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Language: en
Date: 1983-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 April 1983 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit temporarily the marketing of golden oatgrass not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC

4. 5. 83                           Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 117/21
                                             COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 21 April 1983
              authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit temporarily the marke­
              ting of golden oatgrass not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive
                                                       66/401 /EEC
                                                      (83/209/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  its territory of a maximum of three tonnes of golden
COMMUNITIES,                                                    oatgrass (Trisetum flavescens L.) of the category 'certi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           fied seed' not satisfying the requirements with regard
Economic Community,                                             to minimum germination capacity laid down in Annex
                                                                II to Directive 66/401 /EEC, provided that the
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401 /EEC of 14            following requirements are satisfied :
June 1 966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('), as
last amended by Commission Directive 83/ 116/                   (a) the germination capacity shall be at least 65 % of
EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,                        pure seed ;
                                                                (b) the official label shall bear the following endorse­
Having regard to the request submitted by the Federal                 ments :
Republic of Germany,
                                                                      — 'Minimum germination capacity 65 % ',
Whereas in Germany the production of golden                           — 'Intended exclusively for Germany'.
oatgrass (Trisetum flavescens L.), satisfying the require­
ments as to germination capacity laid down in Direc­
tive 66/401 / EEC has been insufficient in 1982 and is                                   Article 2
not adequate to supply the needs of that country ;
                                                                The other Member States are hereby authorized to
Whereas it has not been possible to cover these needs           permit, subject to the conditions laid down in Article
satisfactorily by the use of certified seed from other           1 , the marketing in their territories of a maximum of
Member States, or even from non-member countries,               three tonnes of golden oatgrass (Trisetum flavescens
satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said           L.), provided that such seed is intended exclusively for
Directive ;                                                     Germany. The official label shall state : 'Intended
                                                                exclusively for Germany'.
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany should
therefore be authorized to permit, for a period expiring
on 31 May 1983, the marketing of seed of the above­                                      Article 3
mentioned species of a category which satisfied less
stringent requirements ;                                        The Member States shall notify the Commission
                                                                before 31 October 1983 of the quantities of seed
Whereas it appears desirable also to authorize other            marketed in their territories pursuant to this Decision.
Member States which are able to supply Germany with             The Commission shall inform the other Member
this seed not complying with the requirements of the            States thereof.
Directive to permit the marketing of such seed,
provided that it is intended exclusively for Germany ;
                                                                                         Article 4
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing              This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
                                                                 Done at Brussels, 21 April 1983.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                         Article 1                                                          For the Commission
                                                                                              Poul DALSAGER
The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby autho­
rized to permit, until 31 May 1983, the marketing in                                   Member of the Commission
(') OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.
 2) OJ No L 76, 22. 3 . 1983, p. 21 .