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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-310/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/310",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 15 April 2005 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Glycine max not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 2002/57/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 1137) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/310/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 15 April 2005\nproviding for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Glycine max not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 2002/57/EC\n(notified under document number C(2005) 1137)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2005/310/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, and in particular Article 21(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn Austria the quantity of available seed of soya bean (Glycine max) suitable to the national climatic conditions and which satisfies the germination capacity requirements of Directive 2002/57/EC is insufficient and is therefore not adequate to meet the needs of that Member State.\n(2)\nIt is not possible to meet the demand for seed of these species satisfactorily with seed from other Member States or from third countries which satisfies all the requirements laid down in Directive 2002/57/EC.\n(3)\nAccordingly, Austria should be authorised to permit the marketing of seed of that species subject to less stringent requirements for a period expiring on 15 June 2005.\n(4)\nIn addition, other Member States irrespective of whether the seed was harvested in a Member State or in a third country covered by Council Decision 2003/17/EC of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the equivalence of seed produced in third countries which are in a position to supply Austria with seed of that species, should be authorised to permit the marketing of such seed.\n(5)\nIt is appropriate that Austria act as coordinator in order to ensure that the total amount of seed authorised pursuant to this Decision does not exceed the maximum quantity covered by this Decision.\n(6)\nThe 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,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC (OJ L 14, 18.1.2005, p. 18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 10. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 885/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}