THESE CATALOGUES MUST BE DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM RULES SO THAT THE VARIETIES ACCEPTED WILL BE DISTINCT , STABLE AND SUFFICIENTLY UNIFORM AND THAT THEY WILL BE OF SATISFACTORY VALUE FOR CULTIVATION AND USE ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE EXAMINATIONS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF A VARIETY , A LARGE NUMBER OF UNIFORM CRITERIA AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS MUST BE LAID DOWN ;
WHEREAS , FURTHERMORE , PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF TIME DURING WHICH ACCEPTANCE OF A VARIETY IS TO REMAIN VALID , TO THE GROUNDS ON WHICH ACCEPTANCE MAY BE REVOKED AND TO PRACTICES FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE VARIETY MUST BE STANDARDIZED AND WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD INFORM ONE ANOTHER OF THE ACCEPTANCE AND WITHDRAWAL OF VARIETIES ;
WHEREAS ALL SEED OR PROPAGATING MATERIAL OF VARIETIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DIRECTIVE SINCE 1 JULY 1967 IN ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATES SHOULD , AFTER A CERTAIN TIME , BE SUBJECT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO NO RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO VARIETY ; WHEREAS ALL SUCH SEEDS OR PROPAGATING MATERIAL SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE COMMON CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS BY MEANS OF A SPECIAL PROCEDURE ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH THEY MAY HAVE TO A VARIETY AND TO ITS INCLUSION IN THE COMMON CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES AS WELL AS ANY OBJECTIONS ON PLANT HEALTH GROUNDS TO A VARIETY ALREADY ENTERED IN THAT CATALOGUE ;
WHEREAS SPECIAL RULES SHOULD BE ADOPTED TO COVER VARIETIES WHICH WERE ACCEPTED IN A MEMBER STATE BEFORE 1 JULY 1967 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS DIRECTIVE ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS JUSTIFIABLE TO MAKE THEIR INCLUSION IN THIS CATALOGUE CONDITIONAL UPON THEIR BEING OF IMPORTANCE FOR SEED PRODUCTION ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION SHOULD PUBLISH IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE VARIETIES WHICH ARE BEING ADDED TO THE COMMON CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES OF AGRICULTURAL PLANT SPECIES ;
WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR MEASURES RECOGNIZING THE EQUIVALENCE OF EXAMINATIONS AND CONTROLS OF VARIETIES CARRIED OUT IN THIRD COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , COMMUNITY RULES SHOULD NOT APPLY TO VARIETIES THE SEED OR PROPAGATING MATERIAL OF WHICH ARE SHOWN TO BE INTENDED FOR EXPORT TO THIRD COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF ADOPTING CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURES , A PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR ESTABLISHING CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION WITHIN THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SEEDS AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY SET UP BY THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 14 JUNE 1966 ( 7 ) .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THIS DIRECTIVE CONCERNS THE ACCEPTANCE FOR INCLUSION IN A COMMON CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES OF AGRICULTURAL PLANT SPECIES OF THOSE VARIETIES OF BEET , FODDER PLANT , CEREAL , POTATO AND OIL AND FIBRE PLANT THE SEED