CELEX: 31975D0408
Language: en
Date: 1975-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Fourth Council Decision of 24 June 1975 on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries

No L 183 /20                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              14. 7 . 75
                                              FOURTH COUNCIL DECISION
                                                       of 24 June 1975
                                   on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries
                                                        (75/408/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          a transfer of powers within the national authorities
                                                                  responsible for official seed control,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
European Economic Community;
                                                                                            Article 1
Having regard to Council Directive No 66/402/
EEC 0 ) of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal                It is hereby declared that, where the special
seed, as last amended by Directive No 73/438/                     conditions laid down in the Annex are satisfied, seed
EEC (2 ), and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) (b) thereof;         harvested in the countries and officially controlled
                                                                  by the authorities listed in the said Annex and
Having regard to Council Directive No 69/208/                     belonging to the species and categories specified
EEC (3 ) of 30 June 1969 , on the marketing of seed               therein is equivalent to seed of the corresponding
of oil and fibre plants, as last amended by Directive             categories harvested within the Community and
No 73/438/EEC, and in particular Article 15 ( 1 ) (b)             complying with Directive No 66/402/EEC or No 69/
thereof;                                                          208/EEC.
                                                                                            Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
                                                                  In the Annex to First Council Decision No 72/293/
Whereas there are rules on seed control in Australia              EEC (4) of 20 July 1972 on the equivalence of seed
and in Hungary;                                                   produced in third countries, under reference No 21,
                                                                  the words 'Department of Primary Industries', which
                                                                  appear in column 3 , shall be replaced by the words
Whereas an examination of these rules              and the
                                                                  'Department of Agriculture'.
manner in which they are applied has revealed that
the conditions governing seed harvested and control­                                        Article 3
led in these countries afford the same assurances as
regards the seed's characteristics, identity, examin­             In the Annex to Third Council Decision No 74/349/
ation, marking and control as do the conditions                   EEC (5) of 27 June 1974 on the equivalence of seed
applicable to seed harvested and controlled within                produced in third countries, under reference No 1 ,
the Community ;                                                   the words 'Department of Primary Industries' shall
                                                                  be replaced by the words 'Department of Agriculture'.
Whereas this Decision does not preclude Community
findings being revoked or extension of the period of                                        Article 4
their validity being refused when the conditions on
which they are based are not or cease to be satisfied;            This Decision shall apply until 30 June 1976.
whereas to this end further practical information on
seed produced in the abovementioned countries                                               Article 5
should be obtained by growing and checking samples                This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
of such seed in comparative Community tests ;
                                                                  Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1975.
Whereas it has become necessary to amend certain
                                                                                                         For the Council
Council Decisions declaring equivalences owing to
                                                                                                          The President
                                                                                                          M. A. CLINTON
 (!) OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.
 H OJ No L 356, 27. 12. 1973, p . 79 .                             (4) OJ No L 186, 16. 8 . 1972, p. 30.
 (3) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p . 3 .                             (5) OJ No L 191 , 15. 7. 1974, p. 17.
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                                                            ANNEX
\\                                                                                 Categories
    Ref.                                                                                                            Special
    No      Country              Authority           Species             in the                 in the           conditions
                                                                        country               Community
     1         2                    3                   4                  5                       6                   7
     1    Australia       Department               Swede        — Basic seed             — Basic seed        1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
                          of Agriculture,          rape
                          Canberra                              — Certified seed         — Certified seed    1 , 2, 3 , 4, 5 , 6
     2    Hungary         Orszagos                 Black        — Basic seed             — Basic seed        1 , 2 , 3 , 4, 5 , 6
                          Vetomagfeliigye­         mustard
                          loseg                                 — Certified seed         — Certified seed    1 , 2 , 3 , 4, 5 , 6
                          ( Hungarian
                          Seed Control
                                                   Rye          — Basic seed             — Basic seed        1 , 2, 3 , 4, 5 , 6
                          Office),
                          Budapest                              — Certified seed         — Certified seed    1 , 2, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
                                                      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. 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.
           3. 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.
           4. 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.
           5 . An official notice placed inside the package shall give at least the reference number of the
                lot, the species and the variety.
                This notice is not necessary if the minimum information is printed indelibly on the package.
           6. All information required for official labels, official notices and packages shall be given in at
                least one of the official languages of the European Communities.