No L 4/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 1.93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION - COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/105/EEC of 3 December 1992 establishing a degree of standardization for plant passports to be used for the movement of certain plants, plant products or other objects within the Community, and establishing the detailed procedures related to the issuing of such plant passports and the conditions and detailed procedures for their replacement 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 Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community ('), as last amended by Commission Directive 92/10/EEC (%), and in particular Article 2 (1) (f) second subparagraph, and Article 10 (4) thereof, Whereas the application of the Community plant-health system to the Community as an area without internal frontiers will necessitate plant-health checks on potenti- ally hazardous Community products before their move- ment within the Community ; whereas the most appro- priate place for carrying out these checks is the place of production of producers listed in an official register; Whereas, if the result of these checks is satisfactory, instead of the phytosanitary certificate used in interna- tional trade, a plant passport adapted to the type of product must be attached to the plants, to their packaging or to the vehicle transporting them, to ensure its free () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 70, 17. 3. 1992, p. 27. movement throughout the Community or those parts thereof for which it is valid; Whereas, in the case of plants, plant products or other objects originating outside the Community, which have successfully undergone the required plant-health checks on first introduction into the Community, a plant pass- port must also be attached for the same purpose; Whereas it is necessary to provide for a standardized layout for the different types of plants or plant products ; Whereas, however, during an initial phase a system making use of a simplified plant passport with a degree of standardization should be used in order to make it possible for plants, plant products or other objects to be moved, as from 1 January 1993 ; whereas this system will be reconsidered on the basis of an assessment of the gained during the said phase; Whereas, if one plant passport is to be replaced by another, a special mark must be defined for the replace- ment passport ; ’ Whereas, with a view to ensuring that the movement of plants, plant products or other objects by Member States is properly monitored, it is necessary to establish more detailed and more uniform procedures for the issuing and replacement of plant passports; ‘ Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,