3. 1. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 2/19 COUNCIL DECISION of 19 December 1984 on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (85/4/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 the 1979 Act of Accession (}), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (%), as last amended by Directive 82/287/EEC (¥), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof, . Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (%), as last amended by Directive 81/561/EEC (%), and in parti- cular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 ~June 1969 on the marketing of seed oil and fibre plants (%), as last amended by Directive 82/727/EEC (¥, and in particular Article 15(1)(a) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas there are rules on seed control in Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Czechoslo- vakia, Cyprus, the German Democratic Republic, Spain, Hungary, Israel, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Chile, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, the United States of America, Yugoslavia and South Africa; whereas these rules provide for official field inspection to be carried out during the period of seed production ; () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2290/66. () OJ No L 291, 19. 11. 1979, p. 17. () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. () OJ No L 131, 13. 5. 1982, p. 24. () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. () OJ No L 203, 23. 7. 1981, p. 52. () O No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. () OJ No L 310, 25. 10. 1982, p. 21. Whereas an examination of these rules and the - manner in which they are applied has shown that the prescribed field inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to each of the abovementioned Directives ; \ Whereas Decision 80/817/EEC (°), as last amended by. Decision 84/184/EEC (%), which established equiva- lences for field inspections in the abovementioned countries, expires on 31 December 1984 ; whereas, therefore, a new regime is necessary ; Whereas the implementation of a new regime will be not possible before 1 July 1985 ; whereas the validity of Decision 80/817/EEC should therefore be extended as a result, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 In Article 3 of Decision 80/817/EEC ‘31 December 1984’ is hereby replaced by ‘30 jJune 1985’. , Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1984, For the Council The President P. O'TOOLE () OJ No L 240, 12. 9. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 87, 30. 3. 1984, p. 25.