CELEX: 31974D0349
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Third Council Decision of 27 June 1974 on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries

15 . 7. 74                                Official Journal ot the European Communities                           No L 191 / 17
                                                  THIRD COUNCIL DECISION
                                                         of 27 June 1974
                                      on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
                                                           (74/349/EEC) *
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            regards    the     seed's    characteristics,  identity,
                                                                     examination, marking and control, as do the
                                                                     conditions applicable to seed harvested and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                         controlled within the Community;
European Economic Community;
Having regard               to     Council Directive No             Whereas, if it becomes apparent that the conditions
66/400/EEC (*) of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of                   on which Community determinations are based are
beet seed, as last amended by Directive No                           not or are no longer satisfied, this Decision does not
73/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) (b)              prevent these determinations being revoked or an
thereof;                                                             extension of the period of their validity being
                                                                     refused ; whereas for this purpose further practical
                                                                     information on seed produced in the abovementioned
Having regard               to Council Directive No                  countries should therefore be obtained by growing
66/401 /EEC (3) of        14 June 1966 on the marketing of           and checking samples of such seed in comparative
fodder plant seed,         as last amended by Directive No          Community tests;
73 /438/EEC, and           in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) (b)
thereof;
                                                                    Whereas, on 5 October 1973 the Council of the
                                                                     Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Having regard to Council Directive No                               Development ( OECD) extended the scope of its
66/402/EEC (4) of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of                   present scheme for the varietal certification of
cereal seed, as last amended by Directive No                         herbage seed moving in international trade to include
73 /438/EEC, and in particular Article 16 ( 1) (b)                   certain crucifers and oil plants; whereas since this
thereof;                                                             scheme will henceforth apply to swede fodder kale
                                                                     and fodder radish species and to oil and fibre plants
                                                                    covered by Community Directives, it is appropriate
Having regard to                   Council Directive No              to amend the special conditions laid down by
69/208/EEC (5) of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of                   Council Decisions declaring equivalences ;
seed of oil and fibre plants, as last amended by
Directive No 73 /438 /EEC, and in particular Article
 15 ( 1 ) (b) thereof;                                              Whereas further amendments are necessary owing to
                                                                     a transfer of powers within the national authorities
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                  responsible for official seed control,
Whereas there are rules on seed control in Australia,
Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Yugoslavia and the United States ;
Whereas a review of these rules and the manner in                                            Article 1
which they are applied has demonstrated that the
conditions governing seed harvested and controlled
in these countries afford the same assurances as                    It is hereby declared that, where the special
                                                                     conditions laid down in the Annex are satisfied, seed
                                                                     harvested in the countries and officially controlled by
                                                                    the authorities listed in the said Annex and belonging
 (!)  OJ  No  125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2290/66.                        to the species and categories specified therein is
 (2)  OJ  No  L 356, 27. 12. 1973, p . 79.                          equivalent to seed of the corresponding categories
 (3)  OJ  No  L 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.                        harvested within the Community and complying with
 (4 ) OJ  No  125 , 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.                       Directive No 66/400/EEC, 66/401 /EEC, 66/402/EEC
(5)   OJ  No  L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3 .                             or 69/208 /EEC.
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                          Article 2                                    of 'swede cabbage', 'fodder kale' and 'oil and
                                                                       fibre plants', shall be replaced by the words
The      Annex      to   First   Council    Decision   No              'Basic seed' and 'Certified seed' respectively.
72/293 /EEC (1) of 20 July 1972 on the equivalence of
seed produced in third countries, shall be amended as             6. Under reference number 10, the words 'Elita
follows :                                                               hodowlana' and 'Oryginal', which appear in
                                                                       column 5 in respect of 'swede cabbage', 'fodder
  1 . Under reference number 20, the following                         kale' and 'fodder radish', shall be replaced by the
      authority shall be inserted in column 3 in respect               words       'Basic   seed'   and   ' Certified     seed'
      of beet and legume species :                                      respectively.
      'Institut za oplemenjivanje i proizvodnju bilja             7. Under reference number 12, the words
      poljoprivrednog fakulteta (University Institute for               'Ministerul Agriculturii §i Silviculturii, Bucuresti',
      Plant Improvement and Production), Zagreb.'                      which appear in column 3 , shall be replaced by
                                                                       the words 'Ministerul Agriculturii, Industeriei
  2. Under reference numbers 1, 6, 10, 12 and 13, the                   Alimentare, Silviculturii §i Apelor — Inspectia de
      figures '2' and '1', which appear in column 7 in                  stat pentru calitatea semintelor §i materiallului
      respect of 'swede cabbage', 'fodder kale' and                     săditor'.
      'fodder radish' and 'oil and fibre plants', shall be
      replaced, throughout, by the figures '1' and '5'             8 . Under reference number 12, in column 5 , the
      respectively.                                                    words 'Elite' and 'Originale', in respect of 'swede
                                                                        cabbage', 'fodder radish' and 'oil and fibre
  3 . Under reference number 7, the entry in column 3                   plants', shall be replaced by the words 'Basic
      in respect of 'swede cabbage, fodder kale' and                    seed' and 'Certified seed' respectively.
      'oil and fibre plants' shall be replaced by:
       'Bundesanstalt fur Pflanzenbau und Samenprü­               9 . Under reference number 13 , the word
       fung\                                                           'Foundation' which appears in column 5 in
                                                                       respect of 'fodder radish' and 'oil and fibre
                                                                       plants', shall be replaced by the word 'Basic'.
  4. Under reference number 10, the entry in column
       3 in respect of 'swede cabbage, fodder kale,
       fodder radish' shall be replaced by:                      10. Under reference number 6, the words 'Elit', ' 1 .
                                                                       fokû szaporitas', '2. fokû szaporitas' and '3 . fokû
       '— Wojew6dskich Inspektoratow Kontroli Mate­                    szaporitas' which appear in column 5 in respect
           rialu Siewnego (WIKMS)                                       of 'oil and fibre plants', shall be replaced by the
                                                                       words 'Basic seed', 'Certified seed, 1st
           (District Inspection Authorities for Seed                   generation', 'Certified seed, 2nd generation' and
           Control):                                                    'Certified seed, 3rd generation' respectively.
           — Bydgoszcz
                                                                 11 . In point 10 of the 'Special conditions', the words
           — Gádnsk
                                                                        'or in English' shall be deleted.
           — Krak6w
           — Poznán
                                                                                            Article 3
           — Warszawa
           — Wroclaw                                             The       Annex     to   Second    Council   Decision      No
                                                                 73 / 87/EEC (2) of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence
        — Instytut Kodowli i Aklimatyzacji R6slin,               of seed produced in third countries, shall be amended
           Zaklad Metodyki Oceny Nasion (Seed                    as follows :
           Testing Station of the Plant Improvement
           Institute), Sandormiez.'                              1 . Under reference numbers 2, 4 and 7, the figures '2'
                                                                      and c7', which appear in column 7 in respect of
  5. Under reference number 1 , the words 'Elite' and                 'swede cabbage, fodder kale, fodder radish' and
      'Original-Hochzucht'        and      'Original-Erhal­           'oil and fibre plants', shall be replaced by the
      tungszucht', which appear in column 5 in respect                figures ' 1' and '5' respectively.
 (*) OJ No L 186, 16. 8. 1972, p. 30.                            (-') OJ No L 106, 20. 4. 1973 , p. 21 .
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2. Under reference number 2, in column 5 , the text            — from 1 July 1974 for the other species.
    of the last four indents shall be replaced by the
    following text:                                             2.     Article 2, point 7 shall apply from 1 September
                                                                1972.
    '— Basic seed
     — Certified seed                                           3.     Article 2, point 11 shall apply from 1 January
                                                                1973 .
     — Basic seed
     — Certified seed .'                                        4. Article 2, points 1 to 6 and 8, 9 and 10, and
                                                                Article 3 shall apply to seed harvested on and after 1
3 . Under reference number 4, the words 'Class B'               July 1975 . These provisions may also be applied to
    and 'Class C', which appear in column 5 in respect          seed harvested prior to the abovementioned date.
    of 'swede cabbage, fodder kale', and 'oil and fibre
    plants' shall be replaced by the words 'Basic seed'
    and 'Certified seed' respectively.
                                                                                         Article S
4. Under reference number 7, the words 'Elit' and
    'Certificalt Vetomag', which appear in column 5,            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
    shall be replaced by the words 'Basic seed' and
    'Certified seed' respectively.
                                                                Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1974.
                         Article 4
                                                                                                   For the Council
1.     Article 1 shall apply until 30 June 1976:
                                                                                                     The President
— from 1 July 1973 , for swede, fodder kale, fodder
     radish and cereal species ;                                                                    K. GSCHEIDLE
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                                                                               ANNEX
                                                                                                      Categories
   Ref.
   No          Country                Authority                      Species                                                       Special conditions
                                                                                       in the Country            in the Community
    1             2                       3                             4                     5                          6                    7
    1        Australia       Department of                   Fodder kale           — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                             Primary Industries,                                                                                  7 (*)i 8 , 9, 10
                             Canberra
                                                                                   — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                                                                                                                                  7 H ; 8, 9, 10
    2        Yugo­           — Institut za
             slavia              poljoprivredna
                                  istrazivanja
                                  (Institute of
                                 Agricultural                — Fodder kale,        — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                                  Research),                    fodder radish
                                  Novi Sad                                                                                        7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                                                                                   — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                             — Institut za
                                                                                                                                  7 H ; 8, 9, 10
                                  oplemenjivanje i ·
•                                proizvodnju bilja           — Oil and fibre       — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                 poljoprivrednog                plants (swede
                                 fakulteta                      rape, turnip       — Certified seed,         — Certified seed     1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                                  (University                   rape)                 1st generation
                                 Institute
                                 for Plant
                                 Improvement
                                  and Production),
                                  Zagreb
    3        New             Department                      Fodder kale           — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
             Zealand         of Agriculture                                                                                       7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                                                                                   — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                                                                                                                                  7 H ; 8, 9, 10
    4        Switzer­        — Station fédérale
             land                 de recherches                                    — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 5 , 8, 9, 10
                                  agronomiques ,                                   — Certified seed,        — Certified seed ;
                                 Lausanne                                                                                         1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                                                             Cereals, except          1st generation              Certified seed,
                             — Eidgenössische             . canary grass ,                                        1st generation
                                                             maize and rice
                                 Landwirtschaft­                                                                                  1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                                 liche                                             — Certified seed,        — Certified seed,
                                 Forschungs­                                          2nd generation              2nd generation
                                  anstalt, Zürich                                     (except rye)                (except rye)
    5        Spain                                           — Beet                — Certified seed         — Certified seed      1 , 3 , 4, 6, 8 , 9, 10
                                                             — Cereals, except     — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3, 5, 8 , 9, 10
                             Instituto Nacional                 rye, canary
                                                                grass, maize and   — Certified seed,        — Certified seed ;    1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                             de Semillas y                                                                        Certified seed,
                             Plantas de Vivero,                 rice                  1st generation
                             Madrid                                                                               1st generation
                                                                                   — Certified seed,        — Certified seed,     1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                                                                                      2nd generation             2nd generation
(*) Solely in the case of seed harvested before 1 July 1975.
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   Ref.
                                                                                                      Categories
    No         Country                Authority                     Species                                                        Special conditions
                                                                                       in the Country            in the Community
     1            2                       3                           4                       5                          6                   7
    5        Spain                                           — Swede, fodder       — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
             (cont'd)                                          kale, fodder                                                       7 (·); 8 , 9, 10
                                                               radish
                                                                                   — Certified seed         — Certified           1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                             Instituto Nacional
                                                                                                                  seed,           7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                              de Semillas y
                             Plantas de Vivero,              — Oil and fibre       — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                              Madrid                           plants (turnip
                                                               rape, sunflower,    — Certified seed,        — Certified seed ;    1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                                               soya been)             1st generation              Certified seed,
                                                                                                                  1st generation
    6        Czecho­                                         — Beet                — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3, 6, 8 , 9, 10
             slovakia
                                                                                   — Certified seed         — Certified seed      1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10
                                                             — Grass and           — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                                               legume species
                                                               subject to          — Certified seed,        — Certified seed,     1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                             Üstfedni Kontrolni                national rules on      1st generation              1st generation
                             a zkusebni ústav                  varietal control
                                                                                   — Certified seed,        — Certified seed,     1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                             zemëdëlsky, Praha                                       2nd generation               subsequent
                                                                                     and later                   generations
                                                                                     generations
                                                             — Oil and fibre      — Basic seed              — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                                               plants
                                                               (sunflower)        — Certified seed,         — Certified seed      1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                                                                     1st generation
    7        United          — Alabama Crop
             States of           Improvement
             America             Association Inc.
                             — Alaska Crop
                                 Improvement                 — Sugar beet         — Basic seed              — Basic seed          1 , 3, 6, 8 , 9, 10
                                  Association
                                                                                  — Certified seed          — Certified seed      1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Arizona Crop                  — Cereals, except    — Basic seed              — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                                 Improvement
                                 Association                   canary grass
                                                               and maize          — Certified seed,         — Certified seed ;    1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                             — Arkansas State                                        1st generation               Certified seed,
                                  Plant Board,                                                                    1st generation
                                 Division of                                      — Certified seed,         — Certified seed,     1 , 3, 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                  Seed Certification                                 2nd generation              2nd generation
                             — California Crop                                       (except rye)                 (except rye)
                                 Improvement                 — Swede, fodder      — Basic seed              — Basic seed          1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                                 Association                   kale, fodder                                                       7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                                                               radish
                             — Colorado Seed                                      — Certified seed          — Certified seed      1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                                  Growers'                                                                                        7 H ; 8, 9, 10
                                 Association
                                                             — Oil and fibre      — Basic seed              — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Delaware Crop                   plants subject
                                 Improvement                   to national        — Certified seed,         — Certified seed ;    1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                 Association                   rules on varietal     1st generation               Certified seed,
                                                               control                                            1st generation
                             — Florida Depart­
                                 ment of Agri­
                                 culture
(*) Solely in the ease of seed harvested before 1 July 1975.
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                                                                                                     Categories
  Ref.
  No         Country                 Authority                    Species                                                         Special conditions
                                                                                      in the Country            in the Community
   1             2                      3                            4                       5                          6                  7
   7        United           — Georgia Crop
            States of           Improvement
            America             Association, Inc.
            (cont'd)
                             — Idaho Crop
                                Improvement
                                Association, Inc.
                             — Illinois Crop
                                Improvement
                                Association, Inc.
                             — Indiana Crop
                                Improvement
                                 Association, Inc.
                             — Iowa Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Kansas Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Kentucky Seed               — Sugar beet           — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10
                                 Improvement
                                 Association                                      — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Louisianna De­              — Cereals, except      — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                 partment of Agri­            canary grass
                                                              and maize           — Certified seed,         — Certified seed ;   1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                 culture, Division                                                               Certified seed,
                                 of Entomology                                       1st generation
                                                                                                                 1st generation
                             — Maine Depart­                                      — Certified seed,         — Certified seed,
                                 ment of Agricul­                                                                                1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                                 ture, Division of                                   2nd generation              2nd generation
                                 Plant Industry                                      (except rye)                (except rye)
                                                            — Swede, fodder       — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                             — Maryland                       kale, fodder
                                 State Board                                                                                     7 (*); 8 , 9, 10
                                                              radish
                                 of Agriculture,                                  — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                                 Department of                                                                                   7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                                 Agronomy
                                                            — Oil and fibre       — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Michigan Crop                  plants subject to
                                 Improvement                  national rules on   — Certified seed,         — Certified seed ;   1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                                 Association                  varietal control       1st generation              Certified seed,
                                                                                                                 1st generation
                             — Minnesota Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Mississippi Seed
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Missouri Seed
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                           . — Montana Seed
                                  Growers'
                                 Association
                             — Nebraska Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Nevada Depart­
                                  ment of Agricul­
                                  ture, Division of
                                  Plant Industry
(*) Solely in the case of seed harvested before 1 July 1975«
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   Ref.
                                                                                                      Categories
   No         Country                Authority                      Species                                                        Special conditions
                                                                                       in the Country            in the Community
    1             2                      3                             4                      5                          6                    7
    7        United          — New Jersey
             States of           Department of
             America             Agriculture,
             (cont'd)            Division of
                                 Plant Industry
                             — New Mexico
                                 Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — New York Seed
                                 Improvement
                                 Coop. , Inc.
                             — North Carolina
                                 Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association Inc.
                             — North Dakota
                                 State Seed
                                 Department
                                                             — Sugar beet          — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Ohio Seed
                                                                                   — Certified seed         — Certified seed      1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10 .
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                                                             — Cereals, except     — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                             — Oklahoma Crop                   canary grass
                                                               and maize           — Certified seed ,       — Certified seed ;    1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                                 Improvement                                          1st generation              Certified seed,
                                 Association
                                                                                                                  1st generation
                             — Oregon State                                        — Certified seed,        — Certified seed,     1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                                 University,                                         2nd generation              2nd generation
                                 Extension Service
                                                                                      (except rye)                (except rye)
                             — Pennsylvania                  — Swede, fodder       — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                                 State Department              kale , fodder                                                      7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                                 of Agriculture,               radish
                                 Bureau of Plant                                  — Certified               — Certified seed      1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                                 Industry                                            seed                                         7 H ; 8 , 9, 10
                             — South Carolina                — Oil and fibre       — Basic seed             — Basic seed          1 , 3 , 5, 8, 9, 10
                                 Crop                          plants subject
                                 Improvement                   to national rules   — Certified seed,        — Certified seed ;    1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                 Association                   on varietal            1st generation              Certified seed,
                                                               control                                            1st generation
                             — South Dakota
                                 Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Tennessee Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Texas
                                 Department
                                 of Agriculture
                             — Utah Crop
                                 Improvement
                                 Association
                             — Utah Agricultural
                                 Experiment
                                 Station
                             — Vermont
                                 Department
                                 of Agriculture
(*) Solely in the case of seed harvested before 1 July 1975.
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  Ref.
                                                                                                     Categories
   No         Country                Authority                     Species                                                        Special conditions
                                                                                      in the Country            in the Community
    1            2                       3                            4                      5                          6                   7
    7       United           — Virginia Crop
            States of            Improvement                 — Sugar beet         — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3, 6, 8, 9, 10
            America              Association
             (cont'd)                                                             — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 , 3 , 6, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Washington
                                 State Crop                  — Cereals, except    — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                                 Improvement                   canary grass
                                 Association Inc.              and maize          — Certified seed,         — Certified seed ;   1 , 3, 5, 8 , 9, 10
                                                                                     1st generation              Certified seed,
                             — Washington                                                                        1st generation
                                 State Depart­
                                 ment of Agri­                                    — Certified seed,         — Certified seed,    1 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 9, 10
                                 culture, Seed                                       2nd generation              2nd generation
                                 Branch                                              (except rye)                (except rye)
                             — West Virginia                 — Swede, fodder      — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 or 2 H ; 3 ; 5 or
                                 Associated                    kale, fodder                                                      7 H ; 8 , 9 , 10
                                 Growers '                     radish
                                 Association                                      — Certified seed          — Certified seed     1 or 2 (*) ; 3 ; 5 or
                                                                                                                                 7 H ; 8, 9, 10
                             — Wisconsin Crop
                                 Improvement                 — Oil and fibre      — Basic seed              — Basic seed         1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9 , 10
                                 Association                   plants subject to
                                                               national rules     — Certified seed,         — Certified seed ;   1 , 3 , 5, 8 , 9, 10
                             — Wyoming Seed                    on varietal           1st generation              Certified seed,
                                 Certification                 control                                           1st generation
                                 Service
(*) Solely in the case of seed harvested before 1 July 1975.
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                                                      Special conditions
           1 . Seed shall be officially certified and its packages officially sealed and marked in accordance
                with the scheme for the varietal certification of seed moving in international trade of the
                Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The quality of the
                seed shall meet the requirements of* Community rules.
           2. Seed shall be officially certified and its packages officially sealed and marked in accordance
                with national provisions. The quality of the seed shall meet the requirements of Community
                rules.
           3 . Field inspection shall be carried out by State authorities or by any legal person, whether
               governed by public or by private law, acting under the responsibility of such authorities,
               provided that such person derives no private gain from the result of the inspection.
           4. Basic seed shall have been officially certified within the Community.
           5. The official label shall give the following additional information :
                (a) date of official sealing,
                (b) a statement that the seed complies with EEC rules and standards.
               This information may also appear on another official label which, in addition, shall give
               the name of the authority and of the country.
           6. The official label shall give the following additional information:
               (a) date of official sealing,
               (b) if 4 is applicable, a statement that the basic seed has been certified within the Com­
                     munity.
               This information may also appear on another official label which, in addition, shall give
               the name of the authority and of the country.
           7. The official label shall give- the following minimum information:
               (a) certification authority and country,
               (b) a statement that the seed complies with EEC rules and standards,
                (c) reference number of the lot,
               (d) species,
                (e) variety or, in the case of hybrids, inbred line,
                 (f) category (basic seed or certified seed),
               (g) country of production,
               (h) declared net or gross weight,
                 (i) date of official sealing,
                (j) in the case of certified seed of the second and subsequent generations, number of
                     generations from basic seed,
               (k) in the case of hybrid varieties :
                     — the word 'hybrid',
                     — in the case of seed of the category 'certified seed' which has not been certified
                        within the Community, a statement that the basic seed has been officially examined.
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                 The colour of the label shall be :
                 — white for basic seed,
                 — blue for certified seed and certified seed of the first generation,
                 — red for certified seed of subsequent generations.
              8. Any chemical treatment of the seed shall be noted either on the official label or on a special
                 label and on the package or inside it.
              9. An official notice placed inside the package shall give at least the reference number of the
                 lot, the species and the variety; in the case of beet seed it shall also be stated, where
                 appropriate, whether the seed is monogerm or precision seed.
                 This notice is not necessary if the minimum information is printed indelibly on the
                 package.
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