Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed
Modified by
  • Council Directiveof 18 February 1969amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed(69/61/EEC) Council Directive No 69/61/EEC of February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, 31969L006131969L0061R(02), February 26, 1969
  • Council Directiveof 30 March 1971amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed(71/162/EEC) Council Directive No 71/162/EEC of 30 March 1971 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed, 31971L016231971L0162R(04), April 17, 1971
  • Documents concerning the accession to the European Communities of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Council Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the documents concerning the accession of the new Member States to the European Communities, 11972B31973D0101(01), March 27, 1972
  • Council Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the documents concerning the accession of the new Member States to the European Communities, 31973D0101(01), January 1, 1973
  • Council Directiveof 20 July 1972amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural species(72/274/EEC), 31972L0274, July 29, 1972
  • Council Directiveof 6 December 1972amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder-crop plant (SIC! fodder plant seed), of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of oleaginous and fibrous plant seed, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species(72/418/EEC) Council Directive No 72/418/EEC of 6 December 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder plant seed, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of oleaginous and fibrous plant seed, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species, 31972L041831972L0418R(02), December 26, 1972
  • Council Directiveof 11 December 1973amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes; the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants; and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(73/438/EEC), 31973L0438, December 27, 1973
  • Council Directiveof 26 June 1975amending Directives No 66/400/EEC, No 66/401/EEC, No 66/402/EEC, No 66/403/ EEC and No 69/208/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, and seed of oil and fibre plants(75/444/EEC), 31975L0444, July 26, 1975
  • First Commission Directiveof 29 March 1976amending the Annexes to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed(76/331/EEC), 31976L0331, March 30, 1976
  • Council Directiveof 19 December 1977amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, deed of oil and fibre plants, vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(78/55/EEC), 31978L0055, January 20, 1978
  • Council Directiveof 25 July 1978amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed(78/692/EEC), 31978L0692, August 26, 1978
  • Documents concerning the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communities, 11979H, November 19, 1979
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85of 20 December 1985adapting, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural acts as regards the voting procedure of the Committees, 31985R3768, December 31, 1985
  • Commission Directiveof 14 January 1987amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials(87/120/EEC), 31987L0120, February 18, 1987
  • Commission Directiveof 8 January 1988amending Annex I to Council Directive 66/400/EEC on the marketing of beet seed(88/95/EEC), 31988L0095, March 2, 1988
  • Council Directiveof 13 June 1988amending certain Directives on the marketing of seed and propagating material so as to provide for rules for applying the provisions relating to seed and propagating material satisfying less stringent requirements(88/332/EEC), 31988L0332, June 17, 1988
  • Council Directiveof 13 June 1988amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(88/380/EEC), 31988L0380, July 16, 1988
  • Council Directiveof 4 December 1990on the transitional measures and the adjustments required to the Directives on plant health, seeds, plants and animal feedingstuffs and to the veterinary and zootechnical legislation as a result of German unification(90/654/EEC), 31990L0654, December 17, 1990
  • Council Directive 2002/54/ECof 13 June 2002on the marketing of beet seed, 32002L0054, July 20, 2002
Corrected by
  • Council Directive No 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, 31966L0400R(02), January 1, 1973
  • Council Directive No 69/61/EEC of February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, 31969L0061R(02), January 1, 1973
  • Council Directive No 71/162/EEC of 30 March 1971 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed, 31971L0162R(04), January 1, 1973
  • Council Directive No 72/418/EEC of 6 December 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder plant seed, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of oleaginous and fibrous plant seed, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species, 31972L0418R(02), January 1, 1973
Council Directiveof 14 June 1966on the marketing of beet seed(66/400/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the Opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No 109, 9. 7. 1964, p. 1744/64.; Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee; Whereas the production of sugar beet and fodder beet (hereinafter called "beet") occupies an important place in the agriculture of the European Economic Community; Whereas satisfactory results in beet cultivation depend to a large extent on the use of appropriate seed; whereas to this end certain Member States have for some time restricted the marketing of beet seed to high-quality seed; whereas they have been able to take advantage of the systematic plant selection work carried out over several decades which has resulted in the development of sufficiently stable and uniform types and varieties of beet which, by reason of their characters, promise to be of great value for the purposes in view; Whereas greater productivity will be achieved in Community beet cultivation if for the choice of the types and varieties permitted to be marketed the Member States apply uniform rules which are as strict as possible; Whereas it is, however, justifiable to restrict marketing to certain types or varieties only if the farmer can be sure of actually obtaining seed of those types or varieties; Whereas certain Member States have for this purpose been applying certification schemes which are intended by official control to ensure the identity and purity of the types and varieties; Whereas such schemes already exist at international level for maize seed (Food and Agriculture Organisation (SIC! Organization) of the United Nations) and for herbage seed (Organisation (SIC! Organization) for Economic Co-operation and Development); Whereas it is desirable to establish a uniform certification scheme for the Community based on the experience gained in the application of those schemes; Whereas the scheme should apply to marketing both in other Member States and on domestic markets; Whereas, as a general rule, beet seed should be allowed to be marketed only if it has been officially examined and certified, in accordance with the rules for certification, as basic seed or certified seed; whereas the choice of the technical terms "basic seed" and "certified seed" is based on already existing international terminology; Whereas beet seed which is not placed on the market should not, in view of its minor economic importance, be subject to Community rules; whereas Member States must retain the right to make such seed subject to special provisions; Whereas Community rules should not apply to seed shown to be intended for export to third countries; Whereas, in order to improve the quality of Community beet seed, certain requirements must be laid down as to polyploidy, monogermity segmentation, analytical purity, germination and moisture content; whereas, in adopting provisions in this field, account should be taken of the requirements based on the recommendations of the International Institute for Sugar Beet Research, which are already in general application in the sugar beet seed trade; Whereas, in order to ensure the identity of the seed, Community rules on packaging, sampling, sealing and marking must be established; whereas to this end the labels should give the particulars needed both for official control and for the information of the farmer and should clearly show the Community nature of the certification; Whereas, in order to ensure that both the requirements as to the quality of seed and the provisions for ensuring its identity are complied with during marketing, the Member States must make provision for appropriate control arrangements; Whereas seed satisfying these requirements should, without prejudice to Article 36 of the Treaty, be subject to no marketing restrictions other than those provided for in Community rules; Whereas, during a first stage, until a common catalogue of types or varieties has been established, the restrictions allowed should include in particular the right of Member States to restrict the marketing of seed to those types or varieties which are of value for cropping and use in their own territory; Whereas, subject to certain conditions, seed multiplied in another country from basic seed certified in a Member State should be recognised (SIC! recognized) as being equivalent to seed multiplied in that Member State; Whereas, on the other hand, provision should be made for authorising (SIC! autgorizing) the marketing within the Community of beet seed harvested in third countries only if such seed affords the same assurances as seed officially certified within the Community and complying with Community rules Whereas, during periods in which there are difficulties in obtaining supplies of certified seed of the various categories, seed satisfying less stringent requirements should temporarily be permitted to be marketed; Whereas, in order to harmonise (SIC! harmonize) the technical methods of certification used in the various Member States and to enable comparisons to be made in the future between seed certified within the Community and that coming from third countries, Community test fields should be established in Member States to permit annual post-control of seed of the category "certified seed"; Whereas the Commission should be entrusted with the task of adopting certain measures for the application of this Directive; whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the proposed measures, a procedure should be provided for establishing close co-operation between Member States and the Commission within a Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry; HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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