Commission Decision

of 8 February 2005

on the continuation in the year 2005 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2003

(2005/117/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 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 [2], and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) 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.

(2) Tests and trials carried out in 2003 and 2004 should be continued in 2005,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2003 on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica shall be continued in 2005 in accordance with Decision 2002/745/EC.

Done at Brussels, 8 February 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 Directive 2003/111/EC (OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 12).

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

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