18. 2. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 49/35 COMMISSION DECISION of 29 December 1986 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the German text is authentic) (87/118/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (), as last amended by Directive 86/15S/EEC (3), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof, Having regard to the application lodged by the Federal Republic of Germany, Whereas, pursuant to the first sentence of Article 15 (1) of the said Directive and without prejudice to the provisions of the second sentence of Article 15 (1) concerning the varieties officially accepted in Spain, seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1984 in at least one of the Member States and which also meet the conditions laid down in the said Directive is, with effect from 31 December 1986, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to variety in the Community; whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (5), this rule also applies to seed and propagating material of varieties which have been the subject of notifications or declarations referred to in the said provisions; whereas certain varieties of oats and maize officially accepted in Spain have been the subject of such declarations within the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Mate- rial ; Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propa- gating material of certain varieties ; Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has applied for such authorization for a certain number of varieties of oats and maize ; () OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1. () O] No L 118, 7. 5. 1986, p. 23. Whereas the varieties of oats concerned are of the winter type ; whereas the varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index of over 350 ; whereas it is well known that the varieties of winter oats and the varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class index of over 350 are not yet suitable for cultivation for all kinds of utilization in the Federal Republic of Germany (second subparagraph of Article 15 (3) (c) of the said Directive); Whereas, therefore, the application of the Federal Repu- blic of Germany in respect of these varieties should be granted in full; ‘ Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horti- culture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the follo- wing varieties listed in the 1987 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species : Cereals 1. Avena sativa L. AC 1, Blancanieves, Blenda, Cartuja, Nina, PA 101, PA 102, PA 105, Prevision, Roja de Argelia, Saia 6.