CELEX: 51988PC0460
Language: en
Date: 1988-09-08
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 77/93/EEC ON PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION INTO THE MEMBER STATES OF ORGANISMS HARMFUL TO PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS

No C 254/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                30. 9. 88
                                                               II
                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
             Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures
             against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant
                                                            products
                                                      COM(88) 460 final
                                     (Submitted by the Commission on 14 September 1988)
                                                         (88/C 254/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Annex IV, Part A to the said Directive are to be
                                                                   determined at Community level;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                   Whereas, since the adoption of Directive 77/93/EEC,
Economic Community, and in particular to Article 43
                                                                   special requirements relating to the importation of
thereof,
                                                                   certain seeds into certain Member States have been
                                                                   included in the said Directive by amendment to Annex
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   IV, Part B; whereas Member States are required by
                                                                   Article 6 (2) to lay down inspection measures in order to
Having regard      to   the   opinion    of   the  European
                                                                   ensure compliance with the requirements set out in the
Parliament,
                                                                   Annexes to the Directive; whereas the measures to
                                                                   ensure compliance with the requirements relating to the
Whereas Council Directive 77/93/EEC ('), as last
                                                                   introduction of seeds into the Member States set out in
amended by Commission Directive 8 8 / . . ./EEC, laid
                                                                   Part B as well as those set out in Part A of Annex rV
down protective measures against the introduction into
                                                                   should be determined at Community level;
the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or
plant products; whereas the protection of plants against           Whereas the period specified for the determination of
such organisms is absolutely necessary to increase agri-           the necessary measures at Community level has not been
cultural productivity, which is one of the objectives of           sufficient and should therefore be extended,
the common agricultural policy;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Whereas seeds are not included amongst the plants, plant
products and other objects, listed in Annex V to                                            Article 1
Directive 77/93/EEC, which must be subjected to a
                                                                   In Article 7 (3) of Directive 77/93/EEC 'Article 6 (3)' is
plant health inspection in the country of origin or the
                                                                   hereby replaced by 'Article 6 (2)', in so far as seeds
consignor country before being permitted to enter any of
                                                                   referred to in Annex rV, Part B are concerned, and
the Member States;
                                                                   'Article 6 (3)' and '31 December 1986' is replaced by '31
                                                                   December 1990'.
Whereas, however, in the case of seeds, the measures to
ensure compliance with the requirement that they be                                         Article 2
officially examined in order to make sure that they
comply with the relevant special requirements listed in            This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
 (l) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.