2001/575/EC: Commission Decision of 13 July 2001 recognising Slovakia and Slovenia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al. (notified under document number C(2001) 1894)
Date: 2001-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, Slovenia, plant disease, plant health control, potato, seed

L 203/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.7.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 July 2001

recognising Slovakia and Slovenia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al.
ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al.

(notified under document number C(2001) 1894)

(2001/575/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
on protective measures against
the introduction into the
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
their spread within the Community (1), as last
and against
amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/EC (2), and in
particular Annex III, Part A, point 12 thereof,

Having regard to the requests made by Slovakia and Slovenia,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under the provisions of Annex III, Part A, point 12 of
Directive 2000/29/EC tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.,
other than seed potatoes and certain other potatoes
specified in Annex III, Part A, points 10 and 11, origin-
ating in certain European non-member countries other
than those recognised as being free from Clavibacter
michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieck-
erman et Kotthoff) Davis et al. may not be introduced
into the Member States.

appears

from official

information supplied by
It
Slovakia,
and from information collected during
missions carried out in this country in April 1998 and
April 2000 by the Food and Veterinary Office, that the
aforementioned harmful organism does not occur in
that country, and that Slovakia has applied a control,
inspection and testing procedure for the aforementioned
harmful organism on imports of potatoes and domestic
seed production.

It appears from official information supplied by Slovenia
in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and from information
collected during a mission carried out in this country in
June 1999 by the Food and Veterinary Office that the
aforementioned harmful organism does not occur in
that country, and that Slovenia has applied a control,

inspection and testing procedure for the aforementioned
harmful organism on imports of potatoes and domestic
seed production.

It can therefore be established that there is no risk of the
aforementioned harmful organism spreading.

This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent
findings that may show that the aforementioned harmful
organism is present in these countries.

The Commission will ensure that on a yearly basis
Slovakia and Slovenia make all technical
information
available that is necessary to assess the aforementioned
situation.

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

It is hereby declared that Slovakia and Slovenia are recognised
as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al.
ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 13 July 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 42.