Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/2007 of 3 May 2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005 as regards the communication of data concerning seeds
Date: 2007-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, disclosure of information, seed

4.5.2007

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 491/2007

of 3 May 2007

laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005 as regards the
communication of data concerning seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005 of
23 November 2005 on the common organisation of
the
market in seeds and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2358/71
and (EEC) No 1674/72 (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2004
of 6 December 2004 laying down rules for the commu-
nication of the information necessary for implementing
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common
organisation of the market in seeds (2) refers to species
and group of varieties set out in the Annex to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (3). These
are now
included in Annex XI to Council Regulation (EC) No
establishing
September
1782/2003
common rules for direct support schemes under the
common agricultural policy and establishing certain
support schemes for farmers.

2003

29

of

In the light of the reform of the seed sector it is appro-
priate to review and simplify the communication of the
information necessary for implementing Regulation (EC)
No 1947/2005. For the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC)
No 2081/2004 should therefore be repealed and replaced
by a new Regulation.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Seeds,

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 Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the infor-
mation listed in the Annex to this Regulation by the dates
specified therein.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 2081/2004 is repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 3 May 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

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Data to be communicated by Member States in accordance with Article 1:

ANNEX

Date by which the information must be supplied

No

1

2

3

4

Nature of information
(by species and group of variety)

Total area accepted for certification (in ha)

Estimated harvest (in tonnes) (1) (2)

Total quantities harvested (in tonnes) (3)

Stocks held by wholesalers at end of marketing year (in
tonnes) (3) (4)

Year of harvest

15 November

15 November

Calendar year
following harvest

1 October

1 October

(1) These data only apply to basic and certified seed.
(2) Figures for quantities of seed accepted for certification.
(3) Figures for quantities to relate to seed satisfying certification requirement.
(4) Marketing year as specified in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 3).