Commission Directive 79/641/EEC of 27 June 1979 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  of 27 June 1979  amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC     and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and     fibre plants and vegetable seed  (79/641/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 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Directive 78/1020/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 2 (1a) and 21a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3), as last amended by Directive 78/1020/EEC, and in particular Articles 2 (1a) and 21a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (4), as last amended by Directive 78/1020/EEC, and in particular Articles 2 (1a) and 40a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (5), as last amended by Directive 78/692/EEC (6), and in particular Articles 2 (1a) and 40a thereof,
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific knowledge, a number of the botanical names used in the Directives on the marketing of seeds have been shown to be incorrect or of doubtful authenticity;
Whereas those names should be aligned with those normally accepted internationally;
Whereas Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed should therefore be amended;
Whereas certain provisions of the abovementioned Directives and of Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (7), as last amended by Directive 78/55/EEC (8), use the concept of species, thereby determining the scope of those provisions ; whereas the changes to the nomenclature made by this Directive should not affect the interpretation of those provisions;
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,