Commission Directive 96/78/EC of 6 December 1996 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 96/78/EC of 6 December 1996 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 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 96/14/EC (2), and in particular Article 13, second subparagraph, fourth indent thereof,
Whereas measures should be taken to protect the Community against Tilletia indica Mitra, which hitherto has not been known to occur in the Community;
Whereas these measures should include provisions in respect of seeds and grain of the genera Triticum, Secale and X Triticosecale originating in third countries where Tilletia indica Mitra is known to occur;
Whereas therefore the relevant Annexes to Directive 77/93/EEC should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,