2.12.92 No L 352/1 Official Journal of the European Communities (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/98/EEC of 16 November 1992 amending Annex V to Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction mto the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and . agamst their spread within the Community THE COUNCIL 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 (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the said Directive laid down that certain plants, plant products and other objects must be subjected to a plant health inspection at the place of production if originating in the Community, before movement within the Community, or in the country of origin or the consignor country, if originating outside the Community, before being permitted to enter the Community; Whereas the application of the Community plant health arrangements to the Community as an area without internal frontiers, and the introduction of protected zones, calls for a revision of Annex V, in particular the structure (1) O] No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, 20, as last amended by Commission Dlrecuve 92/10/EEC (O} No L 70,17. 3. 1992, p. 27). including the respective titles thereof, as well as the respective lists of commodities subjected to the abovementioned plant health inspection; Whereas this revision should take into account the results of an assessment of plant health risks arising from Community and third country products respectively, which has been based on available more recent scientific evidence, as well as the harmful organisms of Community concern and the related special requirements as laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV of the said Directive; whereas, in particular, the commodities should be grouped as those being potential carriers of harmful organisms of relevance for the entire Community and those being potential carriers of harmful organisms of relevance for certain protected zones only, irrespective of their origin, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Annex V to Directive 77/93/EEC is hereby replaced by that which appears in the Annex hereto. Article 2 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by six months after adoption thereof. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.