80/755/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed

COMMISSION DECISION  of 17 July 1980  authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed  (80/755/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 10 (1) (a) thereof,
Whereas cereal seed may not normally be placed on the market unless their packages are labelled with an official label in accordance with the provisions laid down in Directive 66/402/EEC;
Whereas, under those provisions, the indelible printing of the prescribed information on the package itself, on the basis of the model laid down for the label, may be authorized;
Whereas such authorization should be granted, under certain conditions which ensure that responsibility rests with the certification authority;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,