CELEX: 31974D0076
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 January 1974 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit, up to 31 May 1974, the marketing of certified tall oatgrass seed satisfying less stringent requirements

23 . 2. 74                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 52 /21
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 18 January 1974
             authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit, up to 31 May 1974, the
                  marketing of certified tall oatgrass seed satisfying less stringent requirements
                                            (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                       (74/76/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  including 31 May 1974, of 325 metric tons of tall
COMMUNITIES,                                                    oatgrass (Arrhenatherum elatius) seed of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                    category 'certified seed' harvested in 1973 which
European Economic Community;                                    does not satisfy the requirements set out in Annex II
                                                                to the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 as to
Having regard to the Council Directive (*) of 14                minimum germination, provided the following
June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, as             requirements are satisfied :
amended by the Council Directive (2) of 6 December
1972, and in particular Article 17 thereof;
                                                                 (a) germination must be at least 75 °/o of pure seed ;
Having regard to the request from the Federal
Republic of Germany;
                                                                (b) the official label must state that the germination
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany produces                     properties of the seed are reduced : minimum
insufficient quantities of Arrhenatherum elatius (L)                 germination — 75 %>.
J and C Presl. seed of the category ' certified seed'
satisfying the requirements as to minimum
germination;                                                                            Article 2
Whereas needs cannot be adequately met by
                                                                The Federal     Republic of Germany shall notify the
importing certified tall oatgrass seed satisfying all
                                                                Commission     by 1 November 1974 of the quantity of
the requirements necessary for certification from
                                                                certified tall oatgrass seed marketed in its territory
other Member States ;
                                                                pursuant to     this Decision. The Commission shall
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany should                  inform the other Member States.
therefore be authorized to permit, up to and
including 31 May 1974, the marketing of certified
tall oatgrass seed satisfying less stringent
requirements ;                                                                          Article 3
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing
                                                                of Germany.
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
                                                                Done at Brussels, 18 January 1974.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                          For the Commission
                          Article 1
                                                                                              The President
The Federal Republic of Germany is authorized to
permit the marketing in its territory, up to and                                        Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
I1 ) OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.
(2) OJ No L 287, 26. 12. 1972, p. 22.