CELEX: 31972D0292
Language: en
Date: 1972-07-20 00:00:00
Title: 72/292/EEC: First Council Decision of 20 July 1972 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops

Official Journal of the European Communities                                       867
No L 186/22                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                   16.8.72
                                                 FIRST COUNCIL DECISION
                                                        of 20 July 1972
              on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing
                                                              crops
                                                          (72/292/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           Whereas there are rules on seed control in Austria,
                                                                    Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary,
                                                                    Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal,
                                                                    Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                        Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States,
European Economic Community;                                        Yugoslavia and Australia ; whereas those rules also
                                                                    provide for official field inspection to be carried out
                                                                    during the period of seed production ;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 14 June
19661 on the marketing of beet seed, as last amended
by the Council Directive of 30 March 1971 ,2 and in                 Whereas those rules and the manner in which they
particular Article 16 ( 1 ) ( a) thereof;                           are applied have been reviewed to determine whether
                                                                    and under what conditions the prescribed field
                                                                    inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex
Having regard to the Council Directive of 14 June                   I to the abovementioned Directives ;
1966,3 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, as last
amended by the Council Directive of 30 March                        Whereas, if it becomes apparent that the conditions
1971 ,2 and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) (a) thereof;             on which Community determinations are based are
                                                                    not or are no longer satisfied, those determinations
                                                                    will be revoked or the period of their validity will not
Having regard to the Council Directive of 14 June                   be extended;
19664 on the marketing of cereal seed, as last
amended by the Council Directive of 30 March
1971 ,2 and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) ( b ) thereof;           Whereas     further practical     information  on   seed
                                                                    produced in the abovementioned countries should
                                                                    therefore be obtained by growing and checking
Having regard to the Council Directive of 30 June                   samples of such seed in comparative Community
19695 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre                     tests ;
plants, as amended by the Council Directive of 30
March 1971 ,2 and in particular Article 15 ( 1 ) ( a)
thereof;                                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                             Article 1
                                                                    It is hereby declared that, where the special
1 OJ No 125 , 11.7.1966, p. 2290/66.                                conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision
2 OJ No L 87, 17.4.1971, p. 24.                                     are satisfied, field inspections of crops producing seed
3 OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66.                                 of the 'certified seed ' category carried out in the
4 OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66.                                 countries and by the authorities listed in the Annex
5 OJ No L 169, 10.7.1969, p. 3 .                                    to this Decision and in respect of the species specified
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therein satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to                                  Article 3
the Council Directives of 14 June 1966 on the
marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed and cereal           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
seed and to the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on
the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants .
                                                               Done at Brussels, 20 July 1972.
                       Article 2                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                                     The President
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 1972 to
30 June 1976.                                                                                      T. WESTERTERP
                                                         ANNEX
  Ref .
            Country                      Authority                               Species                         Special
  No                                                                                                           conditions
   1           2                            3                                      4                                5
   1    Austria          Bundesanstalt für Pflanzenbau und        Beets                                     1 , 3, 5, 6
                         Samenprüfung (Federal Plant-growing
                         and Seed-testing Institute)
                         — Burgenländische Landwirtschafts­
                            kammer, Eisenstadt
                         — Landwirtschaftskammer fur
                            Kärnten, Klagenfurt
                         — Niederosterreichische Landes­             Grass and legume species subject       1 , 3 , 4, 5
                         •  Landwirtschaftskammer, Wien              to national    rules   on    varietal
                                                                     control
                            Landwirtschaftskammer für
                            Oberösterreich, Linz/ O . O.          — Swede, cabbage, fodder kale             2, 3 , 4, 5
                            Landeskammer für Land- und
                            Forstwirtschaft Steiermark, Graz         Cereals, except canary grass,          1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                                     maize and rice
                            Landeskammer fiir Tirol,
                            Innsbruck                                Maize                                  2, 3 , 4, 5
                            Kammer für Land- und Forstwirt­
                            schaft in Salzburg, Salzburg             Oil and fibre plants (swede rape,      2, 3 , 4, 5
                                                                     turnip rape, sunflower, opium
                                                                     poppy, mustards, soya bean)
                         — Landwirtschaftskammer für
                            Vorarlberg, Bregenz
                         — Wiener Landwirtschaftskammer,
                            Wien
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Ref.
         Country                 Authority                                   Species                     Special
No                                                                                                     conditions
 1          2                        3                                          4                           5
 2   Canada      Canadian Seed Growers' Association         Grass and legume species subject to     1 , 3, 4, 5
                                                            national rules on varietal control
 3   Czecho­     Ústredni Kontrolni a zkusebni ústav        Maize                                   2, 3, 4, 5
     slovakia    zemedelsky, Praha
 4   Denmark                                              ' — Beets                                 1 , 3 , 5, 6
                                                            — Grass and legume species subject      1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                                to national      rules  on varietal
                                                                control
                 Landbrugsministeriets,                     — Swede cabbage, fodder kale,           2, 3 , 4, 5
                 Certifikatudvalg for Korn og Frø               fodder radish
                                                            — Cereals, except canary grass,         1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                                maize and rice
                                                            — Oil and fibre plants (turnip rape,    2, 3 , 4, 5
                                                                swede rape, mustards)
                 Institouton Ktinotrofikon
 5   Greece
                 Fyton (Fodder Plant Institute),            Legume species subject to national      1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                            rules on varietal control
                 Larissa
 6   Hungary                                                — Beets                                 1, 3, 5, 6
                                                            — Legume species subject to national    1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                                rules on varietal control
                 Orszagos Vetömagfelügyelöség
                 (Hungarian Seed Control Office),           — Maize                                 2, 3, 4, 5
                 Budapest
                                                            — Oil and fibre plants (turnip rape,    2, 3, 4, 5
                                                                swede rape, sunflower, flax, opium
                                                                poppy, white mustard, soya bean)
 7   Ireland     Department of Agriculture and              Grass and legume species subject to     1 , 3, 4, 5    .
                 Fisheries                                  national rules on varietal control
 8   Israel      — Seed Inspection Service             i
                                                            Grass and legume species subject to     1 , 3 , 4, 5
                 — Volcani Institute of Agriculture     [   national rules on varietal control
                     Research                          J
 9   New         Department of Agriculture                  Grass and legume species subject to     1 , 3 , 4, 5
     Zealand                                                national rules on varietal control
10   Poland      — Wojewódzkich Inspektoratów
                     Kontroli Materialu Siewnego
                     (W1KMS) (District Inspection
                     Authorities for Seed Control)
                 — Bydgoszcz
                 — Gdansk
                 — Kraków
                 — Poznàn                                   Beets                                   1, 3, 5, 6
                 — Warszawa
                 — Wroclaw
                 — Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatysacji
                     Róslin, Zaklad Metodyki, Oceny
                     Nasion (Seed Testing Station of
                     the Plant Improvement Institute),
                     Sandomierz
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  Ref.                                                                                                        Special
• No       Country                  Authority                                     Species                   conditions
    1         2                        3                                             4                           5
   10  Poland      — Wojewódzkich Inspektoratów
       ( Cont'd.)      Kontroll Materialu Siewnego
                       (WIKMS) (District Inspection
                       Authorities for Seed Control )
                   — Bialystok
                   — Bydgoszcz
                   — Gdànsk
                   — Katowice
                   — Kielcé
                   — Koszalin
                                                                   — Grass and legume species subject    1 , 3 , 4, 5
                   — Kraków                                          to national      rules on  varietal
                                                             . .     control
                   — Lublin
                                                                   — Swede cabbage, fodder kale,         2, 3 , 4 , 5
                   — Lódz                                            fodder radish
                   — Olsztyn
                   — Opole
                   — Poznàn
                   — Rzeszòw
                   — Szczecin
                   — Warszawa
                   — Wroclaw                                                    I
                   — Zielona Gòra
  11   Portugal                                                  f — Legume species subject to national  1 , 3, 4, 5
                   Estacao de Ensaio de Sementes               J     rules on varietal control
                                                                 [ — Maize                               2, 3 , .4, 5
  12   Romania                                                     — Beets                               1, 3 , 5 , 6
                                                                   — Grass and legume species subject    1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                                     to national      rules on  varietal
                                                                     control
                   Ministerul Agriculturii si Silviculturii,       — Swede cabbage, fodder raddish       2, 3 , 4, 5
                   Bucuresti
                                                                   — Maize                               2, 3 , 4, 5
                                                                   — Oil and fibre plants (swede rape,   2,3,4,5 .
                                                                     black and white mustard, hemp,
                                                                     caraway, sunflower, flax, opium
                                                                     poppy and soya bean)
  13   South                                                       — Grass and legume species subject    1 , 3, 4, 5
       Africa                                                        to national      rules on  varietal
                                                                     control
                   Department of Agricultural Technical            — Fodder radish                       2, 3 , 4, 5
                   Services, Division of Seed Control
                                                                   — Maize                               2, 3 , 4, 5
                                                                   — Oil and fibre plants (groundnut,    2, 3 , 4, 5
                                                                     cotton, sunflower)
  14   Spain       Instituto Nacional de Semillas y                — Legume species subject to national  1 , 3 , 4, 5
                   Plantas de Vivero, Madrid                         rules on varietal control
                                                                   — Maize                               2, 3 , 4, 5
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Ref.
        Country                  Authority                                 Species                    Special
No                                                                                                  conditions
 1         2                         3                                       4                           5
15   Sweden                                                — Grass and legume species subject    1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                              to  national     rules on varietal
                 Statens Centrala Frökontrollanstalt,         control
                 Solna
                                                           — Cereals, except canary grass,       1 , 3, 4, 5
                                                              maize and rice
16   Switzerland — Station fédérale de recherches
                     agronomiques, Lausanne
                                                           Maize                                 2, 3 , 4, 5
                 — Eidgenössische Landwirtschaftliche
                     Forschungsanstalt, Zurich
17   Turkey      Tarim Bakanligi (Ministry of              Sugar beet                            1, 3, 5 , 6
                 Agriculture)
18   United      National Institute of Agricultural           Beets                              1 , 3 , 5, 6
     Kingdom     Botany, Cambridge
                 — National Institute of Agricultural
                     Botany, Cambridge                     — Grass and legume species subject    1 , 3 , 4, 5
                                                              to national      rules on varietal
                 — Department of Agriculture for       . .    control
                     Scotland
                                                           — Cereals, except canary grass,
                 — Ministry of Agriculture for                maize and rice
                     Northern Ireland
19   United      — Alabama Crop Improvement
     States of       Association, Inc.
     America
                 — Alaska Crop Improvement
                     Association
                 — Arizona Crop Improvement
                     Association
                 — Arkansas State Plant Board,
                     Division of Seed Certification
                 — California Crop Improvement
                     Association
                 — Colorado Seed Growers'
                     Association
                 — Delaware Crop Improvement
                     Association                           — Grass and legume species subject    1, 3, 4, 5
                                                              to   national    rules on varietal
                 — Florida Department of Agriculture   ■ '  . control
                 — Georgia Crop Improvement                — Maize                               2, 3 , 4, 5
                     Association, Inc.
                 — Idaho Crop Improvement
                     Association, Inc.
                 — Illinois Crop Improvement
                     Association, Inc.
                 — Indiana Crop Improvement
                     Association, Inc.
                 — Iowa Crop Improvement
                     Association
                 — Kansas Crop Improvement
                     Association
                 — Kentucky Seed Improvement
                     Association
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 Ref.                                                                                                Special
  No     Country                Authority                               Species                    conditions
   1        2                      3                                       4                            5
  19  United     — Louisiana Department of
      States of    Agriculture, Division of
      America      Entomology
      (Cont'd.)
                 — Maine Department of Agriculture,
                   Division of Plant Industry
                 — Maryland State Board of
                   Agriculture, Department of
                   Agronomy
                 — Michigan Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — Minnesota Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — Mississippi Seed Improvement
                   Association
                 — Missouri Seed Improvement
                   Association
                 — Montana Seed Growers'
                   Association
                 — Nebraska Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — Nevada Department of Agricul­
                   ture, Division of Plant Industry
                 — New Jersey Department of Agri­
                   culture, Division of Plant Industry
                 — New Mexico Crop Improvement             — Grass and legume species subject   1 , 3 , 4, 5
                   Association                               to  national   rules on   varietal
                                                       ■ '   control
                 — New York Seed Improvement
                   Coop., Inc.                             — Maize                              2, 3 , 4, 5
                 — North Carolina Crop Improvement
                   Association, Inc.
                 — North Dakota State Seed
                   Department
                 — Ohio Seed Improvement
                   Association
                 — Oklahoma Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — Oregon State University,
                   Extension Service
                 — Pennsylvania State Department of                                  0
                   Agriculture, Bureau of Plant
                   Industry
                 — South Carolina Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — South Dakota Crop ^Improvement
                   Association
                 — Tennessee Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — Texas Department of Agriculture
                 — Utah Crop Improvement
                   Association
                 — Utah Agricultural Experiment
                   Station
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Ref.                                                                                                    Special
No      Country                   Authority                                Species                    conditions
 1         2                         3                                        4                             5
19   United     — Vermont Department of
     States of      Agriculture
     America
     (Cont'd .) — Virginia Crop Improvement
                    Association
                — Washington State Crop
                    Improvement Association, Inc.
                                                           — Grass and legume species subject      1,3,4,5
                — Washington State Department of               to   national   rules  on  varietal
                    Agriculture, Seed Branch                   control
                — West Virginia Associated Crop            — Maize                                 2,3,4,5
                    Growers' Association
                — Wisconsin Crop Improvement
                    Association
                — Wyoming Seed Certification
                    Service
20   Yugoslavia Institut za poljoprivredna istrazivanja    Beets                                   1 , 3 , 5, 6
                (Institute of Agricultural Research),
                Novi Sad
                — Institut za poljoprivredna
                    istrazivanja (Institute of
                    Agricultural Research), Novi Sad
                — Zavod za krmno bilje (Animal
                    Feedingstuff Research Station,
                    Krusevac
                — Institut za poljoprivredna
                    istrazivanja (Institute of           f — Legume species subject to national    1, 3, 4, 5
                    Agricultural Research), Sarajevo     I     rules on varietal control
                — Institut za oplemenijvanje i           [ — Maize                                 2, 3 , 4, 5
                    proizvodnju bilja poljoprivrednog
                    fakulteto (University Institute for
                    Plant Improvement and
                    Production), Zagreb
                — Poljoprivredni institut
                    (Agricultural Institute), Osijek
                — Kemetijski institut Slovenije
                    (Slovenian Agricultural Institute),
                    Ljubljana
                — Zemjedelski institut (Agriculture
                    Institute), Skopje
21   Australia  Department of Primary Industries,          Grass and legume species subject to     1 , 3 , 4, 5
                Canberra                                   national rules on varietal control
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                                         SPECIAL CONDITIONS
    1 . Field inspection shall be carried out in accordance with national rules for the application
        of the scheme for the varietal certification of seed moving in international trade of the
        Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
    2. Field inspection shall be carried out in accordance with national rules for the varietal control
        of seed.
    3. 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 responsibility of such authorities,
        provided that such person derives no private gain from the result of the inspection.
    4. Harvested seed shall be packed in officially sealed containers which bear , an official label
        giving the following information :
        (a) authority responsible and country,
        (b) species,
        (c) variety,
        (d) reference number of the basic seed and name of the Member State which certified the
              seed,
        (e) reference number of the lot,
         (f) declared net or gross weight,
        (g) the words 'non-certified seed'.
        All information shall be given in at least one of the official ' languages of the European
        Communities or in English.
    5. An official notice shall give the following information:                     «
        — area cultivated ,
        — quantity of harvested seed,                                      -< •
        — an attestation that the crops from which the seed comes have satisfied an official field
             inspection.                                                      '
    6. Harvested seed shall be packed in an officially sealed container bearing the special label
        provided for by the OECD for seed which has not been finally certified; this label shall
        give the following additional information:
        — reference number of the basic seed,
        — name of the Member State which certified the seed.