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( 1 ) OJ NO 125 , 11 . 7 . 1966 , P . 2326/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 103 , 25 . 4 . 1979 , P . 19 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 65 , 11 . 3 . 1980 , P . 20 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 17 JULY 1980

AMENDING DECISION 80/266/EEC AUTHORIZING MEMBER STATES TO PERMIT TEMPORARILY THE MARKETING OF FORESTRY REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL NOT COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 66/404/EEC

( 80/756/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 66/404/EEC OF 14 JUNE 1966 ON THE MARKETING OF FOREST REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 79/410/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 15 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK ,

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL OF FORESTRY SPECIES IS AT PRESENT INSUFFICIENT IN ALL MEMBER STATES SO THAT THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIRECTIVE 66/404/EEC CANNOT BE MET ;

WHEREAS NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ARE ALSO NOT IN A POSITION TO SUPPLY SUFFICIENT REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL OF THE RELEVANT SPECIES WHICH CAN AFFORD THE SAME GUARANTEES AS COMMUNITY REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL AND WHICH CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIRECTIVE 66/404/EEC ;

WHEREAS BY DECISION 80/266/EEC ( 3 ), THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED THE MEMBER STATES TO PERMIT TEMPORARILY THE MARKETING OF FORESTRY REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL WHICH SATISFIES LESS STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS ;

WHEREAS THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COVER COMPLETELY ITS REQUIREMENTS IN SEED OF PINUS NIGRA ARN . WITH THE QUANTITIES PROVIDED FOR ;

WHEREAS THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK SHOULD THEREFORE BE AUTHORIZED TEMPORARILY TO PERMIT ALSO THE MARKETING OF THE REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL LISTED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS DECISION SATISFYING LESS STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SEED AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

IN THE ANNEX TO DECISION 80/266/EEC THE TEXT FOR THE COLUMN ' PINUS NIGRA ARN . ' AS RELATING TO THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK IS REPLACED BY THE TEXT IN THE ANNEX TO THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT