1999/265/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 1999 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of certain species not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/401/EEC or 66/402/EEC (notified under document number C(1999) 794)
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, fodder plant, marketing, plant health control, seed, temporary admission

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21. 4. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 1999

authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of
certain species not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/401/EEC
or 66/402/EEC

(notified under document number C(1999) 794)

(1999/265/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14
June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as
last amended by Directive 98/96/EC (2), and in particular
Article 17 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14
June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), as last
amended by Directive 99/8/EC (4), and in particular
Article 17 thereof,

Having regard to the requests submitted by Finland,
Sweden and the United Kingdom,

(1) Whereas in the abovementioned Member States the
quantity of available seed of spring varieties of
fodder plants or cereals which satisfies the require-
ments of
the said Directives in relation to the
germination capacity or, in the case of Finland in
so far as cereal seed of the category ‘certified seed'
is concerned, also the conditions in respect of the
maximum number of generations following ‘basic
seed', is insufficient and is therefore not adequate
to meet these countries’ needs;

(2) Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand
satisfactorily with seed from other Member States,
or from third countries, satisfying all the require-
ments laid down in the Directives;

(3) Whereas Finland,

Sweden and

the United
Kingdom should therefore be authorised to permit
for a period expiring on 30 June 1999 the
marketing of seed of spring varieties of
fodder
plants or cereals subject to less stringent require-
ments;

(4) Whereas, moreover, other Member States which are
able to supply Finland, Sweden or the United
Kingdom with seed not satisfying the requirements

(1) OJ L 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66.
(2) OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27.
(3) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66.
(4) OJ L 50, 26.2.1999, p. 26.

of the Directives should be authorised to permit
the marketing of such seed;

(5) Whereas

in this
the measures provided for
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

Finland is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on
30 June 1999, for the species and on the terms set out in
the Annex hereto, the marketing in its territory of certi-
fied seed of spring varieties of fodder plants or cereals
which does not satisfy the requirements laid down in
Directives 66/401/EEC or 66/402/EEC, with regard to the
minimum germination capacity, or in so far as cereal is
concerned,
the
conditions
maximum number of generations following ‘basic seed',
provided that the following requirements where applic-
able are satisfied:

in respect of

also the

(a) the germination capacity is at least that laid down in

the Annex hereto;

(b) the maximum number of generations following ‘basic

seed' is that laid down in the Annex hereto;

(c) the official label shall state

(cid:190) where (a) is applicable the germination ascertained

in the report on official seed testing,

(cid:190) where (b)

is applicable the actual number of

generations following ‘basic seed'.

Article 2

Sweden is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on
30 June 1999, for the species and on the terms set out in
the Annex hereto, the marketing in its territory of seed of
spring varieties of fodder plants or cereals which does not
satisfy the requirements laid down in Directives 66/
401/EEC or 66/402/EEC, with regard to the minimum
germination capacity, provided that the following require-
ments are satisfied:

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(a) the germination capacity is at least that laid down in

the Annex hereto;

(b) the official

label shall state the germination ascer-

tained in the report on official seed testing.

Article 3

The United Kingdom is authorised to permit, for a period
expiring on 30 June 1999, for the species and on the
terms set out in the Annex hereto, the marketing in its
territory of seed of spring varieties of cereals which do not
satisfy the requirements laid down in 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 that laid down in

the Annex hereto;

(b) the official

label shall state the germination ascer-

tained in the report on official seed testing.

ritories of the seed 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 seed before any author-
isation may be granted. The applicant Member States may
object only if the entire amount set out in this Decision
has already been allocated.

Article 5

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 ter-
ritories pursuant to this Decision.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

The Member States other

1.
than the applicant
Member States are also authorised to permit, on the terms
set out in Article 1 to 3 and for the purposes intended by
the applicant Member States, the marketing in their ter-

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Species

Type of variety

Maximum quantity
(tonnes)

Minimum germina-
tion capacity
(% of pure seed)

Maximum number of
generations following
‘basic seed'

FINLAND

Festuca pratensis

Antti, Salten, Kasper

Trifolium pratense

Bjursele

Avena sativa

Aarre, Leila, Veli

Avena sativa

Aarre, Leila, Veli

Hordeum vulgare

Artturi, Arra, Rolfi

Hordeum vulgare

Artturi, Arra, Rolfi

Triticum aestivum

Mahti, Manu, Tjalve

Triticum aestivum

Mahti, Manu, Tjalve

SWEDEN

Trifolium pratense

tetraploid

Avena sativa

early maturing

Triticum aestivum

early maturing

UNITED KINGDOM

200

20

4 000

2 000

3 000

3 000

4 000

8 000

75

14 000

5 100

Triticum aestivum

Chablis

500

60

50

75

80

75

80

75

80

70

75

75

75

4

4

4