2008/891/EC: Commission Decision of 26 November 2008 amending Decision 2003/61/EC authorising certain Member States to provide for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of seed potatoes originating in certain provinces of Canada (notified under document number C(2008) 7317)
Date: 2008-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, derogation from EU law, import, originating product, potato, seedling

29.11.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 November 2008

amending Decision 2003/61/EC authorising certain Member States to provide for temporary
derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of seed potatoes
originating in certain provinces of Canada

(notified under document number C(2008) 7317)

(Only the Greek, Spanish, Italian, Maltese and Portuguese texts are authentic)

(2008/891/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 Article 15(1) thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

situation

The
unchanged
continue to apply.

and

justifying
the

that
derogations

derogation
should

remains
therefore

Decision 2003/61/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, seed potatoes orig­
inating in Canada may not be introduced into the
Community. However, that Directive permits derogations
from that rule, provided there is no risk of spreading
harmful organisms.

Commission Decision 2003/61/EC (2), provides for a
derogation for the importation of seed potatoes originat­
ing in certain provinces of Canada into Greece, Spain,
Italy, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal subject
to specific
conditions.

(3)

Portugal has asked for an extension of that derogation.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Decision 2003/61/EC is amended as follows:

Article 1

1. Article 1(2)(c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c)

for the potato-marketing seasons from 1 February 2003
to 31 March 2003,
from 1 December 2003 to
31 March 2004, from 1 December 2004 to 31 March
2005, from 1 December 2005 to 31 March 2006, from
1 December 2006 to 31 March 2007, from 1 December
2007 to 31 March 2008, from 1 December 2008 to
31 March 2009, from 1 December 2009 to 31 March
2010 and from 1 December 2010 to 31 March 2011.’;

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 31.

2. In Article 15 ‘31 March 2008’

2011’.

is replaced by ‘31 March

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This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic
of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta and the Portuguese Republic.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 26 November 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission