Commission Directive 1999/53/EC of 26 May 1999 amending Annex III to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
Date: 1999-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, intra-EU trade, parasitology, plant health control, plant health legislation, protection of plant life

5. 6. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 142/29

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/53/EC

of 26 May 1999

amending Annex III to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures
against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or
plant products and against their spread within the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21
December 1976 on protective measures against the intro-
duction into the Community of organisms harmful to
plants or plant products and against their spread within
the Community (1), as last amended by Commission
Directive 98/2/EC (2), and in particular Article 13, second
paragraph, third indent, thereof,

(1) Whereas by Commission Directive 92/76/EEC (3),
as last amended by Directive 98/100/EC (4), Greece
and France (Corsica) were provisionally recognised
as protected zones against unknown non-European
harmful organisms on fruits of Citrus L., Fortu-
nella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids;
whereas Italy was also provisionally recognised as a
protected zone against unknown non-European
harmful organisms on fruits of Citrus L., Fortu-
nella Swingle, Poncirus Raf., and their hybrids,
except Citrus paradisi Macf.; whereas Commission
Directive 95/40/EC (5) extended this provisional
recognition only until 1 April 1996; whereas the
provisions in Directive 77/93/EEC relating to the
said protected zones are therefore obsolete and
should be repealed for the sake of legal clarity;

(2) Whereas this amendment is in accordance with the
requests of the Member States concerned;

(3) Whereas,

therefore,

to
Directive 77/93/EEC should be amended accord-
ingly;

the relevant Annex III

Article 1

Annex III Part B to Directive 77/93/EEC, points 2 and 3
are deleted.

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with this Directive no later than 15 July 1999. They shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall
contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompa-
nied by such reference at the time of their official publi-
cation. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted
by Member States.

2. Member States shall immediately communicate to
the Commission the main provisions of domestic law
which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
The Commission shall inform the other Member States
thereof.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 May 1999.

(4) Whereas

in this
the measures provided for
Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the
Standing Committee on Plant Health,

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 20.
(2) OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 34.
(3) OJ L 305, 21.10.1992, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 351, 29.12.1998, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 182, 2.8.1995, p. 14.