Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed
Modified by
  • Council Directiveof 18 February 1969amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(69/63/EEC) Council. Directive No 69/63/EEC of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 48, p. 8), 31969L006331969L0063R(03), 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(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 87, p. 24), 31971L016231971L0162R(04), April 17, 1971
  • Actconcerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, 11972B, March 27, 1972
  • 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, of cereal seed, of 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(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 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(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 287, p. 22), 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) Corrigendum to Council Directive of 11 December 1973 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 Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 356 of 27 December 1973), 31973L043831973L0438R(01), 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
  • 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, seed 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
  • First Commission Directiveof 18 April 1978amending the Annexes to Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(78/386/EEC), 31978L0386, April 25, 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
  • Council Directiveof 5 December 1978amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre plants(78/1020/EEC), 31978L1020, December 14, 1978
  • Commission Directiveof 27 June 1979amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed(79/641/EEC), 31979L0641, July 19, 1979
  • Council Directiveof 24 July 1979amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(79/692/EEC), 31979L0692, August 13, 1979
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 11979H, November 19, 1979
  • Commission Directiveof 17 July 1980amending Annex II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(80/754/EEC), 31980L0754, August 9, 1980
  • Commission Directiveof 16 February 1981amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively and Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC(81/126/EEC), 31981L0126, March 12, 1981
  • Commission Directiveof 13 April 1982amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively, and Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC(82/287/EEC), 31982L0287, May 13, 1982
  • Commission Directiveof 14 December 1984amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(85/38/EEC), 31985L0038, January 19, 1985
  • 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
  • Council Directiveof 22 April 1986amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain Directives concerning the marketing of seeds and plants(86/155/EEC), 31986L0155, May 7, 1986
  • 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 9 September 1987amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively(87/480/EEC), 31987L0480, September 26, 1987
  • 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
  • Commission Directiveof 20 January 1989amending Annex II to Coun- cil Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(89/100/EEC), 31989L0100, February 10, 1989
  • 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
  • Commission Directive 92/19/EECof 23 March 1992amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed Corrigendum to Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 104 of 22 April 1992), 31992L001931992L0019R(01), April 22, 1992
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08) Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
  • Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Commission Directive 96/18/ECof 19 March 1996amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials(Text with EEA relevance), 31996L0018, March 26, 1996
  • Council Directive 96/72/ECof 18 November 1996amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/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, 31996L0072, November 27, 1996
  • Council Directive 98/95/ECof 14 December 1998amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, 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 Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending,in respect of the consolidation ofthe internal market,genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources,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 commoncatalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(Official Journal of the European Communities L 25 of 1 February 1999), 31998L009531998L0095R(02), February 1, 1999
  • Council Directive 98/96/ECof 14 December 1998amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under 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 Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under 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(Official Journal of the European Communities L 25 of 1 February 1999), 31998L009631998L0096R(02), February 1, 1999
  • Council Directive 2001/64/ECof 31 August 2001amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 32001L0064, September 1, 2001
  • Council Directive 2003/61/ECof 18 June 2003amending Directives 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, 92/34/EEC on the marketing of propagating and planting material of fruit plants, 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants, 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed, 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as regards Community comparative tests and trials, 32003L0061, July 3, 2003
  • Commission Directive 2004/55/ECof 20 April 2004amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(Text with EEA relevance), 32004L0055, April 21, 2004
  • Council Directive 2004/117/ECof 22 December 2004amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries, 32004L0117, January 18, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2007/72/ECof 13 December 2007amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam.(Text with EEA relevance) Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 2007 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam.(Official Journal of the European Union L 329 of 14 December 2007), 32007L007232007L0072R(01), December 14, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2009/74/ECof 26 June 2009amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge(Text with EEA relevance), 32009L0074, June 27, 2009
  • Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EUof 22 November 2012amending certain Annexes of Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC as regards the conditions to be satisfied by the seed of Galega orientalis Lam., the maximum weight of a seed lot of certain fodder plant species and the sample size of Sorghum spp.(Text with EEA relevance), 32012L0037, November 23, 2012
Corrected by
  • Council Directive No 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31966L0401R(02), January 1, 1973
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31966L0401R(04), November 1, 1997
  • Council. Directive No 69/63/EEC of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31969L0063R(03), 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 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, 31972L0418R(02), January 1, 1973
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive of 11 December 1973 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 Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, 31973L0438R(01), May 21, 1974
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31992L0019R(01), May 21, 1997
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending,in respect of the consolidation ofthe internal market,genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources,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 commoncatalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, 31998L0095R(02), June 16, 2001
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under 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, 31998L0096R(02), June 16, 2001
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 2007 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam., 32007L0072R(01), December 17, 2008
Council Directiveof 14 June 1966on the marketing of fodder plant seed(66/401/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. 1751/64.; Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee; Whereas fodder plant production occupies an important place in the agriculture of the European Economic Community; Whereas satisfactory results in fodder plant 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 fodder plant 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 fodder plant varieties 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 fodder plant cultivation if for the choice of the 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 varieties only if the user can be sure of actually obtaining seed of those varieties; Whereas certain Member States have for this purpose been applying certification schemes which are intended by official control to ensure identity and varietal purity; Whereas such a scheme already exists at international level; whereas the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has established a scheme for the varietal certification of herbage seed moving in international trade; Whereas it is desirable to establish a uniform certification scheme for the Community based on the experience gained in the application of that scheme and of national schemes for this product; Whereas the scheme should apply to marketing both in other Member States and on domestic markets; Whereas, as a general rule, fodder plant seed, for whatever use it is intended as grown, 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 or if, in the case of certain genera and species, it has been officially examined and approved as commercial seed; whereas the choice of the technical terms "basic seed" and "certified seed" is based on already existing international terminology; Whereas there should be approval for commercial seed in order to take into account the fact that not all genera and species of fodder plant of importance for cropping have as yet produced either the desired varieties or sufficient quantities of seed of the existing varieties to meet all the needs of the Community; whereas it is therefore necessary, in the case of certain, genera and species, to approve fodder plant seed which is not of a named variety, but which satisfies the regulations in all other respects; Whereas fodder plant 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 not only the genetic quality of Community fodder plant seed but also its external characters, certain requirements should be laid down as to analytical purity and germination; 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 user and should clearly show the Community nature of the certification of the certified seed of the various categories; Whereas certain Member States need blends of fodder plant seed of several genera and species for special uses; whereas, in order to take these needs into account, Member States should be authorised to approve such blends subject to certain conditions; Whereas, in order to ensure that both the requirements as to the quality of the 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 varieties has been established, the restrictions allowed should include in particular the right of Member States to restrict the marketing of certified seed to those 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 as equivalent to seed multiplied in that Member State; Whereas, on the other hand, provision should be made for authorising the marketing within the Community of fodder plant seed harvested in third countries only if such seed affords the same assurances as seed officially certified, or officially approved as commercial seed, 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 or of commercial seed, seed satisfying less stringent requirements should temporarily be permitted to be marketed; Whereas, in order to harmonise 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 various categories of "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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