. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/55 
10 February 2004  
 
(04-0520) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Seed mixtures intended 
for use as fodder plants 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Decision on conditions for the placing on the market of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder plants (2 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   This Decision provides for c onditions for the production, the 
inspection of the production and labelling of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder 
plants, in addition to the conditions  set out in Directive 66/401/EEC. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Pursuant to Directive 66/401/EEC, seed in mixt ures intended for use as fodder plants may 
be placed on the market if, in addition to the provisions on sealing and marking of the packages, the various components of the mixture comply, before mixing, with the Community marketing regulations applicable to  them.  The aim of Directive 66/401/EEC is 
to ensure that seeds marketed meet established quality standards and that crops harvested 
from such seeds are of good quality in terms of an imal feed.  In order to meet the obligation 
imposed by the Council (through Directive 98/95/EC), the Commission establishes such additional measures.  
8. Relevant documents:   Doc. SANCO/4554/03fin 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }End March 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   50 days from the date of notification G/TBT/N/EEC/55 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, Fax:  0032 2 299 80 43, 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
 
 