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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

of 19 February 1990

amending Directive 88/272/EEC amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products

(90/113/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 89/439/EEC (2), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 (2),

Having regard to the requests made by Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom,

Whereas Directive 77/93/EEC laid down protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products; whereas those measures include measures to be taken by Member States in respect of plants, plant products and other objects coming from third countries;

Whereas certain Member States have stricter measures in respect of those plants and plant products;

Whereas those stricter measures include, in the requesting Member States, certain restrictions applicable to certain products originating in a third country;

Whereas, by Commission Directive 88/272/EEC (3), the Annexes to Directive 77/93/EEC were amended so that the Member States concerned could also impose the relevant restrictions where the products concerned, originating in a third country, come from other Member States; whereas these amendments were only interim protective measures for a limited period to enable the Commission to study the phytosanitary basis of the restrictions case by case;

Whereas it appears impossible to finalize this study within the limited period originally allowed by Directive 88/272/EEC; whereas this period should be extended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Directive 88/272/EEC, '31 December 1989', is replaced by '31 December 1990'.

Article 2

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 February 1990.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.

(2) OJ No L 212, 22. 7. 1989, p. 106.

(3) OJ No L 116, 4. 5. 1988, p. 19.

Amendments and corrections
December 31, 1990	See Art. 1
February 21, 1990	Entry into force - Date notif.

Commission Directive 90/113/EEC of 19 February 1990 amending Directive 88/272/EEC amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products