CELEX: 31973D0021
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 6 February 1973 authorizing the Kingdom of the Netherlands, up to and including 30 June 1973, to accept for marketing certified oil-poppy seed satisfying less stringent requirements

No L 69 /42                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                   16 . 3 . 73
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                                              (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                         COMMISSION
                                                       COMMISSION DECISION
                                                            of 6 February 1973
               authorizing the Kingdom of the Netherlands, up to and including 30 June 1973 , to
               accept for marketing certified oil-poppy seed satisfying less stringent requirements
                                                     ( Only the Dutch text is authentic)
                                                                ( 73/21 /EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands should
COMMUNITIES ,                                                              therefore be authorized, up to and including 30
                                                                           June 1973 , to accept for marketing certified oil-
                                                                           poppy seed satisfying less stringent requirements as
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                         regards germination ;
pean Economic Community ;
                                                                           Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
Having regard to the Council Directive of 30 June                          are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing
1969 (') on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre                         Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
plants, as last amended by the Council Directive of                        Agriculture, Horticulture and Foresty ;
6 December 1972 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 16
thereof ;
                                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to the request made by the Kingdom
of the Netherlands ;
                                                                                                     Article 1
Whereas the yield of the 1972 oil-poppy harvest in
the Kingdom of the Netherlands was diminished                              The Kingdom of the Netherlands is authorized to
considerably by unfavourable atmospheric condi­                            accept for marketing on its territory , up to and
tions, so that a large proportion of the seed                              including 30 June 1973 , not more than 50 metric
submitted for certification             does    not     reach   the        tons of oil-poppy seed ( Papaver somniferum L. ) of
minimum germination rate ;                                                 the ' Certified seed ' category which does not meet
                                                                           the conditions set out in Annex III to the Council
Whereas certified oil-poppy seed imported from                             Directive of 30 June 1969 regarding minimum germi­
other Member States which meet the conditions laid                         nation , as long as the following requirements are
                                                                           fulfilled :
down regarding germination is not sufficient to
meet current demand ;
                                                                           ( a ) T he germination shall be at least 70 °/o of pure
                                                                                 seed ;
(') OJ No I. 169 , 10 . 7 . 1 969 , p.                                     ( b ) The official label shall indicate that the germina­
(•) t ) | No I 287 , 26 . 12 . 1972 , p. 22 .                                    tion of the seed is reduced : germination 70 °/o.
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                       Article 2                                                   Article 3
                                                            This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the
The Kingdom of the Netherlands shall communi­               Netherlands .
cate to the Commission before 1 November 1973
the quantities of oil-poppy seed satisfying less strin­
gent requirements which are marketed in its terri­          Done at Brussels, 6 February 1973 .
tory pursuant to this Decision . The Commission                                      For the Commission
shall inform the other Member States .                                                   The President
                                                                                   François-Xavier ORTOLI