Article 1
The Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed shall be amended as follows: 1. The following shall be substituted for Article 16 (2): "Member States may themselves take decisions under paragraph 1 concerning a third country, in so far as the Council has not yet taken any decision with regard to that country within the framework of this Directive. This right shall expire on 1 July 1975." 2. The following shall be substituted for Article 21a: "Amendments to be made to the content of the Annexes in the light of the development of scientific or technical knowledge shall be adopted according to the procedure laid down in Article 21."