Commission Decision of 18 December 2006 authorising Romania to postpone the application of certain provisions of Council Directive 2002/53/EC with regard to the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (notified under document number C(2006) 6568) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/69/EC)

Commission Decision

of 18 December 2006

authorising Romania to postpone the application of certain provisions of Council Directive 2002/53/EC with regard to the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species

(notified under document number C(2006) 6568)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/69/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession, the Commission may adopt transitional measures if these transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in Bulgaria and Romania to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary and phytosanitary rules. Those rules include the rules in respect of the marketing of seed.

(2) Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(1) provides that seed of varieties of agricultural plant species covered by the Directive 2002/53/EC as referred to in its Article 1(1) may be marketed only if the requirements of Articles 4(1), 7 and 11 of this Directive have been met.

(3) Marketing of seed of certain varieties would have to be banned in Romania from the date of accession, unless a derogation from those provisions is granted.

(4) In order to enable Romania to take and to implement the measures necessary to ensure that the varieties in question have been accepted in accordance with the principles of the Community system, it should be allowed to postpone for a period of three years following the date of accession, the application of Directive 2002/53/EC with regard to the marketing in its territory of seed of the varieties that are listed in its catalogue in accordance with principles other than those of that Directive and that are covered by the Romanian official request of 28 September 2006.

(5) 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

By way of derogation from Articles 4(1), 7 and 11 of Directive 2002/53/EC Romania may postpone, for a period of three years following the date of accession, the application of that Directive with regard to the marketing in its territory of seed of the varieties listed in the Annex to this Decision.

During that period, such seed shall only be marketed in the territory of Romania. Any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed lot under the provisions of this Decision shall clearly indicate that the seed is intended to be marketed exclusively in the territory of Romania.

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2006.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

ANNEX U.K.

Species/Variety
Beta vulgaris L. — Sugar Beet
Graf
Beta vulgaris L. — Fodder Beet
Lovrin 515
Lovrin 628
Dactylis glomerata L.
Magda
Marius (ant. Adrian)
Ovidiu
Poiana
Regent
Simina
Festuca arundinacea Schreber
Adela
Vio
Festuca pratensis Hudson
Postăvar
Tâmpa
Transilvan
Festuca rubra L.
Feruma
Măgurele 23 (ant. Pastoral)
Peisaj (ant. Tedi)
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Ancuţa (ant. Anca)
Iuliana (ant. Iulia)
Lolium perenne L.
Martarom (ant. Marta)
Măgura
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth
Cătălin
Florin
Phleum pratense L.
Horia
Rarău
Tirom
Poa pratensis L.
Colina (ant. Fima)
Lotus corniculatus L.
Doru
Nicol (ant. Nico)
Oltim
Lupinus albus L.
Medi
Medicago sativa L.
Adin
Alina
Carina
Cosmina
Daniela (ant. Dana)
Dorinela (ant. Dorina)
Granat
Magnat
Mădălina
Opal (ant. Topaz)
Sandra
Satelit
Sigma
Tamas
Pisum sativum L.
Aurora
Dorica (ant. Dora)
Mona
Vedea
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Viorel
Trifolium repens L.
Carmencita (ant. Carmen)
Carpatin
Danitim
Mioriţa
Trifolium pratense L.
Novac
Rotrif (ant. Roza)
Sătmărean
Vicia faba L.
Montana
Brassica napus L., var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
Ana Maria
Montana
Arachis hypogaea L.
Solar
Venus
Brassica napus L. partim.
Diana
Doina
Perla
Cannabis sativa L.
Denise
Diana
Zenit
Carthamus tinctorius L.
CW1221
CW4440
Linum usitatissimum L.
Ada
Adria
Alexin
Alin
Bazil
Betalisa (ant. Elisa)
Codruţa
Cosmin
Cristina
Ferdinand (ant. Carolina)
Floriana
Florinda
Fluin
Iunia 96
Louis
Luncavăţ (ant. Elena)
Martin
Monica
Nineta
Paula
Radu
Rareş
Sabena
Şumuleu
Vasilelin (ant. Iordan)
Sinapis alba L.
Alex
Petrana
Glycine max. (L.) Merrill
Balkan
Columna
Daciana
Danubiana
Eugen
Felix
Granat (ant. Agat)
Kiskun Daniela
Onix
Perla
Proteinka
Românesc 99
Safir
Stine 2250
Triumf
Venera
Avena sativa L.
Jeremy
Mureş
Lovrin 1
Lovrin 27
Hordeum vulgare L.- 2 row barley
Andreea
Bogdana (ant. Avânt)
Capriana
Daciana
Haşdate (ant. Aura)
Jubileu
Kristal
Laura
Maria
NS 525
NS 529
Romaniţa
Stindard
Hordeum vulgare L.- 6 row barley
Amical (ant. Adi)
Andrei
Compact
Dana
Liliana
Mădălin
NS 313
Orizont
Regal
Univers
Oryza sativa L.
Brăila
Dunărea
Elida
Magic
Polizeşti 28
Speranţa
Zefir
Secale cereale L.
Suceveana
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Andrea
Donaris
Dorina
F135ST
Fundulea 21
Fundulea 32
Marina
Regina
Siret
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.
Sabin
Sorin
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.
Catinca (ant. Tinca)
Fundulea 235 (ant. Tereza)
x Triticosecale Witt.
Gorun
Haiduc
Plai
Silver
Stil
Trilstar
Ţebea
Triticum aestivum L.emend.Fiori et Paol.
Albota
Aniversar
Apullum
Ardeal 1
Arieşan
Beti
Boema
Briana
Ciprian
Crina
Crişana
Delabrad
Dor
Drobeta
Dropia
Dumbrava
Eliana
Esenţial
Faur
Flamura 85
Gabriela
Gasparom
Gruia
Iaşi 2
Kraljevica
Kristina
Ljiljana
Lovrin 34
Mina
Moldova 83
Pădureni (ant. Rubin)
PKB Romança
Romulus
Sonata
Speranţa
SV99
Şimnic 30
Trivale
Turda 95
Turda 2000
Voroneţ
Triticum durum Desf.
Condurum (ant. Condur)
Grandur
Pandur
Zea mays L.
Andreea
Boris 5
Brateş
Campion
Cera 6
Cera 9
Cera 10
Ciclon
Dacic
Dáma
Danubian (ant. Danubiu)
F425M
Falco
Faur
Fulger
Fundulea 322
Fundulea 365
Fundulea 376
Fundulea 475M
Fundulea 515 (ant. Premier)
Fundulea 540 (ant. Granit)
Fundulea 625
Generos
GS307
GS308
Kiskun 4230
Kiskun 4255
Kiskun 4297
Kiskun 4344
Kiskun 4380
Kiskun Aliz
Kiskun Blako
Kiskun Cilike
Kiskun Dori
Kiskun Ermina
Kiskun Galja
Kiskun Gitta
Kiskun Kristof
Kiskun Natalie (ant. Natalie)
Kiskun Nusi
Kiskun Olika
Kiskun Piros
Kiskun Reni
Kiskun Roy
Kiskun Szoliani
Kiskun Tamara
Kiskun Vanda
Kiskun Vivien
Kiskun Xintia
Klausen
Krisztina
Laurina
Lorenca
Lovrin 400
Milcov
Mv Major
Neptun
NS300
NS355
NS540
NSSC420YU
Octavian
Oituz
Olimpius (ant. Olimp)
Olt
Ozana (ant. Dana)
Paltin
Pamela
Panciu
Partizan
Patria
Podu Iloaiei 110
Rapid
Rapsodia
Rodna
Staniša
Star
Szegedi SC 276
Szegedi SC 516
Turda 145
Turda 165
Turda 167
Turda 200
Turda 201
Turda Favorit
Turda Mold 188
Turda Star
Turda Super
Turda SU181
Turda SU182
Turda SU210
ZP278
ZP335
ZP394
ZP409
ZP434
ZP471
ZP488
ZP684
Solanum tuberosum L.
Alina
Alize (ant. Amelia)
Amicii
Astral N
Armonia
Christian
Claudiu
Coval
Cristela
Dacia
Dragomirna
Dumbrava
Eterna
Frumoasa
Harghita
Ioana
Loial
Luiza
Magic
Mikel
Milenium
Moldoviţa
Nana
Nativ
Nemere
Productiv
Rapsodia
Rasant
Redsec
Robusta
Roclas
Rozal
Ruxandra (ant. Nicoleta)
Speranţa
Star
Tâmpa
Tentant
Timpuriu de Braşov
Transilvania

(1)

OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1).