2000/321/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 2000 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of certain species not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 954) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Sweden, fodder plant, labelling, marketing, seed

L 108/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.5.2000

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 April 2000

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

(notified under document number C(2000) 954)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/321/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

‘Grande’ which is neither included in the Common Catalogue
of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species nor in the National
Catalogues of the Member States, provided that the following
requirement is satisfied:

(a) The official

label shall be brown.

Having regard to the request submitted by Sweden,

Article 2

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In Sweden the quantity of available seed of spring var-
ieties of field pea suitable to the climatic conditions of
Sweden included in the Common Catalogue of Varieties
of Agricultural Plant Species or in the National Cata-
logues of the Member States is insufficient and is there-
fore not adequate to meet this country's needs.

It is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with
seed from other Member States, or from third countries,
satisfying all
laid down in the
requirements
Directive.

the

Sweden should therefore be authorised to permit for a
period expiring on 30 June 2000, the marketing of seed
of the field pea variety ‘Grande’ neither included in the
Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant
Species nor in the national catalogue of the Member
States.

Moreover, other Member States which are able to supply
Sweden with seed of the abovementioned variety should
be authorised to permit the marketing of such seed.

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,

The Member States other than the applicant Member
1.
State are also authorised to permit, on the terms set out in
Article 1 and for the purposes intended by the applicant
Member State, the marketing in their territories 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 administra-
tively. The applicant Member State shall be notified by other
Member States of their intention to permit the marketing of
such seed before any authorisation may be granted. The appli-
cant Member State may object only if the entire amount set out
in this Decision has already been allocated.

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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2000.

Article 1

Sweden is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 30
June 2000, the marketing in its territory of 500 tonnes of seed
of spring varieties of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) of the variety

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66.
(2) OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27.