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COUNCIL DECISION

OF 14 NOVEMBER 1988

AMENDING THE SEVENTH DECISION, 85/355/EEC, ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF FIELD INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT IN THIRD COUNTRIES ON SEED PRODUCING CROPS AND THE SEVENTH DECISION, 85/356/EEC, ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES

( 88/575/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 66/400/EEC OF 14 JUNE 1966 ON THE MARKETING OF BEET SEED ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 88/380/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) THEREOF,

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 88/380/EEC, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) THEREOF,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 66/402/EEC OF 14 JUNE 1966 ON THE MARKETING OF CEREAL SEED ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 88/380/EEC, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) THEREOF,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 69/208/EEC OF 30 JUNE 1969 ON THE MARKETING OF SEED OF OIL AND FIBRE PLANTS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 88/380/EEC, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 15 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) THEREOF,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION,

WHEREAS, IN ITS SEVENTH DECISION, 85/355/EEC ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY COMMISSION DECISION 88/322/EEC ( 5 ), THE COUNCIL DETERMINED THAT FIELD INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ON SEED-PRODUCING CROPS OF CERTAIN SPECIES SATISFY THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN DIRECTIVES 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC AND 69/208/EEC;

WHEREAS, IN ITS SEVENTH DECISION, 85/356/EEC ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY COMMISSION DECISION 88/323/EEC ( 2 ), THE COUNCIL DETERMINED THAT SEED OF CERTAIN SPECIES PRODUCED IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES IS EQUIVALENT TO CORRESPONDING SEED HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY;

WHEREAS, IN THE CASE OF SEVEN THIRD COUNTRIES, ADDITIONAL DETAILED INFORMATIONS WAS REQUESTED AND THE EQUIVALENCE GRANTED IN RESPECT OF THOSE COUNTRIES WAS LIMITED TO A PERIOD THOUGHT NECESSARY TO EXAMINE AND ASSESS THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; WHEREAS THAT PERIOD EXPIRED ON 30 JUNE 1988;

WHEREAS, IN THE CASE OF AUSTRIA, NEW ZEALAND, SWEDEN, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YUGOSLAVIA, THE EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IS, FOR THE PRESENT, COMPLETE;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE, IN THE CASE OF THOSE FIVE COUNTRIES, TO EXTEND THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PERIOD UNTIL 30 JUNE 1990, THE DATE ON WHICH DECISIONS 85/355/EEC AND 85/356/EEC EXPIRE IN RESPECT OF THE MAJORITY OF THIRD COUNTRIES;

WHEREAS IN THE CASE OF AUSTRALIA AND NORWAY, FURTHER INFORMATION IS AWAITED;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE, IN THE CASE OF TWO COUNTRIES, TO GRANT A SHORTER EXTENSION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED PERIOD, TO ALLOW TIME FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED AND ASSESSED;

WHEREAS THE ANNEXES TO DECISIONS 85/355/EEC AND 85/356/EEC SHOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE UP-TO-DATE DETAILS OF THE SERVICES WHICH CARRY OUT FIELD INSPECTIONS AND OFFICIALLY CONTROL SEED IN YUGOSLAVIA,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

DECISION 85/355/EEC IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 3 :

_ "30 JUNE 1988' SHALL BE REPLACED BY "30 JUNE 1989 '.

_ "AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, SWEDEN, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YUGOSLAVIA' SHALL BE REPLACED BY "AUSTRALIA AND NORWAY '.

2 . IN THE SECTION RELATING TO YUGOSLAVIA IN COLUMN 2 OF THE TABLE IN PART I ( 2 ) OF THE ANNEX, THE LIST OF SERVICES SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

"_ FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, INSTITUTE OF FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS, NOVI SAD;

_ FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, INSTITUTE FOR BREEDING AND PRODUCTION OF FIELD CROPS, ZAGREB '.

ARTICLE 2

DECISION 85/356/EEC IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 5 :

_ "30 JUNE 1988' SHALL BE REPLACED BY "30 JUNE 1989 '.

_ "AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YUGOSLAVIA' SHALL BE REPLACED BY "AUSTRALIA AND NORWAY '.

2 . IN THE SECTION RELATING TO YUGOSLAVIA IN COLUMN 2 OF THE TABLE IN PART I ( 2 ) OF THE ANNEX, THE LIST OF SERVICES SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

"_ FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, INSTITUTE OF FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS, NOVI SAD;

_ FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, INSTITUTE FOR BREEDING AND PRODUCTION OF FIELD CROPS, ZAGREB '.

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS, 14 NOVEMBER 1988 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

Y . POTTAKIS

( 1 ) OJ NO 125, 11 . 7 . 1966, P . 2290/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 187, 16 . 7 . 1988, P . 31 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 125, 11 . 7 . 1966, P . 2298/66 .

( 4 ) OJ NO 125, 11 . 7 . 1966, P . 2309/66 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 169, 10 . 7 . 1969, P . 3 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 195, 26 . 7 . 1985, P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 147, 14 . 6 . 1988, P . 80 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 195, 26 . 7 . 1985, P . 20 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 147, 14 . 6 . 1988, P . 82 .