Commission Decision

of 23 December 2005

on the continuation in the year 2006 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica and of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus idaeus L. under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2002, 2003 and 2004

(2005/949/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production [1],

Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/896/EC of 12 December 2001 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of fruit plants under Council Directive 92/34/EEC [2], and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Decision 2002/745/EC of 5 September 2002 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of fruit plants under Council Directive 92/34/EEC [3], and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Decision 2003/894/EC of 11 December 2003 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus idaeus L. pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC [4], and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision 2001/896/EC sets out the arrangements for the comparative trials and tests to be carried out under Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Prunus domestica from 2002 to 2006.

(2) Tests and trials carried out in 2002 to 2005 should be continued in 2006.

(3) Decision 2002/745/EC sets out the arrangements for the comparative trials and tests to be carried out under Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Prunus domestica from 2003 to 2007.

(4) Tests and trials carried out in 2003 to 2005 should be continued in 2006.

(5) Decision 2003/894/EC sets out the arrangements for the comparative trials and tests to be carried out under Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus idaeus L. from 2004 to 2008.

(6) Tests and trials carried out in 2004 and 2005 should be continued in 2006,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2002 and 2003 on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica shall be continued in 2006 in accordance with Decisions 2001/896/EC and 2002/745/EC respectively.

Community comparative trials and tests, which began in 2004 on propagating and planting material of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus idaeus L., shall be continued in 2006 in accordance with Decision 2003/894/EC.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2005/54/EC (OJ L 22, 26.1.2005, p. 16).

[2] OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 95.

[3] OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 65.

[4] OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 88.

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