. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/59 
19 March 2004 
 (04-1232) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax: 0032 2 299 80 43, E-mail: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Seed of soya bean 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Decision providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Glycine max 
not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 2002/57/EC, (5 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   The Decision authorises the Member States to permit the 
marketing of seed of soya beans subject to less stringent requirements for a limited period 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   In 
Italy the quantity of availa ble seed of soya bean ( Glycine max)  suitable to the national 
climatic conditions and which satisfies the ge rmination capacity requirements of Directive 
2002/57/EC is insufficient and is therefore not ad equate to meet the needs of that Member 
State. It is not possible to meet the demand for seed of these species satisfactorily with seed 
from other Member States or from third countri es which satisfies all the requirements laid 
down in Directive 2002/57/EC. Therefore Member  States should be permitted to allow 
placing on the market of seed of soya beans subject to less stringent requirements for a 
limited  period. The urgency of the measure is due to the short time period between seed 
certification exercise, when the shortage was identified, and the sowing season. 
8. Relevant documents:   doc. SANCO/734/04      
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }26 March 2004 G/TBT/N/EEC/59 
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10. Final date for comments:   8 days from the date of notification      
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax: 0032 2 299 80 43, 
E-mail: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int  
 