98/640/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 1998 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/404/EEC [notified under document number C(1998) 3105]
Date: 1998-10-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, OECD, arboriculture, marketing, originating product, plant propagation

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 1998

authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest
reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/
404/EEC

(notified under document number C(1998) 3105)

(98/640/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14
June 1966 on the marketing of
reproductive
material (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden and in particular Article 15
thereof,

forest

Having regard to the requests
Member States,

submitted by certain

reproductive material of

the
Whereas production of
species set out in the Annexes is at present insufficient in
all Member States with the result that their requirements
for reproductive material conforming to the provisions of
Directive 66/404/EEC cannot be met;

Whereas third countries are not in a position to supply
sufficient reproductive material of the relevant species
which can afford the same guarantees as Community
reproductive material and which conforms to the provi-
sions of the abovementioned Directive;

Whereas the Member States should therefore be author-
ised to permit, for a limited period, the marketing of
reproductive material of the relevant species which satis-
fies less stringent requirements to cover the shortage of
reproductive material
satisfying the requirements of
Directive 66/404/EEC;

Whereas, for genetic reasons, the reproductive material
must be collected at places of origin within the natural
range of the relevant species and the strictest possible
guarantees should be given to ensure the identity of the
material;

Whereas, furthermore, reproductive material should be
is accompanied by a document
marketed only if
in
bearing certain details of the reproductive material
question;

it

Whereas each of the Member States should furthermore
be authorised to permit the marketing in its territory of
seed which satisfies less stringent requirements in respect

(1) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2326/66.

of provenance, or, in the case of reproductive material of
Populus nigra, in respect of the category, as laid down in
Directive 66/404/EEC, if the marketing of such material
has been authorised in the other Member States pursuant
to this Decision;

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, Horti-
culture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

are

authorised to permit

1. Member States
the
marketing in their territory of seed satisfying less strin-
gent requirements in respect of provenance, as laid down
in Directive 66/404/EEC, on the terms set out in Annex I
the proof specified in
hereto and on condition that
Article 2 is furnished with regard to the place of proven-
ance of the seed and the altitude at which it was collected.

the
2. Member States
marketing in their territory of plants produced in the
Community from the abovementioned seed.

authorised to permit

are

Article 2

‘source-identified reproductive material'

1.
The proof referred to in Article 1(1) shall be deemed
to be furnished where the reproductive material is of the
category
as
defined in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation
and Development
(OECD) scheme for the control of
forest reproductive material moving in international trade,
or of another category defined in that scheme.

2. Where the OECD scheme referred to in paragraph 1
is not used at the place of provenance of the reproductive
material, other official evidence shall be admissible.

3. Where official
cannot be provided,
evidence
Member States may accept other non-official evidence.

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Article 3

Article 5

Member States are authorised to permit the marketing in
their territory of vegetative reproductive material derived
from Populus nigra which do not satisfy the require-
ments in respect of the category, as laid down in Article
4(1) of Directive 66/404/EEC, on the terms set out in
Annex II hereto.

Article 4

The Member States other

1.
than the applicant
Member States are also authorised to permit, on the terms
set out
in the Annexes hereto and for the purposes
intended by the applicant Member States, the marketing
in their territory of seed or, in the case of Populus nigra,
vegetative reproductive material
referred to in this
Decision.

2.
For the purpose of the application of paragraph 1,
the Member States concerned shall assist each other
administratively. The applicant Member States shall be
notified by other Member States of their intention to
permit
the marketing of such reproductive material,
before any authorisation may be granted. The applicant
Member States may object only if the entire amount set
out in this Decision has already been allocated.

The authorisation provided for in Article 1(1) and Article
3 in so far as it concerns the first placing of forest repro-
ductive material on the market of the Community, shall
expire on 30 November 1999. Such authorisation, in so
far as it concerns subsequent placing on the market of the
Community, shall expire on 31 December 2001.

Article 6

With regard to the first placing on the market of forest
reproductive material, as referred to in Article 5, Member
States shall, by 1 January 2000, notify the Commission of
the quantities of such material satisfying less stringent
requirements which have been approved for marketing in
their territory pursuant to this Decision. The Commission
shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 October 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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1. Member States

LEGEND

B
DK
D
EL
E
F
IRL
I
L
NL
A
P
UK

= Kingdom of Belgium
= Kingdom of Denmark
= Federal Republic of Germany
= Hellenic Republic
= Kingdom of Spain
= French Republic
= Ireland
= Italian Republic
= Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
= Kingdom of the Netherlands
= Republic of Austria
= Portuguese Republic
= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. States or regions of provenance

CA
CA (BC)
CA (QCI)
CH
CN
CZ
EC
MK
HR
JP
PL
RO
SI
US

= Canada
= Canada (British Columbia)
= Canada (Queen Charlotte Island)
= Switzerland
= China
= Czech Republic
= European Community
= Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
= Croatia
= Japan
= Poland
= Romania
= Slovenia
= United States of America

3. Other abbreviations

max. alt.
OEP
ECSA
SIA

= maximum altitude
= or equivalent provenance
= from EC selected areas
= source identified ‘A'

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ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — PAQAQTGLA I — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I —
ALLEGATO I — B(cid:246)LAGE I — ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

Abies alba

Larix leptolepis

Pinus strobus

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Jq(cid:145)tor l(cid:146)kor
Member State
(cid:144)tat membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-membro
J(cid:132)senmaa
Medlemsstat

kg

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

EC (D/OEP), CZ, CH, RO,
MK

B

DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

5

RO

250

RO

100

—

100

EC (E/OEP)

—

—

—

—

NL

40

RO

350

SI, HR, CZ, PL

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

JP

JP

EC (D/OEP), JP

—

JP, CN

JP

kg

30

15

50

—

77

30

280

JP (Hokkaido)

—

—

20

5

—

350

JP

SI

—

—

—

JP (Hokkaido, Nagano), EC
(UK/OEP)

kg

10

—

50

—

6

—

—

—

—

25

40

—

—

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

CA (Ontario), US

—

US (Appalachians),
EC (D/OEP)

—

US, EC (E/OEP)

—

—

—

—

US, CA

US (Eastern States, Appala-
chians), CZ, SI

—

—

Picea sitchensis

Pseudotsuga taxifolia

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

kg

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

20

US (Washington)

400 US (Washington, SIA max. alt. 450 m, ECSA)

— —

45 US (Washington/Darrington)

100

CA (QCI, West Coast)
US (Washington), EC (D/OEP)

2 000 US (Washington, Oregon)

CA (BC), EC (D/OEP)

—

—

kg

A

P

UK

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Jq(cid:145)tor l(cid:146)kor
Member State
(cid:144)tat membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-membro
J(cid:132)senmaa
Medlemsstat

B

DK

D

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Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Jq(cid:145)tor l(cid:146)kor
Member State
(cid:144)tat membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-membro
J(cid:132)senmaa
Medlemsstat

EL

E

F

kg

—

76

50

Picea sitchensis

Pseudotsuga taxifolia

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

—

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Pqo(cid:146)keusg
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveni(cid:136)ncia
Alue
H(cid:132)rkomst

—

kg

—

US

821 US (Oregon, Washington, California)

US (California, Oregon, Washington)

130

EC (F/OEP) US (Washington, Oregon, California),
EC (SIA max. alt. 450 m), Vergers (cid:133) graines fran-
(cid:135)ais

IRL

180

US (Washington, North Oregon)

70 US (Washington, Oregon)

I

L

NL

A

P

UK

—

—

2

4

—

US, CA

US, CA

—

—

—

60 US (Oregon, California)

10 US (Washington max alt. 610 m)

—

—

265 US (Washington, Oregon) CA(BC)

50

EC (P Northern region/OEP), US (California)

200

CA (BC), US (Washington, Oregon)

200 US (Washington max. alt. 450 m), CA (BC), EC

(UK/OEP)

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — PAQAQTGLA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II —
ALLEGATO II — B(cid:246)LAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Jq(cid:145)tor l(cid:146)kor
Member State
(cid:144)tat membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-membro
J(cid:132)senmaa
Medlemsstat

D

Populus nigra

No of plants

30 000