CELEX: 31975D0198
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 4 March 1975 authorizing the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until 30 June 1975 to permit the marketing of seed of runner bean satisfying less stringent requirements

No L 87/ 30                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                    8 . 4 . 75
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 4 March 1975
              authorizing the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Netherlands until 30
              June 1975 to permit the marketing of seed of runner bean satisfying less strin­
                                                       gent requirements
                                     (Only the English and the Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                           (75/ 198 / EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         200 metric tons of seed of runner bean ( Plmseohis
COMMUNITIES ,                                                          coccinens L.) being seed harvested in 1974 of the cate­
                                                                       gories 'certified seed' or 'standard seed ' which does not
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  satisfy the requirements set out in Annex II to the
Economic Community ;                                                   Council Directive of 29 September 1 970 as to
Having regard to the Council Directive of 29                           minimum germination , provided that the following
September 1970 (') on the marketing of vegetable                       requirements are satisfied :
seed, as last amended by the Council Directive of 1 1                  (a) the germination must be at lea£t 70 % of pure
December 1 973 (2 ), and in particular Article 33                           seed ;
thereof ;
                                                                       (b) the prescribed label must state that germination is
Having regard to the requests submitted by the                              reduced :
United Kingdom and by the Kingdom of the Nether­                            'Minimum germination — 70 % '.
lands ;
                                                                       2 . The Kingdom of the Netherlands is authorized
Whereas the United Kingdom has produced insuffi­                       to permit, subject to the requirements as above, the
cient quantities of seed of runner bean ( Phaseohis                    marketing in its territory of 200 metric tons of seed as
coccinens L.) satisfying- the requirements as to                       aforesaid , provided that such seed is intended for the
minimum germination ;                                                  United Kingdom . The prescribed label must state :
Whereas needs cannot be adequately met by seed of                      ' For the United Kingdom only .'
runner bean satisfying all the requirements of the
Directive from other Member States ;                                                             Article 2
Whereas the United Kingdom should therefore be                         The United Kingdom and the Netherlands shall
authorized until 30 June 1975 to permit the                             notify the Commission by 1 November 1975 of the
marketing of seed of runner bean satisfying less strin­                quantities of certified and standard seed of runner
gent requirements as to minimum germination ;                          bean marketed in their territories pursuant to this
                                                                        Decision . The Commission shall        inform the other
Whereas in addition it is necessary to authorize the
                                                                        Member States thereof.
Kingdom of the Netherlands to permit the marketing
of such seed on condition that it is intended for the
United Kingdom ;                                                                                 Article 3
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                     This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing                      and to the Kingdom of the Netherlands .
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
                                                                        Done at Brussels , 4 March 1 975 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                                    For the Commission
                           Article 1
                                                                                                      P. J. LARDINOIS
 1 . The United Kingdom is authorized until 30
June 1975 to permit the marketing in its territory of                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 225 , 12 . 10 . 1970 , p . 7 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 356, 27 . 12 . 1973 , p . 79 .