24. 1. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 18/19 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1990 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany and the Hellenic Republic¢ to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species and amending certain Decisions authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German and Greek texts are authentic) (91/37/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural species ("), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (3, and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof, Having regard to Commission Decision 75/576/EEC (%), and in particular Article 2 thereof and the corresponding provisions of Commission Decisions 79/92/EEC (%), 82/949/EEC (), 84/23/EEC (%), 85/59/EEC(), 85/624/ EEC (%), 87/110/EEC (%), 87/118/EEC (%), 88/94/EEC ("), 89/77/EEC(') and 89/589/EEC (%) authorizing the () OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1. () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 4. () OJ No L 253, 30. 9. 1975, p. 36. () OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1979, p. 14. () O No L 383, 31. 12. 1982, p. 27. (9 OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1984, p. 19. () OJ No L 23, 26. 1. 1985, p. 44. () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1985, p. 20. () OJ No L 48, 17. 2. 1987, p. 27. (% OJ No L 49, 18. 2. 1987, p. 3. () OJ No L 56, 2. 3. 1988, p. 40. () OJ No L 30, 1. 2. 1989, p. 72. () OJ No L 331, 16. 11. 1989, p. 46. Federal Republic of Germany inter alia to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species, Having regard to the applications lodged by Germany and Greece, Whereas, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1988 in at least one of the Member States and which also meets the conditions laid down in Direc- tive 70/457/EEC is, with effect from 31 December 1990, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to the variety in the Community; ' Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of Directive 70/457/EEC provides that, in the cases set out in Article 15 (3), a Member State may be authorized, upon application, to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties ; Whereas the application of Germany concerns varieties of maize with a Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) maturity class index over 350 ; wheteas it is well known that varieties of maize with an FAO maturity class index over 350 are not at present suitable for cultivation in Germany (Article 15 (3) (c), second case, of Directive 70/457/EEC); whereas, therefore, the application of Germany in respect of these varieties should be granted in full ;