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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed(2), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(3), and in particular Article 22(1)(b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed(4), and in particular Article 23(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed(5), and in particular Article 37(1)(b) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(6), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 97/788/EC(7), the Council determined that the official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries afforded the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member States.
(2) It appears that these checks continue to afford the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member States. Those checks should therefore continue to be considered as equivalent.
(3) The Decision 97/788/EC expired on 30 June 2005. In order to avoid disruption of trade with these third countries, it is necessary that this Decision takes effect from 1 July 2005.
(4) This Decision should not prevent Community findings on equivalence from being revoked or the extension of their period of validity from being refused when the conditions on which they are based are not, or cease to be, satisfied.
(5) The measures necessary for implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(8).
(6) Directive 2004/117/EC(9) extended the scope of Community seed equivalence regime to all categories of seeds including seed of generations prior to basic seed. Accordingly, it is appropriate to amend Decision 2003/17/EC(10), in order to align the provisions of that Decision with the modified provisions of the seeds marketing Directives,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The official checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in the F1... countries and by the authorities, listed in the Annex, for the species covered by the Directives referred to for each of those countries shall afford the same guarantees as those carried out [F2:
(a)in relation to Directive 66/401/EEC, in the United Kingdom;
(b)in relation to the other Directives, in Great Britain].
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Art. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 3(2)(a)
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Textual Amendments
In Decision 2003/17/EC Articles 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:
Field inspections concerning the seed-producing crops of the species specified in Annex I carried out in the third countries listed in that Annex shall be considered equivalent to field inspections carried out in accordance with Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC provided that they:
are carried out officially by the authorities listed in Annex I, or under the official supervision of those authorities;
satisfy the conditions laid down in point A of Annex II.
Seed of the species specified in Annex I, produced in the third countries listed in that Annex and officially certified by the authorities listed in that Annex shall be considered equivalent to seed complying with Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC, if it satisfies the conditions laid down in point B of Annex II.’
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2005.
However, Article 4 shall apply as from 1 October 2005.
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a AR — Argentina, AU — Australia, [F6BG — Bulgaria,] CA — Canada, CH — Switzerland, CL — Chile, CS — Serbia and Montenegro, [F7HR — Croatia,] IL — Israel, JP — Japan, KR — Republic of Korea, MA — Morocco, NZ — New Zealand, [F6RO — Romania,] TW — Taiwan, US — United States of America, UY — Uruguay, ZA — South Africa. | ||
Countrya | Authority responsible for carrying out checks | Directives |
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AR | Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, PESCA y Alimentación, Buenos Aires | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/57/EC |
AU | Australian Seeds Authority, Victoria | 66/401/EEC 2002/55/EC 2002/57/EC |
[ F6 ] | ||
CA | Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/57/EC |
CH | Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Agrarökologie und Landbau (FAL) Zürich Station Fédérale de Recherches en Production Végétale de Changins (RAC), Nyon | 2002/55/EC |
CL | Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/57/EC |
CS | National Laboratory for Seed Testing, Novi Sad | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/57/EC |
[ F7 ] | ||
IL | Ministry of Agriculture Bet-Dagan | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/55/EC 2002/57/EC |
JP | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1-2-1 Kumigaseki, Chiyodaku, Tokyo | 2002/55/EC |
KR | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Vegetables Division, Seoul | 2002/55/EC |
MA | Ministère de l’agriculture et de la mise en valeur agricole, Rabat | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/55/EC 2002/57/EC |
NZ | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Wellington | 66/401/EEC |
[ F6 ] | ||
TW | Council of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Department, Taipei | 2002/55/EC |
US | United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/55/EC 2002/57/EC |
UY | Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y PESCA, Montevideo | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/54/EC 2002/57/EC |
ZA | Department of Agriculture, Pretoria (Tshwane) | 66/401/EEC 66/402/EEC 2002/57/EC |
Textual Amendments
F6 Deleted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
F7 Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.
OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC (OJ L 14, 18.1.2005, p. 18).
OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC.
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).
OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC.
OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC.
OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC.
OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 39. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/120/EC (OJ L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 57).
OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 10. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 885/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 1).
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