2003/865/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 2003 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material of Pelargonium l'Hérit. and Hosta Tratt., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch and Rosa L. under Council Directive 98/56/EC (notified under document number C(2003) 4626)
Date: 2003-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, comparative analysis, plant propagation, testing

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Official Journal of the European Union

12.12.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 December 2003

setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material
of Pelargonium l'Hérit. and Hosta Tratt., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch and Rosa L.
under Council Directive 98/56/EC

(notified under document number C(2003) 4626)

(2003/865/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998
on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental
plants (1), as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC (2), and in
particular Article 14(4), (5) and (6) thereof,

Whereas:

(7)

(8)

(9)

Adequate representation of the samples included in the
trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain
selected plants.

Member States should participate in the Community
comparative trials and tests,
in so far as propagating
material of the plants concerned are usually reproduced
or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that
proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants,

Directive 98/56/EC provides for the necessary arrange-
ments to be made by the Commission for Community
comparative trials and tests of propagating material.

The technical arrangements for the carrying out of the
trials and tests have been made within the Standing
Committee for Propagating Material of Ornamental
Plants.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

A call for projects (2003/C 159/08) (3) was published for
the carrying out of the above trials and tests.

Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out in
the years 2004 and 2005 on propagating material of the plants
listed in the Annex.

The proposals have been assessed according to the selec-
tion and awarding criteria set out in the above call for
projects. The projects, the bodies responsible for the
carrying out of tests and trials and the eligible costs as
well as the maximum Community financial contribution
corresponding to 80 % of the eligible costs should be
established.

Community comparative trials and tests
should be
carried out in the years 2004 and 2005 on propagating
material harvested in 2003, and the details of such trials
and tests, the eligible costs as well as the maximum
Community financial contribution should also be set out
yearly by an agreement signed by the authorising officer
of
the Commission and the body responsible for
carrying out of trials.

For Community comparative trials and tests lasting more
than one year, the parts of the trials and tests following
the first year should be authorised by the Commission
without further reference to the Standing Committee on
Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants, on condition
that the necessary appropriations are available.

(1) OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23.
(3) OJ C 159, 8.7.2003, p. 19.

The eligible costs as well as the maximum Community financial
contribution for the trials and tests for 2004 shall be as set out
in the Annex.

The details of the trials and tests are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

In so far as propagating and planting material of the plants
listed in the Annex is usually reproduced or marketed in their
territories, the Member States shall take samples of this material
and make it available to the Commission.

Article 3

Subject to budgetary availability, the Commission may decide
to continue the trials and tests set out in the Annex in 2005.

contribution corre-
The maximum Community financial
sponding to 80 % of
the eligible costs of a trial or test
continued on this basis shall not exceed the amount specified
in the Annex.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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Trials and tests to be carried out in 2004

ANNEX

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs
(EUR)

Maximum Com-
munity financial
contribution
(equivalent to 80% of
the eligible costs)
(EUR)

Perennials
(Pelargonium l'Hérit.
Hosta Tratt. (*))

Naktuinbouw Roelofar-
endsveen (NL)

and

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.
ex Klotzsch

Naktuinbouw Roelofar-
endsveen (NL)

Rosa L. (garden roses)

BSA Bundessortenamt
Hannover (D)

identity

Varietal
and
purity plant health (field)
plant health (laboratory)

identity

and
Varietal
purity plant health (field)
plant health (laboratory)

identity

Varietal
and
purity plant health (field)
plant health (laboratory)

50+50

43 367

34 694

60

80

47 208

37 766

17 982

14 386

Total Community financial contribution

86 846

Trials and tests to be carried out in 2005

Species

Responsible body

Conditions to be assessed

Number of samples

Eligible costs
(EUR)

Maximum Com-
munity financial
contribution
(equivalent to 80% of
the eligible costs)
(EUR)

Perennials
(Hosta Tratt. (*))

Naktuinbouw Roelofar-
endsveen (NL)

identity

Varietal
and
purity plant health (field)
plant health (laboratory)

50

15 189

12 151

Total Community financial contribution

12 151

(*) Trial and tests lasting more than one year.