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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 March 1982

approving a programme relating to seeds and propagating material in the Land North-Rhine Westphalia pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the German text is authentic)

(82/236/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded its programme relating to seeds and propagating material in the Land North-Rhine Westphalia on 4 November 1980 and supplied additional information on 3 November 1981;

Whereas the said programme relates to the creation, concentration and rationalization of facilities for the collection, processing, storing and packaging of seeds and propagating material with the aim of adapting these facilities to the increasing demand for superior quality seeds and propagating material; whereas it constitutes therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the programme contains the details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the seed and propagating material sector in North-Rhine Westphalia; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme does not exceed the time laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The programme relating to seeds and propagating material in the Land North-Rhine Westphalia forwarded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 4 November 1980 for which additional information was supplied on 3 November 1981 is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1982.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.