No L 71/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 3. 93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 February 1993 amending Decision 93/55/EEC concerning the guarantees for certain molluscs (93/169/EEC) - THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof, : ‘Whereas the Commission by Decision 93/55/EEC () has amended by guarantees for the introduction of molluscs into zons for which a programme for Bonamia ostreae and Marteilia refringens has been approved ; Whereas in order to avoid any confusion, the measures provided for in Decision 93/55/EEC must be limited to batches of molluscs which are to be relaid at the place of destination ; Whereas, since the adoption of Decision 93/55/EEC, scientific data indicate that the trade in batches of Cras- sostrea gigas must not be restricted for animal health reasons ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, () OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1. () O] No L 14, 22. 1. 1993, p. 24. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Article 1 of Decision 93/55/EEC is modified as follows : 1. In the first sentence, the words ‘the introduction into’ are replaced by the words ‘the relaying in’. 2. The following subparagraph is added : ‘However, for batches of molluscs of the species Cras- sostrea gigas, this relaying is allowed if these batches are accompanied by a movement document completed by the official service, certifying that the molluscs have been submitted at the place of dispatch to a check ensuring that they do not contain species other than C. gigas’ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 February 1993. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission