Commission Directive 87/480/EEC of 9 September 1987 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively

COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE
of 9 September 1987
amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively
(87/480/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 Article 21a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 87/120/EEC, and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge, Annex II to Directive 66/401/EEC and Annex II to Directive 69/208/EEC should be amended so as to improve the standards to be satisfied by seed of certain fodder plant species and certain oil and fibre plant species in respect of the maximum content of seed of Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and, in the case of the fodder plant species, Rumex maritimus;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,