8. 5.9 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 115/41 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 6 March 1991 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds (91/244/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds ('), as last amended by Directive 86/122/EEC (%), and in particular Articles 6, 15, 16 and 17 thereof, Whereas Annex 1 to Directive 79/409/EEC should be amended to take account of the latest information on the situation of bird species; Whereas, in order to prevent commercial interests from exerting possible harmful pressure on exploitation levels, the marketing of the subspecies Anser albifrons flaviros- tris and Tetrao tetrix tetrix should be banned; Whereas the marketing of the species and subspecies Anser albifrons albifrons, Aythya marila, Melanitta nigra. Anas clypeata, Tetrao tetrix britannicus, Pluvialis apricaria, Lymnocrypres minimus, Gallinago gallinago and Scolopax rusticola should be brought within the scope of Article 6 (3) of Directive 79/409/EEC; Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the adaptation of Directive 79/409/EEC to technical and scientific progress, () OJ No L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 100, 16. 4. 1986, p. 22. HAS {\DOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 Annexes I and III to Directive 79/409/EEC are hereby replaced by the Annexes to this Directive. Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest by 31 July 1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompa- nied by such reference at the time of their official publi- cation. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 March 1991. For the Commission Carlo RIPA DI MEANA Member of the Commission