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Official Journal of the European Union
7.1.2012
DIRECTIVES
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2012/1/EU
of 6 January 2012
amending Annex I to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the conditions to be satisfied by the
crop Oryza sativa
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
‘A. Oryza sativa:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
The number of plants which are recognisable as
Union,
obviously being infected by Fusarium fujikuroi shall not
exceed:
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June
1966 on the marketing of cereal seed ( 1 ), and in particular
— 2 per 200 m 2 for the production of basic seed,
Article 21a thereof,
— 4 per 200 m 2 for the production of certified seed,
Whereas:
first generation,
(1) Recent
information
and
studies
from
Member
States
have
— 8 per 200m
shown the need to introduce a threshold for the presence

2 for the production of certified seed,
second generation.
of plants infected by Fusarium fujikuroi in fields where
seed of Oryza sativa is produced, since Fusarium fujikuroi
causes damage to rice and is not susceptible to efficient
The number of plants which are recognisable as
treatment with the available plant protection products.
obviously being wild or red-grain plants shall not exceed:
Those studies have also shown the need to reduce the
presence of wild or red-grain plants in fields where seed
— 0 for the production of basic seed,
of Oryza sativa is produced, since under the current
threshold the yield and quality of rice seed are
significantly decreased.
— 1 per 100 m 2 for the production of certified seed,
first and second generation,’
(2)
In view of that, a threshold for the presence of plants
infected by Fusarium fujikuroi, in fields where seed of
Article 2
Oryza sativa is produced, should be introduced and the
threshold for the presence of wild or red-grain plants, in
Transposition
fields where seed of Oryza sativa is produced, should be
1. Member
States
shall
bring
into
force
the
laws,
regulations
reduced for the production of the category of certified
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
seed. Those thresholds should be set on the basis of the
Directive by 31 May 2012 at the latest. They shall forthwith
studies carried out by Members States.
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions
and a correlation table between those provisions and this
(3) Directive
66/402/EEC
should
therefore
be
amended Directive.
accordingly.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Directive
are
in a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,
2. Member
States
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
the
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
texts of the main provisions of national law, which they adopt
in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 1
Amendments to Directive 66/402/EEC
Article 3
In Annex I to Directive 66/402/EEC, point 3.A. is replaced by
Entry into force
the following:
This Directive shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
( 1 ) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66.
Union.

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7.1.2012 Official
Journal
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European
Union
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Article 4
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 January 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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