CELEX: 31977D0162
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 7 February 1977 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit temporarily the marketing of red clover seed not complying with Community conditions

23 . 2 . 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 51 / 15
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 7 February 1977
               authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit temporarily the
                  marketing of red clover seed not complying with Community conditions
                                                        (77/ 162/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                           Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                               1 . The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby auth­
 Having regard to Council Directive 66/401 / EEC of 14            orized to permit, for a period expiring on 31 July
June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('),               1977, the marketing in its territory of a maximum of
 as last amended by Directive 75/444/EEC (2), and in               1 350 tonnes of red clover seed (Trifolium pratense L.)
 particular Article 17 thereof,                                   of the category 'certified seed' of the first generation
                                                                  of varieties not included in the common catalogue of
 Having regard to the request made by the Federal                 varieties of agricultural plant species or in its national
 Republic of Germany,                                             catalogues of varieties. The official label shall bear the
                                                                  words : 'Intended exclusively for the Federal Republic
Whereas in Germany the production of red clover
                                                                  of Germany'.
seed of the category 'certified seed' has been insuffi­
cient in 1976 and therefore will not be adequate to               2. The other Member States are hereby authorized
supply German requirements ;                                      to permit, under the same conditions, the marketing
                                                                  of a maximum of 1 350 tonnes of red clover seed,
Whereas it has not been possible adequately to meet
this demand with certified seed from other Member                 provided that such seed is intended exclusively for the
States or non-member countries, of varieties included             Federal Republic of Germany. The official label shall
                                                                  bear the words : 'Intended exclusively for the Federal
in the German catalogues of varieties or in the
                                                                  Republic of Germany'.
common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant
species ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany should
therefore be authorized to permit, for a period                   Member States shall notify the Commission, before 1
expiring on 31 July 1977, the marketing of red clover             November 1977, of the quantities of seed marketed in
seed of varieties included neither in German cata­                its territory under this Decision . The Commission
logues nor in the common catalogue of varieties of                shall inform the other Member States thereof.
agricultural plant species ;
                                                                                           Article 3
Whereas in addition it is necessary to authorize those
other Member States which are able to supply the                  This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Federal Republic of Germany with seed of the above
species to permit the marketing of such seed provided
that it is intended exclusively for the Federal Republic          Done at Brussels, 7 February 1977.
of Germany ;
                                                                                             For the Commission
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing                                            Finn GUNDELACH
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,                                                          Vice-President
(') OJ No 125 , 11.7 . 1966, p . 2298 / 66 .
(A O ] No L 196, 26. 7. 1975, p. 6.