98/660/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 1998 authorising Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/404/EEC and 71/161/EEC (notified under document number C(1998) 3489)
Date: 1998-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: forestry development, marketing, marketing standard, plant propagation, seed

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 November 1998

authorising Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive
material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/404/EEC and 71/
161/EEC

(notified under document number C(1998) 3489)

(98/660/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 forest reproductive ma-
terial (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15
thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 71/161/EEC of 30
March 1971 on external quality standards for forest repro-
ductive material marketed within the Community (2), as
last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland
and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to the requests
Member States,

submitted by certain

reproductive material of

Whereas production of
the
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
Directives 66/404/EEC and 71/161/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 Directives;

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 or Directive 71/161/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;

(1) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2366/66.
(2) OJ L 87, 17. 4. 1971, p. 14.

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

it

Whereas each of the Member States should furthermore
be authorised to permit the marketing in its territory of
seed and seedlings which satisfy less stringent require-
ments in respect of provenance, as laid down in Directive
66/404/EEC, or seed which satisfies less stringent require-
ments in respect of specific purity as laid down in
Directive 71/161/EEC, if the marketing of such material
has been authorised in the other Member States under
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

the
1. Member States
marketing in their territory of seed which does not satisfy
the requirements in respect of provenance in Directive
66/404/EEC on the terms set out in Annex I hereto and
on condition that the proof specified in Article 2 is fur-
nished with regard to the place of provenance of the seed
and the altitude at which it was collected.

2. Member States
the
marketing in their territory of seedlings 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.

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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.

Article 3

Member States are authorised on the terms set out in
Annex II hereto, to permit the marketing in their territory
of seed which neither satisfies the requirements in respect
of provenance in Directive 66/404/EEC nor the require-
ments relating to specific purity in Annex I to Directive
71/161/EEC, on condition that:
— the proof specified in Article 2 is furnished with
regard to the place of provenance of the seed and the
altitude at which it was collected, and

— the document

required pursuant

to Article 9 of

Directive 66/404/EEC bears the wording:
‘Seed not satisfying the standards in respect of specific
purity'.

Article 4

The Member States other

1.
than the applicant
Member States are also authorised to permit, on the terms
set out in Annexes I and II respectively and for the
purposes intended by the applicant Member States, the
marketing in their territory of the seeds and seedlings
authorised to be marketed under 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 seeds before any author-
isation may be granted. The applicant Member States may
object only if the entire quantity set out in this Decision
has already been allocated.

Article 5

The authorisations provided for in Article 1(1), Article 3
and Article 4(1) in so far as they concern the first placing
the
forest reproductive material on the market of
of
Community, shall expire on 30 November 1999. Such
authorisations,
in so far as they concern subsequent
placing on the market of the Community, shall expire on
31 December 2000.

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
and the other Member States of the quantities of such
material satisfying less stringent requirements which have
been approved for marketing in their territory under this
Decision.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 November 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
= Republic of Italy
= Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
= Kingdom of the Netherlands
= Republic of Austria
= Portuguese Republic
= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. States of provenance

BG
CH
CN
CZ
EC
HR
HU
LT
NO
PL
RO
SI
SK
TR

= Bulgaria
= Switzerland
= China
= Czech Republic
= European Community
= Croatia
= Hungary
= Lithuania
= Norway
= Poland
= Romania
= Slovenia
= Slovak Republic
= Turkey

3. Other abbreviations

OEP

= or equivalent provenance

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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

Fagus sylvatica L.

Larix decidua Mill.

Picea abies Karst.

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

B

—

—

DK

5 700 CH, CZ, SI, SK, RO

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

—

—

765

EC (E/OEP)

—

—

2 000

EC (I/OEP)

500

EC (I/OEP)

NL

—

—

—

—

—

—

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

—

—

PL

CZ

kg

—

—

50

—

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

—

—

CZ, HU, PL, RO, SK

kg

—

50

50

—

30

EC (E/OEP), PL, SK

150

EC (E/OEP)

125

CZ (Sud(cid:138)tes), PL

—

60

CZ, PL, SK

120

CZ, PL, SK

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

50

CZ, SK

—

—

50

30

—

CZ

PL

A

P

700 CZ, HR, HU, RO, SI, SK

325

CZ, HR, HU, PL, SI, SK

20

EC (P/OEP)

—

—

UK

8 000

EC (UK/OEP)

225

EC (UK/OEP), CZ, PL, SI

200

EC (UK/OEP), CZ, RO

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Pinus nigra Arn.

Pinus sylvestris L.

Quercus borealis Michx.

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

—

kg

—

kg

—

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

80

SI, TR

70

LT, NO

1 000 PL

200

SI

50

PL

—

—

—

—

—

—

850

EC (E/OEP)

940

EC (E/OEP)

10 740 EC (E/OEP)

100

BG (Kustendil)

40

PL (Taborz)

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

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

NL

60

HR, SI

A

P

UK

580

HR, HU, SI

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

130

CZ, HU, PL, SI

3 150 CZ, HR, HU, PL, RO, SI, SK

—

—

8 000 EC (P/OEP)

250

EC (UK/OEP)

500 EC (UK/OEP)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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Quercus pedunculata Ehrh.

Quercus sessiliflora Sal.

Larix leptolepis

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

B

—

DK

18 500 NO, PL

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

—

—

13 280 EC (E/OEP)

—

—

5 000 EC (I/OEP)

1 000 EC (L/OEP)

NL

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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

kg

—

65 000 NO, PL

—

—

5 460 EC (E/OEP)

—

—

4 000 EC (I/OEP)

300 EC (L/OEP)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

A

P

7 500 CZ, HR, HU, PL, RO, SI,

4 500 CZ, HR, HU, PL, RO, SI,

SK

SK

3 000 EC (P/OEP)

—

—

UK

30 000 EC (UK/OEP)

30 000 EC (UK/OEP), NO

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

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

kg

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

50

CN

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — PAQAQTGLA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II —
ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Especies
Arter
Arten
E(cid:148)dg
Species
Esp(cid:138)ces
Specie
Soorten
Esp(cid:130)cies
Lajit
Arter

Quercus pedunculata Ehrh.

Quercus sessiliflora Sal.

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
UK

D
UK

kg

40 000
16 000

65 000
13 000