No L 57/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 87 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 23 February 1987 amending Decision 81/956/EEC on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third countries (87/141/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes ('), as last amended by Directive 86/215/EEC (3, and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, by Decision 81/956/EEC (%), as last amended by Decision 85/478/EEC (%), the Council declared that seed potatoes harvested and officially controlled in Austria, Switzerland and Poland afforded the same assurances as seed potatoes harvested and controlled within the Community ; Whereas the validity of that equivalence expired on 31 January 1984 in the case of Poland and on 30 June 1986 in the case of Austria and Switzerland ; Wheeas it has been shown that the conditions on which the Community findings were based at the outset are still fulfilled as regards the standards and procedures appli- cable to the certification of seed potatoes; Whereas equivalence may be used in practice, however, only if the seed potatoes also satisfy the conditions which Member States must, or may, lay down pursuant to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the ) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2320/66. % O] No L 152, 6. 6. 1986, p. 46. () OJ No L 351, 7. 12. 1981, p. 1. () OJ No L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 64. Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products () a last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85(); Whereas it was established in this connection that the plant health situation in the third countries covered by Decision 81/956/EEC regarding Corynebacterium sepedo- nicum and potato spindle tuber viroid must be studied in depth ; whereas that study is complete as far as Austria and Switzerland are concerned; whereas, however, the evaluation of the results has not yet been completed; whereas the study is continuing in respect of Poland; whereas, at this stage in the evaluation, the results of the study have shown that there are no plant health consid- erations preventing a renewal of the equivalence in respect of Austria and Switzerland ; whereas a revival of equivalence in respect of Poland would still be pointless at this stage; Whereas, furthermore, this Decision does not prevent Community findings from being revoked or the period of their validity from not being extended if it becomes appa- rent that the conditions on which such findings are based are not, or are no longer, fulfilled, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 In Article 2 of Decision 81/956/EEC ‘30 June 1986 replaced by ‘30 June 1988’ () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. (9 OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.