94/650/EC: Commission Decision of 9 September 1994 on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 9 September 1994 on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer (Text with EEA relevance) (94/650/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 92/19/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13a 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 93/2/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Whereas under the provisions of the aforementioned Directives seeds can only be marketed in closed packages bearing a closing device and markings;
Whereas current seed marketing practices and in particular methods of transporting seed by way of bulk shipment to the final consumer require a simplification of the provisions relating to the closing device and the marking of packages;
Whereas it has been stated that marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer could bring about a substantial saving of costs in relation to the packing, the packaging material and subsequent disposal thereof;
Whereas it has also been stated that marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer will have no adverse effect on the quality of the seed compared with the level of quality achieved under the present system;
Whereas these statements cannot yet be confirmed at Community level, on the basis of the information available;
Whereas it is thereof useful to organize a temporary experiment under specified conditions with the aim of assessing whether the above statements can be sustained at Community level;
Whereas the conditions of that experiment should be specified in such a manner as to enable the maximum amount of information to be collected at Community level, with a view to drawing proper conclusions for possible future amendment of the Community  provisions;
Whereas for the purpose of the experiment, Member States should be released from certain obligations laid down in the Directives concerned;
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,