85/624/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1985 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German text is authentic) species

COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1985  authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties  of agricultural plant species (Only the German text is authentic) (85/624/EEC)
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the  common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species  (1), as last amended by Directive  80/1141/EEC  (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof, Having regard to the application lodged  by the Federal Republic of Germany, Whereas, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of the said Directive, seed  or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially  accepted during 1983 in at least one of the Member States and which also meet the conditions laid  down in the said Directive is, with effect from 31 December 1985, no longer subject to any  marketing restrictions relating to the variety in the Community; Whereas, however, Article 15  (2)  of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit  the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties; Whereas the Federal Republic  of Germany has applied for such authorization for a certain number of varieties of different  species; Whereas the varieties of maize concerned, in respect of the value for cultivation and use,  have not been the subject of official growing trials in the Federal Republic of Germany in view of  the German application; Whereas the variety of oats concerned are of the winter type; whereas the  varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index over 350; whereas it is well known  that the varieties of winter oats and the varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class over  350 are at present not yet suitable for cultivation in view of all the kinds of utilization in the  Federal Republic of Germany (second subparagraph of Article 15  (3)  (c)) of the said Directive;  Whereas, therefore, the application of the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of these  varieties should be granted in full;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in  accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for  Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,