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Date: 1978-05-24
Title: Proposal for a Third Council Decision on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third countries#Proposal for a Third Council Decision amending the Annex to Fifth Decision 76/538/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops#Proposal for a Third Council Decision amending the Annexe to Fifth Decision 76/539/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM(78)209 final.
                                           Brussels / 24 May 1978
                          Proposal for a
                      Third Council Decision
   on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third
                               countries
                          Proposal for a
                      Third Council Decision
   amending the Annex to Fifth Decision 76 / 538 / EEC on the
   equivalence of field inspections carried out in third
   countries on seed-producing crops
                          Proposal for a
                      Third Council Decision
   amending the Annexe to Fifth Decision 76 /539 / EEC on the
   equivalence of seed produced in third countries
          ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
   C0MC78 ) 209 final .
 ---pagebreak---                                          EXPLANATORY NOTE
By decisions 76/ 538 / EEC ( 1 ) and 76/ 539/ EEC ( 2 ) of 17 May 1976, the Council
has established that the field inspections carried out in 20 third countries
on seed-producing crops as well as the seed produced in these countries are
equivalent for certain species .
The Council has further declared by its Decisions 72/ 294/ EEC ( 3 ) and
75 / 370/ EEC ( 4 ) that seed potatoes harvested and officially controlled in
Austria , in Switzerland and in Poland afford the same assurances as seed
potatoes harvested and controlled within the Community .
The present decisions provide for an extension of this equivalence on
linseed as far as New Zealand is concerned and a prolongation of the
duration of validity of the equivalence for seed potatoes produced in
Austria , Switzerland and Poland , because the examination of the rules of
this country and the manner in which they are applied has shown that the
field inspections carried out in these countries as well as the seed
produced in these countries satisfy the conditions laid down in the above-
mentioned decisions respectively that the conditions on which the Community
findings were based are still fulfilled as far as the seed potatoes are
concerned .
(1)   O.J.  N°  L  162 , 23 / 6 / 1976 ,  p. 1
( 2)  O.J.  N°  L  162 , 23/ 6/ 1976 ,    p. 10
(3)   O.J.  N°  L  186 , 16/ 8/ 1972 ,    p. 43
( 4)  O.J.  N°  L  164 , 27/ 6 / 1975 ,   p. 43
 ---pagebreak--- Third Council Decision                            on the equivalence of seed
ootatoes produced in third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/ 403/ EEC           of 14 June 1966 on the
marketing of seed potatoes ( 1 ), as last amended by Directive 77 / 648 / EEC ( 2 )
and in particular Article 15 ( 1 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Council has declared by its Decisions 72/ 294/ EEC ( 3 ) and
75/ 370/ EEC ( 4 ) that seed potatoes harvested and officially controlled in
Austria , in Switzerland and in Poland afford the same assurances as seed
potatoes harvested and controlled within the Community ;
Whereas        " the .               validity of this equivalence expires on
30 June 1978 ; whereas , however , the equivalence should be retained for a
further three years since                                     the conditions; on
which the Community findings were based at the outset are still fulfilled ;
Whereas     this Decision does not prevent Community findings from being revoked
nor the period of their validity from not being extended if it becomes
apparent that the conditions on which such findings are based are not or are
no longer satisfied ;
Whereas therefore further practical information on seed potatoes produced in
the abovementioned countries should be obtained by growing and checking
 samples of such seed within the framework of comparative Community tests ;
Whereas this Decision does not affect requirements which Member States will
establish under Council Directive 77/ 93 / EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective
measures against the introduction into the Member States of harmful organisms
of plants or plant products ( 5 ) ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
(1)    OJ N0 125 , 11 / 7/ 1966 , p. 2320/ 66
(2)    OJ N°1261 , 14/ 10/ 1977 , p. 21
(3)    OJ N° L 186 , 16/ 8/ 1972 , p. 43
(4)    OJ N° L 164 , 27/ 6/ 1975 , p. 43
 ( 5 ) OJ No L 26 , 31/1/1977 , P. 20
 ---pagebreak---                               Article 1
It is hereby declared that , where the special conditions laid down in the
Annex    hereto        are satisfied , the seed potatoes which are harvested
in the countries specified in the Annex and officially controlled by the
authorities listed . therein       and which belong to the categories specified
therein are equivalent to seed potatoes of corresponding categories harvested
within the Community and comply with Directive 66/ 403/ EEC .
                              Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1981 .
                              Arti ele 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                          For the Council-
 ---pagebreak---                                                    ANNEX
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            Country                       Service                j   In fhc couniry
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         Austria          Burgcnländischc Landwirtschafts-
                          kammer, Eisenstadt
                          Landwirtschaftskammer für
                          Kärnten , Klagenfurt
                          Niederösterreichische Landes-
                          Landwirtschaftskammer, Wien
                          Landwirtschaftskammer für Ober­           Elite                Basic             U,3,4
                                                                    Original             seed
                          österreich, Linz/O.ö.
                                                                                         potatoes
                          Landeskammer für Land - und Forst­
                          wirtschaft Steiermark, Graz
                                                                    – Klasse A           Certified         1,23,4
                          Landeskammer für Tirol, Innsbruck         – Klasse B           seed
                          Kammer für Land - und Forstwirt­                               potatoes
                          schaft in Salzburg, Salzburg
                        • Landwirtschaftskammer für Vorarl­
                          berg, Bregenz
                        • Wiener Landwirtschaftskammer,
                          Wien
         Poland         • Wojew6dzkich Inspektoratow
                          Kontroli Materialu Siewnego
                          ( WIKMS ) ( District Inspection
                          Authorities for Seed Control) :
                          – Bialystok
                          – Bydgoszcz
                          –   Gdansk
                          –   Katowice
                          –   Kielce
                          –   Koszalin                                  Super             Basic seed        1,2,3,4
                          –   Krakow                                    Elite             potatoes
                          –   Lublin                                    Elite
                          – Lôdz
                          – Olsztyn
                          – Opole                                       Original          Certified          1,2,3,4
                          –   Poznan                                    – Class A         seed
                          –   Rzcssow                                   – Class B         potatoes
                          –   Szczecin
                          –   Warszawa
                          – Wroclaw
                          – Zielona Gôra
                                                                                          Certified          1,2,3,4
         Switzerland    - Station fédérale de recherches agro­ \ | Plants
                          nomiques, Lausanne                   ( ! certifiés              seed
                                                                                          potatoes
                        - Eidgenössische Landwirtschaftliche            Class A
                           Forschungsanstalt, Zürich           y\z       Class B
 ---pagebreak---                                               Spécial conditions
1 . Seed potatoes shall be official !/ certified and their containers officially marked and sealed in accor­
    dance with national provisions. Seed potatoes and the details on the label shall meet at least the
    requirements of Community rules and conform to the European standard for seed potatoes recom­
    mended by the Working Party on Standardization of Perishable Foodstuffs of the Economic
    Commission for Europe.
2. Field inspection shall be carried out by State authorities or by any legal person whether governed
    by public or by private law, acting under the rcpsonsibilny of such authorities, provided that such
    person derives no private gain from the result of the inspection.
3. Any chemical treatment of the seed potatoes shall be noted either on the official label or on a
    special label and on the container or inside it.
4. The colour of the label shall be :
    – white for basic seed potatoes ;
    – blue for certified seed potatoes.
    All information shall be given in at least one of the official languages of the European Communi-        *
    ties.
 ---pagebreak---  Proposal for a third Council Decision                 amending the Annex to Fifth
 Decision 76 / 538 / EEC on the equivalence of f ield inspections carried out in
 third countries on seed-producing crops
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Directive 69/ 208/ EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing
 of seed of oil and fibre plants ( 1 ), as last amended by Directive 78 / 55 / EEC ( 2 ),
 and in particular Article 15 C1 ) ( a ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas by Decision 76/ 538/ EEC of 17 May 1976 ( 3 ) the Council established that the
field inspections carried out in twenty third countries on crops producing seed of
certain species meet the conditions laid down by the Community Directives ;
Whereas this equivalence applies also to New Zealand for certain species ;
Whereas an examination of the New Zealand rules         and of the manner in which
they are applied has shown that , for linseed also, the field inspections
satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I. of the said               . Directive ;
Whereas equivalence should consequently be extended to this species ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                         Article 1
With effect from 1 July 1978, the matters contained in the Annex hereto shall be
 added    to the Annex to Decision 76/ 538/ EEC , under reference N° 7 .
                                                                                        ./.
( 1 ) O.J. N° L 169 , 10/ 7/ 1969 , p. 3
( 2 ) O.J. N° L 16, 20/ 1 / 1978 , p. 23
( 3 ) O.J. N° L 162 , 23/ 6 / 1976, p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 2 -
                              Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                For the Council ,
                                                  The President ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                            ANNEX
Ref . N°        Country         Authority          Species             Speci a L
                                                                       condit ions
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  1                 2                 3                4                    5
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  7        New-Zealand    Ministry of Agri­ - Linseed               1,3,4,5
                          culture and
                          Fi sheries
 ---pagebreak---  Proposal for a third Council Decision               amending the Annex to
 Fifth Decision 76/ 539/ EEC on the equivalence of seed pro uced in third
 countries
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having reg-nrd to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Directive 69 / 208/ EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing
 of seed of oil and fibre plants ( 1 ), as last amended by Directive 78/ 55 / EEC ,
 and in particular Article 15 ( 1 ) ( b ) thereof.
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas by Decision 76 / 539 / EEC of 17 May 1976 ( 3 ) the Council established that the
seed of certain species from twenty third countries is equivalent to corresponding
seed produced in the Community ;
 Whereas this equivalence applies also to New Zealand for certain species ;
 Whereas an examination of the New Zealand rules          and of the manner in
 which they are applied has shown that, for linseed also, the conditions
 governing seed harvested and controlled in this country afford the same
 assurances as regards the seeds characteristics , identity , examination ,
 marking and control , as do the conditions applicable to seed harvested and
 controlled within the Community ;
 Whereas equivalence should consequently be extended to this species ,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                    ./.
 ( 1 ) O.J. N° L 169 , 10/ 7/ 1969 , p. 3
 < 2 ) O.J. N° L 16 , 20/ 1 / 1978 , p. 23
 ( 3 ) O.J. N° L 162 , 23/ 6/ 1976, p. 10
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 1
With effect from 1 July 1978 , the matters contained    in the Annex hereto shall be
added • to the Annex to Decision 76/ 539 / EEC , under reference N° 7 .
                                Arti c le 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                  For the Council ,
                                                   The President ,
 ---pagebreak---  Courrcry Authority    Speci es           Categories                    Spécial
                                                                         condit ions
                                in the country    in the Commu­
                                                       nity
          Mi m stry  - Linseed   Basic - seed     - Basic seed   ; 1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 10
Zea Land  of Agri­               Certif ied       - Certified    I1,3,4(a ) , 5,8
          culture
                                  seed ,             seed , 1 st  Î9,10
          and
                                  1st généra­        génération
          fi sheries
                                 tion