CELEX: 51989PC0072
Language: en
Date: 1989-02-28
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending the Seventh Decision, 85/355/EEC, on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Decision, 85/356/EEC, on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149, paragraph 3, of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                    COM(89 ) 72 final
                                                   Brussels , 28 February 1989
                                        Proposai for a
                                       COUNCIL DECISION
    amending the Seventh Decision ,      85 / 355 / EEC , on the equivalence of field in¬
            spections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops
    and  the    Seventh Decision , 85 / 356 / EEC , on the equivalence of seed produced in
                                        third countries
                     ( presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149,
                               paragraph 3 , of the EEC Treaty )
I
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                                  EXPLANAIQBY.NQIE •
Doc . 531 /VI / 89
The EEC Directives on the marketing of seeds establish , for most agricultural
plant species , Community conditions for field inspections carried out on
seed-producing crops and Community standards for the seed produced . Under
their provisions , seed produced in a third country may , in principle , be
imported into the Community only if the Council has determined that the field
inspections carried out , and the seed produced , there are equivalent to field
inspections carried out and seed produced in the Community .
By Decisions 85/355/EEC ( field inspections ) and 85/356/EEC ( seed produced ) , as
amended , the Council ha ; already made determinations of equivalence for seed
of various spacies in respect of 20 third countries .
An examination was recently undertaken of field inspections carried out and
seed produced in Uruguay . This showed that , for certain species , the field
inspections satisfy the relevant conditions in the seeds marketing Directives
and the seed produced is equivalent , as regards its characteristics , identity ,
examination , marking and control , to seed produced in the Community .
The present proposal would , in the light of this result , add Uruguay to the
list of third countries which benefit from a determination of seed equivalence
and whose seed may accordingly be imported into the Community .
The Decision would have little or no impact on small or medium- sized
enterprises .
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                                         Proposai for a .
                                       COUNCIL DECISION
amending the Seventh Decision , 85/355/ EEC , on the equivalence of field
inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the
Seventh Decision , 85/ 356/ EEC , on the equivalence of seed produced in third
countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CONHJNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401 / EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing
of fodder plant seed ( 1 ), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/... / EEC
( 2 ), and in particular Article 16(1 ) ( b ) thereof ,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/ 402/ EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing
of cereal seed ( 3 ), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/2/EEC ( 4 ), and
in particular Article 16(1 ) ( b ) thereof ,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/ EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing
of seed :>f oil and fibre plants ( 5 ), as last amended by Directive 88/380/ EEC
( 6 ), and in particular Article 15(1 ) ( b ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , in its Decision 85/355/ EEC ( 7 ), as last amended by Commission
Decision 89/... / EEC ( 8 ), the Council determined that field inspections carried
out in certain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species
satisfy the conditions laid down in Directives 66/401 /EEC , 66/402/EEC and
69/208 / EEC ;
(1)    0J No 125 , 11.7.1966 , p , . 2298/66
(2)    0J No L ...
(3)    0J No .125 , 11.7.1966 , p ,. 2309/ 66
(4)    0J No L 5 , 7.1.1989 , p. 31 .
(5)    0J No L 169 , 10.7.1969 , p. 3 .
( 6)   0J No L 187 , 16.7.1988 , p. 31 .
(7)    0J No L 195 , 26.7.1985 , p. 1 .
(8)    0J No L ...
                                                                                   b
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Whereas ,  in its Decision 85/356/EEC ( 9 ), as last amended by Commission
Decision   89/.., / EEC , the Council determined that seed of certain species
produced   in certain third countries is equivalent to corresponding seed
produced   in the Community ;
Whereas it has since been established that in Uruguay also there are rules on
seed control for a range of plant species , which include provision for
official field inspections to be carried out during the period of seed
production ;
Whereas an examination of the said rules and of the manner in which they are
applied in Uruguay has shown that for certain species , the prescribed field
inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to Directives
66/401 / EEC , 66/ 402/EEC or 69/208/ EEC , as the case may be , and the conditions
governing seed harvested and controlled there afford the same assurances , as
regards the seed 's characteristics , identity , examination , marking and control
as do the conditions applicable to such seed harvested and controlled within
the Community ;
Wherees Uruguay should therefore be granted equivalence in respect of certain
species ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                        Artiçle_l
The Annex to Decision 85/ 355/ EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1.   In Part 1(1 ), point 1.1 , the entry "U = Uruguay" is inserted after the
     entry "TR = Turkey";
2.   In the Table in Part 1(2 ) the following item is inserted after the item
     relating to Turkey :
( 9) OJ No L 195 , 26.7.1985 , p. 20 .
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          1                  2                           3                       4
          U   Ministerio de Ganadería ,    - 66/ 401
              Agricultura y Pesca ,
              Dirección Granos ( DIGRA ) ,     Festuca arundinacea
              Unidad Ejecutora de              Lolium multiflorum
              Semillas , Montevideo            Phalaris aquatica
                                               Lotus corniculatus
                                               Trifolium pratense
                                               Trifolium repens
                                           -   66/ 402
                                               Sorghum bicolor                 (b)
                                               Zea mays
                                           -   69/208
                                               Helianthus annuus
                                      Aitiçle_2
The Annex to Decision 85 / 356/ EEC is hexsfcy amended as follows :
1.    In Part 1(1 ), point 1.1 , the entry "U = Uruguay” is inserted after tne
      entry ”TR - Turkey";
2.    In the Table in Part 1(2 ), the following item is inserted after the item
      relating to Turkey :
   12                                          3                                        h     b
 U  Ministerio de Ganadería , - 66/ 401                  - Basic seed / Semences   h)
    Agricultura y Pesca ,                                  de base
    Dirección Granos              Festuca arundinacea
    ( DIGRA )                     Lolium muitiflorum     - Certified seed , lst UZ/'i
    Unidad Ejecutora de           Phalaris aquatica        generation/ Semences
    Semi Has , Mon tev i deo      Lotus corniculatus       certifiées , première
                                  Trifolium pratense       génération
                                  Trifolium repens
                                - 66/402                 - Basic seed / Semences   B
                                                           de base
                                  Sorghum bicolor        - Certified seed , lst    CZ / I (d)
                                  Zea mays                 generation/ Semences
                                                           certifiées , première
                                                           génération
                                - 69/208                 - Basic seed/ Semences    B
                                                           de base
                                  Helianthus annuus      - Certified seed , lst    CZ / 1
                                                           generation/ Semences
                                                           certifiées , première
                                                           génération
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                                       Artiçle_3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                  For the Councii
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■. nu. ■ i . es on seeil prului 1 mj riop'. and the Seventh Decision , 85 / 336 / E.E.C , on tir
equi.-alence of seed produced in third countries .
This proposal , if adopted , would benefit any small or mediurv- sized enterprises
wishing tc inport seed of certain agricultural plant species from Uruguay , but
the volume of trade involved is likely to be very small . It is considered that
the proposal would have little or no impact on small or mediurv-sized
businesses .