CELEX: 31977D0163
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 7 February 1977 authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to permit temporarily the marketing of red clover seed not complying with Community conditions

No L 51 / 16                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  23 . 2 . 77
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 7 February 1977
             authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to permit temporarily the
                 marketing of red clover seed not complying with Community conditions
                                                  (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                             (77/ 163/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                                Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                     The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is hereby autho­
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401 / EEC of 14
                                                                        rized to permit, for a period expiring on 31 July 1977,
                                                                        the marketing in its territory of a maximum of 15
June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('),                    tonnes of red clover seed (Trifolium pratense L.) of the
as last amended by Directive 75/444/EEC (2), and in
                                                                        category 'certified seed' of the first generation of the
particular Article 17 thereof,
                                                                        Marine variety not included in the common catalogue
Having regard to the request made by the Grand                          of varieties of agricultural plant species or in its
Duchy of Luxembourg,                                                    national catalogues of varieties. The official label shall
                                                                        bear the words : 'Intended exclusively for the Grand
Whereas in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg the                            Duchy of Luxembourg'.
production of red clover seed of the category 'certified
seed' has been insufficient in 1976 and therefore will                                          Article 2
not be adequate to supply Luxembourg requirements ;
                                                                        The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shall notify the
Whereas it has not been possible adequately to meet                     Commission, before 1 November 1977, of the quanti­
this demand with 'certified seed' from other Member
                                                                        ties of seed marketed in its territory under this Deci­
States or non-member countries, of varieties included                   sion . The Commission shall inform the other Member
in the Luxembourg catalogues of varieties or in the                     States thereof.
common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant
species' ;                                                                                      Article 3
Whereas the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg should                            This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of
therefore be authorized to permit, for a period                         Luxembourg.
expiring on 31 July 1977, the marketing of red clover
seed included neither in the Luxembourg catalogues
of varieties nor in the common catalogue of varieties                   Done at Brussels, 7 February 1977.
of agricultural plant species ;
                                                                                                   For the Commission
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,                                                                Vice-President
(>) OJ No 125, 11 . 7 . 1966, p . 2298 / 66 .
(2 ) OJ No L 196, 26 . 7 . 1975 , p . 6 .