Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/19/EEC  of 23 March 1992  amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant 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 66/401/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 2 (1a) thereof,
Whereas in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge concerning the hybrids resulting from the crossing of species covered by Directive 66/401/EEC, the hybrids resulting from the crossing of Festuca pratensis Huds. with Lolium  multiflorum Lam. should, owing to their increased importance in the Community, be included in the scope of the said Directive;
Whereas in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge, Annexes II and III to the said Directive should be amended in order to adapt the conditions to be satisfied by the seed and the lot and sample weights of Festulolium species;
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,