1999/636/EC: Commission Decision of 13 September 1999 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(1999) 2965)
Date: 1999-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, forestry policy, marketing, seed

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 September 1999

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(1999) 2965)

(1999/636/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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;

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

(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
the Standing
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri-
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,

Having regard to the requests submitted by certain Member
States,

(1) Whereas production of reproductive material of

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

(2) 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;

(3) 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;

(4) 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;

(5) Whereas, furthermore, reproductive material should be
is accompanied by a document
in

marketed only if
bearing certain details of the reproductive material
question;

it

(6) 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Member States are authorised to permit the marketing in
their territory of seed satisfying less stringent requirements in
respect of provenance, as laid down 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 furnished with regard to the
place of provenance of the seed and the altitude at which it was
collected.

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

Article 2

The proof referred to in Article 1(1) shall be deemed to
1.
be furnished where the reproductive material is of the category
‘source-identified reproductive material’ 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
the reproductive
not used at
material, other official evidence shall be admissible.

the place of provenance of

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2326/66

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

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Article 3

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

Article 4

1.
The Member States other 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 administra-
tively. 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.

Article 5

The authorisation provided for in Article 1(1) and Article 3 in
so far as it concerns the first placing of forest reproductive
material on the market of the Community, shall expire on 30

November 2000. Such authorisation, in so far as it concerns
subsequent placing on the market of the Community, shall
expire on 31 December 2002.

Article 6

With regard to the first placing on the market of forest repro-
ductive material, as referred to in Article 5, Member States
shall, by 1 January 2001, notify the Commission of the quant-
ities 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 September 1999.

For the Commission

Pádraig FLYNN

Member of the Commission

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LEGEND

1. Member States

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
HR
JP
MK
PL
RO
RU
SI
US

= Canada
= Canada (British Columbia)
= Canada (Queen Charlotte Island)
= Switzerland
= China
= Czech Republic
= European Community
= Croatia
= Japan
= Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
= Poland
= Romania
= Russia
= 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 — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — ALLEGATO I — BĲLAGE I —
ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

Abies alba

Larix leptolepis

Pinus strobus

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

—

kg

—

350

RO

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

kg

20

70

JP

JP

100

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

50

EC (D/OEP), JP

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

CA (Ontario), US (Ohio)

—

US (Appalachians),
EC (D/OEP)

kg

10

—

50

—

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenmaa
Medlemsstat

B

DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

NL

A

P

UK

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenmaa
Medlemsstat

B

DK

D

—

50

EC (E/OEP)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

200

SI, HR, CZ, PL

—

—

—

—

kg

—

—

25

JP, CN

15

JP

350

JP (Hokkaido)

—

—

20

3

—

JP

SI

—

—

—

300

(Hokkaido, Nagano),

JP
(UK/OEP)

EC

5

US

—

—

—

—

25

25

—

—

US, CA

US, CZ, SI

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Picea sitchensis

Pseudotsuga taxifolia

Picea abies

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

kg

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

kg

15

US (Washington)

300 US (Washington, ECSA, SIA

—

max. alt. 450 m)

—

100

—

100 US (Washington, Oregon), CA/

—

Vancouver Island

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

2 000 US (Washington, Oregon)

—

CA (BC), EC (D/OEP)

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

—

—

—

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Picea sitchensis

Pseudotsuga taxifolia

Picea abies

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenmaa
Medlemsstat

EL

E

F

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

—

kg

—

35

US

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

—

kg

—

420 US

(Oregon, Washington,

California)

55

US (California, Oregon, Wash-
ington)

150

EC (F/OEP) US (Washington,
Oregon, California), EC (SIA
max. alt. 450 m), Vergers à
graines français

IRL

250

US (Washington)

100 US (Washington, Oregon)

I

L

NL

A

P

UK

—

—

2

1

—

340

—

—

—

US, CA

US, CA

60 US (Oregon, California)

10 US

(Washington max

alt.

610 m)

—

—

144 US, CA

510

EC (P/OEP), US (California)

CA (BC), US
Oregon), EC (UK/OEP)

(Washington,

245 US

alt.
(Washington max.
450 m), CA (BC), EC (UK/OEP)

kg

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

2

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

RU

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

Populus nigra

No of plants

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenmaa
Medlemsstat

D

20 000

Procedencia
Oprindelse
Herkunft
Προέλευση
Provenance
Provenance
Provenienza
Herkomst
Proveniência
Alue
Härkomst

EC (D/OEP)