76/688/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 June 1976 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the French text is authentic)

Decision · 5 articles

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Article 1

1. The French Republic is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the following varieties listed in the 1976 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species: I. FODDER PLANTS 1. Dactylis glomerata Rano Trifolium 2. Festuca rubra Dasas Rubina Roskilde Taca Trifolium 3. Lolium multiflorum Aberystwyth S 22 Celtic 4. Lolium perenne Tailteann 5. Phleum pratense Scots 6. Trifolium pratense Aberystwyth S 123 Aberystwyth S 151 Altaswede Cornish Marl Cotswold Single Cut Essex Single Cut Grasslands Turoa Krano Pajbjerg Merkur Montgomery Nava Trifolium Rea 4n Resident Øtofte Tenda Trifolium Toma Øtofte Vesta Dæhnfeldt 7. Brassica oleracea convar. acephala Midas II. OIL AND FIBRE PLANTS Brassica napus ssp. oleifera Matador III. CEREALS 1. Avena sativa Maris Osprey 2. Hordeum distichum Imber 3. Triticum aestivum Maris Halberd 2. In respect of the relevant varieties of Festuca rubra, this authorization shall be valid only to the extent that their seed is intended for the production of fodder plants.

Article 2

The authorization under Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.

Article 3

1. In respect of the variety Canova (Hordeum distichum), the period provided for in Article 15 (1) of the Council Directive of 29 September 1970 and extended by the Commission Decision of 30 December 1975 to 30 June 1976 shall be extended for the French Republic to 31 December 1976. 2. In respect of the varieties Alsa Roskilde, Bopa Pajbjerg, Delamere, Ferdia, Hera Dæhnfeldt, Norton (Dactylis glomerata), Rozelle (Festuca arundinacea), Bounty, Champ, Glasnevin Gem. (Phleum pratense), Marathon (Pisum arvense), Canson (Brassica oleracea convar. acephala), Broad Leaf Essex, English Giant, Fora, Hungry Gab, Rape Kale, Silona, Target (Brassica napus ssp. oleifera), the period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended for the French Republic from 30 June 1976 to 31 December 1978. 3. In respect of the variety Flaxmere (Dactylis glomerata), the period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended for the French Republic from 30 June 1976 to 31 December 1979.

Article 4

The French Republic shall notify the Commission of the date from which it makes use of the authorization under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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