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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)377final,
Brussels,9September1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
amendingtheAnnextoFifthCouncilDecision76/539/EECon
theequivalence ofseedproducedinthirdcountries
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION -
amendingtheAnnextoFifthCouncilDecision "76/^Q/ESCon
theequivalence offieldinspectionscarriedoutinthird
countriesonseedproducingcrops
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheequivalence offorestreproductive materialproduced
inAustria
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)377final.

CouncilDecisionamendingtheAnnextoFifthCouncilDecision76/539/EEConthe
equivalenceofseedproducedinthirdcountries.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective66/401/EECof14June1966onthemarketing
offodderplantseed(1),aslastamendedbyDirective75/444/EEC<2),andin
particularArticle16<1)(b)thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective66/402/EECof14June1966onthemarketing
ofcerealseed<3),aslastamendedbyDirective75/444/EEC,andinparticular
Article16(1)(b)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective69/208/EECof30June1969onthemarketing
ofseedofoilandfibreplants(4),aslastamendedbyDirective75/444/EEC,
andinparticularArticle15(1)(b)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasbyCouncilDecision76/539/EECof17May1976(5)equivalence hasbeen
grantedforseedof20thirdcountries;
Whereasthisequivalence relatesforcertainspeciestoCzechoslovakia ,
Hungary,NewZealand,Romania,Yugoslavia;
of
Whereasanexamination oftherulesofthesecountriesand'themannerinwhich
theyareappliedhasshownthatforotherspeciesalsotheconditionsgoverning
seedharvestedandcontrolledinthesecountriesaffordthesameassurancesas
regardstheseed'scharacteristics ,identity,examination,markingandcontrol,
asdotheconditionsapplicabletoseedharvestedandcontrolledwithinthe
Community;
Whereastheequivalenceshouldconsequently beextendedtothesespecies,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
<1)0JN°125,11/7/1966,p.2298/66
(2)0JN°L196,26/7/1975,p.6
<3)0JN°125,11/7/1966,p,2309/64
(4)0JN°L169,10/7/1969,p.3
(5)0JN°L162,23/6/1976,p.10

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Article 1...
Witheffectfrom1July1977,thereshallbeaddedtotheAnnexto
Decision76/539/EEC,referenceNumbers*5^7>12,17and19,theentries
set_outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Dor>eatBrussels, FortheCouncil,

ANNEX
Ref .
«°Coun«ry Authority Species
2 3 4
!Czechoslova - Ustredni -Soya bean
Ma (CS) kontrolm a
zkuschni
ustav zemè-
dèlsky
(Central
Agricultural
Control and
Research
Institute ),
Praha
Hungary (H) Orszégos -Grass
Vetomag - species
felugyelôseg subject to
(Hungarian nattonal
Seed Control rules on
Office ), varietal
Budapest control
INewZealandDepartment -Swede
(NZ) ofAgri­
culture
-Cereals ,
except
canary
grass ,
rye,speltwneat ,rice
and maize
Romania (R) Mmisterul -Turnip
Agriculturii rape
siIndustriei
Alimentare -
Inspectia de
Stat pentrui
Calitatea
Semintelor si
Mater îaluluii
Saditor
(Ministry of
Agriculture
and Food In­
dustry ,
Industry -
State Inspec -
Itorate forCategories :
inthe country inthe Commu­
nitySpécial
conditions
17
19
12Basic seed
Certif ied
seed ,
1stgenera­
tion
Basic seed
Certi fied
seed ,1st
generation
Certified
seed ,2nd
and later
générations
Basic seed
Cert ified
seed
Basic seed
Certified
seed ,
1stgenera -
tion
Certified
seed ,
2ndgénéra­
tion (except
rye )
Basic seed
Certified
seed ,
1stgénéra­
tionBasic seed
Certified
seed
-Basic seed
-Certified
seed ,1st
générât ion
-Certified
seed ,
subséquent
générations
-Basic seed
-Certified
seed
-Basic seed
-Certified
seed ,
1stgénéra­
tion
-Certified
seed ,
2ndgénéra­
tion (except
rye
-Basic seed
-Certified
seed
1stgénéra­
tion1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,4 (a),S,8,
9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,8,
9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,8,
9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,
8,9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,8,
9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,8,
9,10
1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,
8,9,10

ithe quality
ofSeed and^
Propagating
Material )[
•» «
} Yugoslavia
<Yu)
%
*>Institut zapotjo -
privredna istrazi -
vanja (Institute
ofAgricultural
Research ),Novi
Sad•Soya bean -Basic seed
-Certified
seed .
1stgenera - ,
tlon-Basic seed
-Certified
seed1,3,5,8,9,10
1,3,4 (a),5,8,9
10
j
i
('•-Institut zaople-
'menijvanje i
proizvodnju bilja
poljoprivrednog
Fakutteta (Uni-
versity Institute
torPlant Improve -
ment and Produc -
tior »),Zagreb%I
I
I

CouncilDecisionamendingtheAnnextoFifthCouncilDecision76/538/EEC
ontheequivalence offieldinspections carriedoutinthirdcountrieson
seedproducingcrops.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective 66/401/EECof14June1966onthemarketing
offodderplantseed(1),aslastamendedbyDirective75/444/EEC(2)yandin
particularArticle16(1)(a)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective 66/402/EECof14June1966onthemarketing
ofcerealseed(3)/aslastamendedbyDirective 75/444/EEC,andinparticular
Article16(1)(a)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective 69/208/EECof30June1969onthemarketing
ofseedofoilandfibreplants(4),aslastamendedbyDirective 75/444/EEC,
andinparticularArticle15(1)(a)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasbyCouncilDecision76/538/EECof17May1976(5)equivalence hasbeen
grantedforfield-inspections onseed-producing cropsof20thirdcountries,
Whereasthisequivalence •■relatesforcertainspeciestoCzechoslovakia ,
Hungary,NewZealand,RomaniaandYugoslavia ;
0f
Whereasanexamination oftherulesofthesecountriesand/themannerinwhich
theyareappliedhasshownthat"forotherspeciesalsothefieldinspections
prescribedsatisfytheconditions ,laiddowninAnnexItoeachoftheabove-
mentionedDirectives;
Whereastheequivalence shouldconsequently beextendedtothesespecies.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
(1)OJN°125,11/7/1966,p.2298/66
(2)OJN°L196,26/7/1975,
(3)OJN°125,11/7/1966,p.2309/66
(4)OJM®L169,10/7/1969,p.3
C5)OJN®L162,23/6/1973,p.1

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Article 1--.
Witheffectfrom1July1977,thereshallbeaddedtotheAnnexto
Decision76/538/EEC,referencenumbers5,7,12,17and19,theentriesset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil

ANNtK
Country
Czechoslovaks
CCS)
Hungary(H)
NewZealand <NZ)
Romania(R)
Yugoslavia (YU>Authority
llstrednikontrolm
azkusebniustav'
zemcdelsky (Central
Agricultural
ControlandResearch
Institute),Praha
OrszigosVetomag-
felugyeloseg
(Hungarian Seed
ControlOffice),
Budapest
Departmentof
Agriculture
Ministerul
Agriculturii si
Industriei Alimen­
tare-Inspectia
deStatpentru
Calitatea Seminte-*
lorsiMaterialului
Saditor(Ministry
ofAgriculture and
FoodIndustry-
StateInspectorate
forSeedandPro­
pagatingMaterial
Quality)
-Institutzapoljopn-•
vrednaistrazivanja
(InstituteofAgricul-
turalResearch),Novi
Sad
-Zavodzakrmnobilje
(AnimalFeedingstuff
ResearchStation),
Krusevac
-Institutzapoljopri-
vrednaistrazivanja
(InstituteofAgricyl-
turalResearch),
Saraiewo
-Institutzaopleraenij-
vanjeiproizvodnjubilja
poljoprivrednog Fakulteta
(Universityinsuitutefor
PlantImprovenent and
Production),Zaoreb
-Poljoprtvredni
■institut(Agricultural
Institute),OsijekSpecies
Sbyabean
*
-Grassspecies
subjectto
,„nationalrules
onvarietal
control
~Swede
-Cereals
exceptrye,•.
•#canarygrass,
■•speltwheat,
riceandmaize
"•^Turniprape,Spécialconditions
1,3,4,5
-Soyabean1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5
1,3,4,5

-Kmetijskiinstitut
Slovenije (Sloven'ian
Agri'cultural Institute)
Ljubljana
-Zemjodelskiinstitut
(AgricultureInstitute)
Skopje

DraftCommissionproposalforaCouncil.Decisionontheequivalenceofforest
reproductive materialproducedinAustria
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective66/404/EECof14June1966onthemarketing
offorestreproductive material(1),atlastamendedbytheDirective
75/445/EEC(2),andinparticularArticle14(1)thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,exceptwhenspecialauthorization isgivenincaseofgeneral
supplydifficulties,forestreproductive materialproducedinathirdcountry
mayonlybemarketedintheCommunitywhenithasbeendeterminedthatit
affordsthesameassurancesasregardsthegeneticcharactersofitsbasic
materialandthemeasurestakenforitssource-identification asdoesrepro­
ductivematerialproducedwithintheCommunityandcomplyingwiththeprovi­
sionsofthesaidDirectiveof(determination ofequivalence );
Whereasrulesonforestreproductive materialcontrolexistinAustria;whereas
anexamination oftheserulesandofthemannerinwhichtheyareappliedhas
shownthattheconditionscompulsorily orvoluntarily governingforestreproduc­
tivematerialproducedandcontrolledthereasregardsthegeneticcharacters
ofitsbasicmaterialandthemeasurestakenforitssource-identification
satisfythesameconditionsforadetermination ofequivalence ;
Whereasequivalence maythereforeinprinciplebedeterminedforagivenperiod
forspecificforestreproductive materialproducedinAustria;whereasthis
determination alsoaffectsmaterialwhichisproducedwithintheCommunity
frommaterialproducedinAustria;whereas,however,MemberStatesmustbe
./.
(1)OJN°125,11/7/1966,p.2326/66
(2)OJN°L196,26/7/1975,p.14

allowedtorestrictthemarketingthereof,iftheyfearthattheuseofsuch
reproductive materialwould,becauseofitsgeneticcharacter,adversely
affecttheirforestry;
WhereasthisDecisiondoesnotpreventtheCommunitydetermination ofequiva-
notlencebeingrevokedoritsperiodofvaliditybeingextendedwhenexperience
orusingforestreproductive materialproducedinAustriashowsthatthe
conditionsonwhichthedetermination isbasedarenotorarenolongersatisfied;.
Whereas,inordertosimplifytheprocedure,anytechnicalandadministrative
changestobemadetotheAnnex,any.authorizations ofMemberStatestorestrict
themarketingofthereproductive materialreferredtohereinandanyextension
oftheperiodofvalidityhereofshouldbereferredtotheprocedureofthe
StandingCommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialforAgriculture,Horticul­
tureandForestry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :

t
-3-
Article 1
Itisherebydeterminedthatforestreproductive materialproducedinAustria
andbelongingtothespecies,basicmaterialsorregionsofprovenanceand
categoriesspecifiedintheAnnexaffordsthesameassurancesasregardsthe
geneticcharactersofitsbasicmaterialandthemeasurestakenforits
source-identification asdoesreproductive materialproducedwithintheCom­
munityandcomplyingwiththeprovisionsofDirective66/404/EEC,provided
thatthespecialconditionssetoutintheAnnexaresatisfied.
Article2
Inaccordance "withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle17ofDirective
66/404/EEC
-technical andadministrative amendments tobemadetotheAnnexshallbe
adopted,saveinthecaseofamendmentsconcerning .column1,
-aMemberStatemaybeauthorized onapplicationtoprohibitthemarketing
inallorpartofitsterritoryofreproductive materialderivedfrom
specificbasicmaterialoraspecificregionofprovenancespecifiedin
theAnnex,whereitfearsthattheuseofsuchreproductive material
would,becauseofitsgeneticcharacter,adverselyaffectitsforestry.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1January1978to31December1987.
Itsperiodofvaliditymaybeextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle17ofDirective 66/404/EEC.
Artieie4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

ANNEX
Spécialconditions
1.Reproductivematerialshallbecontrolled,packedandmarkedinaccordance
withthesystemoftheOrganization forEconomicCo-operation andDevelop­
mentCOECD)forthecontrolofforestreproductivematerialmovingin
international trade.
2.Reproductivematerialshallbeaccompaniedbyanofficialcertificateof
•provenanceinaccordancewiththespecimensetoutinthesystemreferred
toinpoint1,issuedby"ForstlicheBundesversuchsansta It,Wien".

>
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r
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3*Wuchstfebiet XII »
Herkunftag«biet «1,2,^,4
4<WuchB#rebi«t 171
H#rkunftegebi«t «1,2,^
5.Wucheffebiet Vi
Herkunftag*biet *1,2
6«Wuchegebiat Vit
Herkunrtsgebiate 1,2,1Salaotsd Kopro -
duotiy «Mat«ri*l
«Selected Repro -,
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Fagus •ilva -
tica-1.Wuchegebiet IIIi
Herkunftag«biet «1,2 ,Selected Kopro –
duotiv *KAt«rialSelected Repro­
ductive Material
O2«Wuohs^ebiet IV1
H«rkuiift«jrebl«t *1,2,1
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dna!•WuchDfebiot It
Herkunftagébiet# 1,2,1,4 ,
5,6,7,8,9
2«Vuchs^obi«t IIIi
Herkun rta#«biet «1,2 ,u,4Selected Repro­
ductive X*terl*lSelected K*pr0-
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1 i■uniuni
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6,Wuohogobiet VIj
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all»Gebiet«
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Material
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