CELEX: 31974D0280
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 May 1974 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit, for a period which expires on 31 December 1974, the marketing of commercial bitter lupin seed satisfying less stringent requirements

30. 5 . 74                           Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 145/27
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 17 May 1974
             authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to permit, for a period which
             expires on 31 December 1974, the marketing of commercial bitter lupin seed
                                         satisfying less stringent requirements
                                            (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                       (74/280/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  which expires on 31 December 1974, of bitter lupin
COMMUNITIES,                                                    seed of the category 'commercial seed' which does not
                                                                satisfy the conditions regarding minimum germina­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           tion set out in Annex II to the Council Directive of
Economic Community ;                                             14 June 1966, provided the following requirements
                                                                are satisfied :
Having regard to the Council Directive of 14 June
1966 (') on the marketing of fodder plant seed, as last         (a) germination must be at least 70 % of pure seed ;
amended by the Council Directive of 11 December
1973 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof ;                (b) the official label must state that the germination
                                                                     properties of the seed are reduced : minimum
Having regard to the request made by the Federal                     germination — 70 % .
Republic of Germany ;
Whereas the production in the Federal Republic of
                                                                                        Article 2
Germany of bitter lupin seed, satisfying the conditions
regarding minimum germination, is not sufficient ;
                                                                The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the
Whereas needs cannot be adequately met by                       Commission by 1 February 1975 of the quantity of
importing bitter lupin seed, satisfying all the condi­          commercial bitter lupin seed satisfying less stringent
tions necessary for marketing, from other Member                requirements, permitted to be marketed in its territory
States ;                                                        pursuant to this Decision . The Commission shall
                                                                inform the other Member States .
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany should
therefore be authorized to permit, for a period which
expires on 31 December 1974, the marketing of                                           Article 3
commercial bitter lupin seed satisfying less stringent
requirements ;                                                  This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision              Germany.
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
                                                                 Done at Brussels, 17 May 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, for a period                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
( i) OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2298 /66.
(*) OJ No L 356, 27. 12. 1973, p. 79 .