CELEX: 31973D0141
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 4 May 1973 authorizing the Italian Republic to allow the marketing of 'certified seed, 2nd generation' of the variety of rice 'Rosa Marchetti', subject to reduced requirements, until 30 June 1973 inclusive

9 . 6 . 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 153 /41
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 4 May 1973
               authorizing the Italian Republic to allow the marketing of 'certified seed, 2nd generation'
               of the variety of rice 'Rosa Marchetti', subject to reduced requirements, until 30 June
                                                       1973 inclusive
                                             (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                       (73/141/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 COMMUNITY,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                The Italian Republic is authorized to allow the mar­
pean Economic Gommunity ;                                         keting in its territory, until 30 June 1973 inclusive,
                                                                  of a maximum of 1 000 tons of ' certified seed, 2nd
                                                                  generation' of rice (Oryza sativa L. ) of the variety
Having regard to the Council Directive of 14 June                 'Rosa Marchetti ' which does not conform to the
 1966 ( 1 ) concerning the marketing of cereal seed,              conditions prescribed in Annex II of the Council
as last amended by the Council Directive of 6 De­                 Directive of 14 June 1966 for the maximum number
cember 1972 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof ;           of red grains, under the following conditions :
                                                                  ( a) the number of red grains shall not exceed 10 in
Having regard to the request from the Italian                          a sample of 500 grammes;
Republic;
                                                                  (b) the official label shall show that the analytical
                                                                       purity is reduced :
 Whereas the supplies of seed in the Italian Republic                  'maximum number of red grains : 10 per 500
of the variety of rice 'Rosa Marchetti' which con­                     grammes.'
 forms to the conditions for analytical purity pre­
 scribed for certification are insufficient to meet the                                    Article 2
needs for the 1973 sowing season ;
                                                                  The Italian Republic will report to the Commission
                                                                  before 1 October 1973 the quantity of seed subject
"Whereas it is impossible to supply these needs                   to reduced requirements which has been allowed
satisfactorily from seed in other Member States ;                 to be marketed in its territory in accordance with
                                                                  this Decision . The Commission will inform other
                                                                  Member States of this .
Whereas it is consequently appropriate to authorize
the Italian Republic to allow the marketing of ' certi­                                    Article 3
fied seed, 2nd generation' of the variety of rice 'Rosa
 Marchetti', subject to reduced requirements for                  This Decision 'is addressed to the Italian Republic.
 analytical purity, until 30 June 1973 inclusive ;
                                                                  Done at Brussels, 4 May 1973 .
Whereas the measures provided in for this Decision                                                For the Commission
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                                                     The President
ment Committee for Agricultural, Horticultural and
Forestry Seeds and Plants ;                                                                      François-Xavier ORTOLI
 O OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.
 (2) OJ No L 287, 26. 12. 1972, p. 22.