2005/870/EC: Commission Decision of  6 December 2005  recognising Bulgaria as being free from  Clavibacter michiganensis  (Smith) Davis  et al . ssp.  sepedonicus  (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis  et al .  (notified under document number C(2005) 4722)
Date: 2005-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, import restriction, parasitology, plant disease, plant health control, plant health legislation, potato, seedling

7.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 319/9

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 December 2005

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

(notified under document number C(2005) 4722)

(2005/870/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in
and against
particular Annex III, Part A, point 12 thereof,

Having regard to the request made by Bulgaria,

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

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

This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent
findings that may show that the organism is present in
Bulgaria.

The Commission will ensure that Bulgaria makes all
technical
is necessary to
information available that
continue to assess the aforementioned situation.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

(1)

(2)

Under the provisions of Annex III, Part A, point 12 of
Directive 2000/29/EC tubers of species of Solanum L. and
their hybrids, other than seed potatoes and certain other
potatoes specified in Annex III, Part A, points 10 and 11,
originating in certain European third countries other than
those recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiga-
nensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman
and Kotthoff) Davis
called the
al.
organism), or,
in which provisions are recognised as
equivalent to the Community provisions on combating
the organism, may not be introduced into the Member
States.

(hereinafter

et

It appears from official information supplied by Bulgaria
and from information collected during missions carried
out in this country in March 2004 and March 2005 by
the Food and Veterinary Office, that the organism does
not occur in that country and that Bulgaria has applied a
control,
the
inspection and testing procedure
organism on imports of potatoes and domestic seed
and ware potato production.

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Directive 2005/77/EC (OJ L 296, 12.11.2005, p. 17).