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24.3.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
78/55
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 March 2011
implementing Council Directive 2002/55/EC as regards conditions under which the placing on the
market of small packages of mixtures of standard seed of different vegetable varieties belonging to
the same species may be authorised
(notified under document C(2011) 1760)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/180/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
species listed in Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2002/55/EC. Such
small packages may only contain different varieties of the same
species.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
Article 2
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June
The small packages referred to in Article 1 may contain seed up
2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed, ( 1 ) and in particular
to a net weight as laid down in Article 2(1)(g) of Directive
Article 26(3) thereof,
2002/55/EC.
Whereas:
Article 3
Member States shall ensure that small packages, as referred to in
(1) Some
Member
States
have
informed
the
Commission Article 1, bear a supplier’s label or a printed or stamped notice.
that there is a demand on the market for small
packages of mixtures of vegetable varieties of the same
This label or that notice shall contain the following information:
species. It is therefore necessary to establish detailed
requirements as regards such small packages.
(a) the words ‘EU rules and standards’;
(2)
Taking into account the demand in the Member States
concerned, this Decision should cover all species falling
(b) the name and address or the identification mark of the
within the scope of Directive 2002/55/EC. The
person responsible for affixing the label;
maximum size for such small packages should be
expressed as maximum net weight of the contained
(c) the year of sealing expressed as: ‘sealed… [year]’, or the year
seed, and as defined in Article 2(1)(g) of Directive
of the last sampling for the purposes of the last testing of
2002/55/EC.
germination expressed as: ‘sampled… [year]’; the indication
‘use before … [date]’ may be added;
(3) Detailed
rules
should
be
established
for
the
labelling
of
such small packages to ensure traceability and adequate
(d) the words ‘mixture of varieties of … [name of the species]’;
information of users.
(e) the denomination of the varieties;
(4) Member
States
should
report
to
the
Commission
by
the
end of 2012 on the application of this Decision in order
(f) the proportion of the varieties, expressed as net weight or as
to allow the Commission to assess the effectiveness of
number of seeds;
this Decision and to identify possible issues that may
need to be further addressed.
(g) the reference number of the lot given by the person
responsible for affixing the labels;
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
(h) the net or gross weight or number of seeds;
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,
(i) where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides,
pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
nature of the chemical treatment or additive and the
approximate ratio between the weight of clusters or pure
Article 1
seeds and the total weight.
Member States may authorise their own producers to place on
the market small packages of mixtures of standard seed of
Article 4
Member States shall report to the Commission on the appli
( 1 ) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33.
cation of this Decision by 31 December 2012.

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Official Journal of the European Union
24.3.2011
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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