Commission Directive 93/2/EEC of 28 January 1993 amending Annex II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/2/EEC of 28  January 1993 amending Annex II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
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 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed  (1),  as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC  (2), and in particular Article 21 (a) thereof,
Whereas, according to present scientific and technical knowledge, it appears that certain varieties  of oat (Avena sativa) of the 'naked oat` type have a potential value as fodder;
Whereas, however, it is difficult to produce seed of these varieties with a germination capacity  equal to that normally achieved by seed of the oat varieties;
Whereas by Directive 88/506/EEC  (3) the Commission declared that, in the light of the development  of scientific and technical knowledge it was appropriate to reduce, for varieties of oats of the  'naked oat` type, the minimum germination capacity of 85  % of pure seed laid down for oats in  Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC to 75  %;
Whereas that reduction applied only until 31 December 1992 so that further technical data about  those varieties could be collected and assessed;
Whereas further technical data has shown that it is appropriate for the reduction to continue  indefinitely;
Whereas the measures provided in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing  Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,