L 104/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.4.1999 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 1999 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of certain species not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC or 69/208/EEC (notified under document number C(1999) 793) (1999/264/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 98/96/EC (%), and in particular Atrticle 17 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (}), as last amended by Directive 1999/8/EC (*), and in particular Article 17 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (%), as last amended by Directive 98/96/CE, and in particular Article 16 thereof, Having regard to the requests submitted by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden, (1)  Whereas in the abovementioned Member States the quantity of available seed of all categories of spring varieties of fodder plants, cereals or oil plants which satisfies the requirements of the said Direct- 1 () OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. () OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27. () OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. () OJ L 50, 26.2.1999, p. 26. () OJ L 169, 10.7.1969, p. 3. ives in relation to the germination capacity, or in the case of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden in so far as cereal seed of the category ‘certified seed’ is concerned, also the conditions in respect of field inspection and in the case of Finland as far as cereal seed of the category ‘certi- fied seed’ is concerned also the maximum number of generations following ‘basic seed’, is insufficient and is therefore not adequate to meet these coun- tries’ needs; Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with seed from other Member States, or from third countries, satisfying all the require- ments laid down in the Directives; Whereas Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Neth- erlands, Finland and Sweden should therefore be authorised to permit for a period expiring on 30 June 1999 the marketing of seed of spring varieties of fodder plants, cereals or oil plants subject to less stringent requirements; Whereas, moreover, other Member States which are able to supply Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland or Sweden with seed not satisfying the requirements of the Directives should be authorised to permit the marketing of such seed;