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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of4September1991
amendingDecision88/324/EECestablishingtheamendments tobemadein
respectofpotatoes,tothemeasurestakenbyDenmarktoprotectitselfagainst
theintroductionofCorynebacterium sepedonicum
(OnlytheDanishtextisauthentic)
(91/488/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective80/665/EECof24
June1980onthecontrolofpotatoringrot('),andin
particularArticle9(2)thereof,
Havingregardtothecommunication madebyDenmark
on15November1985,
WhereasDenmarkhasimplemented aprogrammeto
eradicateCorynebacterium sepedonicum,theagent
causingbacterialringrotinpotatoesandknowntooccur
inDenmark;
WhereasDenmarkadopted,withintheframeworkofthis
programme,on28September1984,the'Landbrugsminis­
terietsbekendtgørelsenr.499omlæggekartofler'(Ministry
ofAgricultureOrderNo499concerningseedpotatoes)as
replacedon11December1987bythe'Landbrugsministe­
rietsbekendtg0relse nr.795omlæggekartofler'(Ministry
ofAgricultureOrderNo795concerningseedpotatoes),
on29August1985,the'Landbrugsministeriets bekend­
tgørelsenr.395omkonsumkartofler '(MinistryofAgricul­
tureOrderNo395concerningpotatoesforconsumption ),
and,on11December1987,the'Landbrugsministeriets
bekendtgørelse nr.820omindførselogudførselafplanter
m.m.'(MinistryofAgricultureOrderNo820onimports
andexportsofplantsetc.)whichsupplemented therele­
vantprovisionsofthepreviousOrders;Whereastheseprovisionsmainlylaydownthatpotatoes
importedintoDenmark,otherthanthoseimportedfor
consumptionbetween15Apriland30Juneoftheyearof
production,arerequired:
—tobederivedindirectlinefrompropagatingmaterial
whichhasitsoriginindisease-freepotatomeristems,
and
—nottohavebeenincontactduringproduction,
harvesting,storage,gradingortransportwithtubersof
otherorigins;
WhereaspursuanttotheseOrders,potatoesfromother
MemberStatesmaynolongerbeimportedintoDenmark,
unlesstheymeettheaforementioned requirements ;
WhereasDenmarkhasjustifiedthesemeasuresbythe
needtoensurethattheeffectiveness ofitseradication
programmeisnotjeopardizedbypossiblereinfectionsof
itsownpotatoproductionthroughcontactswithpotatoes
ofuncertainoriginasregardstheirhealthstandard;
WhereasbyCommission Decision88/324/EEC(2)
DenmarkwasrequiredtoamendtheOrdersof29August
1985and11December1987;
Whereas,inthisDecision,itwasestablishedthatitwas
prudenttoallowDenmark,torequireforalimitedperiod,
certainadditionalsafeguards,sincetechnicalexamination
whichisnecessaryfortheassessmentofthejustification
givenbyDenmarkwasnotcompletedatthattime;
(')OJNoL180,14.7.1980,p.30. 0OJNoL147,14.6.1988,p.84.

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WhereasthisDecisioniswithoutprejudicetoanyfurther
actionwhichmightbedecidedasaresultofthecon­
tinuingtechnicalexaminationoftheDanishmeasures;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheStandingCommittee
onPlantHealth,Whereas,inparticular,therewasinsufficientinformation
toassesswhetherseedpotatoesoriginatinginpartsofthe
CommunitywhereCorynebacterium sepedonicumisnot
knowntooccur,andwhichhavebeenofficiallycertified
underCouncilDirective66/403/EEC('),aslastamended
byCommissionDirective91/127/EEC(2),maypresenta
potentialriskfortheeffectivenessoftheDanisheradica­
tionprogramme ;
Whereas,byDecision90/112/EEC(3),theperiod
mentionedinDecision88/324/EECbywhichDenmark
wasallowedtorequireadditionalsafeguardsinrespectof
bothseedpotatoesandpotatoesforconsumptonwas
extendeduntil30June1991;
Whereasitisstillnotpossibletoassessfullythatriskas
wellasthatpresentedbypotatoesforconsumption ;
WhereastheperiodduringwhichDenmarkshouldbe
allowedtorequirecertainsafeguards,inrespectofboth
seedpotatoesandpotatoesforconsumptionshouldbe
extended;
Whereasthesafeguardsshallbereconsideredattheexpiry
oftheaforementioned limitedperiod,withaviewto
establishinguniformstandardsandrulesagainsttheintro­
ductionorspreadofCorynebacterium sepedonicum,appli­
cabletoallMemberStates:HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
InArticle1(2)ofDecision88/324/EEC,'30June1991'is
replacedby'31December1992'.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofDenmark.
DoneatBrussels,4September1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2320/66.0OJNoL60,7.3.1991,p.18.
(3)OJNoL67,15.3.1990,p.49.