EUR-Lex - 31979D0237 - EN

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED , UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 2 , TO RETAIN UNTIL 30 JUNE 1980 PROVISIONS ALLOWING THE MARKETING OF CEREAL SEED OF THE CATEGORIES ' BASIC SEED ' AND ' CERTIFIED SEED ' OF ALL KINDS , THE PACKAGING OF WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESCRIBED INFORMATION , BUT IN A DIFFERENT LAYOUT FROM THAT OF THE MODEL LABEL .

2 . THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS SHALL APPLY IN RESPECT OF THE AUTHORIZATION GRANTED IN PARAGRAPH 1 :

( A ) THE PRESCRIBED INFORMATION SHALL BE PRINTED OR STAMPED INDELIBLY ON THE PACKAGE ;

( B ) THE COLOUR OF THE PRINTING OR THE STAMP AND THAT OF THE PACKAGE SHALL BE SUCH THAT THERE IS NO RISK , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF DIRECTIVE 66/402/EEC , OF CONFUSION WITH SEED OF ANOTHER CATEGORY ;

( C ) OF THE PRESCRIBED INFORMATION , AT LEAST THAT REQUIRED UNDER ANNEX IV , PART A ( A ) ( 3 ), ( 3A ) AND ( 6 ) OF DIRECTIVE 66/402/EEC SHALL NOT BE PRINTED OR STAMPED BEFORE SAMPLES HAVE BEEN TAKEN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE , THE PRINTING OR STAMPING BEING DONE OFFICIALLY OR UNDER OFFICIAL SUPERVISON ;

( D ) THE CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY SHALL KEEP RECORDS OF THE QUANTITIES OF SEED THUS MARKED , INCLUDING THE NUMBER AND CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGES OF EACH LOT ;

( E ) PRODUCERS ' RECORDS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUPERVISION BY THE CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY .

ARTICLE 2

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION EACH YEAR OF THE QUANTITIES OF CEREAL SEED MARKETED PURSUANT TO THIS DECISION . THE COMMISSION SHALL INFORM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT