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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)239final
Brussels,11May1982.
amendingDirect
seedofoilandproposalfora\/ VV-i\
CILDIRECTlVE
69/208/EEConthem­
^2. .^plants-marketingof
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(82)239-final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Experiencewithregardtosuppliesoffibreflaxseedshowsthatitisnecessary
toretainthecategoryof"certifiedseedsofthethirdgeneration"foraninde­
finiteperiod.WithregardtoLinseed,theproductionconditionsdeveloppedrecently
insomeMemberStatesdojustifytoretainthecategoryof"certifiedseedsofthe
thirdgeneration"beyond30June1?82until30June1983inordertogetthese
productionconditionsadaptedtothesuppliesoflinseedbeingassuredbyseedof
thefirstandsecondgeneration.Thepresentdraftaimsthereforeatamodification
ofdirective69/208/EEConthemarketingofseedofoilandfibreplants.

Proposal
foraCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective 69/208/EEConthemarketingofseedof
oilandfibreplants
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalbytheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (1),
Whereas,forthereasonsgivenbelow,CouncilDirective 69/208/EEC(2),aslast
amendedbyDirective 81/126/EEC(3),shouldbeamended;
Whereasexperiencewithregardtosuppliesoffibreflaxseedshowsthatitis
necessarytoretain,atthisstage,thecategoryof"certified seedsofthethird
generation"foranindefinite period;
Whereaswithregardtolinseed,theproduction conditions developped recentlyinsome
MemberStatesjustifyretentionofthecategoryof"certified seedofthethird
generation"forafurtheryear;whereasthisextensionshouldbesufficienttoenable
thoseconditions tobeadaptedtoensureadequatesuppliesoflinseedonthebasisof
seedsofthecategories "certifiedseedofthefirstgeneration"and"certifiedseed
ofthesecondgeneration";
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Directive 69/208/EECshallbeamendedasfollows:
1.InArticle2(2)(c)"flaxseed"shallbereplaced by"linseed".
2.InArticle2(2)(c)"30June1982"shallbereplacedby"30June1983".
(1)
(2)OJN°L169,10.7.1969,p.3
(3)OJN°L67,12.3.1981,p.36

Article2
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisdirectivenotlaterthan1July1982.
TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.