78/302/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 March 1978 amending the Annex to Fifth Council Decision 76/539/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries

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COMMISSION DECISION

OF 1 MARCH 1978

AMENDING THE ANNEX TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/539/EEC ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES

( 78/302/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/539/EEC OF 17 MAY 1976 ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ) , AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL DECISION 77/659/EEC ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS NORWAY HAS GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE COMPETENT SERVICE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF SEED IS THE " STATENS PLANTEAVLSRAAD ;

WHEREAS THE ANNEX TO THE SAID DECISION SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SEED AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

IN THE ANNEX TO DECISION 76/539/EEC , REFERENCE NUMBER 8 , COLUMN 3 , THE WORDS " STATENS SAAVARERAAD ( STATE SEED COUNCIL ) , OSLO " ARE HEREBY REPLACED BY THE WORDS " STATENS PLANTEAVLSRAAD ( NATIONAL SEED COUNCIL ) AAS " .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 MARCH 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 162 , 23 . 6 . 1976 , P . 10 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 271 , 22 . 10 . 1977 , P . 12 .