92/195/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 March 1992 on the organization of a temporary experiment under Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed with regard to increasing the maximum weight of a lot

COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 March 1992
on  the organization of a temporary experiment under Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of  fodder plant seed with regard to increasing the maximum weight of a lot
(92/195/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 90/654/EEC  (2), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Whereas Directive 66/401/EEC provides for the maximum weight of a lot in the context of seed  testing;
Whereas the development of seed marketing practices and in particular methods of transporting seed  including by way of bulk shipment require that the maximum prescribed lot weight should be  increased;
Whereas current international practice permits procedures whereby the maximum weight of a lot may  be increased for certain species;
Whereas it is therefore useful to organize a temporary experiment under specified conditions with  the aim of seeking improved alternatives to the present provisions in respect of the maximum weight  of a lot;
Whereas it is desirable in respect of certain species to cover also seed harvested in third  countries;
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,