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( 1 ) OJ NO 125 , 11 . 7 . 1966 , P . 2298/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 205 , 13 . 8 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 13 , 19 . 1 . 1970 , P . 26 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 25 FEBRUARY 1980

AMENDING DECISION 70/47/EEC EXEMPTING THE FRENCH REPUBLIC FROM APPLYING TO CERTAIN SPECIES THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVES OF 14 JUNE 1966 ON THE MARKETING OF FODDER PLANT AND CEREAL SEED

( ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 80/301/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 66/401/EEC OF 14 JUNE 1966 ON THE MARKETING OF FODDER PLANT SEED ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 79/692/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 23A THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE FRENCH REPUBLIC WAS EXEMPTED BY COMMISSION DECISION 70/47/EEC ( 3 ) FROM APPLYING TO CERTAIN SPECIES THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVES OF 14 JUNE 1966 ON THE MARKETING OF FODDER PLANT AND CEREAL SEED ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF SEED OF THE SPECIES PERSIAN CLOVER ( TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM L .) HAS SINCE PROVED LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN FRANCE ;

WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING EXEMPTION FOR THIS SPECIES ARE NO LONGER FULFILLED AND THE EXEMPTION MUST BE REVOKED ;

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

THE EXEMPTION FROM APPLYING DIRECTIVE 66/401/EEC GRANTED TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC BY ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE 70/47/EEC IS HEREBY REVOKED IN SO FAR AS IT CONCERNS THE SPECIES TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM L . ( PERSIAN CLOVER ).

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 FEBRUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT