2004/3/EC: Commission Decision of 19 December 2003 authorising, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 2002/56/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 4833)

• CELEX: Directive 2002/56/EC
• Articles: 6

Article 1

The Member States listed in column 1 of Annex I are hereby authorised, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in the regions listed against their names in column 2 of Annex I, to restrict the marketing of seed potatoes to basic seed potatoes of the following Community grades determined by Directive 93/17/EEC:

(a) for seed potato production to "EC grade 1", or "EC grade 2";

(b) for potato production to "EC grade 1", "EC grade 2" or "EC grade 3".

Article 2

The Member States concerned shall set up a permanent system of regular surveys designed to ensure consistent compliance with the conditions governing authorisation and shall prepare reports. The Commission shall monitor that system.

Article 3

The authorisation pursuant to Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied.

Article 4

Decision 93/231/EEC is repealed.

The references made to the said repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2003.

For the Commission

The President

Romano Prodi

(1) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60.

(2) OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 106, 30.4.1993, p. 11.

(4) See Annex II.

(5) OJ L 106, 30.4.1993, p. 7.

(6) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(7) OJ L 138, 5.6.2003, p. 47.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

Repealed Decision and its successive amendments

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ANNEX III

Correlation table

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