2004/626/EC: Commission Decision of 26 August 2004 amending Decision 98/320/EC on the organisation of a temporary experiment on seed sampling and seed testing pursuant to Council Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC (notified under document number C(2004) 2942)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, EU Member State, sampling, seed, self-employed person, testing

L 283/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.9.2004

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 August 2004

amending Decision 98/320/EC on the organisation of a temporary experiment on seed sampling and
seed testing pursuant to Council Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC

(notified under document number C(2004) 2942)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/626/EC)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The temporary experiment should be extended in order
to ensure continuity of existing trade patterns pending
existing
the adoption of
directives mentioned above and in order
to collect
extra data.

the modifications of

the

Decision 98/320/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

in this Decision are in
The measures provided for
accordance with
Standing
the
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri-
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Decision 98/320/EC the date ‘31 July 2004’ is
replaced by the date ‘27 April 2005’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 August 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June
2002 on the marketing of beet seed (1), and in particular
Article 19 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June
seed (2), and in
1966 on the marketing of
particular Article 13a thereof,

fodder plant

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June
1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), and in particular
Article 13a thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June
2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (4), and
in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Under Commission Decision 98/320/EC (5) provision was
made for a temporary experiment at Community level to
assess whether seed sampling and seed testing under
official supervision may constitute improved alternatives
to the procedures for official seed certification required
under Directives 2002/54/EC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC
and 2002/57/EC, without leading to a significant decline
in the quality of the seed.

(1) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12. Directive as amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

(2) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by
Commission Directive 2004/55/EC (OJ L 114, 21.4.2004, p. 18).
(3) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by the

2003 Act of Accession.

(4) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

(5) OJ L 140, 12.5.1998, p. 14. Decision as amended by Decision

2002/280/EC (OJ L 99, 16.4.2002, p. 22).