CELEX: 31975D0114
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 February 1975 authorizing the Republic of Italy to permit the marketing of certified seed of the varieties of rice 'Romeo', 'Redi', 'Rosa Marchetti', 'Monticelli' and 'Italpatna' satisfying less stringent requirements, for a period which expires on 30 June 1975

No L 44/22                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                   18 . 2 . 75
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 3 February 1975
              authorizing the Republic of Italy to permit the marketing of certified seed of the
              varieties of rice 'Romeo', 'Redi', 'Rosa Marchetti', 'Monticelli' and ' Italpatna' satis­
              fying less stringent requirements, for a period which expires on 30 June 1975
                                            (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                        (75/ 1 14/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     maximum number of red grains, under the following
COMMUNITIES,                                                       conditions :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              (a) the   quantities shall not exceed :
Economic Community ;                                                    —   650 metric tons for    the variety 'Romeo',
                                                                        —   450 metric tons for   the variety 'Redi',
Having regard to the Council Directive * of 14 June                     —   230 metric tons         for the variety 'Rosa
1966 (') on the marketing of cereal seed, as last                           Marchetti',
amended by the Council Directive of 1 1 December
                                                                        — 230 metric tons for the variety 'Monticelli',
1973 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof ;
                                                                        — 50 metric tons for the variety ' Italpatna' ;
Having regard to the request from the Republic of                  (b) the number of red grains per 500 g shall not
Italy ;                                                                 exceed :
Whereas the supplies of seed in the Republic of Italy                   — 10 for 'certified seed of the first generation',
of the varieties 'Romeo', 'Redi', 'Rosa Marchetti',                     — 20 for 'certified seed of the second generation' ;
'Monticelli' and ' Italpatna' which satisfy the condi­             (c) the official label shall state that the analytical
tions for analytical purity prescribed for certification                purity is reduced :
are insufficient to meet the needs for the 1975 sowing
season ;
                                                                        — for the 'certified seed of the first generation ' :
                                                                            'maximum number of red grains : 10 per 500
Whereas it is impossible to supply these needs satisfac­                    g''
torily from certified seed in other Member States ;                     — for the 'certified seed of the second genera­
                                                                            tion' : 'maximum number of red grains : 20 per
Whereas it is consequently appropriate to authorize                         500 g\
the Republic of Italy to permit the marketing of 'certi­
fied seed' of the varieties of rice ' Romeo', 'Redi', 'Rosa
                                                                                             Article 2
Marchetti', 'Monticelli' and 'Italpatna' satisfying less
stringent requirements for analytical purity v for a               The Republic of Italy will report to the Commission
period which expires on 30 June 1975 .                              before 1 October 1975 the quantity of seed satisfying
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                  less stringent requirements which has been permitted
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing                  to be marketed in its territory pursuant to this Deci­
                                                                    sion .
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,                             The Commission shall inform other Member States
                                                                    thereof.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                             Article 3
                         Article 1
                                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Italy.
The Republic of Italy is authorized to permit the
 marketing in its territory, for a period which expires
on 30 June 1975, of rice seed (Oryza sativa L.) of the              Done at Brussels, 3 February 1975.
categories 'certified seed of the first and the second
                                                                                               For the Commission
generation' of the varieties 'Romeo', ' Redi', 'Rosa
Marchetti', 'Monticelli' and ' Italpatna' which do not                                            P.J. LARDINOIS
satisfy the conditions prescribed in Annex II to the
 Council Directive of 14 June 1966 with regard to the                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.
(2) OJ No L 356, 27. 12. 1973, p . 79 .