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COM(74)675Final
Brussels,16May1974
PROPOSAL FORA
ThirdCouncilDecisionontheequivalence offieldinspections
carriedoutinthirdcountriesonseed-producing crops
PROPOSAI »FORA
ThirdCouncilDecisionontheequivalence ofseedproduced
inthirdcountries
PROPOSAL FORA
CouncilDecisionamendingtheCouncilDecisionsof26March1973
ontheequivalence offieldinspectionscarriedouton
seed-producing cropsinDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdomandontheequivalenceofseed
producedinDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)675Final

Explanatory Memorandum
TheCouncilDirectives onthemarketingofseedsandpropagatingmaterial
providesthatseedandpropagatingmaterialproducedoutsidetheMember
Stateswhich .areobligedtoapplytheaforesaidDirectives may"bemarketed
withintheseMemberState's'onlyiftheirequivalence,regardingthe
technicalrequirements towhichtheyare'subjectedinthecountriesin
question,hasbeendeclared.
Consequently ,theCouncil,onaproposalfromtheCommission,hasalready
adoptedinthissector,
–twoDecisionsontheequivalence offieldinspectionscarriedoutin
third .countriesonseed-producing crops.
(OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.22;OJNoL106,20.4-1973,P«18)
–twoDecisionsontheequivalenceofseedproducedinthirdcountries
(OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.30;OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.21)
–aDecisionontheequivalenceofseedpotatoesproducedinthird
countries(OJNo.L136,16.8.1972,p«43)
–aDecisionontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutonseed
producingcropsinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomandonthe
equivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.9ïOJNo106,20.4.1973,p.12)
–aDecisionontheequivalence ofseedpotatoesproducedinDenmark
(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.16)
Sincethen,theCommissionexaminedthetechnicalrequirements applicable
inothercountriesandtoseedofotherplantspecies.Itconcludedthat
theequivalence shouldbeextended.
Furthermore ,theextensionoftheO.E.C.D.schemestooilandfibreplants
allowsthatcountriesbenefitingfromtheequivalence berequiredtoapply
theseschemesinsteadofnationalschemes,ashasbeenrequiredforthe
othercategoriesofplantsforwhichanO.E.C.D.schemehasbeenprovided.
Thisproposalisintendedtotakeaccountofthis"situation.

395/VI/74-E
PROPOS ALFOR A
Third Council Docicion ontheequivalence offield inspections
carried outinthird countries onsoocl-producine cropn .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheCouncil Directive of14June 1966(l)onthe
marketing ofbeet seed ,aslast amended bytheCouncil Directive of
11December 1973 (2),andinparticular Article 16(1)(a)thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Directive of14June 1966 (3),onthe
marketing offodder plant seed ,aslast amended bytheCouncil Directive
of11December 1973 (2),andinparticular Article 16(l)(a)thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Directive of14June 1966 (4)onthemark­
eting ofcereal seed ,aslast emended bytheCouncil Directive of
11December 1973 (2),andinparticular Article 16(1)(a)thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Directive of30June 1969 (5)onthemarketing
ofseed ofoilandfibre plants ,aslast amended bytheCouncil Directive
of11December 1973 (2),andinparticular Article 150)(a)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas there arerules onseed control inAustralia ,Yugoslavia ,New
Zealand ,Switzerland ,Spain ,Czechoslovakia andtheUnited States ;
whereas these rules also provide forofficial field inspection tobe
carried outduring theperiod ofseed production ;
Whereas these rules andthemanner inwhich they areapplied have been
reviewed andwhereas this review hasestablished that theprescribed ,field
inspections satisfy theconditions laid down inAnnex Itotheabove -
mentioned Directives ;
(1)OJNo 125 ,11.7.1966 ,p.2290/66
(2)OJNoL356,27,12,1973 ,p.79
(3)OJNo 125 ,11.7.1966 ,p.2298/66
(4)OJNo 125,11.7.19 66,p.2309/66
(5)OJNoL169 ,10.7.1969 ,p.3

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Whereas,ifit"beconesapparentthattheconditionsonwhichCommunity
determinations are"basedarenotorarenolongersatisfied,thisDecision
doesnotpreventthesedeterminations "beingrevokedoranextensionof
theperiodoftheirvalidity "beingrefused;whereasforthispurpose
practicalinformation onseedproducedintheabovementioned countries
shouldthereforebeobtainedbygrowingandcheckingsamplesofsuch
seedincomparative Communitytests;
WhereastheCounciloftheOrganisation forEconomicCooperation and
Development (OECD)hasextended,onthe5October1973*thescopeof
itspresentsystemforthevarietalcertification ofherbageseed
movingininternational tradetoincludeothercrucifersandcertain
oilplants;whereasthissystemwillapplyhenceforthtoswedecabbage,
fodderkalsandfodderre-dishspeciesandalsotooilandfibreplants
previouslylegislatedunderCommunityDirectives,itisappropriateto
amendthespecialconditionslaiddownbytheCouncilDecisionsdeclaring
equivalences ;
Whereasafurtheramendmentbecamenecessaryduetoafunctionalchange
occuringwithintheauthorities chargedwithofficialseedcontrol;
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :.
Article 1
Itisherebydeclaredthat,–wherethespecialconditionslaiddown
intheAnnextothisDecisionaresatisfied,fieldinspectionsof
cropsproducingseedofthe"certifiedseed"categorycarriedoutin
thecountriesandbytheauthoritieslistedintheAnnextothis
Decisionandinrespectofthespeoiesspecifiedthereinsatisfythe
conditionslaiddowninAnnexItotheCouncilDirectivesof14June1966
onthemarketingofbeetseed,fodderplantseedandcerealseedandto
theCouncilDirectiveof30June19^9onthemarketingofseedofoiland
fibreplants.
./•

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Article2
TheAnnextotheFirstCouncilDecisionof20July1972ontheequi­
valenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountriesonseed-
producingcrops(6)shallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Underreferencenumbers 1,6,10,12and13,thenumber"2"which
appearsincolumn5inrespectofswedecabbage,fodderkaleand
fodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplantsshall,oneach
occasion,bereplacedbythenumber"1".
2.Underreferencenumber12,thewords"MinisterulAgriculturiisi
Silviculturii ,Bucuresti",whichappearsincolumn3»shallbe
replacedbythewords"IlinisterulAgriculturii ,IndustriciAlimen-
tareSilviculturii siApelor-Inspectiadestatpentrucnlitatea
semintelorsinJnterialuTui saditor".
'
3.Underpoint4ofthe"Specialconditions"thewords"orinEnglish"
shallbedeleted.
Article3
TheAnnextotheSecondCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequi­
valenceoffieldinspectionscarriedoutinthirdcountriesonseed-
producingcrops(7)shallbeamendedasfollows:
Underreferencenumbers2,4and6,thenumber"2"whichappearsin
column5inrespectofswedecabbage,fodderkaleandfodderradish
andalsoofoilandfibreplantsshall,oneachoccasion,bereplaced
bythenumber"1".
Article4
1.Article 1shallapply
-from1July1973»inthecaseofswedecabbage,fodderkaleand
fodderradishspecies;
–from1March1974*inthecaseofotherspecies;
upto30June1970
(6)OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.22
(7)OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.18

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2.Article2point(l)andArticle3shallapplytoseedharvested
onandafter1March197^«TheseArticlesmayalsobeapplied
tosomeseedharvestedonadate:priortotheaboveraentioned date.
3>.Article2point2shallapplyfrom1September1972.
4«Article2point3shallapplyfrom1-January1973*
Article5
i
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

395/VI/74-E
ANNEX
Réf.
No.Country Authority!– ~
j■Speo.ies -[Spécial |
IConditions j
23-41'3 i
1J
iAustraliaDepartment -ofPrimary
Industries .Canberran
!-Podderkale 1or2(x),3,4»5i !
2
i
*
i
i
i
\
i
I
|
î
*
î
rYugoslavia
i
t–Institutzapoljo–
privrednaistrazi-
vanja(instituteof
Agricultural Resear-
ch).NoviSad
–Zavodzakrmnobilje
(AnimalFeedingstuffs ,
ResearchStation),
ICrusevac
–Institutzapoijo–•
privrednaistrazi-
vanja(Instituteof
Agricultural
Research).Sarajevo
_Ingtitu$zaopl$«^meni.ivanjeiproiz–vodnjubiljapoljo–pi-jLvrednogfalculte–ta(University
•InstituteforPlant
Improvement and
Production),Zagreb '
–Poljoprivredniins-|titut(Agricviltural
Institute),Osijek
–Kemetijskiinstitut
Sloveni.je(Slove-
nianAgricultural
Institute),Ljubli-
ana.
-Zemjodelskiinsti­tut(Agricultural
Institute),Skopjej>r–Fodderkale,fodderradish
/–Oilandfibre
plants(turnip
rape.swederape)
I
j
!1or2(x),3,4,5,
1.3.4,5,
:
S-5;3
tNew
ZealandDepartmentof
Agriculture|Fodderkale
I1or2(x)(3,4,5,j
1
:4
»
f
tSwitzer–
land–Stationfédéralde
recherches
agronomiques ,
Lausanne >
–Stationfédéraldet
recherces c
agronomiques , 1
Zurich JICereals,except
<canarygrass,
imaizeandrice»
1.3,4,5,

!,
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Réf.
No.Country Authon-ty Species .■■■i
Spécial
Conditions
1i2 3 :4 5 ■
5Spam
IInstitutoNacionalde
SemillasyPlantasde
Vivero,Madrid'–Beet
,–Cereals,exceptrye,
canarygrass,maize
Iandrice
■–Swedecabbage,fodder
Ikale,fooderradish
-Oilandfibreplants
(swederape,sun–
flower,soyabeans)113»5»6»
1t3,4»5»
1or2(x),3,4,5,
1,3,4,5,
6Czech–
oslo–
vakia
LUstredniKontrolnia
zkusebnilistavzemedel–
sky,PrahaI
i!-Beet
–Grassandlegume
speciessubjectto
nationalruleson
varietalcontrol
-Oilandfibreplants
(sunflower)1.3,5,6,
1,3,4,5,
1,3,4,5,
7United
States
of
•America
i
!
i
!
i
i
i
l'
.–AlabamaCropImprove–
mentAssociation ,Inc.
–AlaskaCropImprove­
inentAssociation
!–ArizonaCropImprove-
imentAssociation
-ArkansasStatePlant
Board,Divisionof
SeedCertification
–Califórnia Crop
|Improveraent Associ­
!.ation.
-ColoradoSeedGrowers' ,
Association
–DelawareCropImprove­
mentAssociation
–FloridaDepartmentof,
Agriculture >
–GeorgiaCropImprove–
mentAssociation ,Inc.!
–IdahoCropImprovement
Association Inc.
–IllinoisCropImprove-
mentAssociation ,Inc.
1>r–
!
!
\–SugarBeet
–Cereais,except
canarygrassand
maize
–Swedecabbage,fodder
kale,fodderradish.
–Oilandfibreplants
subjecttonational
rulesonvarietal
controlI
1,3,5»6,
1.3,4,5,
1or2(x),3,4,5,
1>3,4,5,
i

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AMEX
Ref.I_j.Ho.C0Untry Authcnty SpeciesSpécial ,
Conditions !
5
United
States
of
America
(cont'd)IndianaCropImprove–
mentAssociation ,Inc.
IowaCropImprovement
Association
KansasCropLnprove-
nientAssociation
KentuckySeedImprove-
mentAssociation
LouisianaDepartmentof
Agriculture ,Division
ofEntomology
MaineDepartmentof
Agriculture ,Division
ofPlantIndustry
MarylandStateBoardof
Agriculture ,Department
ofAgronomy .
MichiganCropImprove–
mentAssociation .
MinnesotaCropImprove–
mentAssociation V
iMississippi Seed.j
ImprovementAssociation :
MissouriSeedImprove­
mentAssociation
MontanaSeedGrowers'
Association
NebraskaCropImprove­
mentAssociation
NevadaDepartmentof
Agriculture ,Division
ofPlantIndustry
NewJerseyDepartment
ofAgriculture ,Division ]
ofPlantIndustry j
NewMexicoCropImprove–
mentAssociation
NewYorkSeedImprove–
mentCoop.,Inc.r-SugarBeet
Cereais,except
canarygrassand
maize
Swedecabbage,
fodderkale,
fodderradish
Oilandfibre
plantssubject
tonational
rulesonverietal
control1,3,5,6,
1,3,4,5,
1or2(x),3,4,5,
1»3,4,5,

4- 395/VI/74-E
AlfflEX
Réf.
Fo.Countryl
Authority JSpecxesSpécial
Conditions
2 3 45
7
iUnited
States
of
America
(cont'd)–NorthCarolinaCrop
Improvement Association
Inc.
–NorthDaketaStateSeed
Department
–OhioSeedImprovement
dissociation
–OklahomaCropImprove-
mentAssociation
–OregonStateUniversity ,
ExtensionService,
–Pennsylvania State
DepartmentofAgricul­
ture,BureauofPlant
Industry
–SouthCarolinaCrop
Improvement Association '
–SouthDakotaCropImpr­
ovementAssociation
–TennesseeCropImprove–1
mentAssociation
-TexasDepartmentof
Agriculture
–UtahCropImprovement
Association
-UtahAgricultural Exp-•
erimentStation :
–VermontDepartmentof
Agriculture
–VirginiaCropImprove–;
mentAssociation ~:
–WashingtonStateCrop;
Improvement Association
Inc. ,
–WashingtonState
Departmentofilgricul­
ture,SeedBranch
–WestVirginiaAssociated
CropGrowers*Associatior
–Wisconsin .CropImprove-^
mentAssociation I
–WyomingSeedCertifi­
cationService >f–SugarBeet
-Cereais,except
canarygrassand
maize
)–Swedecabbage,
"Sfodderkale,
Ifodderradish
–Oilandfibre
plantssubject
tonational
rulesonverietal
control1.3,5,6,
1»3,4,5,
1or2(x),3,4,5,
1»3,4,5,
(x)Solelyinthecaseofseedharvestedbefore
1March1974

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SPECIALCONDITIONS
1.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnational
rulesfortheapplication' oftheschemeforthevarietalcertifica­
tionofseedmovingininternational tradeoftheOrganization for.
EconomicCooperation andDevelopment (OECD).
2.Fieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithnational
rulesforthevarietalcontrolofseed.
3*FieldinspectionshallbecarriedoutbyStateauthorities orbyany
legalperson,whethergovernedbypublicorbyprivatelaw,acting
undertheresponsibility ofsuchauthorities ,providedthatsuch
personderivesnoprivategainfromtheresultoftheinspection.
k*Harvestedseedshallbepackedinofficiallysealedpackages ;which
bearanofficiallabelgivingthefollowinginformation :
(a)authorityresponsible andcountry,
(b)species,
(c)variety.
(d)referencenumberofthebasicseedandnameoftheMemberState
whichcertifiedtheseed.
(e)referencenumberofthelot,
(f)declarednetorgrossweight,
(g)thewords'"non-certified seed"
Allinformationshallbegiveninatleastoneoftheofficial
languagesoftheEuropeanCommunities.
5.Anofficialnoticeshallgivethefollowinginformation :
-areacultxvated,
«•quantityofharvestedseed,
-anattestationthatthecropsfromwhichtheseedcomeshave
satisfiedanofficialfieldinspection.

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Harvestedseedshallbepackedinanofficiallysealedpackagebearxng
thespeciallabelprovidedforbytheOECDforseedwhichhasnotbeen
finallycertified 5thislabelshallgivethefollowingadditional
information :
-referencenumberofthebasicseed,
•»nameoftheMemberStatewhichcertifiedtheseed.

1017/VI/74-E
PROPOSALPORA
ThirdCouncilDecisionontheequivalenceofseedproduced •
.inthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966(1)onthe
marketingofbeetseed,aslastamendedbytheCouncil'Directive
of11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966(3)onthe
marketingoffodderplantseed,aslastamendedbytheCouncilDirective
of11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966(4)onthe
marketingofcerealseed,aslastamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof
11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)(b)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June1966(5)onthe
marketingofseedofoilandfibreplants,aslastamendedbytheCouncil
Directiveof11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle15(1)(h)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastherearerulesonseedcontrolinAustralia,Yugoslavia,New
Zealand,Switzerland ,Spain,Czechoslovakia andtheUnitedStates;
Whereastheserulesandthemannerinwhichtheyareappliedhavebeen
reviewed;whereasthisreviewhasestablishedthattheconditions
governingseedharvestedandcontrolledinthesecountries,asregards
itscharacters,itsexamination,itsmarkinganditscontrol,affordthe
sameassurancesastheconditionsrelatingtoseedharvestedandcontrolled
withintheCommunity ;
(1)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2290/66
^2)OJNoL356,27.12.1973 »p.79
(3)OJNoL125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66
(4)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66
(5)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3

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Whereas,ifitbecomesapparentthattheconditionsonwhichCommunity
determinations arebasedarenotorarenolongersatisfied,this
Decisiondoesnotpreventthesedeterminations beingrevokedoran
extensionoftheperiodoftheirvaliditybeingrefused;whereasfor
thispurposepracticalinformation onseedproducedintheabovementioned
countriesshouldthereforebeobtainedbygrowingandcheckingsamples
ofsuchseedincomparative Communitytests;
WhereastheCounciloftheOrganisation forEconomicCooperation and
Development (OECD)hasextended,onthe5October1973,thescopeof
itspresentsystemforthevarietalcertification ofherbageseed
movingininternational tradetoincludeothercrucifersandcertain
oilplants;whereasthissystemwillapplyhenceforthtoswedecabbage,
fodderkaleandfodderradishspeciesandalsooilandfibreplants
previouslylegislatedunderCommunityDirectives,itisappropriateto
amendthespecialconditionslaiddownbyCouncilDecisionsdeclaring
equivalences ;
Whereasfurtheramendmentsbecamenecessaryduetofunctionalchanges
occuringwithintheauthorities chargedwithofficialseedcontrol;
HASiiDOPTEDTKISDECISION:
Article 1
Itisherebydeclaredthat,wherethespecialconditionslaiddownin
theAnnextothisDecisionaresatisfied,seedharvestedinthe
countriesandofficiallycontrolledbytheauthoritieslistedintheAnnex
tothisDecisionandbelongingtothespeciesandcategoriesspecified
thereinisequivalenttoseedofthecorresponding categoriesharvested
withintheCommunityandcomplyingwiththeCouncilDirectivesof
14June1966onthemarketingofbeetseed,fodderplantseedand
cerealseedandoftheCouncilDirectiveof30June19&9onthemarketing
ofseedofoilandfibreplants.

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Article2
TheAnnextotheFirstCouncilDecisionof20July1972ontheequivalence
ofseedproducedinthirdcountries(6)shallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Underreferencenumber20thefollowingserviceshallbeinserted
incolumn3inrespectofbeetandlegumespecies:
"Institutzaoplemenijvanjeiproizvodnjubiljapoljoprivrcdnog
fakulteta(UniversityInstituteforPlantImprovementandProduction),
Zagreb".
2.Underreferencenumbers1,6,10,12and13,thenumbers"2"and
"1",whichappearincolumn7inrespectofswedecabbage,fodder
kaleandfodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallbe
replaced,oneachoccasion,bythenumbers"1"and"5"respectively .
3.Underreferencenumber1,theword"Elite"andthewords"Original–
Hochzucht"and"Original–Erhaltungszucht",whichappearincolumn5
inrespectofswedecabbageandfodderkaleandalsoofoiland
fibreplants,shallbereplaced,oneachoccasion,bythewords
"Basicseed"andbythewords"Certifiedseed"respectively .
4.Underreferencenumber10,thewords"Elitahodowlana"andtheword
"Oryginal",whichappearincolumn5inrespectofswedecabbage,
fodderkaleandfodderradish,shallbereplacedbythewords
"Basicseed"andbythewords"Certifiedseed"respectively .
5.Underreferencenumber12,thewords"MinisterulAgriculturiisi
Silviculturii ,Bucuresti",whichappearincolumn3»shallbe
replacedbythewords"MinisterulAgriculturii ,IndustrieiAlimen–
tare,SilviculturiisiApelor-Inspectiadestatpentrucalitatea
semintelorsimaterialului eaditor",andtheword"Elite"andtheword.
"Originale",whichappearincolumn5inrespectofswedecabbageand
fodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallbereplaced,on
eachoccasion,bythewords"Basicseed"andbythewords"Certified
seed"respectively .
(6)OJNoL186,16.8.1972,p.30

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6.Underreferencenumber13,theword"Foundation"whichappearsin
column5inrespectoffodderradishandalsoofoilandfibres-
plants,shallbereplaced,oneachoccasion,bytheword"Basic".
7«Underreferencenumber6,thewords"KLit","1.fokGeeapcrttasy ,
"2.fokuszaporitas"and"3.fokfl.szaporitas"ichichappearin
column5inrespectofoilandfibreplants,shallbereplacedby
thewords"BasicSeed","CertifiedSeed,1stgeneration","Certified
Seed,2ndgeneration"and"CertifiedSeed,3rdgeneration"respecti­
vely.
8.Inpoint10ofthe"Specialconditions",thewords"orinEnglish"
shallbedeleted.
Article3
TheAnnextotheSecondCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequi­
valenceofseedproducedinthirdcountries(7)shallbeamendedas
follows:
1.Underreferencenumber2,kand7thenumbers"2"and"7"»which
appearincolumn7inrespectofswedecabbage,fodderkaleai^d
fodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallbereplaced,
oneachoccasion,bythenumbers"1"and"5"respectively .
2.Underreferencenumber2,theword"Foundation"andthewords
"orRegisteredSeed(foreignvarieties)",whichappearincolumn5
inrespectofswede-cabbage,fodderkaleandfodderradishandalso
ofoilandfibreplants,shallbereplaced,oneachoccasion,by
theword"Basic"andbytheword"Seed"respectively .
3.Underreferencenumber4-,theword"ClassB"andtheword"ClassC",
whichappearincolumn5inrespectofswedecabbage,fodderkale
andfodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallberepla­
ced,oneachoccasion,bytheword"BasicSeed"andbytheword
"CertifiedSeed"respectively .
k.Underreferencenumber7»theword"Elit"andtheword"Certificalt
Vetomag",whichappearincolumn5»shallbereplacedbytheword
"BasicSeed"andbytheword"Certifiedseed"respectively .
__ ./.
(7)OJN°L106,20.^.1973,p.21

-5- 1017-/VI/74-E
'Article4
1.Article1shallapply:
–from1July1973»iiithecaseofswedecabbage,fodderkale
andfodder ,radishandofcerealspecies;
-from1March1974?intheesseofotherspecies;
upto30June1976*
2.Article2point5shallapplyfrom1September1972inrospectof
theamendmentoftheresponsibleservice.
3.Article2point8shallapplyfrom1January19T3•
4.Theotherprovisionsshallapplytoseedharvestedonandafter
1March1974«IheseArticlesmayalsobeappliedtosomeseed
harvestedonadatepriortotheabovementioneddate.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePrésident.

1017/VI/74-E
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fodder
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Divisionof
Plant
Industry
HewJersey
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Agriculture ,
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Plant
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cabbage,
fodder
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plants
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University,
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1March1974

10X7/VI/7^-E
\•
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
» l
1.Seed shall beofficially certified -anditspackages officially
sealed andmarked .inaccordance with the -scheme for thevarietal
A
certification ofseed moving -in-international trade oftheOrgani­
zation forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD ).Thequality
oftheseed shall meet therequirements ofCommunity rules .
I
2.Seed shall beofficially certified anditspackages officially
sealed andmarked inaccordance with national provisions .The
quality oftheseed shall meet therequirements ofCommunity rules .
3.Field inspection shall becarried outbyState authorities orby
anylegal person ,whether governed bypublic orbyprivate law ,
acting under theresponsibility ofsuch authorities ,provided that
such person derives .noprivate gain from theresult oftheinspec­
tion .,
k.Basic seed shall have been officially certified within theCommuni­
ty.
5.Theofficial label shall give thefollowing additional information :
(•a)date ofofficial sealing I s
(b)astatement that theseed complies with EECrules andstandards .
. >
,This information may also appear onanother official label which ,.
;inaddition shall give thename oftheauthority andofthecountry .
6.Theofficial label shall give thefollowing additional information :
(a)date.of officiai sealing î
(b)if 'bisapplicable ,astatement that' thebasic seed hasbeen
certified within theCommunity .
This information mayalso appear onanother official label which ,
inaddition ,shall give thename oitheauthority andofthecountiry .
7.Theofficial label shall give thefollowing minimum information :
(a)certification authority andcountry ;
(b)astatement that :theseed complies with EECrules andstandard 's;
(c)référence number ofthelot ;
(d)species ; •/•

1017/VI/74–E
(e)varietyor,inthecaseofhybrids,inbredline;
(f)category(basicseedorcertifiedseed):
(g)countryofproduction ;
(h)declarednetorgrossweight:
(i)dateofofficiaisealing;
(j)inthecaseofcertifiedseedofthesecondandsubsequentgene­
rations,numberofgenerations frombasicseed:
(k)inthecaseofhybridvarieties :
-theword"hybrid",
-inthecaseofseedofthecategory"certifiedseed"whichhas
notbeencertifiedwithintheCommunity,astatementthatthe
basicseedhasbeenofficially examined.
Thecolourofthelabelshallbe:
-whiteforbasicseed,
-blueforcertifiedseedandcertifiedseedofthefirstgeneration,
-redforcertifiedseedofsubsequentgenerations .
8.Anychemicaltreatmentoftheseedshallbenotedeitherontheoffi­
ciallabeloronaspeciallabelandonthepackageorinsideit.
9.Anofficialnoticeplacedinsidethepackageshallgiveatleastthe
referencenumberofthelot,thespeciesandthevariety 5inthecase
ofbeetseeditshallalsobestated,whereappropriate ,whetherthe
seedismonogermorprecisionseed.
Thisnoticeisnotnecessaryiftheminimuminformationisprinted
indeliblyonthepackage.
10.Allinformationrequiredforofficiallabels,officialnoticesand
packagesshallbegiveninatleastoneoftheofficiallanguagesof
theEuropeanCommunities .

1016/VI/74-E
PROPOSALFORA
vCouncilDecisionanending "theCouncilDecision
oi'26March1973ontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedout
onseed~producing cropsinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomand
ontheequivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN "COMMUNITIES ,'
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing EuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof14June^66(1)onthe
marketingoffodderplantseed,aslastamendedbytheCouncil "Directive
of11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof30June1969(3)onthe
marketingofoilandfibreplants,aslastamendedbytheCouncil
Directiveof11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle150)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,theCouncilhasdeclaredamongotherthings,initstwoDecisionsof
26March1973ontheequivalenceoffieldinspectionscarriedouton
seed-producing cropsinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(4)and
ontheequivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,Irelandand.theUnited
Kingdom(5),anequivalenceofthenationalschemesoftheabovementioned
MemberStatesforthecontrolofseedswithregardtoswedecabbage,fodder
kaleandfodderradishandtooilandfibreplants;
WhereastheCounciloftheOrganisation forEconomicCooperation and
Development (OECD)hasextended,onthe5October1973,thescopeof
itspresentschemeforthevarietalcertification ofherbageseed
movingininternational tradetoincludeothercrucifersandcertain
oilplants;whereasthisschemewillapplyhenceforthtoswedecabbage,
fodderkaleandfodderradishspeciesandalsotooilandfibreplants
previouslylegislatedunderCommunityDirectives ,itisappropriateto
amendthespecialconditionslaiddownbytheCouncilDecisionsdeclaring
equivalences .
(1)OJHo125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66
(2).OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79
(3)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.3
(4)OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.9
(3)OJNoL106.20.4.1973,p.12

-2- 1016/VI/7H-E
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheAnnextotheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalence
offieldinspectionscarriedoutonseed-producing cropsinDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshallbeamendedasfollows:
Underreferencenumbers1and3,thenumber"2",whichappearsin
column5inrespectofswedecabbage,:fodderkaleandfodderradish
andalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallbereplaced,oneachoccasion,
bythenumber"1".
Article2
TheAnnextotheCouncilDecisionof26March197.ontheequivalence
ofsoedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshallbe
amendedasfollows :
1.Underreferencenumbers1and3»thenumbers"2"and"7"»which
appearincolumn7inrespectofswedecabbage,fodderkaleand
fodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallbereplaced,
oneachoccasion,bythenumbers"1"and"5"respectively .
2.Underreferencenumber1,theword"Stamfrjzf"andtheword"Brugsfr^"
whichappearsincolumn5inrespectofswedecabbage,fodderkale
andfodderradishandalsoofoilandfibreplants,shallberepla­
ced,oneachoccasion,bythewords"Basic seed"andbythewords
"Certifiedseed"respectively .
Article3
ThisDecisionshallapplytoseedharvestedonandafter1March197**»
Itmayalsobeappliedtoseedharvestedonadatepriortothe
aboveoentioned date.
Articlek
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.