Commission Directive 2003/46/EC of 4 June 2003 amending Directive 2001/32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community

Commission Directive 2003/46/EC
of 4 June 2003
amending Directive 2001/32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/22/EC(2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Greece,
Whereas:
(1) Since 1993, by Commission Directive 92/76/EEC(3) and then by Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community and repealing Commission Directive 92/76/EEC(4), as last amended by Directive 2003/21/EC(5), Greece was recognised as a protected zone in respect of Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll.
(2) Due to a clerical error in the preparation of Commission Directive 2003/21/EC amending Directive 2001/32/EC, the amended text did not refer to Greece in connection with Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll. However, the reasons which led Greece to be recognised as a protected zone in respect of Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll. remain valid.
(3) Directive 2001/32/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,