20.9.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 252/33 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 16 September 2002 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/ EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55[EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC (notified under document number C(2002) 3350) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/756/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 2001/64/EC (), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (*), as last amended by Directive 2001/64/EC, and in particular Article 20(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propaga- tion of the vine (), as last amended by Directive 2002/11/ EC (°), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed (%), as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/111/EC (), and in particular Article 20(4) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed (), and in particular Article 26(3) thereof, () O] 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. () OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 60. () 0] 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. () OJL93,17.4.1968, p. 15. () OJL 53, 23.2.2002, p. 20. (9 OJL157,10.6.1992, p. 1. () OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 43. (¥ OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12. Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (), and in particular Article 43(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (*°), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants ('), as last amended by Directive 2002/68/EC (*3), and in particular Article 23(3) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193JEEC, 92 33JEEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55[EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57[EC provide for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community compara- tive trials and tests of seed and propagating material. (2)  Adequate representativity of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants. (3)  Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as seeds of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclu- sions may be drawn therefrom. () OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33. (1 O] L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60. (") OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. () OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 32.