Regulation (EEC) No 2514/78 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Article 3
For the purposes of the registration of contracts provided for in Article 1, in addition to producing the latter the contracting party established in the Community must at the same time provide the body referred to in Article 4 with at least the following particulars:
(a) the country in which the seed multiplication is to be carried out;
(b) the species and variety of seed;
(c) the quantity, origin and category of seeds to be multiplied;
(d) the marketing years covered by the contract, the area to be sown, the estimated quantities to be imported into the Community and the scheduled periods for delivery.'
2. The following is added to Article 5 (1):
'However, for hybrid maize seed, the data on estimated quantities to be imported into the Community and the scheduled periods for delivery may be notified no later than six months after the deadline for the registration of contracts.'
3. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
'Article 6
Member States shall notify to the Commission each year not later than 30 days after the final dates set in the Annex areas to be sown and estimated quantities of seeds resulting from multiplication to be imported into the Community. The figures shall be broken down by marketing year, species or group of varieties as indicated in the Annex and non-member country concerned.
However, for hybrid maize seed, estimated quantities to be imported into the Community shall be notified to the Commission not later than 30 days after they are notified to the competent body responsible for registration.'