CELEX: 31977D0146
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 29 December 1976 extending for the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of a certain number of varieties the period provided for in Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC

No L 47/64                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               18 . 2. 77
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 29 December 1976
                    extending for the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of a certain number of
                       varieties the period provided for in Article 15 ( 1 ) of Directive 70/457/EEC
                                                 (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                           (77/ 146/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       account in particular that durum wheat (Triticum
COMMUNITIES,                                                         durum L. ) not under cultivation in Germany, is now
                                                                     under test for a possible cultivation of this species
                                                                     in that country ; whereas it can therefore not be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                         established at this stage whether varieties of this
European Economic Community,                                         species are not yet suitable for cultivation in any part
                                                                     of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of                     (Article 15 (3 ) (c) second case of the abovementioned
29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of                         Directive);
varieties of agriculturail plant species ( 1 ), as last
amended by Council Directive 73 /438/EEC of                          Whereas it consequently seems desirable to extend,
11 December 1973 (2 ), and in particular Article 15                  for the Federal Republic of Germany, the period in
(7) thereof,                                                         question for an appropriate time to permit a full
                                                                     examination of the request for those other varieties ;
Whereas, lin accordance with the provisions of
Article 15 ( 1 ) of the abovementioned Directive, seeds              Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
or propagating material of these varieties of agricul­               are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
tural species which have been officially approved                    Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
during the year 1974 in at least one of the Member                   Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
States and which also fulfil the conditions laid down
in the said Directive are, with effect from 31 Decem­
ber 1976, no longer subject to any marketing
restrictions relating to variety within the Community ;              HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of the above­                                                Article 1
mentioned Directive provides that a Member State
may be authorized upon application to prohibit the
marketing of seed and propagating material of                        1 . The period provided for in Article 15 ( 1 ) of
certain varieties ;                                                  Directive 70/457/EEC, shall'l be extended for the
                                                                     Federal Republic of Germany beyond 31 December
                                                                     1976 until 31 March 1977 in respect of the following
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has re­                      varieties :
quested by letter of 29 November 1976 such auth­
orization for a certain number of varieties ;
                                                                        I. Beets
Whereas this request is now being carefully examined
by the Commission ; whereas the Commission has, by                         Sugar beets
its Decision of 29 December 1976, granted such                                Marimono
authorization for some of these varieties ; whereas
it is not possible to complete examination of the
other varieties which are the subject cyf the request                 II . Fodder plants
before expiry of the period in question ; taking into
                                                                           1 . Festuca rubra L.
                                                                               Erika
(*) OJ No L 225 , 12. 10. 1970, p. 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 356, 27. 12. 1973 , p . 79.                                      Wintergreen
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      2. Lolium perenna L.                                  Granato
         Patora                                             Rekita
                                                            Valfiora
III . Cereals                                               Valselva
      Zea Mais L.
                                                            Wells .
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2. The period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be                              Article 2
extended for the Republic of Germany beyond
31 December 1976 to 31 December 1977 for the             This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic
following varieties :                                    of Germany.
Cereals
Triticum durum L.
                                                         Done at Brussels, 29 December 1976.
    Brumaire
    Campomoro                                                                         For the Commission
    Cappelli Senatore
    Castelnuovo                                                                          P. J. LARDINOIS
    Creso                                                                         Member of the Commission