CELEX: 31977D0403
Language: en
Date: 1971-05-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 10 May 1977 authorizing the Kingdom of Belgium to permit temporarily the marketing of seed not complying with requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC

15. 6. 77                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 147/49
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                          of 10 May 1977
               authorizing the Kingdom of Belgium to permit temporarily the marketing of
                  seed not complying with requirements of Council Directive 66/401 /EEC
                                                            (77/403/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       its territory of a maximum of 100 tonnes of sheep s
COMMUNITIES,                                                         fescue seed (Festuca ovina L. ssp. tenuifolia) of the
                                                                     category 'certified seed of the first generation' 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 66/401 /EEC of 14                 II to Directive 66/401 /EEC, provided that the
June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seedC ),                  following requirements are satisfied :
as last amended by Council Directive 75/444/EEC of                   (a) the germination capacity is at least 67 % of pure
26 June 1975 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,                  seed ;
Having regard to the request made by the Kingdom                     (b) the official label shall bear the following endorse­
of Belgium,                                                              ments :
Whereas in Belgium the production of sheep's fescue                      — 'minimum germination capacity 67 % ',
seed complying with requirements of the said Direc­                      — 'intended exclusively for Belgium'.
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 100
                                                                     tonnes of sheep's fescue seed provided that such seed
Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium should therefore
                                                                     is intended exclusively for Belgium . The official label
be authorized to permit, for a period expiring on 31                 shall state : 'intended exclusively for Belgium'.
July 1977, the marketing of seed of the abovemen­
tioned 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 al?le to supply the Kingdom                  before 1 November 1977 of the quantities of seed
of Belgium with this seed not complying with require­                marketed in their territories pursuant to this Decision.
ments of the Directive to permit the marketing of                    The Commission shall inform the other Member
such seed provided that it is intended exclusively for               States thereof.
 Belgium ;
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
                           A rticle 1
                                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
The Kingdom of Belgium is authorized to permit for
a period expiring on 31 July 1977 the marketing on                                                  Vice-President
(') OJ No 125, 11 . 7 . 1966, p . 2298 / 66 .
(-') OJ No L 196, 26 . 7 . 1975 , p . 6 .