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Official Journal of the European Union
26.4.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 24 April 2012
recognising Serbia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and
Kotthoff) Davis et al.
(notified under document C(2012) 2524)
(2012/219/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4)
This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent
findings that may show that the organism is present in
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Serbia.
Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
(5) The
Commission
will
request
Serbia
to
supply,
on
a
on protective measures against the introduction into the
yearly basis, the information necessary to verify that
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
Serbia continues to be free from the organism.
and against their spread within the Community ( 1 ), and in
particular point (12) of Part A of Annex III thereto,
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Whereas:
Committee on Plant Health,
(1) Point
(12)
of
Part
A
of
Annex
III
to
Directive HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
2000/29/EC provides for a general prohibition
concerning the introduction into the Union of tubers
of species of Solanum L. and their hybrids, other than
Article 1
those specified in points (10) and (11) of that Part A,
Recognition
including tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., originating in
third countries. That prohibition is not to apply to
Serbia is recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis
European third countries recognised as being free from
ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al.
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and
Kotthoff) Davis et al. (‘the organism’).
Article 2
(2) It
appears
from
official
reports
related
to
survey
Addressees
campaigns in 2009, 2010 and 2011 supplied by Serbia
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
and from information collected during a mission carried
out in that country by the Food and Veterinary Office in
November and December 2009, that the organism does
not occur in Serbia and that that country has applied
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2012.
control, inspection and testing procedures for the
organism to imports and domestic production of tubers
of Solanum tuberosum L.
For the Commission
(3) It
is
therefore
appropriate
to
recognise
Serbia
as
being
John DALLI
free from the organism.
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

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