30. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 87/25 COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 22 March 1984 amending Decision 80/817/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops (84/184/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 78/692/EEC (3, and in parti- cular 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 83/116/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 83/116/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (a) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in Decision 80/817/EEC (%), as amended by Decision 82/601/EEC (°), the Council declared that field inspections carried out in 23 third countries on () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2259/66. ) O] No L 236, 26. 8. 1978, p. 13. 5 OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. 9 OJ No L 76, 22. 3. 1983, p. 21. OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. O] No L 203, 27. 7. 1981, p. 52. O] No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. O] No L 240, 12. 9. 1980, p. 1. OJ No L 247, 23. 8. 1982, p. 1. seed-producing crops of certain species satisfy the conditions laid down in the said Directives ; Whereas this declaration of equivalence is valid only until 30 June 1983; whereas work concerning its renewal, in particular a study of the current situation in each beneficiary country and experiments on the subject, is under way; Whereas, pending the outcome of this work, the validity of that declaration of equivalence should be extended for an adequate period, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 In Article 3 of Decision 80/817/EEC ‘30 June 1983’ is hereby replaced by ‘31 December 1984, Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 March 1984. For the Council The President C. FITERMAN