91/458/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 august 1991 authorizing the federal republic of Germany and the united kingdom to permit temporarily the marketing of forestry seed not satisfying the requirements of council directive 71/161/EEC (Only the German and English texts are authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION   of 6 August 1991   authorizing the Federal Republic of  Germany and the United Kingdom to permit temporarily the marketing of forestry seed not satisfying  the requirements of Council Directive 71/161/EEC   (Only the English and German texts are  authentic)   (91/458/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/161/EEC of 30 March 1971 on external quality standards for  forest reproductive material marketed within the Community  (1), as last amended by Directive  90/654/EEC  (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany and the United  Kingdom,
Whereas in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the United Kingdom the production of seed of  Quercus pedunculata and Quercus sessiliflora satisfying the requirements laid down in Directive  71/161/EEC was insufficient in 1990 and is not adequate to supply these countries' needs;
Whereas it has not been possible to cover those needs satisfactorily at this stage by the use of  seed from other Member States, or even from non-member countries, satisfying all the requirements  laid down in the said Directive;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom should therefore be authorized to  permit, for a limited period, the marketing of seed of the abovementioned species subject to less  stringent requirements;
Whereas Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive  material  (3), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC, provides that reproductive material may be  marketed only if it is accompanied by a document bearing certain details of the reproductive  material in question;
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,