EUR-Lex - 31978D0661 - EN

ARTICLE 1

WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1978 , THE ENTRIES SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO DECISION 76/539/EEC SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) REFERENCE N 7 SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE TEXT SET OUT IN THE ANNEX HERETO ;

( B ) REFERENCE N S 21 AND 22 GIVEN IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE ADDED .

ARTICLE 2

THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS IN THE ANNEX TO DECISION 76/539/EEC SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUED FOR POINT 4 :

" 4 . IN THE CASE OF CERTIFIED SEED OR CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST GENERATION , THE BASIC SEED , AND , IN THE CASE OF CERTIFIED SEED OF THE SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS , THE CERTIFIED SEED OF THE PRECEDING GENERATION OR GENERATIONS :

( A ) SHALL HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY CONTROLLED OR CERTIFIED IN A THIRD COUNTRY WHICH HAS BEEN GRANTED EQUIVALENCE IN THE SAME WAY FOR THE SAME SPECIES OR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , OR

( B ) SHALL HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY . "

2 . THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE ADDED AFTER POINT 4 :

" 4A . IN THE CASE OF BASIC SEED , THE SEED OF THE PRECEDING GENERATION SHALL HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY CONTROLLED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF BASIC SEED . "

3 . THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE ADDED AFTER POINT 13 :

" 14 . THE SEED SHALL HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ON A HOLDING DIRECTLY SUPERVISED BY THE STATE . "

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

H.J . ROHR

ANNEX : SEE O.J . N L 223 OF 14 . 8 . 78