11. 1. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 8/9 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) " COMMISSION COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 15 December 1988 determining the groups of varieties of spinach beet and beetroot referred to crop isolation conditions of Annex I to Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed (89/14/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE BUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC (3, .and in particular the final sentence of Annex I (4) (A) thereof, Whereas Commission Directive 87/481/EEC (}) amended the conditions laid down in Annex I (4) to Directive 70/458/EEC for crop isolation - for the production of spinach beet seed and beetroot seed; Whereas, according to Directive 87/481/EEC, the ‘minimum distance from neighbouring plants of the same sub-species which might result in undesirable foreign pollination depends on whether the spinach beet or beetroot crop is of a variety belonging to the same group of varieties as those plants; Whereas it is therefore necessary to determine the groups of varieties of spinach beet and beetroot referred to in Annex 1 (4)(A) of Directive 70/458/EEC ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing () OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7. () OJ No L 187, 16. 7. 1988, p. 31. () OJ No L 273, 26. 9. 1987, p. 45. Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : .. Article 1 The groups of varieties' of spinach beet and beetroot referred to in Annex I (4) (A) of Directive 70/458/EEC are those listed in the Annex to this Directive. 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, 15 December 1988. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President