//: Commission Decision of 2 March 2005 authorising Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to adopt stricter requirements concerning the presence of Avena fatua in cereal seed (notified under document number C(2005) 462)Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2005-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic States, Malta, cereals, marketing standard, oats, originating product, seed, third country

16.3.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 70/19

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 March 2005

authorising Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to adopt stricter requirements concerning the
presence of Avena fatua in cereal seed

(notified under document number C(2005) 462)

(Only the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Maltese texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

( 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 / E C )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta subject their home
production of cereal seed to stricter requirements than
those laid down in Directive 66/402/EEC. In addition,
there is a campaign to eradicate Avena fatua from cereal
grown in those Member States.

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June
1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), and in particular
Article 14(1a) thereof,

(4) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta should therefore be
authorised to adopt stricter requirements than those laid
down in Directive 66/402/EEC for the marketing of
cereal seed originating in other countries.

Having regard to the request submitted by the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and
the Republic of Malta,

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
for Agriculture,
on Seeds and Propagating Material
Horticulture and Forestry,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1) Directive 66/402/EEC lays down tolerances as regards the

presence of Avena fatua in cereal seed.

Article 1

(2) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta have requested
authorisation to apply stricter
the
marketing of cereal seed than those set out in Directive
66/402/EEC.

requirements for

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta are authorised to prescribe
that cereal seed, which is to be marketed in their territories,
must be accompanied by an official certificate, as provided for
in Article 11 of Directive 66/402/EEC, attesting compliance
with the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Commission
Directive 74/268/EEC (2).

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by

(2) OJ L 141, 24.5.1974, p. 19. Directive as amended by Directive

Directive 2004/117/EC (OJ L 14, 18.1.2005, p. 18).

78/511/EEC (OJ L 157, 15.6.1978, p. 34).

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Article 2

Article 3

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta shall notify the Commis-
sion of the date from which and the manner in which they
intend to avail themselves of the authorisation granted in
Article 1.

When Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta adopt measures
under the authorisation provided for in Article 1, they shall
forthwith communicate to the Commission those measures
and the date from which they apply.

The Commission shall
thereof.

inform the other Member States

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic
of Malta.

Done at Brussels, 2 March 2005.

For the Commission

MARKOS KYPRIANOU

Member of the
Commission