25.4.78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 113/13 FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed (78/387/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (), as last amended by Directive 78/55/EEC (2), and in particular Article 21a thereof, Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge, Annexes I, II and III to the said Directive should be amended for the reasons set out below; ’ Whereas the conditions for the certification of maize seed should be adapted to the existing international schemes for the varietal certification of seed; Whereas, in order to improve the quality of seeds, provision should be made for the conditions as regards previous cropping; Whereas, in order to improve the genetic value of seeds, provision should be made for varietal purity standards which the crop must satisfy in the case of some further species; Whereas certain standards to be satisfied by rice seed should be adapted to the seed quality normally achieved; Whereas, in order to satisfy the conditions for offidial examination of seed carried out in accordance with current international methods, it is necessary to revise certain provisions; Whereas it has not been possible in the present situation to provide for a full harmonization within the Community of the conditions applicable to the presence of Avena fatua; whereas however an attempt shall be made before 1 July 1983 to strengthen the conditions laid down in this respect in Directive 66/402/EEC in order to achieve full harmonization; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculeure, Horticulture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: - Article 1 Directive 66/402/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Annex I shall read as follows: ‘ANNEX I CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP 1- The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the production of seeds of the species and variety of the crop, and the field shall be sufficiently free from such plants which are volunteers from previous cropping. 2. The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neigh- bouring sources of pollen which may result in undesiderable foreign pollination: (1) O] No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. (2) OJ No L 16, 20. 1. 1978, p. 23.