CELEX: 31985D0229
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-01 00:00:00
Title: 85/229/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 April 1985 authorizing the Kingdom of Denmark to permit temporarily the marketing of field PEA seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC

No L 104/20                         Official Journal of the European Communities                              16. 4. 85
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 1 April 1985
               authorizing the Kingdom of Denmark to permit temporarily the marketing of
                field pea seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401 /EEC
                                                      (85/229/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 tory of a maximum of 2 750 tonnes of seed of field
COMMUNITIES,                                                   pea (Pisum sativum L. partim), of type 'early ripening
                                                               and low growing' of the category 'certified seed, first
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          generation' not satisfying the requirements with regard
Economic Community,
                                                               to 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 seed ('), as        following requirements are satisfied :
last amended by Commission Directive 85/38/EEC (2),
and in particular Article 17 thereof,                          (a) the germination capacity shall be at least 70 % of
                                                                     pure seed ;
Having regard to the request submitted by the
Kingdom of Denmark,                                            (b) the official label shall state :
Whereas in Denmark the production of seed of field                   — 'Minimum germination capacity 70 %',
pea (Pisum sativum L. partim) of type 'early ripening                — 'Intended exclusively for Denmark'.
and low growing', satisfying the requirements as to
germination      capacity   laid   down     in   Directive
                                                                                       Article 2
66/401 /EEC, has been insufficient in 1984 and is not
adequate to supply the needs of that country ;
                                                               The other Member States are hereby authorized to
Whereas it has not been possible to cover these needs          permit, subject to the conditions laid down in Article
satisfactorily by the use of certified seed from other          1 , the marketing in their territories of a maximum of
Member States, or even from non-member countries,              2 750 tonnes of field pea (Pisum sativum L. partim)
satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said          seed, provided that such seed is intended exclusively
Directive ;                                                    for Denmark. The official label shall state : 'Intended
Whereas the Kingdom of Denmark should therefore
                                                               exclusively for Denmark'.
be authorized to permit, for a period expiring on 30
June 1985, the marketing of seed of the abovemen­                                      Article 3
tioned species of a category subject to less stringent
requirements ;                                                 The Member States shall notify the Commission
Whereas it appears desirable also to authorize other           before 1 November 1985 of the quantities of seed
Member States which are able to supply Denmark with            marketed in their territories pursuant to this Decision.
                                                               The Commission shall inform the other Member
such seed not satisfying the requirements of the said          States thereof.
Directive to permit the marketing of such seed,
provided that it is intended exclusively for Denmark ;
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, 1 April 1985.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                          For the Commission
                         Article 1
                                                                                           Frans ANDRIESSEN
The Kingdom of Denmark is hereby authorized to
permit, until 30 June 1985, the marketing in its terri­                                       Vice-President
(') OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.
(2) OJ No L 16, 19 . 1 . 1985, p. 41 .