Council Directive 74/647/EEC of 9 December 1974 on control of carnation leaf-rollers

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 9 December 1974  on control of carnation leaf-rollers  (74/647/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);
Whereas the production of carnations occupies an important place in Community agriculture;
Whereas the carnation yield is constantly threatened by harmful organisms;
Whereas, through the protection of carnation cultivation against such harmful organisms, not only should productive capacity be maintained but also agricultural productivity increased;
Whereas protective measures to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into individual Member States would have only a limited effect if such organisms were not controlled simultaneously and methodically throughout the Community and were not prevented from spreading;
Whereas the organisms most harmful to carnations are the Mediterranean and South African leaf-rollers;
Whereas these harmful organisms have occurred in several Member States;
Whereas there is a permanent risk to carnation cultivation throughout the Community if effective measures are not taken to control these harmful organisms and to prevent them from spreading;
Whereas, in order to eradicate these harmful organisms, minimum provisions must be adopted for the Community ; whereas Member States must be able to adopt additional or stricter provisions where necessary,