
Article 1 
The official examinations as regards distinctness, stability and uniformity of the varieties of the species listed in Annex I carried out in Croatia by the Authority specified in Annex I shall be considered to afford the same assurances as those carried out by the Member States, if they satisfy the conditions set out in Annex II.
Article 2 
Amendments to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2).
Article 3 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’, set up by Article 1 of Council Decision 66/399/EEC.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
3. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
4. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 July 2006.
For the Council
The President
J. KORKEAOJA
ANNEX I

Authority Species
Institute for Seed and Seedlings, Osijek Hordeum vulgare L.Triticum aestivum L.Zea Mays L.
ANNEX II
1. The acceptance of varieties as regards the assessment of distinctness, stability and uniformity shall be based on the results of official examinations.

2. 

— listed in the Common Catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, or
— which, without being listed in the abovementioned catalogue, have been accepted or submitted for acceptance in a Member State of the Community, either for certification and marketing, or for certification for other countries.

3. The minimum characteristics to be taken into account and the minimum conditions to be complied with when examining certain varieties of the species of agricultural plants shall be those set out in Commission Directive 2003/90/EC.
