31985D0588

COUNCIL DECISION of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (85/588/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas in Decision 85/356/EEC (1) the Council determined that the seed of certain species harvested in 21 third countries was equivalent to the corresponding seed harvested in the Community;

(1) OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1985, p. 20.

whereas the said determination of equivalence includes Spain and Portugal; Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the institutions of the Communities may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act of Accession,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the Annex to Council Decision 85/356/EEC shall be amended as follows with effect from 1 March 1986:

1. In Part I, Title 1, point 1.1 the following entries shall be deleted:

'E = Spain', and 'P = Portugal'.

2.In the table in Part I, Title 2, the following additions shall be made to the table headings:

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3. The eighth section of the table relating to Spain shall be deleted.

4.In the 12th section of the table (relating to New Zealand), the following shall be added to footnote (1) on Beta vulgaris:

'Solamente para remolacha azucarera.

Unicamente para a beterraba açucareira.'

5.In the 12th section of the table (relating to New Zealand), the following shall be added to footnote (1) on Linum usitatissimum:

'Solamente para el lino oleaginoso.

Unicamente para ó linho oleaginoso.'

6.The 13th section of the table (relating to Portugal) shall be deleted.

7.In the 14th section of the table (relating to Poland), the following shall be added to footnote (1) on Brassica rapa (partim), Brassica napus spp. oleifera and Sinapis alba:

'Destinadas a obtención de forraje.

Destinada à produção de forragem.'

8.In the 18th and 19th sections of the table (relating to Turkey and the United States of America respectively), the following shall be added to the footnote on Beta vulgaris:

'Solamente para remolacha azucarera.

Unicamente para a beterraba açucareira.'

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985.

For the Council

The President

R. STEICHEN