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III. PHYTOSANITARY MATTERS

The provisions relating to third-country relations and border controls in the acts referred to in this Chapter are not applicable.

SEEDSACTS REFERRED TO
1. Basic texts
1. 366 L 0400: Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2290/66), as amended by:
2. 366 L 0401: Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66), as amended by:

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Directive:

(a)

Finland may permit, for a period expiring 31 December 1996, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties, the marketing on its territory of

  • seeds nationally produced which do not meet the requirements of the European Economic Community in respect of germination;

  • seeds of any species of the category ‘commercial seed’(‘kauppasiemen’/‘handelsutsäde’) as defined in the existing Finnish legislation.

(b)

Norway may permit, for a period expiring 31 December 1996, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties, the marketing on its territory of seeds nationally produced which do not meet the requirements of the European Economic Community in respect of germination.

3. 366 L 0402: Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66), as amended by:

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Directive:

(a)

Finland may permit, for a period expiring 31 December 1996, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties, the marketing on its territory of

  • seeds of the species oats, barley, wheat and rye, which do not meet the requirements of this Directive in respect of the maximum number of generations of seed of the category ‘certified seed’ (‘valiosiemen’/‘elitutsäde’);

  • seeds nationally produced which do not meet the requirements of the European Economic Community in respect of germination;

  • seeds of any species of the category ‘commercial seed’ (‘kauppasiemen’/‘handelsutsäde’) as defined in the existing Finnish legislation.

(b)

Norway may permit, for a period expiring 31 December 1996, unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties, the marketing on its territory of seeds nationally produced which do not meet the requirements of the European Economic Community in respect of germination.

4. 369 L 0208: Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (OJ No L 169, 10.7.1969, p. 3), as amended by:
5. 370 L 0457: Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1), as amended by:

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Directive:

  • The Contracting Parties shall from the entry into force of the Agreement jointly elaborate a common catalogue of varieties comprising also EFTA States' varieties fulfilling the requirements of the Act. They shall aim at completing such a common catalogue by 31 December 1995;

  • until the entry into force of the jointly elaborated catalogue the EFTA States shall continue to apply national catalogues of varieties.

6. 370 L 0458: Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 7), as amended by;
7. 372 L 0168: Commission Directive 72/168/EEC of 14 April 1972 on determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vegetable varieties (OJ No L 103, 2.5.1972, p. 6).
8. 372 L 0180: Commission Directive 72/180/EEC of 14 April 1972 determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for examining agricultural varieties (OJ No L 108, 8.5.1972, p. 8).
9. 374 L 0268: Commission Directive 74/268/EEC of 2 May 1974 laying down special conditions concerning the presence of Avena fatua in fodder plant and cereal seed (OJ No L 141, 24.5.1974, p. 19), as amended by:
2. Application texts
10. 375 L 0502: Commission Directive 75/502/EEC of 25 July 1975 limiting the marketing of seed of smooth-talk meadowgrass (Poa pratensis L) to seed which has been officially certified ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’ (OJ No L 228, 29.8.1975, p. 23).
11. 380 D 0755: Commission Decision 80/755/EEC of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed (OJ No L 207, 9.8.1980, p. 37), as amended by:
12. 381 D 0675: Commission Decision 81/675/EEC of 28 July 1981 establishing that particular sealing systems are ‘non-reusable systems’ within the meaning of Council Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC (OJ No L 246, 29.8.1981, p. 26), as amended by:
13. 386 L 0109: Commission Directive 86/109/EEC of 27 February 1986 limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants to seed which has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’ (OJ No L 93, 8.4.1986, p. 21), as amended by:
14. 387 D 0309: Commission Decision 87/309/EEC of 2 June 1987 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of seed of certain fodder plant species (OJ No L 155, 16.6.1987, p. 26), as amended by:
15. 389 L 0014: Commission Directive 89/14/EEC of 15 December 1988 determining the groups of varieties of spinach beet and beetroot referred to crop isolation conditions of Annex I to Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No L 8, 11.1.1989, p. 9).
16. 389 D 0374: Commission Decision 89/374/EEC of 2 June 1989 on the organization of a temporary experiment under Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, in order to establish the conditions to be satisfied by the crop and the seed of hybrids of rye (OJ No L 166, 16.6.1989, p. 66).
17. 389 D 0540: Commission Decision 89/540/EEC of 22 September 1989 on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seeds and propagating material (OJ No L 286, 4.10.1989, p. 24).
18. 390 D 0639: Commission Decision 90/639/EEC of 12 November 1990 determining the names to be borne by the varieties derived from the varieties of vegetable species listed in Decision 89/7/EEC (OJ No L 348, 12.12.1990, p. 1).
3. Acts of which the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall take due account
19. 370 D 0047: Décision de la Commission 70/47/CEE du 22 décembre 1969, dispensant la République française d'appliquer, à certaines espèces, les directives du Conseil, du 14 juin 1966, concernant la commercialisation des semences de plantes fourragères et de céréales (OJ No L 13, 19.1.1970, p. 26), as amended by:
20. 373 D 0083: Council Decision 73/83/EEC of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out on seed producing crops in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (OJ No L 106, 20.4.1973, p. 9), as amended by:
21. 373 D 0188: Commission Decision 73/188/EEC of 4 June 1973 exempting the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 concerning the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No L 194, 16.7.1973, p. 16).
22. 374 D 0005: Commission Decision 74/5/EEC of 6 December 1973 exempting the Kingdom of Denmark from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 concerning the marketing of cereal seed (OJ No L 12, 15.1.1974, p. 13).
23. 374 D 0269: Commission Decision 74/269/EEC of 2 May 1974 authorizing certain Member States to make provisions which are more strict concerning the presence of Avena fatua in fodder plant and cereal seed (OJ No L 141, 24.5.1974, p. 20), as amended by:
24. 374 D 0358: Commission Decision 74/358/EEC of 13 June 1974 exempting Ireland from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 15), as amended by:
25. 374 D 0360: Commission Decision 74/360/EEC of 13 June 1974 exempting the United Kingdom from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (OJ No L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 18).
26. 374 D 0361: Commission Decision 74/361/EEC of 13 June 1974 exempting the United Kingdom from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (OJ No L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 19).
27. 374 D 0362: Commission Decision 74/362/EEC of 13 June 1974 exempting the United Kingdom from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (OJ No L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 20).
28. 374 D 0366: Commission Decision 74/366/EEC of 13 June 1974 provisionally authorizing the French Republic to prohibit the marketing, in France, of dwarf french bean seed of the variety ‘Sim’ (OJ No L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 24).
29. 374 D 0367: Commission Decision 74/367/EEC of 13 June 1974 provisionally authorizing the French Republic to prohibit the marketing, in France, of dwarf french bean seed of the variety ‘Dustor’ (OJ No L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 25).
30. 374 D 0491: Commission Decision 74/491/EEC of 17 September 1974 exempting the Kingdom of Denmark from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (OJ No L 267, 3.10.1974, p. 18).
31. 374 D 0531: Commission Decision 74/531/EEC of 16 October 1974 authorizing the Kingdom of the Netherlands to adopt more stringent provisions concerning the presence of Avena fatua in cereal seed (OJ No L 299, 7.11.1974, p. 13).
32. 374 D 0532: Commission Decision 74/532/EEC of 16 October 1974 exempting Ireland from applying to certain species the Council Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed and of cereal seed and the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (OJ No L 299, 7.11.1974, p. 14).
33. 375 D 0577: Commission Decision 75/577/EEC of 30 June 1975 authorizing the Republic of France to restrict the marketing of seeds and seedlings of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 253, 30.9.1975, p. 41).
34. 375 D 0578: Commission Decision 75/578/EEC of 30 June 1975 authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 253, 30.9.1975, p. 45), as amended by:
35. 375 D 0752: Commission Decision 75/752/EEC of 20 November 1975 exempting the United Kingdom from applying Council Directive 70/458/EEC to certain vegetable species (OJ No L 319, 10.12.1975, p. 12).
36. 376 D 0219: Commission Decision 76/219/EEC of 30 December 1975 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed or propagating material of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 46, 21.2.1976, p. 30).
37. 376 D 0221: Commission Decision 76/221/EEC of 30 December 1975 authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to restrict the marketing of seed or propagating material of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 46, 21.2.1976, p. 33).
38. 376 D 0687: Commission Decision 76/687/EEC of 30 June 1976 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 235, 26.8.1976, p. 21), as amended by:
39. 376 D 0688: Commission Decision 76/688/EEC of 30 June 1976 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 235, 26.8.1976, p. 24).
40. 376 D 0689: Commission Decision 76/689/EEC of 30 June 1976 authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 235, 26.8.1976, p. 27).
41. 376 D 0690: Commission Decision 76/690/EEC of 30 June 1976 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 235, 26.8.1976, p. 29).
42. 377 D 0147: Commission Decision 77/147/EEC of 29 December 1976 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 47, 18.2.1977, p. 66).
43. 377 D 0149: Commission Decision 77/149/EEC of 29 December 1976 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 47, 18.2.1977, p. 70).
44. 377 D 0150: Commission Decision 77/150/EEC of 29 December 1976 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of a variety of cereals (OJ No L 47, 18.2.1977, p. 72).
45. 377 D 0282: Commission Decision 77/282/EEC of 30 March 1977 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 95, 19.4.1977, p. 21).
46. 377 D 0283: Commission Decision 77/283/EEC of 30 March 1977 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 95, 19.4.1977, p. 23).
47. 377 D 0406: Commission Decision 77/406/EEC of 1 June 1977 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 148, 16.6.1977, p. 25).
48. 378 D 0124: Commission Decision 78/124/EEC of 28 December 1977 authorizing the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 41, 11.2.1978, p. 38).
49. 378 D 0126: Commission Decision 78/126/EEC of 28 December 1977 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 41, 11.2.1978, p. 41).
50. 378 D 0127: Commission Decision 78/127/EEC of 28 December 1977 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 41, 11.2.1978, p. 43).
51. 378 D 0347: Commission Decision 78/347/EEC of 30 March 1978 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 99, 12.4.1978, p. 26).
52. 378 D 0348: Commission Decision 78/348/EEC of 30 March 1978 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 99, 12.4.78, p. 28).
53. 378 D 0349: Commission Decision 78/349/EEC of 30 March 1978 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 99, 12.4.1978, p. 30).
54. 379 D 0092: Commission Decision 79/92/EEC of 29 December 1978 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 22, 31.1.1979, p.14).
55. 379 D 0093: Commission Decision 79/93/EEC of 29 December 1978 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 22, 31.1.1979, p. 17).
56. 379 D 0094: Commission Decision 79/94/EEC of 29 December 1978 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 22, 31.1.1979, p. 19).
57. 379 D 0348: Commission Decision 79/348/EEC of 14 March 1979 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 84, 4.4.1979, p. 12).
58. 379 D 0355: Commission Decision 79/355/EEC of 20 March 1979 exempting the Kingdom of Denmark from applying to certain species Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ No L 84, 4.4.1979, p. 23).
59. 380 D 0128: Commission Decision 80/128/EEC of 28 December 1979 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 29, 6.2.1980, p. 35).
60. 380 D 0446: Commission Decision 80/446/EEC of 31 March 1980 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of a variety of an agricultural plant species (OJ No L 110, 29.4.1980, p. 23).
61. 380 D 0512: Commission Decision 80/512/EEC of 2 May 1980 authorizing the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom not to apply the conditions laid down in Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, as regards the weight of the sample for determination of seed of Cuscuta (OJ No L 126, 21.5.1980, p. 15).
62. 380 D 1359: Commission Decision 80/1359/EEC of 30 December 1980 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 384, 31.12.1980, p. 42).
63. 380 D 1360: Commission Decision 80/1360/EEC of 30 December 1980 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 384, 31.12.1980, p. 44).
64. 380 D 1361: Commission Decision 80/1361/EEC of 30 December 1980 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 384, 31.12.1980, p. 46).
65. 381 D 0277: Commission Decision 81/277/EEC of 31 March 1981 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 32).
66. 381 D 0436: Commission Decision 81/436/EEC of 8 May 1981 authorizing the United Kingdom to extend the time limit for acceptances of certain varieties of species of agricultural plants and vegetables (OJ No L 167, 24.6.1981, p. 29).
67. 382 D 0041: Commission Decision 82/41/EEC of 29 December 1981 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 16, 22.1.1982, p. 50).
68. 382 D 0947: Commission Decision 82/947/EEC of 30 December 1982 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 383, 31.12.1982, p. 23), as amended by:
69. 382 D 0948: Commission Decision 82/948/EEC of 30 December 1982 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 383, 31.12.1982, p. 25).
70. 382 D 0949: Commission Decision 82/949/EEC of 30 December 1982 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 383, 31.12.1982, p. 27).
71. 384 D 0019: Commission Decision 84/19/EEC of 22 December 1983 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 18, 21.1.1984, p. 43).
72. 384 D 0020: Commission Decision 84/20/EEC of 22 December 1983 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 18, 21.1.1984, p. 45).
73. 384 D 0023: Commission Decision 84/23/EEC of 22 December 1983 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 20, 25.1.1984, p. 19).
74. 385 D 0370: Commission Decision 85/370/EEC of 8 July 1985 authorizing the Netherlands to assess the satisfaction of the varietal purity standards laid down in Annex II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC for seed of apomictic uniclonal varieties of Poa pratensis, also on the basis of the results of seed and seedling testing (OJ No L 209, 6.8.1985, p. 41).
75. 385 D 0623: Commission Decision 85/623/EEC of 16 December 1985 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 379, 31.12.1985, p. 18).
76. 385 D 0624: Commission Decision 85/624/EEC of 16 December 1985 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 379, 31.12.1985, p. 20).
77. 386 D 0153: Commission Decision 86/153/EEC of 25 March 1986 exempting Greece from applying to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and the seed of oil and fibre plants respectively (OJ No L 115, 3.5.1986, p. 26).
78. 387 D 0110: Commission Decision 87/110/EEC of 22 December 1986 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 48, 17.2.1987, p. 27).
79. 387 D 0111: Commission Decision 87/111/EEC of 22 December 1986 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 48, 17.2.1987, p. 29).
80. 387 D 0448: Commission Decision 87/448/EEC of 31 July 1987 authorizing the United Kingdom to restrict the marketing of seed of a variety of an agricultural plant species (OJ No L 240, 22.8.1987, p. 39).
81. 389 D 0078: Commission Decision 89/78/EEC of 29 December 1988 liberalizing trade in seeds of certain agricultural plant species between Portugal and other Member States (OJ No L 30, 1.2.1989, p. 75).
82. 389 D 0101: Commission Decision 89/101/EEC of 20 January 1989 releasing Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom from the obligation to apply to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed respectively (OJ No L 38, 10.2.1989, p. 37).
83. 389 D 0421: Commission Decision 89/421/EEC of 22 June 1989 authorizing the Hellenic Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of an agricultural plant species (OJ No L 193, 8.7.1989, p. 41).
84. 389 D 0422: Commission Decision 89/422/EEC of 23 June 1989 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of a variety of an agricultural plant species and amending Decision 89/77/EEC (OJ No L 193, 8.7.1989, p. 43).
85. 390 D 0057: Commission Decision 90/57/EEC of 24 January 1990 liberalizing trade in seeds of certain agricultural plant species between Portugal and other Member States (OJ No L 40, 14.2.1990, p. 13).
86. 390 D 0209: Commission Decision 90/209/EEC of 19 April 1990 releasing the Member States from the obligation to apply to certain species the provisions of Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed amending Decisions 73/122/EEC and 74/358/EEC and repealing Decision 74/363/EEC (OJ No L 108, 28.4.1990, p. 104).
87. 391 D 0037: Commission Decision 91/37/EEC of 20 December 1990 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany and the Hellenic Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species and amending certain Decisions authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ No L 18, 24.1.1991, p. 19).

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