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COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 March 1984

amending Decision 80/817/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops

(84/184/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by Directive 78/692/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (3), as last amended by Directive 83/116/EEC (4), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (5), as last amended by Directive 81/561/EEC (6), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed oil and fibre plants (7), as last amended by Directive 83/116/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (a) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, in Decision 80/817/EEC (8), as amended by Decision 82/601/EEC (9), the Council declared that field inspections carried out in 23 third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfy the conditions laid down in the said Directives;

Whereas this declaration of equivalence is valid only until 30 June 1983; whereas work concerning its renewal, in particular a study of the current situation in each beneficiary country and experiments on the subject, is under way;

Whereas, pending the outcome of this work, the validity of that declaration of equivalence should be extended for an adequate period,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 3 of Decision 80/817/EEC '30 June 1983' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1984'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 March 1984.

For the Council

The President

C. FITERMAN

(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2290/66.

(2) OJ No L 236, 26. 8. 1978, p. 13.

(3) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.

(4) OJ No L 76, 22. 3. 1983, p. 21.

(5) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.

(6) OJ No L 203, 27. 7. 1981, p. 52.

(7) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3.

(8) OJ No L 240, 12. 9. 1980, p. 1.

(9) OJ No L 247, 23. 8. 1982, p. 1.