Article 4
Directive 66/403/EEC is hereby amended as follows: The following Article shall be added after Article 13: 'Article 13a For the purpose of seeking improved alternatives to certain provisions set out in this Directive, other than those relating to plant health, it may be decided to organise temporary experiments under specified conditions at Community level in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 19. In the framework of such experiments, Member States may be released from certain obligations laid down in this Directive. The extent of that release shall be defined with reference to the provisions to which it applies. The duration of an experiment shall not exceed seven years.`