2004/678/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2004 authorising Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of the species Cedrus libani, Pinus brutia and planting stock produced from this seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 1999/105/EC (notified under document number C(2004) 3138)

• CELEX: Directive 1999/105/EC
• Articles: 7

Article 1

1.   The marketing in the Community of seed intended for the production of planting stock of Cedrus libani and Pinus brutia which does not satisfy the requirements in respect of identification and labelling laid down in Article 13 and 14 of Directive 1999/105/EC shall be permitted, until 31 May 2005, in accordance with the requirements set out in the Annexes to this Decision.

2.   The marketing of planting stock produced from the abovementioned seed is authorised within the Community until 31 May 2010, provided that requirements as set out in Annex II to this Decision are fulfilled.

For the purposes of this Decision, definitions as laid down in Article 2 of Council Directive 1999/105/EC shall apply.

Article 2

Any supplier wishing to place on the market the seed referred to in Article 1 shall apply for authorisation to the Member State in which he is established or importing. The Member State concerned shall authorise the supplier to place seed on the market, unless:

(a)

there is sufficient evidence to doubt as to whether the supplier is able to place on the market the amount of seed for which he has applied for authorisation; or

(b)

the requirements specified in the Annexes to this Decision are not fulfilled.

Article 3

The Member States shall assist each other administratively in the application of this Decision. France shall act as co-ordinating Member State in respect of Article 1 in order to ensure that the total amount authorised does not exceed the maximum quantity specified in Annex I.

Any Member State receiving an application under Article 2 shall immediately notify the coordinating Member State of the amount covered by the application. The coordinating Member State shall immediately inform the notifying Member State as to whether authorisation would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded.

Article 4

Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities in respect of which they have granted marketing authorisation pursuant to this Decision.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Maximum quantity of seeds authorised

Member State

Cedrus libani

Pinus brutia

kg

Provenance

kg

Provenance

France

15

Turkey

30

Turkey

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

Conditions concerning the identification and labelling of the seed and planting stock produced from this seed

1.

Concerning identification the following information is required:

(a)

Identification code for the ‘basic material’ if available;

(b)

botanical name;

(c)

‘category’;

(d)

purpose;

e)

type of ‘basic material’;

(f)

‘region of provenance’ or identity code;

(g)

‘origin’: if appropriate, whether the origin of the material is autochthonous or indigenous, non-autochthonous or non-indigenous, or unknown;

(h)

‘provenance’ or geographical location defined by latitudinal and longitudinal range;

(i)

altitude or altitudinal range;

(j)

year of ripening.

2.

Concerning labelling the following information must be included on the supplier’s label or document:

(a)

the information under point 1 and in addition;

(b)

name of supplier;

(c)

quantity supplied;

(d)

mention that the seed and planting stock produced from this seed satisfies less stringent requirements.