COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2006

authorising Romania to postpone the application of certain provisions of Council Directive 2002/53/EC with regard to the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species

(notified under document number C(2006) 6568)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/69/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession, the Commission may adopt transitional measures if these transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in Bulgaria and Romania to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary and phytosanitary rules. Those rules include the rules in respect of the marketing of seed.

(2) Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(1) provides that seed of varieties of agricultural plant species covered by the Directive 2002/53/EC as referred to in its Article 1(1) may be marketed only if the requirements of Articles 4(1), 7 and 11 of this Directive have been met.

(3) Marketing of seed of certain varieties would have to be banned in Romania from the date of accession, unless a derogation from those provisions is granted.

(4) In order to enable Romania to take and to implement the measures necessary to ensure that the varieties in question have been accepted in accordance with the principles of the Community system, it should be allowed to postpone for a period of three years following the date of accession, the application of Directive 2002/53/EC with regard to the marketing in its territory of seed of the varieties that are listed in its catalogue in accordance with principles other than those of that Directive and that are covered by the Romanian official request of 28 September 2006.

(5) 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

By way of derogation from Articles 4(1), 7 and 11 of Directive 2002/53/EC Romania may postpone, for a period of three years following the date of accession, the application of that Directive with regard to the marketing in its territory of seed of the varieties listed in the Annex to this Decision.

During that period, such seed shall only be marketed in the territory of Romania. Any label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies the seed lot under the provisions of this Decision shall clearly indicate that the seed is intended to be marketed exclusively in the territory of Romania.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2006.

For the Commission

Markos

KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1

. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (

OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1

ANNEX

Species/Variety

Beta vulgaris L. — Sugar Beet

Graf

Beta vulgaris L. — Fodder Beet

Lovrin 515

Lovrin 628

Dactylis glomerata L.

Magda

Marius (ant. Adrian)

Ovidiu

Poiana

Regent

Simina

Festuca arundinacea Schreber

Adela

Vio

Festuca pratensis Hudson

Postăvar

Tâmpa

Transilvan

Festuca rubra L.

Feruma

Măgurele 23 (ant. Pastoral)

Peisaj (ant. Tedi)

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

Ancuţa (ant. Anca)

Iuliana (ant. Iulia)

Lolium perenne L.

Martarom (ant. Marta)

Măgura

Lolium x boucheanum Kunth

Cătălin

Florin

Phleum pratense L.

Horia

Rarău

Tirom

Poa pratensis L.

Colina (ant. Fima)

Lotus corniculatus L.

Doru

Nicol (ant. Nico)

Oltim

Lupinus albus L.

Medi

Medicago sativa L.

Adin

Alina

Carina

Cosmina

Daniela (ant. Dana)

Dorinela (ant. Dorina)

Granat

Magnat

Mădălina

Opal (ant. Topaz)

Sandra

Satelit

Sigma

Tamas

Pisum sativum L.

Aurora

Dorica (ant. Dora)

Mona

Vedea

Trifolium alexandrinum L.

Viorel

Trifolium repens L.

Carmencita (ant. Carmen)

Carpatin

Danitim

Mioriţa

Trifolium pratense L.

Novac

Rotrif (ant. Roza)

Sătmărean

Vicia faba L.

Montana

Brassica napus L., var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.

Ana Maria

Montana

Arachis hypogaea L.

Solar

Venus

Brassica napus L. partim.

Diana

Doina

Perla

Cannabis sativa L.

Denise

Diana

Zenit

Carthamus tinctorius L.

CW1221

CW4440

Linum usitatissimum L.

Ada

Adria

Alexin

Alin

Bazil

Betalisa (ant. Elisa)

Codruţa

Cosmin

Cristina

Ferdinand (ant. Carolina)

Floriana

Florinda

Fluin

Iunia 96

Louis

Luncavăţ (ant. Elena)

Martin

Monica

Nineta

Paula

Radu

Rareş

Sabena

Şumuleu

Vasilelin (ant. Iordan)

Sinapis alba L.

Alex

Petrana

Glycine max. (L.) Merrill

Balkan

Columna

Daciana

Danubiana

Eugen

Felix

Granat (ant. Agat)

Kiskun Daniela

Onix

Perla

Proteinka

Românesc 99

Safir

Stine 2250

Triumf

Venera

Avena sativa L.

Jeremy

Mureş

Lovrin 1

Lovrin 27

Hordeum vulgare L.- 2 row barley

Andreea

Bogdana (ant. Avânt)

Capriana

Daciana

Haşdate (ant. Aura)

Jubileu

Kristal

Laura

Maria

NS 525

NS 529

Romaniţa

Stindard

Hordeum vulgare L.- 6 row barley

Amical (ant. Adi)

Andrei

Compact

Dana

Liliana

Mădălin

NS 313

Orizont

Regal

Univers

Oryza sativa L.

Brăila

Dunărea

Elida

Magic

Polizeşti 28

Speranţa

Zefir

Secale cereale L.

Suceveana

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Andrea

Donaris

Dorina

F135ST

Fundulea 21

Fundulea 32

Marina

Regina

Siret

Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.

Sabin

Sorin

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.

Catinca (ant. Tinca)

Fundulea 235 (ant. Tereza)

x Triticosecale Witt.

Gorun

Haiduc

Plai

Silver

Stil

Trilstar

Ţebea

Triticum aestivum L.emend.Fiori et Paol.

Albota

Aniversar

Apullum

Ardeal 1

Arieşan

Beti

Boema

Briana

Ciprian

Crina

Crişana

Delabrad

Dor

Drobeta

Dropia

Dumbrava

Eliana

Esenţial

Faur

Flamura 85

Gabriela

Gasparom

Gruia

Iaşi 2

Kraljevica

Kristina

Ljiljana

Lovrin 34

Mina

Moldova 83

Pădureni (ant. Rubin)

PKB Romança

Romulus

Sonata

Speranţa

SV99

Şimnic 30

Trivale

Turda 95

Turda 2000

Voroneţ

Triticum durum Desf.

Condurum (ant. Condur)

Grandur

Pandur

Zea mays L.

Andreea

Boris 5

Brateş

Campion

Cera 6

Cera 9

Cera 10

Ciclon

Dacic

Dáma

Danubian (ant. Danubiu)

F425M

Falco

Faur

Fulger

Fundulea 322

Fundulea 365

Fundulea 376

Fundulea 475M

Fundulea 515 (ant. Premier)

Fundulea 540 (ant. Granit)

Fundulea 625

Generos

GS307

GS308

Kiskun 4230

Kiskun 4255

Kiskun 4297

Kiskun 4344

Kiskun 4380

Kiskun Aliz

Kiskun Blako

Kiskun Cilike

Kiskun Dori

Kiskun Ermina

Kiskun Galja

Kiskun Gitta

Kiskun Kristof

Kiskun Natalie (ant. Natalie)

Kiskun Nusi

Kiskun Olika

Kiskun Piros

Kiskun Reni

Kiskun Roy

Kiskun Szoliani

Kiskun Tamara

Kiskun Vanda

Kiskun Vivien

Kiskun Xintia

Klausen

Krisztina

Laurina

Lorenca

Lovrin 400

Milcov

Mv Major

Neptun

NS300

NS355

NS540

NSSC420YU

Octavian

Oituz

Olimpius (ant. Olimp)

Olt

Ozana (ant. Dana)

Paltin

Pamela

Panciu

Partizan

Patria

Podu Iloaiei 110

Rapid

Rapsodia

Rodna

Staniša

Star

Szegedi SC 276

Szegedi SC 516

Turda 145

Turda 165

Turda 167

Turda 200

Turda 201

Turda Favorit

Turda Mold 188

Turda Star

Turda Super

Turda SU181

Turda SU182

Turda SU210

ZP278

ZP335

ZP394

ZP409

ZP434

ZP471

ZP488

ZP684

Solanum tuberosum L.

Alina

Alize (ant. Amelia)

Amicii

Astral N

Armonia

Christian

Claudiu

Coval

Cristela

Dacia

Dragomirna

Dumbrava

Eterna

Frumoasa

Harghita

Ioana

Loial

Luiza

Magic

Mikel

Milenium

Moldoviţa

Nana

Nativ

Nemere

Productiv

Rapsodia

Rasant

Redsec

Robusta

Roclas

Rozal

Ruxandra (ant. Nicoleta)

Speranţa

Star

Tâmpa

Tentant

Timpuriu de Braşov

Transilvania