L 320/50 Official Journal of the European Union 8.12.2005 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 6 December 2005 releasing Denmark and Slovenia from certain obligations for marketing of forest reproductive material under Council Directive 1999/105/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 4727) (Only the Danish and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2005/871/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 1999/105EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material ('), and in particular Article 20 thereof, Having regard to the requests submitted by Denmark and Slovenia, Whereas: (1)  Under Directive 1999/105/EC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of forest reproductive material set out in that Directive. ()  Denmark and Slovenia have applied for release from their obligations in respect of certain tree species. (3)  Since forest reproductive material of those species is not normally reproduced or marketed there and the growing of forest trees of those species is of minimal economic importance to them, Denmark and Slovenia should be released from the obligations to under Directive () O] L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17. 1999/105/EC in respect of the species and forest repro- ductive material in question. (4)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri- culture, Horticulture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Denmark and Slovenia are released from the obligation to apply Directive 1999/105/EC, with the exception of Article 17(1) to the species listed in the Annex to this Decision. Atrticle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Slovenia. Done at Brussels, 6 December 2005. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission