Decision 1980/755 - 80/755/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed

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This decision has been published on August  9, 1980 and should have been implemented in national regulation on the same day at the latest.

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80/755/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 1980/755
CELEX number i 31980D0755

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Document 17-07-1980
Publication in Official Journal 09-08-1980; Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Portuguese: Chapter 03 Volume 018,Special edition in Greek: Chapter 03 Volume 030,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 03 Volume 003,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 03 Volume 012,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 03 Volume 003,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 03 Volume 004,Special edition in Spanish: Chapter 03 Volume 018,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 03 Volume 026,OJ L 207, 9.8.1980,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 03 Volume 012
Effect 09-08-1980; Takes effect Date notif.
End of validity 31-12-9999
Notification 09-08-1980; {titleAndReference.draft.disclaimer.new|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_365/titleAndReference.draft.disclaimer.new}

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31980D0755

80/755/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed

Official Journal L 207 , 09/08/1980 P. 0037 - 0037

Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 12 P. 0085

Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 30 P. 0071

Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 12 P. 0085

Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 18 P. 0287

Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 18 P. 0287

COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed (80/755/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 10 (1) (a) thereof,

Whereas cereal seed may not normally be placed on the market unless their packages are labelled with an official label in accordance with the provisions laid down in Directive 66/402/EEC;

Whereas, under those provisions, the indelible printing of the prescribed information on the package itself, on the basis of the model laid down for the label, may be authorized;

Whereas such authorization should be granted, under certain conditions which ensure that responsibility rests with the certification authority;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

  • 1. 
    The Member States are hereby authorized under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, to provide for the printing under official supervision of the prescribed information on packages of cereal seed of the categories "basic seed" and "certified seed" of all kinds.
  • 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 layout and the colour of the printing or the stamp shall be in accordance with the model for the label used in the Member State concerned;

(c) of the prescribed information, at least that required under Annex IV, (A) (a) (3.3a), and (6) of Directive 66/402/EEC shall be printed or stamped when samples are taken pursuant to Article 7 (2) of the abovementioned Directive, the printing or stamping being done officially or under official supervision;

(d) in addition to the prescribed information, each package shall have an officially attributed individual serial number which shall have been printed or stamped indelibly or perforated on it by the package printing firm ; this firm shall inform the certification authority of the quantities of packages issued, including their serial numbers;

(e) the certification authority shall keep records of the quantities of seed thus marked, including the number and contents of the packages of each lot, as well as the serial numbers referred to under (d);

(f) producers' records shall be subject to supervision by the certification authority.

Article 2

The Member States shall notify the Commission of the conditions under which they make use of the authorization granted in Article 1. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1980.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President (1)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. (2)OJ No L 205, 13.8.1979, p. 1.


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