95/508/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 1995 authorizing the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of rye (Secale cereale L.) not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC
Date: 1995-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, United Kingdom, application of EU law, marketing, rye, seed













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95/508/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 1995 authorizing the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of rye (Secale cereale L.) not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC  


Official Journal L 292 , 07/12/1995 P. 0031 - 0032 





COMMISSION DECISION of 1 December 1995 authorizing the  Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of rye (Secale cereale L.) not satisfying  the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC (95/508/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed  (1),  as last amended by Directive 95/6/EC  (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof, Having regard to the requests submitted by the Kingdom of Denmark and the United Kingdom, Whereas in Denmark and the United Kingdom the production of seed of winter varieties of rye (Secale  cereale L.) satisfying the requirements of Directive 66/402/EEC in relation to minimum germination  capacity has been insufficient in 1995 and is therefore not adequate to meet those countries'  needs; Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with seed from other Member States,  or from third countries, satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive; Whereas the Kingdom of Denmark and the United Kingdom should therefore be authorized to permit for  a period expiring on 31 December 1995 the marketing of seed of the abovementioned species subject  to less stringent requirements; Whereas, moreover, other Member States which are able to supply Denmark and the United Kingdom with  such seed not satisfying the requirements of the Directive should be authorized to permit the  marketing of such seed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Kingdom of Denmark and the United Kingdom are authorized to  permit, for a period expiring on 31 December 1995 the marketing in their territories of a maximum  of 600 tonnes of seed of winter varieties of rye (Secale cereale L.) which does not satisfy the  requirements laid down in Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC with regard to the minimum germination  capacity, provided that the following requirements are satisfied: (a)  the germination capacity is at least 75  % of pure seed; (b)  the official label shall bear the endorsement 'minimum germination capacity 75  %.` Article 2 Member States other than the applicant Member States are also authorized to permit, on  the terms set out in Article 1 and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member States, the  marketing in their territories of the seed authorized to be marketed under this Decision. Article 3 Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of  the various quantities of seed labelled and permitted to be marketed in their territories pursuant  to this Decision. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 December 1995. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission