29.4.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 109/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 8 March 2005 releasing the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland from the obligation to apply to certain species Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC and 2002/57[EC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively (notified under document number C(2005) 525) (Only the Czech, Estonian, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese and Polish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/325[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (2), and in particular Article 23a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (3), and in particular Article 18a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 Decem- ber 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (4), and in particular Article 20 thereof, (1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Direc- tive 2004/117/EC (O] L 14, 18.1.2005, p. 18). (?) 0J 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by Direc- tive 2004/117[EC. () OJ L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1). (4 OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17. Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57 EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (°), and in par- ticular Article 28 thereof, Having regard to the requests submitted by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland, Whereas: (1)  Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 1999/105/EC and 2002/57/EC set out certain provisions for the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, mate- rial for the propagation of the vine, forest reproductive material and seed of oil and fibre plants. Those Directives also provide that, subject to certain conditions, Member States may be wholly or partly released from the obliga- tion to apply those Directives in respect of certain species or material. (2)  Seed of the species set out in Parts I, Il and V of the Annex is not normally reproduced or marketed in certain Mem- ber States. In addition, the growing of vines and the mar- keting of propagating material set out in the Part IIl of the Annex are of the minimal economic importance in certain Member States. The tree species set out in Part IV of the Annex are also not important for forestry purposes in cer- tain Member States. (°) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/61/EC (O] L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).