4.3.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 63/29 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 February 1998 amending Council Decision 95/514/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (98/172/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed ('), as last amended by Directive 96/72/EC (%) and in particular Atrticle 16(1) thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 95/514/EC of 29 November 1995 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third coun- tries (%), as last amended by Decision 97/33/EC (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas in its Decision 95/514/EC the Council deter- mined that field inspections carried out in certain coun- tries on seed producing crops of certain species satisfied the conditions laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC; Whereas in its Decision 95/514/EC the Council also determined that seed of certain species produced in certain third countries was equivalent to corresponding seed produced in the Community; Whereas for certain species those determinations include Turkey; Whereas an examination of the rules in Turkey and the manner in which they are applied has shown that in respect of the species listed in Directive 66/401/EEC the prescribed field inspections satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I to this Directive and the conditions governing seed harvested and controlled there afford the 1 () OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. () OJ L 304, 27. 11. 1996, p. 10. () OJ L 296, 9. 12. 1995, p. 34. () OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 31. same assurances as regards the seed’s characteristics, iden- tity, examination, marking and control as do the condi- tions applicable to such seed harvested and controlled within the Community; Whereas the existing equivalence for Turkey should therefore be extended accordingly; Whereas 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 In the entry relating to Turkey in Part I of the Annex to Decision 95/514/EC, ‘66/401/EEC’ is inserted after the entry relating to ‘66/400/EEC’. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 February 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission