CELEX: 31977D0404
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 10 May 1977 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit temporarily the marketing of seed not complying with requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC

No L 147/50                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  15 . 6 . 77
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 10 May 1977
                authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit temporarily the
                marketing of seed not complying with requirements of Council Directive
                                                            66/40 1 / EEC
                                                           (77/404/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         marketing on its territory of a maximum of 150
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          tonnes of field beans seed (Vicia faba L. var. minor
                                                                       (Peterm .) Bull) of the category 'certified seed' subject
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 to less stringent requirements with regard to
 Economic Community,                                                   minimum germination capacity laid down in Annex
 Having regard to Council Directive 66/40 1 /EEC of 14                 II to Directive 66/40 1 / EEC, provided that the
June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('),                   following requirements are satisfied :
 as last amended by Council Directive 75/444/ EEC of                   (a) the germination capacity is at least 75 % of pure
 26 June 1975 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,                   seed ;
 Having regard to the request made by the Federal                      (b) the official label shall bear the following endorse­
 Republic of Germany,                                                      ments :
Whereas in Germany the production of field beans                           — ' minimum germination capacity 75 % ',
 seed complying with requirements of the said Direc­                       — 'intended exclusively for Germany'.
 tive, has been insufficient in 1976 and is not adequate
 to supply the needs of that country ;                                                          Article 2
Whereas it has not been possible to cover these needs                  The other Member States are authorized to permit,
 satisfactorily by such seed from other Member States                  subject to the conditions laid down in Article 1 , the
 or even from third countries ;                                        marketing in their territories of a maximum of 150
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany should                         tonnes of field beans seed provided that such seed is
 therefore be authorized to permit, for a period                       intended exclusively for Germany. The official label
expiring on 31 July 1977, the marketing of see<^ of                    shall state : 'intended exclusively for Germany'.
 the abovementioned species of a category subject to
 less stringent requirements ;                                                                  Article 3
Whereas it appears also desirable to authorize other                   The Member States shall notify the Commission
 Member States which are able to supply the Federal                    before 1 November 1977 of the quantities of seed
 Republic of Germany with this seed not complying                      marketed in their territories pursuant to this Decision .
with requirements of the Directive to permit the                       The Commission        shall  inform   the  other Member
 marketing of such seed provided that it is intended                   States thereof.
exclusively for Germany ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                                              Article 4
 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, 10 May 1977.
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                                   For the Commission
                           Article 1
                                                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
The Federal Republic of Germany is authorized to
 permit for a period expiring on 31 July 1977 the                                                      Vice-President
(') OJ No 125 , II . 7 . 1966 , p . 2298 / 66 .
\:) OJ No L 196, 26. 7 . 1975, p. 6.