7. 8. 90 Official Journal of the European Comrmunities No'L 208/27 (Acts whoss publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL 'COUNCIL DECISION of 27 July 1990 amending the Seventh Decision 85/355/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and the Seventh Decision 85/356/EEC on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (90/402/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing -the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed('), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC (%), and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of ‘14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (%), as last- amended by Commission Directive 89/100/EEC (¥), and in particular Article 16 (1) (b) thereof,: Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal ‘seed (%), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/2/EEC (¢), and in particular Article 16 (1).(b) thereof; - Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC .of 30 June 1969, on the marketing of seed and oil and fibre () O No 125, 11..7. 1966, p. 2290/66.. () O] No L 187, 16.°7. 1988, p. 31. (J’OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66." (9 OJ No L 38, 10. 2. 1989, p. 36. () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. () OJ No L 5, 7. 1. 1989, p. 31. plants ("), as last amended by Directive 88/380/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (b) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in its Decision 85/355/EEC (®), as last-amended - by Commission Decision 89/575/EEC (°), the Council determined that field inspections carried out in certain third countries on seed-producing crops of certain-species satisfied the conditions  laid down in- Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC ; Whereas, in-its Decision 85/356/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 89/532/EEC ("), the Council determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries was equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the - Community ; Whereas Decisions 85/355/EEC and 85/356/EEC expire on 30 June 1990 ; whereas it is therefore necessary to extend the period of application of these Decisions; Whereas for most third countries this extension should be for the. five years usually accorded by seed equivalence decisions ; whereas, however, in the case of Austria and, for lucerne and sunflower, Australia, additional informa- tion -has been requested and the extension should be. limited to a period necessary to examine and assess this information, without prejudice to a possible extension pending the outcome of this examination and assess- ment ; () OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. () OJ No L. 195, 26. 7. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 321, 4. 11.71989, p. 52. () OJ No L 195, 26. 7. 1985, p. 20. (") OJ No L 279, 28. 9. 1989, p. 34.