85/355/EEC: Seventh Council Decision of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops
Date: 1985-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: marketing standard, seed, third country













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85/355/EEC: Seventh Council Decision of 27 June 1985 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops  


Official Journal L 195 , 26/07/1985 P. 0001 - 0019 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 19 P. 0004  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 36 P. 0112  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 19 P. 0004  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 36 P. 0112  





SEVENTH COUNCIL DECISIONof 27 June  1985on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing  crops(85/355/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing  the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on  the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular  Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the  marketing of fodder plant seed (2), as last amended by Directive 85/38/EEC (3), and in particular  Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the  marketing of cereal seed (4), as last amended by Directive 81/561/EEC (5), and in particular  Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the  marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (6), as last amended by Directive 82/727/EEC (7), and in  particular Article 15 (1) (a) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas  there are rules on seed control in Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland,  Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, the German Democratic Republic, Spain, Hungary, Israel, Norway, New  Zealand, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Chile, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, the United States of America,  Yugoslavia and South Africa; whereas these rules provide foran official field inspection to  be carried out during the period of seed production;Whereas an examination of these rules and the  manner in which they are applied has shown that the prescribed field inspections satisfy the  conditions laid down in Annex I to each of the abovementioned Directives;Whereas Decision  80/817/EEC (8), as last amended by Decision 85/4/EEC (9), which established equivalences for field  inspections in the abovementioned countries, expires on 30 June 1985; whereas a new Decision is  therefore necessary;Whereas, in the case of seven third countries, additional detailed information  has been requested; whereas the renewal of the equivalence in respect of those countries should be  limited to a period necessary to examine and to assess such information without prejudice to a  possible extension, pending the outcome of this examination and assessment;Whereas this Decision is  without prejudice to a possible renewal of the equivalence in respect of Cyprus and Finland where  seed production and field inspection of crops producing seed of the species covered by Decision  80/817/EEC did not take place during the period of application of that Decision;Whereas this  Decision does not preclude Community findings being revoked or extension of the period of their  validity being refused, where the conditions on which they are based are not or cease to be  satisfied; whereas, to this end, further practical information on seed produced in the  abovementioned countries should be obtained by growingand checking samples of such seed in  Community comparative trials;Whereas it has become apparent that certain technical and  administrative provisions in the Annex are subject to frequent change; whereas, to simplify the  procedure for amending the Annex, changes should be dealt with under the procedure of the Standing  Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry;Whereas this  Decision does not affect the Protocol on German internal trade and connected problems,HAS ADOPTED  THIS DECISION:Article 1It is hereby declared that field inspections of crops  producing seeds of the 'certified seed' category, carried out in the countries and by the services  listed in Part I of the Annex, and in respect of the species specified therein, satisfy the  conditions laid down in Part A of Annex I to Directive 66/400/EEC and in Annex I to Directives  66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC, in so far as the conditions laid down in Part II of the  Annex hereto are satisfied. Article 2Technical and administrative amendments to be made to the Annex, with the exception of  those concerning column 1 of the table in Part I thereof, shall be adopted in accordance with the  procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC and in  Article 20 of Directive 69/208/EEC.Article 3This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1985 to 30 June  1987 in the case of Austria, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, the United States of America  and Yugoslavia and from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1990 in the case of the other third countries listed  in Part I of the Annex.Article 4This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. BIONDI (1) OJ N° 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2290/66. (2) OJ N° 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. (3) OJ N° L 16, 19. 1. 1985, p. 41. (4) OJ N° 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. (5) OJ N° L 203, 23. 7. 1981, p. 52. (6) OJ N° L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. (7) OJ N° L 310, 25. 10. 1982, p. 21. (8) OJ N° L 240, 12. 9. 1980, p. 1. (9) OJ N° L 2, 3. 1. 1985, p. 19. ANNEXPART ISCOPE1. LEGEND1.1. The third countries are listed in column 1 of the table referred to in point 2 in the order of the  following abbreviations of the international code used for motor vehicles:A= AustriaAUS=  AustraliaBG= BulgariaCDN= CanadaCH= SwitzerlandCS= CzechoslovakiaDDR= German Democratic  RepublicE= SpainH= HungaryIL= IsraelN= NorwayNZ= New ZealandP= PortugalPL= PolandR=  RomaniaRCH= ChileS= SwedenTR= TurkeyUSA= United States of AmericaYU= YugoslaviaZA= South  Africa1.2. References 66/400, 66/401, 66/402 and 69/208 in column 3 of the table indicate the following  Directives:- 66/400: Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed,- 66/401: Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed,- 66/402: Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed,- 69/208: Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants.1.3. The entri es in column 4 of the table referred to in point 2 refer to the conditions described in  Part II, point 3, of this Annex. 2. TABEL   TABELLE   ÐÉÍÁÊÁÓ   TABLE   TABLEAU   TAVOLA   TABEL>TABLE>PART  IICONDITIONS1. Conditions relating to seed referred to in Directive 66/400/EEC1.1. Field inspection shall be carried out in accordance with national rules for the application of the  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) scheme for the varietal certification  of sugar beet seed and fodder beet seed moving in international trade.Field inspection shall be  carried out by the services listed in column 2 of the table referred to in Part I, point 2 or by  any legal person, whether governed by public or by private law, acting under the responsibility of  such services, provided that such person derives no private gain from the result of the  inspection.1.2. Harvested seed shall be packed in officially closed packages which bear a special label provided  for by the OECD for seed which is not finally certified; the label shall give the following  additional information:- reference number of the basic seed,- name of the Member State which  certified the basic seed.1.3. Harvested seed shall be accompanied by an official certificate giving the following information:-  area cultivated,- quantity of seed,- the attestation that the conditions that have to be satisfied  by the crops from which the seed comes have been fulfilled.2. Conditions relating to seed referred to in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC2.1. Field inspection shall be carried out in accordance with national rules for the application of the  OECD schemes for the varietal certification of seed moving in international trade as follows:-  herbage and oil seed, in the case of seed of the species referred to in Directives 66/401/EEC and  69/208/EEC,- cereal seed, in the case of seed of the species referred to in Directive 66/402/EEC,  other than Zea mays,- maize seed, in the case of Zea mays seed referred to in Directive  66/402/EEC.Field inspections shall be carried out by the services listed in column 2 of the table  referred to in Part I, point 2 or by any legal person, whether governed by public or by private law  acting under the responsibility of such services, provided that such person derives no private gain  from the result of the inspection.2.2. Harvested seed shall be packed in officially closed packages bearing an official label which  includes the following information:- service responsible and country,- species,- variety,- in the  case of hybrids of Zea mays: type of hybrid,- 'seed not finally certified'; number of generations  after basic seed,- reference number of the basic seed and name of the Member State which certified  the seed,- reference number of the lot,- net or gross weight declared.All information shall be  given in at least one of the official languages of the European Communities. 2.3. Harvested seed shall be accompanied by an official certificate giving the following information:-  area cultivated,- quantity of seed harvested,- the attestation that the conditions that have to be  satisfied by the crops from which the seed comes have been fulfilled.3. Conditions applicable where reference is made to them in column 4 of the table referred to in Part  I, point 2(a) The condition laid down in the first sentence of the third indent of point 2.1 is not  applicable. Field inspection shall be carried out in accordance with the national rules for the  varietal control of seed.