2003/210/EC: Commission Decision of 25 March 2003 providing for the temporary marketing of seed of certain species, not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 859)

Commission Decision
of 25 March 2003
providing for the temporary marketing of seed of certain species, not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC
(notified under document number C(2003) 859)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/210/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 Directive 2001/64/EC(2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In Germany the quantity of available seed of varieties of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa), blue lupin, (Lupinus angustifolius) and yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus) suitable to the national climatic conditions and which satisfy the germination capacity requirements of Directive 66/401/EEC, is insufficient and is therefore not adequate to meet the needs of that Member State.
(2) It is not possible to meet the demand for seed of those species satisfactorily with seed from other Member States or from third countries, satisfying all the requirements laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC.
(3) Accordingly, the marketing of seed subject to less stringent requirements should be permitted in Germany for a period expiring on 30 September 2003.
(4) In other Member States which are in a position to supply Germany with seed of those species, the marketing of such seed should be authorised.
(5) It is appropriate that Germany act as coordinator in order to ensure that the total amount of seed authorised pursuant to this Decision does not exceed the maximum quantity covered by this Decision.
(6) 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,