87/309/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 June 1987 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of seed of certain fodder plant species

COMMISSION  DECISION
of 2 June 1987
authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of seed of certain fodder plant species
(87/309/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 87/120/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 10 (1) (a) thereof,
Whereas fodder plantseed may not normally be placed on the market unless its packages are labelled with an official label in accordance with the provisions laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC;
Whereas, in repect of cereal seed, Commission Decision 80/755/EEC (3) authorized the indelible printing of the prescribed information on the package itself, on the basis of the model laid down for the label, under certain conditions which ensured that responsibility rested with the certification authority;
Whereas that system has proved to be useful;
Whereas it is now desirable to grant a similar authorization, under the same conditions, in respect of field pea and field bean;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agricultural, Horticulture and Forestry,