
(c)variety ,
(d)reference number ofthebasic seed and name oftheMember State
which certified the seed ,
(e)reference number ofthelot ,
(f)declared netorgross weight ,
(g)thewords "non-certified seed ".
Allinformation shall begiven inatleast oneoftheofficial languages
oftheEuropean Communities .
5.Anofficial notice shall give thefollowing informations
-area cultivated ,
-JL.
-quantity of "harvested seed ,
-anattestation that thecrops from which theseed comes have satisfied
anofficial field inspection .
6.Harvested seed shall bepacked inanofficially sealed package bearing
the special label prescribed bytheOECD for seed which has not
been finally certified ;this label shall give thefollowing
additional information :
-reference number ofthebasic seed ,
-name ofthe Member State whiGh certified the seed .

...FifthCouncil Decision of..........onthe
equivalence ofseedproduced inthirdcountries

Fifth Council Decision of
inthird countriesif08l/Vl/75-Ë
onthe euivalence ofseed produced
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , •-
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Directive No66/^OO/EEC ofIkJune 1966
onthemarketing ofbeet seed ,aslast amended byDirective No73/^38/EEC
andinparticular Article Jf6 (1)(b)thereof :
(3)Having regard toCouncil Directive No ,66/hOI/EEC of1^June 1966
onthemarketing offodder plant seed ,aslast amended byDirective No
73/^38/EEC ,andinparticular Article 16 (1)(b)thereof ;
Having regard toCouncil Directive No66/*f02/EEC ofIkJune 1966
onthemarketing ofcereal seed ,aslast amended byDirective No
73/^38/EEC ,andinparticular Article 16 (1)(b)thereof ;
(5)Having regard -toCouncil Directive No69/2O0/EEC of30June 1969
onthemarketing ofseed ofoil andfibre plants ,aslast amended by
Directive No73/^38/EEC ,andinparticular Article 13 (1)(b)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas there arerules onseed control inAustralie ,Finland ,Greece ,
Israel ,Yugoslavie ,Canada ,NewZealand ,Norway ,Austria ,Poland ,
Portugal ,Romania ,Sweden ,Switzerland ,Spain ,South Africa ,Czecho -
Slovakia ,Turkey ,Hungary and theUnited States .
(1)0JNo125of11.7.1966 ,p.2290/66 '
(2)0JNoL196of26.7.1975 ,p.6
(3)0JNoL123 of11.7.1966 ,p.2298/66'
(4)0JNo125of11.7..966 ,p.2309/66
(5)0JNoL169of10.7.1969 ,p.3

-2- 4081/VI/75-E
Whereasareviewoftheserulesandthemannerinwhich,theyareapplied
hasdemonstrated that-theconditions -governing seed "harvested 6ndcon­
trolledinthesecountries affordthesameassurances asregardsthe
seed'scharacteristics ,identity ,examination ,markingandcontrol,
asdotheconditions applicable toseedharvested andcontrolled within
thoCommunity ;
WhereastheCouncilDecision N°72/293/EEC(6),73/87/EEC(7),
7^/3^9/EEC(8)and75/^08/EEC(9)previously grantingequivalence of
seedproducedintheabovementioned countries expireson30Juno1976
anew-decision "extending thisperiodseemsdesirable-#
WhereasthisDecision doesnotpreclude Community determinations being
revokedorextension oftheperiodoftheirvalidity beingrefused,
when .theconditions onwhichtheyarebasedarenotorceasetobe
satisfied jwhereas,tothisend,furtherpractical information on,seed
produced intheabovementioned countries shouldbeobtained bygrowing
andchecking samplesofsuchseedincomparative Community teste J
Whereasithasbecomeapparent thatthetechnical andadministrative
provisions intheannexofthedecision ,particularly withrespectto
thespeciessubjecttocertification andthe.certifying agencies ,are
oftensubjecttochanges ;
Whereasforthepurposeofsimplifying themethodswhich ,atpresentarc
usedtomodifytheannex,itseemsdesirable thatthese,changesshould
bereferred totheprocedure oftheStanding Committee onSeedsand
Propagating Material forAgriculture ,Horticulture andForestry j
HASADOPÏED THISDECISION S
( t. _ _ •/•
(6)OJN°L186of11/8/1972,p.30 .
(7)OJN#L106of20/V1973,p.21
(8)OJH°L191of15/7/197p.17
(9)OJH°L183of1V7/1975,p.20

-3- if08l/VI/75-E
Article 1
ItiwIierebydeclared that,wherethespecialconditions laiddownm
theAnnexaresatisfied ,seedharvested inthecountries andofficial­
lycontrolled bytheauthorities listedinthesaidAnnexandbelonging
tothespociosandcategories specified thereinisequivalent toseed
ofthecorresponding categories harvested withintheCommunity and
complying vithDirective N°66/*fOO/EEC,66/401/EEC,66/^02/EECor
69/208,'EEC.
Article _2
Technical andadministrative amendments necessary tobemadetothe
annexofthisdecision shallbeadoptedaccording totheprocedure
laiddowninArticle 21oftheDirectives N°6G/1tOO/EEC,66/401/EEC
and66/^02/EECandinarticle 20oftheDirective N°69/208/EEC.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1July1976to30June .19.80•
Article h
ThisDecision isaddressed totheMemberStates-
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil ,;

b1/"V1/7 £1
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L- . _iintheCoramunity
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! -L- _ I it 1 r– ;–– ;–
i Australia
!
f
;–Department ofAgri­
culture ,
Canberra■-Grass and legume
species subject to
national rules on
varietal control ■
i-Fodder kale ..
j-Swede rape
i
i
w-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
1st generation
-Basic deed
i
-Certified Seed
I
-Basic seed
-Certified seed
1st generation-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration ;
i
-Basic seed
-Certified seed
-Basic seed
-Certified seed1,3,^-a ),
5,8,9,10
1,3,'♦■–a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,5,^-a ,
8,9,10
1,3,5 ,a,
8,9,10
2 Finland Valtion Siementar -.
kastuslaitos ,
(National Office for
Seed Control ),
HelsinkiGrass and legume
species subject to
nationale rules on
varietal control-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed ,
2nd and later
generations-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed ,
subsequent
generations1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
l,3,W f
5,8,9,10
3 Greece
iInsti tuoton
Ktinotrofikon Fyton
(Fodder Plant Insti -
tute ),
Larissa
■ . .Legume species sub­
ject tonational
rules onvarietal
controlCertified SeedI
Certified Seed
iI
|l,3,4-b ,
5,8,9,10
l
\
i'

Catégories
Ρθΐ ά
No.Country Authority
IsraëlSpeciesmtheCountry intheCommunity
T
Seed and Nursery
Stock Inspection
Servicej-Grass andlegume
jspecies subject to
Inational rules on
!varietal control
Yugo-
slavia-Basic Seed
•Certified Seed ,
lstgénération
■Certified Seed ,
2nd and later
generations
/»Oil and fibre plants ]-Basic Seed
i(groundnut and I
{ \ î ' '■ 'cotton ; 1^ *
| |-Certified Seed
il .génération
! i
-Institut zapoljopriv-Beets
redna istrazivanja i1
(Institute ofAgri-Jjcultural Research ),-!
Novi Sad
-Institut za
oplemenjivanje i
prcizvodnju bilja
poljopri vrednog
fakulteta
(University Insti­
tute for Plant
Improvement and
Production ),
Zagreb[-Legume species
j.subject tonational
¡rules onvarietal
!control-Basic Seed
I
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lstgénération
jf-Certified Seed ,
f2ndandlater
Igenerationsi-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
'lstgénération
-Certified Seed ,
jsubsequent
:generations
;
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
<Certified Seed ,
1stgenerationSpécial
conditions
|l»3jH-a ,
j5,8,9,10
j1,3,a,
|5,8,9,10
11,3,W ,
I5,8-,9,10
j1,3,^-a ,
i5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
-Basic Seed
j-Certified Seed
i
i ■■
j-Basic Seed
|
-Certified Seed ,
lst génération
-Certified Seed ,
subséquent
,generations1,3,4-a ,
6,8,9,10
1;3,W ,
6,8,9,10
1,3 ,a,
5,8,9,10
1,3 ,^-a,
5,8,9,10
l,3,W ,
5,8,9,10

Ref
No•îCountry )Authority
5
cont.)Yugo-
slaviaSpecies-Catégories
■Fodderkale,fodder
radish
•Oilandfibreplants
(swederape,turnip
rape)
-Institut za
poijoprivredna
istrazivanja
(Institute of
AgricuituraiRe-
search),
NovaSad
-Institut za
oplemenjivanje i
proizvodnju bilja
poljoprivrednog
fakulteta
(University Insti­
tuteforPlantIm-
provement and
Production ),
Zagreb
-Zavodzakrmnoboljej
(AnimalFeedingstuf fs
Research Station),I
Krusevac I-MaizemtheCountry intheCommunity
-Basic ,seed
-Certified seed
-Basicseed
-Certified seed,
lstgénérationSpécial
conditions
6
-Bafeic'seèd
-Certified seéd
!-Basicseed
i ■'!
i •
î-Certified seedi1,3,^-à,
5,8,9,10
5,8,9,10
i,3,^-a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,4-a,
5,8,9,10
-Lmije
(inbredline)
-SK(1struki =
simplehybrid)
-DC(2struki =
doublehybrid)\
-THC.(3struki=\
three-cross hybri.d-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed2,3,4-a,
7,8,9,10
2,3,H–a,
7,8,9,10

Catégories
Country Authonty
5 !Yugo-
(cont .)islavia
i
jCanada'–Institut za
!poljoprivredna
i. , .
jistrazivanja
■(Institute ofAgri -(cultural Research )i
Sarajevo I
i ' i
j-Poljopri'vredni j
iinstitut !
!(Agricultural ]
}Institute ), j
iOsijek !
-Kmetijski institut
Slovenije
(Slovenian
Agricultural
Institute ),
Ljubljana
-Zemjodelski
institut
(Agri cultural
Institute ),
Skop.je
-Canadien Seed
Growers' Association
-Seed Section Plant
Products Division
;ofAgriculture ,
i ..
;OttawaSpecies
l-BeetintheCountry dntheComaunityjSpecial
'conditions
k 1 5 | 6 | ?
: i - I
■ ! j .... ..
i i ; .
S i. i
! ■■■■ !
! ■ 'i--' . :
i ■" i
! S ! '
! '•i ■ ' " ''
! t
i
j –. . 1•'
I
i
t ' ■
j, - •••
i
i
♦ . ... ^
t i ^
■Grass and legume
species subject to
national rules on
varietal control'-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed6,8,9,10
1,3^-a ,
6,8i9,10 -
1,3 > ,
5,8,9,10

Réf .
NoCoun ory Authonty
6
(cont .)CanadaSpeciesCatégories
.k
j-Swede cabbage ,fodder
ilcale .JodHer radish
■Cereals ,except
canary grass ,maize
and rice
hMaize
-Oil and fibre plants
(Swede rape ,turnip
rape ,sunflower ,
mustards ,oil
bearing ,flax ,soya
>bean ).tLutheCountry intheCommunity
[-Certified Seed ,
!lstgénération
■Certified Seed ,
2nd and later
generations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
■-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed .
Ilst génération
•Certified Seed ,
2ndgeneration
(except rye )
-Foundation Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
lst génération-Certified Seed ,
lst génération
-Certified Seeçl ,
subséquent
générations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ^
Certified Seed ,
1st generation
-Certified Seed ,
2nd generation
(except rye )
-Foundation Seec
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lstgénérationSpécial
conditions
9,10
îf-a ,
9,10
*f-a ,
9,10
*f-a ,
9,10
4-a ,
9,10
4-a ,
9,10
*f-a ,
9,10
4-a ,
9,10
k-a ,
9,10
4-a ,
9,10
9,10

Eef.
Not |
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(Authorityi
ii
Species j
'Catégories
i UntheCountry
i :jïntheCommuaityj
ii!i
:2 iLli
i
!L ki- i5 IL6
7i
New
ZealandDepartment of
Agriculture
I
i4
j
'j-i
ii-Grassandlegume
[speciessubjectto
[national ruleson
varietal control
''
I
i
!
i: I
;j-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed,
2ndandlater
generations j-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed,
subsequent
generations1,3,3-,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a,
5,8,9,10
l,3,V-a,
5,8,9^10
I
i
i•Fodderkale j
iI-Basiceeed
-Certified seed-Basicseed
-Certified seedl,3A-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3;W ,
5,8,9,10
8Norway Statans Savarerad ,
(StateSeed
Council ),
Oslo!<
;t
i3rassandlegume _;
speciessubjectto
aational ruleson
varietal control–BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
•1stgeneration-BasicSeed !
-Certified Seed,
Istgénération
i.- /
i
t >■, i-Certified Seed,
2ndandlater
generations-Certified Seed,
subsequent
generationsl,3,A-.a,
5,8,9,10

Eef .
NoConntry
AustriaAuthon ty
Bundesanstalt für
Pflanzenbau und
SamenprüfungSpeciesïntheCountry
/
i-Beets
I
t..... ..
-Grass and legume
species subject to
national rules on
varietal controlCatégories
t-Basic Seed
!
j-Certified Seed
t
HBasic Seed
l-Certified Seed
-Certified Seed ,
•2nd -and -later
generations
Swede cabbage ,fodder -Basic Seed
kale
-Certified Seed
Cereals ,except
canary grass ,maize
and rice•Basic Seed
•Certified Seed
lst génération
•Certified Seed ,
2nd generation
(except rye )intheCommunity
;-Basic Seed
i
]-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lst génération
-Certified Seed ,
subséquent
générations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ;
Certified Seed ,
1st generation
-Certified„Seed r
2nd generation
(eiccept rye )Spécial
conditions
1,3,^-a ,
6,8,9,10 -
1,3,^-a,'
6,8,9,10
1,3,4-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10' "
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,4-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,4-a ,
5,8,9,10
1t-3fa
5,8,9,10

Réf . jNo !i
jCountry j
j– : – 1
Authority j Species
I *Categories i
intheCountry jintheCommunity
; i_j
Spécial
conditions
1]
2 ii 3 !_± i 5 | 6 7
9 ' j
(cont .) i
i
!
i
ii
jAustria
i
i ■
j
1
i
i
i
i
i
!
j
i
l/
ö
jf-Oil and fibre plants
|(swede rape ,turnip
jjrape ,sunflower ,
1opium poppy ,mustards
)]soya bean ).
if- .'
-Burgenländische j ■
Landwirtschafts -
kammer ,
Eisenstadt
-Landwirtschafts -
kammer für Kärnten ,
Klagenfurt j
i
-Nieder österreichi­
sche Landes-Land - f ' " ' 1
wirtschaf tskammer , j
Wien
) j-Landwirtschafts - l-Maize !
kammer für Ober - H
Österreich , |
Lina /O.ö
-Landeskammer für
Land -und Forst­
wirtschaft Steier­
mark , .
Graz
I •' • V
-Landes-Landwirtschaf ts-
kammer für Tirol ,
Innsbruck
/-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration j
i i
t . !
i -- i
I
L ■
-Elite
-Original-Hoch -
zucht
-Original-Erhal -
tungszucht
J-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,!
1st generation .
I
i
!
-Basic Seed
I
,-Certified Seed
t
I1,3,^ -a, -
5,8,9,10
1,3,^ -a,
5,8,9,10
I -
2,3,^ -a,
7,8,9,10
2,3,^ -a
7,8,9,10
I-

; | ! !Ref.•Country \Authority | Species !
No ; | . _ I| Categories
intheCountry .intheCommunityjSpecial
.'conditions
1 j 2 ■ !• 3 'i k!
5 16 ; 7
9 !
(cont .) j
i
.!
>
i
i
ii
Austria
I
*I
•;|
i
!
j
i
! ;W .
I :
i-Kammer für Land -
und Forstwirtschaft
inSalzburg ,
Salzburg
-Landwirtschaf ts-
kamraer für Vor­
arlberg ,
Bregenz
-Wiener Landwirt -
schaftskammer ,
Wieni
!j
i
'I
:«
I!
W\
!
■j
i
j
i
s
!!
i
ji
i
|
i
i
. ii >
i :
I !
;'1l­
; ■ ; ■
i t '
' ! *
i 'I . •
'! !":'■
I I
1 1 1
I _i :
10
I
jr
Poland
\\
Inspekeja Nasienna , j
Okregowy Inspektorat
(Seed Inspection
Service ,Regional
Inspectorates )
-Bydgoszczy
(Bydgoszcz )
-Gdansku
(Gdansk )
-Krakowie !
(Krakow ) \
-Poznaniu i
(Poznan )
-Warszawie
(Warezawa )|
!
i
i
j
l
\
l«;
i
ti-Beets
-Grass andlegume
species subject to
national rules on
varietal control
I
-Swede cabbage , j
fodder kale , . .]
fodder radish !
■'!
-Basic Seed j-Basic Seed
i
-Certified Seed -Certified Seed j
-Basic Seed -Basic Seed j
I
-Certified Seed , -Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration 1stgeneration
■■Certified Seed , -Certified Seed ,
2ndandlater subsequent
generations generations
-Basic Seed -Basic Seed
-Certified Seed -Certified Seed
"•. 'i
1,3,^-a ,
6,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
6,8,9,10
jl»3,^-a ,
j5,8,9,10
jl,3,^-a ,
[5,8,5,10
11,3 ,*f-a,
j.5,8,9,10
! '
|l,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,4-a ,
5,8,9,10

r ■J
i
-Réf.1Countryj
No: iAuthorityI
Species
. ICatégories
jintheCountry .jintheCommunity
TTâ 3i! ifI ;| 6
i
10 I
(cont.)!
i
!
i
i
)Poland
l 1–– 1
-Wroclawin
(Wroclaw )
Instytut Hodowlii
Aklimatyzac ji
Roslin,Zaklad
Metodyki Ocenv,,..
Nasion .J.\
(SeedTestingst'a-
.stibnofthePlant !
Improvement
Institute ),
Sandomierz
ji
I
!
i
rr•■■■11 –
i
j
I
. I
►
I -*s
11
i
i
j
ijPortugal |
l
!
j
i'V,
Estaçao deEnsaio
deSementes
(SeedTesting
Station )
1 -i)
J-Leguir.especies
jsubjecttonational
irulesonvarietal
jcontrol
ii-
-Maize
'
l-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed,
2ndandlater
generations
-Eementbase
-Semente
certificada j-Certified SeedJ
lstgeneration j
-Certified Seed,
subsequent
generations
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed

Réf .
No
12Cour try
Romani aAuthon ty Species
Ministerul Agricul -
turii ,Industeriei
Alimentari ,Silvi -
culturii siApelor -
Inspectia destat
pentru calitatea
semintelor si
raateriallului saditor
(Ministry ofAgri­
culture ,Food In­
dustry ,Forestry and
Water Management -
State Inspectorate
for Seed anPropa -
jgating MaterialQuality )-Beetes
-Grass and legume
species subject to
national rules on
varietal control
Swede cabbage ,
fodder radish
frMaize
-Oil and fibre plants
(swede rape ,black
and white mustards ,
hemp ,caraway ,
sunflower ,flax ,
opium poppy ,soya
bean )Catégories
xntheCountry-fr
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Sèed
-Certified Seed ,
lstgénération
f-Certified Seed ,
|2ndandlater
!gnerations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Elite
-Originale
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
lstgénération *mtheCommunity
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lst -génération
-Certified Seed ,
subséquent
gnerations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ;
Certified Seed ,
1st generationSpécial
conditions
1,,3,,4-a ,
6,,8,,9,10
1,,3,i^-a,
6,,8,i9»1Q
1,,3,
5,>8.,9,10
1,»3.,
■5,,8,,■9,10
1,,3,,4-a ,
5,•8jr9,10
1,,3i,4-a ,
5,,8,,9,10
1,,3,,*f-a ,
5,,8,,9,10
2,,3,,4-a ,
7,,8,,9,10
2,,3,,4-a ,
7,,8,,9,10
1,,3,,^Ta»
5,,8,,9,10
1,,3,,4~a ,
5,,8,,9,10

Country Authon ty SpeciesCatégories
mtheCountry inthe Coramunity'Spécial
iconditions
iSweden
Statens Centrala
Frokontrollanstalt ,
(Swedish State Seed
Testing Station ),
Solna■Beet
•Grass and legume
species subject to
national rules on
varietal control
•Swede cabbage ,
fodder kale ,fodder
radish
•Cereals ,except
canary grass ,maize
and rice
•Oil and fibre plants
(turnip rape ,swede
rape ,white mustard ,
hemp ,flax ,opium
poppy )-Basic -Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lst génération
-Certified Seed ,
2nd and later
generations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lst génération
-Certified Seed ,
2ndgeneration
(except rye )
j
-Basic Seed
-Certified -j3.eed ,
lst génération-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic Seed
i,
-Certified "Seeds ,
lstgénération'
-Certified Seed ,
subséquent
générations
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic' Seed ■
-Certified Seed ;
Certified Seed ,
1st generation
-Certified Seed ,
2nd generation
(except rye )
-Basic Seed
-Cèrtified Seed ,
lstgénération1,3
6,-8
1,3
6,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,8
1,3
5,84-a ,
9,10
k-a ,
9,10
4-a ,
9,10
9,10
*+-&,
9,10
*f-a ,
9,10
*f-a ,
9,10
^f-a ,
9,10
if-a ,
9,10
*+-a,
9,10
*f-a ,
9,10
k-a ,
9,10

Hef.jCountry jAuthority ]
No : ! iSpecies
' ' 1I Catégories
i II
Spécial
conditions[iiithe .Country j
i ; 'fintheCoramuni-ty
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1
'i
i
t
J
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ISwitzer - |
laud
I-Eidgenös sisehe
landwirtschaftliche
Forschungsanstalt ,
Zürich
-Station federale j
derecherches i
agronomiques ,
Nyon
!-Grass and legume
ispecies subject to
iantional rules on
varietal control
i-Cereals ,except
canary grass ,
maize and rice
i
i -
.t
(
-Maize
|-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed ,
.2ndandla^er
generations
-Basic ieed
-Certified se^d ,
1st generation
-Certified seed ,
2ndgeneration
(except rye )
-Elite
-Original-Basic Seed j
. |
-Certified Seed ,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed
subsequent
generations
-Basic seed
i^Certified seed ;
iCertified seed ,
!1stgeneration
-Certified seed ,
2ndgeneration
(except rye)
-Basic Seed .
-Certified Seed1,3,W ,
5,8,9,10
1,3 ,a,
5,8,9,10
lí3í^- -a,
5,8,9,10 ■
1,3,^ -a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^ -a,
5,8,9,10 .
1,3,W ,
5,8,9,10 ..
2,3,^ -a,
•7,?,9,1Q •
2,3,^ -a,'«
7,8,9,10
15 Spain Instituto Nacional
.deSemillas yPlan­
.tas deVivero ,
(National Institute
for Seed and Nursery
Plants ),- '
Madrid
I
i.i-Beet
-Swede ,fodder kale ,
fodder radish-Certified seed
-Basic seed
-Certified seed
* " " ' j
i • * "*** j^Certified seed
-Basic seed
-Certified seed
i•"
: ■ \
i1,3,^-b ,.
6,8,9,10 .
1,3,^-a ,>
5,8,9,10
■1,3 ,'♦-a,'
j-5,83,10 ■'
|■;

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Réf.jCountry
NojAuthority SpeciesCatego
intheCountry ,ries ;•
tintheCoramunityL iconditions
1 2 3 - _5 LJ 6 !?7
15
(cont.)
i
i:Spain J
! .'i
i !
!
!
!
='
!
t
1S ,
-Cereals ,exceptrye,
canarygrass,maize
andrice
-Maize(hybrid
varieties )
i?ilandfibl'feplarits
I(turniprape,
sunflower ,soya
bean)
iv.i
-Basicseed
-Certified ,seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified seed,
2ndgeneration
-Semillaoriginal
-Semilla depriraera
categoria
-Basicseed
-Certified seed,
1stgeneration1
-Basicseed
-Certified seed,
Certified seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified seed,
2ndgeneration
■•BasicSeed
-Certified Seed
-Basi'cseed"•
-Certified seed;j
Certified seed,j
"1stgenerationi•
[1,3,4-a,
I5,8,9,10
51,3,W,
5i8,9,10
l',3,4-a ,
5,8,9,10
2,3,4-a ,
7,8,9,10
2,3,4-a ,
7,8,9,10
1,3,4–a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,4-a ,
5,8,9,10
16
i
i
\
: ■ iSouth j
Africa |
i
i
i
i
i
i
'.'■ j
i
i
i
■i
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i
Department of
Agricultural
Technical Services ,
Division of..
SeedControl
I '/
-Grassandlegume
speciessubjectto
national ruleson
varietal control
v
-White,"blueand
yellowlupins ,rich
inbittersubstances'-BasicSeed
/
-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed,
2ndandlater
generations
-Commercial Seed
>"•' ,"
' \i
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
j-Certified Seed,
jsubsequent
Igenerations
I-Commercial Seed
i
i •:•
\1,3,4–a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,4-a,
5,8,9-,10
1,3,4–a,
5,8-,9,10
8,10,11 ,-
12,13 ..
: !L

Réf .
No!
Country ,Catégories
Authonty Species
;intheCountry .imtheCoinmumtySpécial
conditions
7
1,3 ,
5,8 ,,4-a ,
,9,10
1,3 ,
5,8 ,,4-a ,
,9,10
2,3 ,
7,8 ,r4-a ,
,9,10
2,3 ,
7,8 ,,4–a,
,9,10
.1,3 ,
5,8 ,,4-a ,
,9,10
1,3 ,
5,8 ,,A–a »
,9,1016
(cont ,South
Africaii-Fodder kale ,
i.fodder radish
;î
(i
li
!i
i-ÎMaize(-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
i
■-Foundation Seed
!
J-Certified Seed
-Oil and fibre plants
(groundnut ,cotton ,
sunflower ,flax ,
mustards )-?Basic Seed
-Certified Seéd
lstgénération-Basiç Seed
-Certified Seed ,
lst génération
-Basic Seed
-Certified Seed
rBasic .Seed ,,
-Certified Seed ;
Certified Seed ,
17 Czecho­
slovakia-Beet
Ustredni Kontrolni
azkusebni ustav
zeraedelsky
(Central Agricul-
tural Control and
Sesearching
Insti tute ),
Prahal
(-Grass andlegume
!species subject to
jnational rules on
varietal control-Basic seed
-Certified seed
-Basic seed
-Certified seed ,
•lst génération
-Certified seed ,
;2ndgeneration
.and later
generations •-Basic 'seed 1,3,4-a ,
6,8,9 ,10
-Cèrtified seed 1,3,4-a ,
6,8,9,10
-Basic seed 1,3 ,4-E!,
5,8,9 ,10 .
-Certified seed ,'1,3,4-a ,
lstgénération 5,8,9 ,10
-Certified seed ,1,3,4-a ,
subséquent 5,8,9,10 ;
generations

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No!
|Country
I
ij
jAuthority
I ;!Species jj Catégories
1 L
!
L.[intheCountry
i
i !!2j2 1j k.J 6
I
17 !
(cont.) I
|
i
-I
I
ICzecho--■
slovakia "
i
!
I.i
I. j
Ve -1
il-Maize I
I !
! -I
i
!
j-Oilandfibreplants
!(sunflower )
♦
i
I" 1
i' ■!
i-Elite
|-Originai
j . :
-Basic :*seèd
e.
-Certified seed,lstgeneration-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed
-Basicseed
-Certified seed2,3,a,
7,8,9,10
2,3,^-a ,
7,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
18:Turkey
[
I
i
[TariraBakanligi
(Ministry of
Agriculture )Sugarbeet Certified Seed1 i
Certified Seed
19–1
Hungary j1
i
!-Beets -BasicSeed
-Certified Seed-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed1,3,a,
6,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
6,8,9,10
!
I]
Orszagos Vetomag-
felugyeloseg
(Hungarian Seed
ControlOffice),
•Budapest
i
r 1I'
i
!
;I
I'
["-Legumespecies
subject tonational
rulesonvarietal
control-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed,
2ndandlater
generations-BasicSeed
.-Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed .
..subsequent
generations
i1.3Λ-Β ,
5,8,9,10
1,3Λ~ε ,
5,8,9,10
ι,3Λ-β,
5,8,9,10 ....

Réf.
No
19
(conto)Country
HungaryAuthority SpeciesCatégories
mtheCountry mtheCommunity
-Fodderradish
-Rye
-Maize
■Oilandfibreplants
(turniprape,swede
rape,sunflower ,
flax,opiumpoppy,:
blackandwhite
mustard,soyabean)-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed
-Basicseed
-Certified seed
lstgénération
-Elit
-Certificalt
Vetomag
,=class1
=class2.
=class3
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
lstgénération
-Certified Seed,
2ndgeneration
(flax,soyabean)
-•Cettiîied Sèed,
3rdgénération
"(flax)6
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed
-Basicseed
-Certified seed
-Basic .Seed
-Certified SeedSpécial
conditions
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed;
Certified Seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified Seed,
2ndgeneration
(flax,soyabean)1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
l,3,W,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,W,
5,8,9,10
2,3,W ,
7,-8,9,10
2,3^-a ,
7,8,9,10
1,3,^-a,
5,8,9,10
l,3,*-a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
-Certified Seed,
3rdgénération
(flax)1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10

Réf.!Country
ΝοAuthonty SpeciesI-Cat.egones
jintheCountry
JmtheCommunitySpécial
conditions
20United
Statesof
America-Alabama Crop
Iraprovement
Association ,Inc.
-AlaskaCrop
Improvement
Association
-Arizona Crop
Improvement
Associationj-Sugarbeet
-Arkansas State !!
PlantBoard,Division -
ofSeedCertifi-!|jcation Iij-Grassandlegume
'speciessubjectta
(national ruleson-
varietal control
-California Crop
Improvement
Association
-Colorado Seed
Growers r
Association
\
-Delaware Crop
Inprovement
Association
-Florida Department
ofAgriculture
-Georgia Crop
Improvement
Association .Inc.-Swede,fodderkale,
fodderradish
-Cereals ,except
canarygrassand
maize-Basicseed
-Certified seed
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
lstgénération
-Certified Seed,
2ndandlater
generations
-Basicseed
-Certified seed
-Basicseed
-Certified seed,
,lstgénération ..
-Certified seed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)-Basicseed
-Certified seed
-BasicSeed
-Certified Seed,
lstgénération
-Certified Seed,
subséquent
générations
-Basicseed
-Certified seed
-Basicseed
-Certified seed;
Certified seed,
1stgeneration
-Certified seed,
2ndgeneration
(exceptrye)1,3,^-a ,
6,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
6,8,9*10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3-4,a
5,8,9,10
1,3,a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,a,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10

Réf .
Not
Country jAuthority |
lSpecies| Categc
intheCountry>ries
inthe Coramunity ,
iI
jSpecial
[conditions
2 I 3 '! k 5i r I
I § : ![2 ;
20
ont .)
IUnited
:States of
America-Idaho Crop
Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-Illinois Crop
,Improvement
'Association ,Inc .
-Indiana C.rop
Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-Iowa Crop
Improvement
Association ,
-Kansas Crop
Improvement
Association
-Kentucky Seed
Improvement
Association
-Louisiana
Department of
Agriculture ,
Division of
Entomology
-Maine Department
ofAgriculture ,
Divsion ofPlant
Industry
1
i (I
r \
-Maize
-Oil and fibre plants
subject tonational
rules onvarietal
control
t-Foundation Seed
-Certified Seed
-Basic seed
-Certified seed ,
1stgeneration
I-Basic Seed - .\
-Certified Seed
-Basic seed
-Certified seed ;
Certified seed ,
1stgeneration>
.2,3,^-a ,
7,8,9,10
2,3,^-a ,
7,8,9,10
1,3,^-a ,
5,8,9,10
1,3,W ,
5,8,9,10
i

!
Réf .jCountry
NoAuthon ty SpeciesCatégories
{intheCountry ■fLntheCommuai tySpécial
conditions
20
(cont .)United
States of
America "-Maryland State
Board ofAgricul­
ture ,Department
ofAgronomy
-Michigan Crop
Iraprovement
Association
-Minnesota Crop
Iraprovement
Association
-Mississippi Seed
Improvefflent
Association
-Missouri Seed
Iraprovement
Association
-Montana Seed
IGrowers'
iAssociation
j-Nebraska Crop
Improvement
!Association
-Nevada Department
ofAgriculture ,
Divsion ofPlant
Industry

Réf .
NoCountry Authority SpeciesCatégories
mtheCountry mthe ComraunitvSpécial
conditions
20
(cont .)United
States of
America-New Jersey
Department of
Agriculture ,
Division ofPlant
Industry
-New Mestico Crop
Improveraent
Association
-New York Seed
Improvement
Coop .,Inc .
•North Carolina Crop
Improvement
Association ,Inc .
-North Dakota State
Seed Department
-Ohio Seed
Improvement
Association
-Oklahoma Crop
Improvement
Association
-Oregon State
University ,
Extension Service

Ref «
NoCountryI
i
! Authority SpeciesCatégories j
Spécial
conditionsintheCountry 1
-i
i MlintheCommunity |
i ;i
i - !1
2 jI ;
i _.3 :k I 5 6 . 2
r
20
(cont .)United
States of
America
iI
'-Pennsylvania State
Department of
Agriculture ,Bureau
.ofPlant Industry
-South Carolina Crop
Improvement
Association
-South Dakota
Crop Improvement
Association
-Tennessee Crop
Improvment
Association
-Texas
Department of
Agriculture
-Utah
Crop Improvement
Association
-Utah Agricultural
Experiment Station
-Vermont Department
ofAgriculture
-Virginia Crop
Improvement
Associationt
!j

i<€-f•
NoCountry jAuthority
i !i
jSpecies
i 'Catégories
Spécial
conditionsintheCountry jintheComraunity
12 1l
3 ik 5 6 7
20
(CwUt»)
iUnited
Statesof
America
i
*
"!
t-WashingtonState j
CropImprovement
Association ,Inc.
-Washington State j
■Department of
!Agriculture ,
'SeedBranch
I.
-WestVirginia
^Associated Growers *
j'Association
-Wisconsin Crop
Improvement
Association
^-WyomingSeed
Certification
Service
I
.. ii
i.., -VJ
jI
*
ι1
ί
!"
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SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1.Seedshallbeofficially certified anditscontainers officially sealed
andmarkedinaccordance withtheschemeforthevarietal certification
ofseedmovingininternational tradeoftheOrganization forEconomic
Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD).Thequalityoftheseedshallmeet
therequirements ofCommunity rules.
2.Seedshallbeofficially certified anditscontainers officially sealed
andmarkedinaccordance withnational provisions .Thequalityofthe
seedshallmeettherequirements ofCommunity rules.
3.Fieldinspection shallbecarriedoutbytheauthorities ofthecountry
whichhasbeengrantedequivalence orbyanylegalperson,whether
governed bypublicorbyprivate lawofthatcountryactingunderthe
responsibility ofsuchauthorities ,provided thatsuchpersonderives
noprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection .
k.Basicseedand,inthecaseofcertified seedofthesecondandsub­
.sequentgenerations ,thecertified seedofthepreceding generation
orgenerations .
'ya)shallhavebeenofficially controled orcertified inathirdcountry
whichhasbeengrantedequivalence inthesamewayforthesamespecies
orwithintheCommunity
b)shallhavebeenofficially certified withintheCommunity .
5.Theofficial labelshallgivethefollowing additional information :
a)dateofofficiai sealing ;
b)astatement thattheseedcomplies withEECrulesandstandards ;
c)if4-bisapplicable ,astatement thatthebasicseedor,,inthe
caseofcertified seedofthesecondandsubsequent generations ^
thecertified seedofthepreceding generation orgenerations has
beencertified withintheCommunity ;
d)countryofproduction ;
e)declarednet-orgrossweightordeclared numberofpureseeds;
f)whereweightisindicated andgranulated pesticides ,pelleting
substances *orothersolidadditives areused,thenatureofthe
additives andalsotheapproximate rationbetweentheweightof
pureseedandthetotalweight. ,
Thisinformation mayalsoappearonanotherofficial labedwhich,
inaddition shallgivethenameoftheauthority andofthecountry.
Thestatement mentioned under(b),insofarasitrelatestogermination ,
mayalsobegiveninanotice,issuedbytheresponsible authorities of
aMemberState,.andattached tothepackageorlabeldnimportation into
theCommunity ,provided thattheseauthorities havebeeninformed bythe
•thirdcountryresponsible thattheEECstandards arefulfilled .This;loi:
provision onlyappliestoseedproduced inanoverseas thirdcountry
whichappliesanalogous measures toseedfromtheCommunity .

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t*:**f08l/VI/75-E
6.Theofficiallabelshallgivethefollowing additional information :,
a)dateofofficiaisealing ;
b),if4-bisapplicable ,astatement thatthebasicseedhasbeen 4
certified withintheCommunity *
c)countryofproduction :
d)declared netorgrossweightordeclared numberofclusters or
pureseeds4 ..
e)whereweightisindicated andgranulated pesticieds ,pelleting
substances orothersolidadditives areused,thenatureofthe
additive andalsotheapproximate ratiobetweentheweightof
clusters orpureseedsandthetotalweight.
Thisinformation mayalsoappearonanotherofficiallabelwhich,
inaddition ,shallgivethenameoftheauthority andofthecountry.
7.Theofficiallabelshallgivethefollowing minimuminformation :
a)certification authority andcountry :
b)astatement thattheseedcomplies withEECrulesandstandards :
c)reference numberofthelot;
d)species ;
e)varietyor,inthecaseofhybrids ,inbredline}
f)category (basicseedorcertified seed);
g).countryofproduction :
h)declared notorgrossweightordeclared numberofpureseeds;
i)whereweightisindicated andgranulated pesticides ,pelleting
substances ,orothersolidadditives areused,thenatureofthe
additive andalsotheapproximate ratiobetweentheweightofpure
seedsandthetotalweight: ■< ;r
j)dateofofficiai sealing ;
k)inthecaseofhybridvarieties :
«theword"hybrid",
-inthecaseofseedofthecategory "certified seed"whichhasnot
beencertified withintheCommunity ,astatement that,thebasic
seedhasbeenofficially examined, 'V
Thecolourofthelabelshallber
-whiteforbasicseed,
-blueforcertified seedandcertifiedseedofthefirstgeneration . j
Th©3t"&4tem\sarti :mentioned under (fetich*safar relates -tdrg^rminatiion ,
ftsyfAlfiOgi'Jtsn'isfa•notice i&eiieclbythe-resp-'nsibauthori;teLesofa;
WaEiafitfif'e&tatef eCndattachAd'to"itisevpgi#ie&g-d' 4QrUatVelon-importation intothe
Gtoniauni-ftyfpjsc^ded-tha-ti'thesd '-litfStox&jsftffiiss&lby third
dojuiit-r-y' -tkat--vth4 standards arefulfilled .Thisprovision j
onlyappliestoseedproducedinanoverseas Countrywhichappliesanalogoii
measures toseedfromtheCommunity . j

-3- 4081/VI/75-E
8.Anychemical treatment oftheseed shall benoted either onthe
official label oronaspecial label and onthecontainer orinside it.
9.Anofficial notice placed inside thepackage shall give atleast the
reference number ofthelot ,thespecies and thevariety ;inaddition ,
inthe case ofbeet seed itshall bestated ,where appropriate ,
whether theseed ismonogerm orprecision seed .
This notice isnotnecessary iftheminimum information isprinted
indelibly onthepackage ,
10.Allinformation required forofficial labels ,official notices and
packages shall begiven inatleast one ofthe official languages of
theEuropean Communities .
11.Seed shall beofficially controlled and itspackages official ^sealed
andmarked inaccordance with national provisions .The quality ofthe
seed shall meet therequirements ofCommunity rules .
12.The official label shall give thefollowing minimum information ?
a)control authority andçountry ?
b)thewords "commercial seeds (variety uncertified )";
c)astatement that theseed complies with EECrules *andstandards :
d)reference number ofthelot ;
e)species andastatement that they arelupins rich inalkaloids ;
f)région ofproduction ;
g)declared netorgross weight ordeclared number ofpure seeds ;
h)where weight isindicated andgranulated pesticides ,pelleting
substances ,orother solid additives areused ,thenature ofthe
additive and also theapproximate ratio between theweight ofpure
seeds and the total weight ,
i)date ofofficiai sealing .
The colour ofthe label shall bebrown .
13.Anofficial notice placed inside thepackage shall give atleast the
information provided forunder point 12 (b),(d )and (e).
This notice isnotrequired iftheminimum information isindelibly
printed onthepackage .

forthirdCouncilDecision of amending the
secondDecision 75/370/EEContheequivalence of
seedpotatoes producedinthirdcountries

if232/VI/75-E
Third Council Decision of amending the second Decision
75/370/EEContheequivalence ofseed potatoes produced inthird
countries
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Directive No66/*f03/EEC ofIkJune 1966
onthemarketing ofseed potatoes ,aslast amended byDirective No
(?)75AWEEC andinparticular Article 15 (1)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
3)Whereas theCouncil has declared byits second Decision No75/370/EEC ,
that seed potaotoes harvested andofficially controlled inAustria ,
Poland and inSwitzerland afford the same assurances asseed potatoes
harvested andcontrolled within theCommunity ;
Whereas ithasbecome apparent that thetechnical andadministrative
provisions intheannex ofthesecond decision inrespect fothethird
countries therein listed areoften subject tochanges .
Whereas for thepurpose ofsimplifying themethods v;hich atpresent ,
areused tomcdily the anne:c vitseems desireable that these changes should
bereferred totheprocedure oftheStanding Committee onSeeds and
Propagating Material forAgriculture ,Horticulture andForestry .
HAS ADOPTED TEIS DECISION :
(1)OùNo125of11.7.1966 ,p.2320/66
(2)OJNoL196of26.7.1975 ,p.6
(3)OJNoLI6*fof27.6.1975 ,p.^3

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■Article 1
ThesecondCouncilDecision 75/370/EECof2kJune19751ontheequi­
valenceofseedpotatoes produced inthirdcountries ,shallbeamended
asfollows :
Thefollowing articleshallbeaddedtoarticle 1:
"Article 1a
Technical andadministrative amendments tobemadetotheannexofthis
Decisionshallboadoptedinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddown
inarticle19oftheDirective N°66/403/EEC".
Article 2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil30June1978*
Article J5
ThisDecision isaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels . FortheCommission .