Commission Decision 2010/724/EU

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council and of the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven agreements with the Swiss Confederation^note, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) thereof,Whereas:

(1)The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products^note (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agriculture Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.

(2)Article 6 of the Agriculture Agreement sets up a Joint Committee on Agriculture responsible for administering the Agriculture Agreement and ensuring that it operates smoothly.

(3)Article 11 of the Agriculture Agreement allows the Joint Committee to amend the Annexes and Appendices to the Annexes to the Agreement by means of a decision.

(4)The Joint Committee has recently decided to amend Articles 2 and 3 and Appendices 1, 2, 3 and 4 to Annex 6 of the Agriculture Agreement.

(5)Article 5(2) of Decision 2002/309/EC provides that in adopting the Union position on a decision of the Joint Committee to amend Annex 6 of the Agricultural Agreement, the Commission shall follow the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC^note. It is to be assisted by the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry set up by Article 1 of Council Decision 66/399/EEC^note.

(6)The position of the European Union to be taken by the Commission in the Joint Committee on Agriculture regarding the amendments to Annex 6 of the Agriculture Agreement must be defined by this Decision.

(7)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 DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 #

The position of the European Union to be adopted by the Commission in the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by Article 6 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee on Agriculture annexed to this Decision.

Article 2 #

The decision of the Joint Committee on Agriculture shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union after adoption.

Appendix 1

LEGISLATIONUnless indicated otherwise, any reference to an act shall mean that act as amended before 31.7.2010.

Section 1 (recognition of the conformity of legislation)

A. provisions of the union

1. Legislative acts

Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66).

Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66).

Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (OJ L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15).

Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1).

Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12).

Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60).

Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74).

2. Non-legislative acts

Commission Decision 80/755/EEC of 17 July 1980 authorising the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed (OJ L 207, 9.8.1980, p. 37).

Commission Decision 81/675/EEC of 28 July 1981 establishing that particular sealing systems are ‘non-reusable systems’ within the meaning of Council Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC (OJ L 246, 29.8.1981, p. 26).

Commission Directive 93/17/EEC of 30 March 1993 determining Community grades of basic seed potatoes, together with the conditions and designations applicable to such grades (OJ L 106, 30.4.1993, p. 7).

Commission Decision 97/125/EC of 24 January 1997 authorising the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of seed of oil and fibre plants and amending Decision 87/309/EEC authorising the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of certain fodder plant species (OJ L 48, 19.2.1997, p. 35).

Council Decision 2003/17/EC of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 10).

Commission Directive 2003/90/EC of 6 October 2003 setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ L 254, 8.10.2003, p. 7).

Commission Decision 2004/266/EC of 17 March 2004 authorising the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of seed of fodder plants (OJ L 83, 20.3.2004, p. 23).

Commission Directive 2004/29/EC of 4 March 2004 on determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vine varieties (OJ L 71, 10.3.2004, p. 22).

Commission Decision 2004/842/EC of 1 December 2004 concerning implementing rules whereby Member States may authorise the placing on the market of seed belonging to varieties for which an application for entry in the national catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species or vegetable species has been submitted (OJ L 362, 9.12.2004, p. 21).

Council Decision 2005/834/EC of 8 November 2005 on the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries and amending Decision 2003/17/EC (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 51).

Commission Directive 2006/47/EC of 23 May 2006 laying down special conditions concerning the presence of Avena fatua in cereal seed (OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 18).

Commission Directive 2008/124/EC of 18 December 2008 limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants to seed which has been officially certified as basic seed or certified seed (OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 73).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 of 22 July 2009 establishing implementing rules as to the suitability of the denominations of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species (OJ L 191, 23.7.2009, p. 10).

B. SWISS PROVISIONSLocal varieties authorised for marketing in Switzerland are not covered.

Federal Law of 29 April 1998 on agriculture (RS 910.1).

Ordinance of 7 December 1998 on the production and entry into free circulation of plant propagating material (RS 916.151).

DFE Ordinance of 7 December 1998 on seeds and seedlings of species of arable crops and fodder plants (RS 916.151.1).

OFAG Ordinance of 7 December 1998 on the catalogue of varieties of cereals, potatoes, fodder plants, oil and fibre plants and beet (RS 916.151.6).

DFE Ordinance of 2 November 2006 on the production and entry into free circulation of vine propagating material (RS 916.151.3).

Section 2 (mutual recognition of certificates)

A. provisions of the union

1. Legislative acts

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2. Non-legislative acts

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B. swiss provisions

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C. certificates required for imports

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Appendix 2

Authorities mentioned in article 2 paragraph 3

A. european union

Belgium

Bureau de Coordination Agricole/LandbouwbureauBCA/LBRue du Progrès 50/Vooruitgangstraat 50City Atrium, 6^ème étage/6^de verdieping1210 BRUXELLES/BRUSSELe-mail: BCA-LB-COORD@spw.wallonie.be

Bulgaria

Executive Agency of Variety Testing,Field Inspection and Seed Control125, Tzarigradsko Shosse Blvd.1113 SofiaBULGARIATel. + 359 2 870 03 75Fax + 359 2 870 65 17e-mail: iasas@iasas.government.bg

Czech republic

Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský)Division of Seed Materials and Planting Stock (Odbor osiv a sadby)Za Opravnou 4CZ-150 06 Praha 5 – Motol

Denmark

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and FisheriesPlant DirectorateSkovbrynet 20DK-2800 Kgs. LyngbyTel. + 45 45 26 36 00Fax + 45 45 26 36 10e-mail: meb@pdir.dk

Germany

BundessortenamtOsterfelddamm 8030627 HannoverTel. + 49511-9566-50Fax + 49511 9566-9600e-mail: BSA@bundessortenamt.de

Estonia

Agricultural BoardTeaduse 2Saku 75501 Harju countyESTONIAGeneral fax + 372 6712 604

Greece

Ministry of Rural Development and FoodDirectorate of Plant Production Inputs6, Kapnokoptiriou StrAthens 10433GreeceTel. + 302102124199,Fax + 302102124137e-mail: ax2u017@minagric.gr

Spain

Oficina Española de Variedades VegetalesMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marinoc/Alfonso XII, 6228014 MadridTel. + 34913476659Fax + 34913476703

France

GNIS-Service Officiel de Contrôle et de Certification44, rue du LouvreF – 75001 PARISTél: + 33 (0) 1 42 33 76 93Fax + 33 (0) 1 40 28 40 16

Ireland

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodSeed Certification DivisionBackweston FarmLeixlipCo. KildareRepublic of IrelandTel. + 353 1 6302900Fax + 353 1 6280634

Italy

Ente Nazionale Sementi Elette (ENSE),Via Ugo BassiN. 8 20159 MILANITALYe-mail: aff-gen@ense.it

Cyprus

Ministry of AgricultureNatural Resources and Environment,Department of AgricultureE-mail address: doagrg@da.moa.gov.cyTel. 00357 22 466249Fax 00357 22 343419

Latvia

State Plant Protection ServiceSeed Control DepartmentLielvardes street 36/38Riga, LV – 1006Tel. + 371-67113262Fax + 371-67113085e-mail: info@vaad.gov.lv

Lithuania

Ministry of AgricultureState Seed and Grain ServiceOzo 4A,LT-08200 VilniusTel./fax (+ 370 5) 2375631

Luxembourg

Ministère de l’AgricultureAdministration des Services Techniques de l’AgricultureService de la Production VégétaleBP 1904L-1019 LuxembourgTel. + 352-457172-234Fax + 352-457172-341

Hungary

Central Agricultural OfficeDirectorate of Plant Production and Horticulture1024 BudapestKeleti Károly u. 24.HUNGARYTel. + 36 06 1 336 9114Fax + 36 06 1 336 9011

Malta

Ministry for Resources and Rural AffairsPlant Health DepartmentSeeds and other Propagation Material UnitNational Research and Development CentreGħammieri, Marsa MRS 3300MALTATel. + 356 25904153Fax + 356 25904120.e-mail: spmu.mrra@gov.mt

Netherlands

Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Qualitypostbox 204012500 EK The Hague NetherlandsTel. + 31 70 3785776Fax + 31 70 3786156

Austria

Federal Office for Food Safety (Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit),Seed Certification DepartmentSpargelfeldstraße 191A-1220 ViennaTel. + 43 50555 31121Fax + 43 50555 34808e-mail: saatgut@baes.gv.at

Poland

Plant Health and Seed Inspection ServiceGeneral InspectorateAl. Jana Pawła II 11, 00-828 WarszawaTel. 22 652-92-90, 22 620-28-24, 22 620-28-25Fax 22 654-52-21e-mail: gi@piorin.gov.pl

Portugal

Direcção-Geral de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento RuralDirecção de Serviços de Fitossanidade e de Materiais de Propagação de PlantasEdifício 1, Tapada da Ajuda1349-018 LisboaPhone: + 351 21 361 20 00Fax + 351 21 361 32 77/22

Romania

National Inspection for Quality of SeedsMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development24 Blvd. Carol I, 70044 BucharestRomaniaTel. + 40 21 3078663Fax + 40 21 3078663E-mail: incs@madr.ro

Slovenia

Ministry for Agriculture,Forestry and FoodPhytosanitary Administration of the Republic of SloveniaEinspielerjeva 61000 Ljubljana

Slovak republic

Seed inspection and certification body of the Slovak RepublicÚstredný kontrolný a skúšobný ústav poľnohospodársky v Bratislave (UKSUP),odbor osív a sadívCentral Controlling and Testing Institute in Agriculture in Braislava,Department of Seeds and Planting MaterialsMatúškova 21833 16 BratislavaSlovenská RepublikaTel. + 421259880255

Finland

Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryDepartment of Food and HealthPO Box 30FI – 00023 GOVERNMENTFINLANDTel. + 358-9-16001Fax + 358-9-1605 3338e-mail: elo.kirjaamo@mmm.fi

Sweden

Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket)Seed DivisionBox 83SE-268 22 SvalövSWEDENFax + 46 – (0)36 – 15 83 08e-mail: utsadeskontroll@jordbruksverket.se

United kingdom

Food and Environment Research AgencySeed Certification TeamWhitehouse Lane, Huntingdon RoadCambridge CB3 0LFTel. + 44(0)1223 342379Fax + 44(0)1223 342386e-mail: seed.cert@fera.gsi.gov.uk

B. switzerland

Federal Office for Agriculture FOAGCertification, Plant Health and Variety Rights ServiceCH – 3003 BernTel. (41) 31 322 25 50Fax (41) 31 322 26 34

Appendix 3

Derogations

Derogations of the European Union allowed by SwitzerlandUnless indicated otherwise, any reference to an act shall mean that act as amended before 31.7.2010.

(a)dispensing certain Member States from the obligation to apply Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/54/EC and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of fodder plant, cereal, vine, beet and oil and fibre plant seed to certain species:

—Commission Decision 69/270/EEC (OJ L 220, 1.9.1969, p. 8),

—Commission Decision 73/123/EEC (OJ L 145, 2.6.1973, p. 43),

—Commission Decision 74/5/EEC (OJ L 12, 15.1.1974, p. 13),

—Commission Decision 74/360/EEC (OJ L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 18),

—Commission Decision 74/361/EEC (OJ L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 19),

—Commission Decision 74/362/EEC (OJ L 196, 19.7.1974, p. 20),

—Commission Decision 74/491/EEC (OJ L 267, 3.10.1974, p. 18),

—Commission Decision 74/532/EEC (OJ L 299, 7.11.1974, p. 14),

—Commission Decision 80/301/EEC (OJ L 68, 14.3.1980, p. 30),

—Commission Decision 80/512/EEC (OJ L 126, 21.5.1980, p. 15),

—Commission Decision 86/153/EEC (OJ L 115, 3.5.1986, p. 26),

—Commission Decision 69/271/EEC (OJ L 220, 1.9.1969, p. 9),

—Commission Decision 89/101/EEC (OJ L 38, 10.2.1989, p. 37),

—Commission Decision 2005/325/EC (OJ L 109, 29.4.2005, p. 1),

—Commission Decision 2005/886/EC (OJ L 326, 13.12.2005, p. 39),

—Commission Decision 2005/931/EC (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 67),

—Commission Decision 2008/462/EC (OJ L 160, 19.6.2008, p. 33),

—Commission Decision 69/272/EEC (OJ L 220, 1.9.1969, p. 10),

—Commission Decision 70/47/EEC (OJ L 13, 19.1.1970, p. 26),

—Commission Decision 70/48/EEC (OJ L 13, 19.1.1970, p. 27),

—Commission Decision 70/49/EEC (OJ L 13, 19.1.1970, p. 28),

—Commission Decision 70/93/EEC (OJ L 25, 2.2.1970, p. 16),

—Commission Decision 70/94/EEC (OJ L 25, 2.2.1970, p. 17),

—Commission Decision 70/481/EEC (OJ L 237, 28.10.1970, p. 29),

(b)authorising certain Member States to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties (cf. Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, 28th complete edition, column 4 (OJ C 302 A, 12.12.2009, p. 1);

(c)authorising certain Member States to adopt more stringent provisions concerning the presence of Avena fatua in cereal seed:

—Commission Decision 74/269/EEC (OJ L 141, 24.5.1974, p. 20),

—Commission Decision 74/531/EEC (OJ L 299, 7.11.1974, p. 13),

—Commission Decision 95/75/EC (OJ L 60, 18.3.1995, p. 30),

—Commission Decision 96/334/EC (OJ L 127, 25.5.1996, p. 39),

—Commission Decision 2005/200/EC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 19),

(d)authorising, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC:

—Commission Decision 2004/3/EC (OJ L 2, 6.1.2004, p. 47),

(e)authorisation to assess the satisfaction of the varietal purity standards for seed of apomictic uniclonal varieties of Poa pratensis also on the basis of the results of seed and seedling testing

—Commission Decision 85/370/EEC (OJ L 209, 6.8.1985, p. 41),

(f)authorisation to release the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directives 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb.

—Commission Decision 2009/786/EC of 26 October 2009 (OJ L 281, 28.10.2009, p. 5),

(g)authorisation to release Latvia from certain obligations to apply Council Directives 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb., Brassica nigra (L.) Koch and Helianthus annuus L.

—Commission Decision 2010/198/EU of 6 April 2010 (OJ L 87, 7.4.2010, p. 34),

Appendix 4

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIESRecognition is based on Council Decision 2003/17/EC (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 10) for field inspections of seed-producing crops and seeds produced, and on Council Decision 2005/834/EC (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 51) for checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties. The Agreement on the European Economic Area applies in the case of Norway.

Argentina

Australia

Canada

Chile

Croatia

Israel

Morocco

New Zealand

Serbia and Montenegro

South Africa

Turkey

United States of America

Uruguay

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