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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)44 final
Brussels ,11February 1981
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
amending Sixth Decision 80/817/EEC ontheequivalence offield inspections
carried out inthird countries onseed-producing crops
i •Proposal for a\ .- <•
COUNCIL DECISION Y>>W
amending Sixth Decision 80/818/EEC ontheequivalence .ofseed produced in
l•_i__ a »/> ■third countries
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(submitted tothe Council bythe Commission )
C0MC81 )44final

EXPLANATORY MFMORANDiJM
CouncilDecisions80/817/EECand80/818/EECestablished that,-incertainfton-
membercountries,thefieldinspections ofseed-producing cropsandth&.seed
producedofferedthesameguaranteesasthecontrolscarriedoutbytheMember
Statesandwerethereforeequivalent.
ThetwoproposalsforCounciIDecisionsattachedheretoaredesignedtogrant
equivalence inrespectoffurtherspeciestosomeofthesenon-membercountries*
Bulgariaisalsoincludedinthesedecisionsandwillthusbegrantedequivalence
inrespectofcertainspecies.
»
Greece,whichbecameaMemberStateofthe-Communityon1January1981,needno
longerbecoveredbythesedecisions.
*Austria,Australia,Canada,Switzerland,Czechoslovakia ,Cyprys,theGerman
DemocraticRepublic,Spain,Greece,Hungary,Israel,Norway,NewZealand,
Portugal,Poland,Romania,Chile,Sweden,Finland,Turkey,theUnitedStates
ofAmerica,Yugoslavia andSouthAfrica.

Proposal 'for a
COUNCIL DECISION
amending Sixth Decision 80/817/EEC onthe equivalence offield
inspections carried out inthird countries onseed-producing crops
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 66/400/EECof14June 1966 onthe
marketing ofbeet seed^,"aslast amended byDirective 78/692/EEC*\and
inparticular Article 16(1)(a)thereof .
/ • ■
Having regard toCouncil Directive 66/401/EECof14June 1966 onthe mar­
keting offodder plant seed^, aslast amended byDirective 80/754/EEC ,
andinparticular Article 16(1)(a)thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 66/402/EECof14June 1966 onthe mar­
keting ofcereal seed*"*' ,aslast amended byDirective 79/692/EEC^,and
inparticular Article 16 C1)(a)thereof .
Having regard toCouncil Directive 69/208/EECof30June 1969 onthe mar­
keting ofseedofoilandfibre plants*'' *,aslast amended byDirective
80/304/EEC*^,andinparticular Article 15(1)(a)thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commission ,
(9J ■.... . .Whereas inDecision 80/817/EEC ,theCouncil declared that field in­
spections carried outin23third countries onseed-producing crops of
certain species satisfy theconditions laid down inthe Community Directives
0JNo.125,11.7.1966 ,p.2290/66
OJNo.L236,26.8.1978 ,p.13(3)
.OJNo.125,11.7.1966 ,p.2298/66
OJNo.L207,9.8.1980 ,p.36
0JNo.125,11.7.1966 ,p.2309/66:*i0JNo.L205,13.8.1979 ,p.1
0JNo.L169,10.7.1969 ,p.3
0JNo.L68,14.3.1980 ,p.33
OJNo.L240,12.9.1980 ,p. 1

Whereas forcertain species this declaration ofequivalence relates also to
Australia ,Czechoslovakia ,Spain -,Portugal ,Romania andChile ;
Whereas ithas since been established that there are rules on
seed control for arange ofplant species also in *
Bulgaria which provide forofficial field inspection carried outduring the
period ofseed production ;
Whereas anexamination ofthe rules ofthe abovement ioned countries and of
the manner irtwhich they areapplied has shown that theprescribed field
inspections satisfy theconditions laid down inAnnex Itoeach ofthe
abovement ioned Directives ;
Whereas Bulgaria should therefore also begranted
equivalence and theexisting equivalence forAustralia ,Czechoslovakia ,
Spain ,Portugal ,Romania and Chile should beextended tofurther species ;
Whereas byDecision 80/817/EEC the Council also granted equivalence tofield
inspections carried out inGreece onseed-producing crops ofcertain species
whereas ,pursuant tothe Treaty ofAccession ,Greece has been amember of
the Community since 1-January 1981 and consequently Greece should not be
'considered asathird country ; -
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : ,
Article 1
The Annex toDecision 80/817/EECishereby amended asfollows :
1.PartI,I,item 1.1:
-the abbreviation BG=Bulgaria isadded
after theabbreviation "AUS =Australia ",
-the abbreviation "GR=Greece "isdeleted .

Theentries setout inPart I,Table 2,are amended asfollows
(a)Reference No.2agiven intheAnnex hereto jsadded ;
(b)Reference Nos .2,,5,8,14,16and17 are supplemented
bythetext setout intheAnnex hereto ^
(c)Reference No.9 is deleted .
Article 2
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1January 1981 .
3
This Decision isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
*
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Proposal for.a
COUNCIL DECISION
amending Sixth Decision 80/818/EEC onthe equivalence ofseed
produced inthird countries
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 66/400/EECof14June 1966 onthe mar­
keting ofbeet seed^, aslast amended byDirective 78/692/EEC^,andin
particular Article 16.(1 )(b)thereof ,, ^
Having regard toCouncil Directive 66/401/EECof14June 1966 onthe mai–
keting offodder^plant seed^, aslast amended byDirective 80/754/EEC^
and inparticular Article 16(1)(b)thereof .
Having regard toCouncil Directive 66/402/EECof14June 1966 onthe mar­
keting ofcereal seed^, aslast amended byDirective 79/692/EEC ,and
inparticular Article 16(1)(b)thereof ,
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keting ofseedofoilandfibre plants ^^, aslast amended byDirective
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80/304/EEC ,andin,particular Article 15(1)(b)thereof ,
0JNo.125,11.7.1966 ,p.2290/66
OJNo.L236,26.8,1978 ,p.13
OJNo.125,11.7.1966 ,p.2298/66
OJNo.L207,9.8.1980 ,p.36
OJNo.125,11.7.1966 ,p„2309/66
OJNo.L205,13.8.1979 ,p.1ín0JNo.L169,10.7.1969 ,p.3
(8)0JNo.L68,14.3.1980 ,p.33

-2-
Havina regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
(9)Whereas /inDecision 80/818/EEC ,theCouncil declared that seed ofcertain
species produced in23third countries isequivalent tocorresponding seed
produced inthe Community ; .
Whereas forcertain species this declaration ofequivalence relates also to
Australia ,Czechoslovakia ,Spain ,Portugal ,Romania andChile ; '
Whereas ithas since been established that there arerules onseed
control for arange of.plant species also inBulgaria ;
χ
Whereas anexamination ofthe rules ofthe abovementi oned countries and of
the manner inwhich they are applied has shown that the conditions govern­
ingcertain seed harvested andcontrolled inthese countries afford the
same assurances asregards the seed 'scharacteristics ,identity ,examination ,
marking andcontrol ,as ,dotheconditions applicable -toseed harvested and
controlled within the Community ;
Whereas Bulgaria should therefore also begranted
equivalence and theexisting equivalence forAustralia ,Czechoslovakia ,
Spain ,Portugal ,Romania andChile should beextended tofurther species ;
*
Whereas byDecision 80/818/EECtheCouncil also granted equivalence tothe
seed ofcertain species produced inGreece ;whereas pursuant totheTreaty
ofAccession ,Greece hasbeen amember ofthe Community since 1January 1981
andconsequently Greece should not beconsidered asathird country ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1 .
Theentries setout "inthe Annex toDecision 80/818/EECarehereby amended
»
asfollows :
OJNo.L240,12.9.1980 ,p.26

Part1,1,item 1.1:
-the abbreviation "BG=Bulgaria isadded
after theabbreviation "AUS =Australia ",
-the abbreviation "GR=Greece " is deleted .
Theentries setoutinPart I,Table 2, are amended asfollows :
(a)Reference No.,2agiven in the Annex hereto is added ;
(b)Reference Nos.2,5,8,14,16and 17 are supplemented bythe
text set out in'the Annex hereto . '
(c)Reference No.9 is ideleted .
*
Article 2
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1January 1981 .
Article 3
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