No L 38/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 89 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE ‘of 20 January 1989 amending Annex II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (89/100/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, ’ Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC(3), and in particular Argicle 21a thereof, Whereas, by reason of the conditions of its cultivation and its morphological characteristics, seed of meadow foxtail (Alopecurus  pratensis) contains a relatively high proportion of seed of poa species; Whereas, for seed of meadow foxtail, it is accordingly difficult to obtain, in relation to seed of poa species, the 1 % maximum content by weight of seeds or a single other plant species laid down in Annex II to Directive 66/401/EEC ; ' Whereas for seed of tall oatgrass (Arrbenatherum elatius) and golden oatgrass (Trisetum flavescens), which display similar morphological characteristics, this 1 % maximum does not apply to seed of poa species; Whereas, in the light of the development of technical knowledge, it is therefore appropriate to amend Annex II to Directive 66/401/EEC in order to make the same provision for seed of meadow foxtail ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for - Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. OJ No L 187, 16. 7. 1988, p. 31. . HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: . Article 1 In Annex II to Directive 66/401/EEC, part I, section 2 (A) (‘Table’), column 6 (‘Analytical purity — Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) — - A single species’), after ‘1,0° given for Alopecurus pratensis, (f) is added. Article 2 Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1990. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 January 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission