CELEX: 51988PC0179
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(88 ) 179 final
                                                   Brussels , 8 April 1988
                              Proposai for a
                            COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
   amending Directive 66 / 403 / EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes
                    ( submitted by the Commission )
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For plant health reasons the importation of seed potatoes into the Community
from Canada and Poland is in principle prohibited . The Commission has recently
adopted two decisions approvinq certain derooations from that prohibition . The
deroqations enable the importation of seed potatoes of certain varieties into
Greece , Italy and Portuqal until 31 March 1988 subiect to the satisfaction of
conditions specified in the decision .
To be fully effective , those plant, health deroqations need to be completed by
an amendment of Council Directive 66/ 403 / EEC on the marketing uf seed
potatoes . As there is no Community equivalence reqime for seed potatoes , the
power of Member States to apply nationally adopted equivalence reqimes must be
extended for the duration of the derooations described above . That is the
obiect of the present proposal .
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                                 COMMISSION PROPOSAL
for a Council Directive amendinq Directive 66/403/ EEC on the marketing of seed
potatoes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having reqard to the Treatv establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Havinq regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Havinq reqard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 ),
Whereas Council Directive 66 / 403 / EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed
potatoes ( 2 ) , as last amended bv Directive 87 / 374 / EEC ( 3 ) , provides that in
principle , with effect from certain dates . Member States mav no lonqer
determine for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third
countries with seed potatoes harvested within the Community and complying with
that Directive ;
Whereas , however , since work to establish Communitv equivalence for all the
third countries concerned had not been completed , Article 15 ( 2a ) of that
Directive permitted Member States to extend to 31 March 1987 , the period of
validity of equivalence which thev had already determined in respect of
certain countries not covered bv the Communitv equivalences ;
(1)  OJ No C
(2)  OJ No 125 , 11.7.1966 , p. 2320 / 66
(3)  OJ No L 197 , 18.7.1987 , o . 36
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Whereas the said work is still incomplete and the said final date should be
replaced by a later date ;
Whereas the present text of Article 15(2a ) of the Directive may lead to
uncertainty and should therefore be simplified ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                     Article 1
In Article 15(2a ) of Directive 66/ 403 / EEC :
a)   in the first sentence the date '31 March 1987' is replaced by the date
     '31 March 1988' and the words 'before 1 July 1975' are deleted ;
b)   the second sentence is deleted .
                                     Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
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                  COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
I.    What is the main reason for introducing the measure ?
      To enable Greece , Italy and Portugal to import seed potatoes from certain
      third countries for a limited period .
II .  Features of the businesses in question . In particular :
      ( a ) Are there many SMEs ?
              Not known
      ( b ) Are they concentrated in regions which are :
              i . eligible for regional aid in the Member States ?
              ii . eligible under the ERDF ?
               So far as is known , there is no particular concentration of SME 's in
               any particular region
III .   What direct obligations does this measure impose on businesses ?
         IJone
IV .    What indirect obligations are local authorities likely to impose
        on businesses ?
         None
V.      Are there any special measures in respect of SMEs ? Please specify .
         None
VI .    What is the likely effect on :
         ( a ) the competitiveness of businesses ?
                 Very little
         ( b ) employment ?
                To the extent that SME 's in the three Member States concerned are
                 engaged in importing seed potatoes from third countries , the effect
                 should be favourable .
VII .   Have both sides of industry been consulted ?
        Please indicate their opinions .
         No
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