84/184/EEC: Council Decision of 22 March 1984 amending Decision 80/817/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops

COUNCIL  DECISION
of 22 March 1984
amending Decision 80/817/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops
(84/184/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by Directive 78/692/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (3), as last amended by Directive 83/116/EEC (4), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (5), as last amended by Directive 81/561/EEC (6), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed oil and fibre plants (7), as last amended by Directive 83/116/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in Decision 80/817/EEC (8), as amended by Decision 82/601/EEC (9), the Council declared that field inspections carried out in 23 third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfy the conditions laid down in the said Directives;
Whereas this declaration of equivalence is valid only until 30 June 1983; whereas work concerning its renewal, in particular a study of the current situation in each beneficiary country and experiments on the subject, is under way;
Whereas, pending the outcome of this work, the validity of that declaration of equivalence should be extended for an adequate period,