2006/665/EC: Commission Decision of 3 October 2006 temporarily authorising Spain to approve for marketing seed of the species Pinus radiata and planting stock produced from this seed imported from New Zealand which does not satisfy the requirements of Council Directive 1999/105/EC in respect of identification and labelling (notified under document number C(2006) 4320)
Date: 2006-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: New Zealand, Spain, derogation from EU law, forest, labelling, marketing, plant health legislation, plant propagation, seed

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 October 2006
temporarily authorising Spain to approve for marketing seed of the species Pinus radiata and
planting stock produced from this seed imported from New Zealand which does not satisfy the
requirements of Council Directive 1999/105/EC in respect of identification and labelling

(notified under document number C(2006) 4320)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(2006/665/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the species Pinus radiata which satisfies less stringent
requirements with respect to identification and labelling.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22
December 1999 on the marketing of
reproductive
material (1), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,

forest

(4)

(5)

Having regard to the request by Spain,

Whereas:

Such seed and planting stock should be marketed with a
document containing certain details regarding its identi-
fication.

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

In Spain the production of seed and planting stock
produced from seed of the species Pinus radiata which
satisfies the requirements for reproductive material, as
provided for in Directive 1999/105/EC,
is at present
insufficient
the demand of end users. The
necessary reproductive material cannot be supplied by
other Member States.

to meet

of

reproductive material

New Zealand is in a position to supply a sufficient
species
amount
of
concerned intended for
the production of planting.
However,
that seed does not comply with Directive
1999/105/EC as regards identification and labelling.

the

to cover

In order
shortage, Spain should be
authorised, for a limited period of time, to approve for
marketing seed and planting stock produced from seed of

the

(1) OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Until 31 December 2006, Spain is authorised to approve
1.
for marketing, in accordance with the requirements set out in
the Annex, 400 kg of seed of Pinus radiata, provenance New
Zealand, which is intended for the production of planting stock
and which does not satisfy in respect of
identification and
labelling the requirements provided for in Articles 13 and 14
of Directive 1999/105/EC.

Until 31 December 2011, Spain is authorised to approve
2.
for marketing, in accordance with the requirements set out in
the Annex, planting stock which has been produced from seed,
as referred to in paragraph 1, and which does not satisfy in
respect of identification and labelling the requirements provided
for in Articles 13 and 14 of Directive 1999/105/EC.

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This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 3 October 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Identification and labelling of seed and planting stock

1. Information required for identification purposes:

(a)

identification code for the basic material if available;

(b) botanical name;

(c) category;

(d) purpose;

(e)

type of basic material;

(f) whether it is genetically modified;

(g) region of provenance or identity code;

(h) origin if appropriate, whether the origin of the material is autochthonous or indigenous, non-autochthonous or

non-indigenous, or unknown;

(i) provenance or geographical location defined by latitudinal and longitudinal range;

(j) altitude or altitudinal range;

(k) year of ripening.

2. Information to be included on the supplier’s label or document:

(a)

the information under point 1 and in addition;

(b) name of supplier;

(c) quantity supplied;

(d) statement that the seed and planting stock produced from this seed satisfies less stringent requirements than those

provided for in Articles 13 and 14 of Directive 1999/105/EC.