Directive 2001/64 - Amendment of Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 2001/64
Original proposal	COM(2001)186
CELEX number i	32001L0064

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Council Directive 2001/64/EC of 31 August 2001 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed

Official Journal L 234 , 01/09/2001 P. 0060 - 0061

Council Directive 2001/64/EC

of 31 August 2001

amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),

Whereas:

• (1) 

  For the reasons set out below, Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(4) and Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seeds(5) should be amended.

• (2) 

  Commission Decision 94/650/EC(6) organised a temporary experiment under specified conditions, with the aim of assessing whether the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer would have no adverse effect on the quality of the seed compared with the level of quality achieved under the present system under Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC.

• (3) 

  Following that temporary experiment, it is appropriate to permit the marketing of seed in bulk to the final consumer on a permanent basis, subject to the observance of specific conditions, and Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC should be amended accordingly.

• (4) 

  The measures necessary for the implementation of Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC 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(7),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 66/401/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

• 1. 

  The following Article shall be inserted: "Article 10d

• 1. 

  Member States may, by way of derogation from Articles 8, 9 and 10, provide a simplification of the provisions relating to the closing device and the marking of packages in the case of marketing of seed of the category 'certified seed' in bulk to the final consumer.

• 2. 

  Conditions for the application of the derogation under paragraph 1 above shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2).

Until such measures are adopted, the conditions set out in Article 2 of Commission Decision 94/650/EC(8) shall apply."

• 2. 

  Article 21 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 21

• 1. 

  The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry established by Article 1 of Council Decision 66/399/EEC (hereinafter 'the Committee').

• 2. 

  Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(9) shall apply.

The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

• 3. 

  The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedures."

Article 2

Directive 66/402/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

• 1. 

  The following Article shall be inserted: "Article 10a

• 1. 

  Member States may, by way of derogation from Articles 8, 9 and 10, provide a simplification of the provisions relating to the closing device and the marking of packages in the case of marketing of seed of the category 'certified seed' in bulk to the final consumer.

• 2. 

  Conditions for the application of the derogation under paragraph 1 above shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in...

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