{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-198/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/198",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 April 2010 releasing Latvia from certain obligations to apply Council Directives 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb., Brassica nigra (L.) Koch and Helianthus annuus L. (notified under document C(2010) 2042) (Only the Latvian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/198/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-198",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 6 April 2010\nreleasing Latvia from certain obligations to apply Council Directives 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb., Brassica nigra (L.) Koch and Helianthus annuus L.\n(notified under document C(2010) 2042)\n(Only the Latvian text is authentic)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2010/198/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed, and in particular Article 23a thereof,\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 28 thereof,\nHaving regard to the application submitted by Latvia,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirectives 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC set out certain provisions for the marketing of cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre plants. Those Directives also provide that, subject to certain conditions, Member States may be wholly or partially released from the obligation to apply the provisions of those Directives in respect of certain species.\n(2)\nLatvia has applied for release from their obligations in respect of Avena strigosa Schreb., Brassica nigra (L.) Koch, and partially in respect of Helianthus annuus L.\n(3)\nThe seed of Avena strigosa Schreb, Brassica nigra (L.) Koch and Helianthus annuus L. is not normally reproduced or marketed in Latvia. In addition, its economic importance in the abovementioned country is not significant. Due to climatic conditions, no production of seed of Helianthus annuus L. exists in Latvia; the seed for sowing is imported from other countries and the yield is used for feed purposes only.\n(4)\nAs long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member State should be released from the obligation to apply the provisions of Directives 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC to the species in question.\n(5)\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",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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