Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of the Council of 26 October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in seeds
Modified by
  • Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 194N395D0001, August 29, 1994
  • (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 395D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973), 172B373D0101(01), March 27, 1972
  • (adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973), 373D0101(01), January 1, 1973
  • Regulation (EEC) No 597/73 of the Council of 26 February 1973, 373R0597, March 2, 1973
  • Regulation (EEC) No 1014/73 of the Council of 27 March 1973, 373R1014, April 20, 1973
  • Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 of the Council of 26 June 1973, 373R1707, June 29, 1973
  • Regulation (EEC) No 1119/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974, 374R1119, May 10, 1974
  • Regulation (EEC) No 671/75 of the Council of 4 March 1975, 375R0671, March 20, 1975
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1167/77 of 17 May 1977, 377R1167, June 3, 1977
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1346/78 of 19 June 1978, 378R1346, June 22, 1978
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979, 379R0234, February 9, 1979
  • Act of Accession of Greece, 179H, November 19, 1979
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 2878/79 of 17 December 1979, 379R2878, December 21, 1979
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1968/80 of 22 July 1980, 380R1968, July 26, 1980
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3808/81 of 21 December 1981, 381R3808, December 31, 1981
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1581/83 of 14 June 1983, 383R1581, June 22, 1983
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985, 385R3768, December 31, 1985
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1355/86 of 24 March 1986, 386R1355, May 7, 1986
  • Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3997/87 of 23 December 1987Corrigendum, OJ No L 229, 18. 8. 1988, p. 46 (3997/87), 387R3997387R3997R(02), December 31, 1987
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1239/89 of 3 May 1989, 389R1239, May 11, 1989
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1740/91 of 13 June 1991, 391R1740, June 26, 1991
  • Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3695/92 of 21 December 1992, 392R3695, December 22, 1992
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 3375/93 of 9 December 1993, 393R3375, December 10, 1993
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994, 394R3290, December 31, 1994
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 192/98 of 20 January 1998, 398R0192, January 27, 1998
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/1999of 24 June 1999amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years, 399R1405, June 30, 1999
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2000of 23 October 2000amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds, 300R2371, October 27, 2000
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 154/2002of 21 January 2002amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing yearsCorrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 154/2002 of 21 January 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2002/03 and 2003/04 marketing years(Official Journal of the European Communities L 25 of 29 January 2002), 302R0154302R0154R(01), January 29, 2002
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003of 29 September 2003establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001, 303R1782, October 21, 2003
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum, OJ No L 229, 18. 8. 1988, p. 46 (3997/87), 387R3997R(02), August 18, 1988
  • Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 154/2002 of 21 January 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2002/03 and 2003/04 marketing years, 302R0154R(01), July 14, 2004
Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of the Councilof 26 October 1971on the common organisation of the market in seeds THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 11, 5. 2. 1971, p. 30.;Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 36, 19. 4. 1971, p. 38.;Whereas the operation and development of the common market in agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a common agricultural policy to include in particular a common organisation of agricultural markets, which may take various forms, depending on the product concerned;Whereas the situation of the market in seeds is characterised by the need to keep prices competitive with world prices for these products; whereas appropriate measures should therefore be taken to stabilise the market and to ensure a fair income to the producers concerned;Whereas provision should therefore be made for granting a production aid for certain seeds; whereas, in view of the way in which they are produced, provision should be made for a system fixing a standard rate of aid per quintal of seeds produced;Whereas the common organisation of the market in seeds involves the introduction of a single trading system at the external frontiers of the Community; whereas the Common Customs Tariff automatically applies from 1 January 1970 in pursuance of the Treaty, and this system makes it possible to dispense with all other protective measures; whereas, however, the Community should be enabled to take all necessary measures without delay so as not to leave the Community market without defence against disturbances which may arise due to imports or exports;Whereas the competent authorities must be in a position constantly to follow trade movements in order to assess market trends and to apply the measures laid down in this Regulation as necessary; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for the issue of import and export licences accompanied by the lodging of a deposit guaranteeing that the transactions for which such licences are requested are effected; whereas, however, imports following duly registered growing contracts should be exempt from this deposit;Whereas, in respect of hybrid maize for sowing, it is necessary to avoid disturbances on the Community market caused by offers made on the world market at abnormally low prices; whereas to this end reference prices should be fixed for this product and a countervailing charge should be added to the customs duties when free-at-frontier offer prices plus customs duties are lower than the reference prices;Whereas in the internal trade of the Community the levying of any customs duty or any charge having equivalent effect and the application of any quantitative restriction or any measure having equivalent effect are automatically prohibited from January 1970 under the provisions of the Treaty;Whereas the provisions of the Treaty which allow the assessment of aids granted by Member States and the prohibition of those which are incompatible with the common market should be made to apply to seeds;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 Management Committee;Whereas the transition from the system in force in the Member States to that established by this Regulation should be effected as smoothly as possible; whereas, therefore, transitional measures may prove to be necessary;HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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