Commission Directive 74/13/EEC of 4 December 1973 amending Annex 3 to the Council Directive of 30 March 1971 on external quality standards for forest reproductive material

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  of 4 December 1973  amending Annex 3 to the Council Directive of 30 March 1971 on external quality standards for forest reproductive material  (74/13/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 30 March 1971 (1) on external quality standards for forest reproductive material, and in particular Article 9 thereof;
Whereas the aforementioned Directive provides that the contents of the Annexes should be revised from time to time in order to meet the requirements of production and marketing techniques;
Whereas reafforestation of high altitude regions requires the use of plants which have been raised in similar ecological conditions ; whereas these plants should be stocky in form;
Whereas no standard exists yet for this form with regard to Pinus nigra (other than Austrica) ; whereas such standards should therefore be introduced into the Directive;
Whereas, moreover, with regard to Picea abies, the maximum age for plants whose height is between twenty and thirty centimetres should be raised;
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,