No L 304/10 Official Journal of the European Communities | 27. 11. 96 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/72/EC of 18 November 1996 amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having régard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (?), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas Article G of the Treaty on European Union replaced the term ‘European Economic Community’ by the term ‘European Community’; whereas the abbrevi- ation ‘EEC’ should therefore be replaced by the abbrevi- ation ‘EC’; Whereas the abbreviation ‘EEC’ appears in certain provi- sions of Directives 66/400/EEC (%), 66/401/EEC (%), 66/402/EEC (), 66/403/EEC ("), 69/208/EEC(}), and 70/458/EEC (°) on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and in particular in relation to packages and the labelling of seeds; whereas it is therefore appropriate to replace the abbreviation ‘EEC’ by the abbreviation ‘EC’ in the said provisions; Whereas, however, large stocks of labels are usually ordered in advance and those still bearing the abbrevi- ation ‘EEC’ should, for a phasing-in period, continue to be allowed to be used, () OJ No C 157, 1. 6. 1996, p. 15. () OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996, p. 243. () Opinion delivered on 25 September 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2290/66. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Treaty of Accession. () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC (O] No L 76, 26. 3. 1996, . 21). ® !())j No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 95/6/EC (OJ No L 67, 25. 3. 1995, . 30). 0 pO_] No 1285, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2320/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 96/16/EC (O] No L 6, 9. 1. 1996, p. 19). (*) OJ No L 1689, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC (O] No L 76, 26. 3. 1996, p. 21). () OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC (O] No L 76, 26. 3. 1996, p. 21). HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directives  66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC shall be amended as follows: 1. In Directive 66/400/EEC, the abbreviation ‘EEC’ in: — Atrticle 2. 1. G, — Article 10 (1), (2) and (3), — Article 11 (1), — Article 11a (1) and (2), — Article 11b, — Article 14 (1) second indent, and — Annex III A I and B, title and point 1, shall be replaced by the abbreviation ‘EC. 2. In Directive 66/401/EEC, the abbreviation ‘EEC’ in: — Article 2. 1. F and G, — Article 9 (1), (2) and (3), — Article 10 (1), — Atrticle 10a (1) and (2), — Article 10b, — Article 13 (3), — Aurticle 14 (1) third indent, — Annex IVA I (a) 1 and (b) 1, and — Annex IV B, title, point (a) 1, point (b) 1 and point (©1,3 435 6and 7, shall be replaced by the abbreviation ‘EC’. 3. In Directive 66/402/EEC, the abbreviation ‘EEC’ in Annex IV A, (a) 1 shall be replaced by the abbreviation ‘EC’. 4. In Directive 66/403/EEC, the abbreviation ‘EEC’ in Annex III, A, 1 shall be replaced by the abbreviation ‘EC’. : 5. In Directive 69/208/EEC, the abbreviation ‘EEC’ in Annex IV, A, (a) 1 and Annex IV, A, (b) 1 shall be replaced by the abbreviation ‘EC’. 6. In Directive 70/458/EEC the abbreviation ‘EEC’ in: — Article 25 (1), and — Annex IV, A (a) 1 and B, (a) 1, shall be replaced by the abbreviation ‘EC’.