No L 203/108 Official Journal of the European Communities 26.7.91 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 25 June 1991 amending Directive 86/109/EEC limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants which has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’ (91/376/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Directive 66/401/EEC of the Council of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('), as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (%), and in parti- cular Article 3 (3) thereof, Having regard to Commission Directive 86/109/EEC (%), as amended by Directive 89/424/EEC (%), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas Directive 66/401/EEC allows the marketing of basic seed, certified seed and commercial seed of certain species of fodder plants; Whereas Article 3 (3) of Directive 66/401/EEC authorizes the Commission to prohibit the marketing of seed unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’ ; Whereas, accordingly, Directive 86/109/EEC (%), inter alia, limits the marketing of seed of particular species of fodder plants to seed which has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’; HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Whereas for some of the species referred to in Directive 86/109/EEC this marketlng restriction applies as from 1 July 1991 ; whereas it now appears that, for a number of these species, Member States will not be in a position, at that date, to produce sufficient basic seed and certified seed to satisfy the demand for seed within the Commu- nity ; Whereas, nevertheless, Member States which have offici- ally accepted varieties of the relevant species should encourage the production of seed thereof for official certi- fication as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’; Whereas the Commission will explore appropriate means to encourage the marketing of the seed so produced; Whereas it is therefore appropriate to provide for certain transitional arrangements until sufficient basic seed and certified seed of these species can be produced; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri- culture, Horticulture and Forestry, Article 1 Directive 86/109/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 3 is replaced by the following : ‘Article 3 Member States shall provide that from 1 July 1991 it shall not be permitted to place on the market seed of : — Alopecurus pratensis L. — Arrbenatherum elatius (L) Beauv. ex J.S. and K.B. Presl — Bromus catharticus Vahl — Bromus sitchensis Trin. — Lupinus luteus — Lupinus angustifolius L. — Poa nemoralis L. — Trisetum flavescens (L) Beauv. — Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. — Sinapis alba L — meadow foxtail — tall oatgrass — rescu grass — Alaska brome-grass — vyellow lupin, varieties other than bitter — blue lupin — wood meadowgrass — golden oatgrass — California bluebell — white mustard unless it has been officially certified as “basic seed” or “certified seed”’ " () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 48. ) O] No L 93, 8. 4. 1986, p. 21 () OJ No L 196, 12. 7. 1989, p. 0.