Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2004 of 6 December 2004 laying down rules for the communication of the information necessary for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds
Date: 2004-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, disclosure of information, seed

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2081/2004

of 6 December 2004

laying down rules for the communication of the information necessary for implementing Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26
October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in
seeds (1), and in particular Articles 4(2) and 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In the light of the reform of the seed sector introduced
by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2),
the
required information to be
communicated to the
Commission by the Member States pursuant to Article
9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 needs to be reviewed
and simplified. Moreover, Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3083/73 of 14 November 1973 on the communi-
cation of the information necessary for implementing
Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organi-
in seeds (3) has been amended
sation of
several times. For the sake of clarity it is necessary to
replace that Regulation by a new text. Regulation (EEC)
No 3083/73 should therefore be repealed.

the market

and sorghum for

Given the changed situation of the market for hybrid
maize
is no longer
necessary to be able to monitor continuously trade
and
patterns with third countries. Hybrid maize

sowing,

it

sorghum for sowing should no longer be subject to the
system of import licences under Article 4(1) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2358/71. It is therefore appropriate to
repeal Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1117/79 of 6
June 1979 specifying the products in the seeds sector to
be subject to the system of import licences (4) and to no
longer provide for the corresponding data communi-
cation.

(3)

The Management Committee for seeds has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Member States shall communicate to the Commission by elec-
tronic transmission, for each species and group of varieties set
out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, the infor-
mation listed in the Annex to this Regulation by the dates
specified therein.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 3083/73 and Regulation (EEC) No
1117/79 are repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the
European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 864/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48).

(3) OJ L 314, 15.11.1973, p. 20. Regulation last amended by Regu-

(4) OJ L 139, 7.6.1979, p. 11. Regulation last amended by Regulation

lation (EEC) No 1679/92 (OJ L 176, 30.6.1992, p. 17).

(EEC) No 2811/86 (OJ L 260, 12.9.1986, p. 8).

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ANNEX

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1

2

3

4

5

6

Nature of information
(by species and group of variety)

Total area entered for certification (in ha)

Total area accepted for certification (in ha)

Estimated harvest (in 100 kg) (2) (3)

Total quantities harvested (in 100 kg) (3) (4)

Net farm-gate selling prices received by grower (in EUR/100
kg) (3) (4) (5) (7)

Stocks held by wholesalers at end of marketing year
(in 100 kg) (4) (6)

Date by which the information must
be supplied

Year of harvest

1 July (1)

15 November

15 November

Calendar year
following harvest

1 October

1 October

1 October

In the case of species of seed harvested on the second moving, the relevant date is 1 September of the year of harvest.

(1)
(2) These data apply only to basic and certified seed.
(3) Figures for quantities to relate to seed satisfying ‘certification requirement’; for items 4 and 6 the requirements applied may be those

(4) For species which may be marketed within the Community, as ‘commercial’ seed, data shall be given separately in respect of:

relating to acceptance for certification.

— basic seed and certified seed,
— commercial seed.

(5) Costs of preparation for marketing, certification and transport charges, VAT and sums received in respect of aid are not included in

this price.

(6) Marketing year as specified in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1).
(7)

In Member States outside the euro zone, the conversion rate to apply is that applying on 1 August of the marketing year.