91/593/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 November 1991 amending Decision 89/152/EEC authorizing certain Member States to provide for exceptions to certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in Cuba (Only the German, French and Dutch texts are authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION  of 5 November 1991  amending Decision 89/152/EEC authorizing certain Member States to provide for exceptions to certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in Cuba   (Only the German, French and Dutch texts are authentic)  (91/593/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 91/27/EEC (2), and in particular
Article 14
(3) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands,
Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, potato tubers originating in Cuba, may in principle not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing exotic potato diseases unknown in the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 14 (3) of the said Directive permits exceptions to that rule, provided that it is established that there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms;
Whereas the early growing in Cuba of potatoes for human consumption from seed potatoes supplied by Member States has become an established practice; whereas part of the early supply of potatoes for human consumption in the Community has been ensured by  imports of such material from Cuba;
Whereas by Decisions 87/306/EEC (3), 88/223/EEC (4) and 89/152/EEC (5). the Council and the Commission authorized such derogations under special technical conditions in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in China;
Whereas Decision 89/152/EEC stipulated that the authorization shall expire on 20 April 1991;
Whereas the circumstances justifying the authorization still obtain;
Whereas the authorization should therefore be extended for a further period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,