No L 150/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 6. 89 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 May 1989 amending Decision 84/248/EEC authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to adopt, when introducing into its territory plants or plant products, special plant health provisions laid down for home-grown production of certain fruit plants intended -for planting (Only the German text is authentic) (89/355/EEC) THE éOMMISSION 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 Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (¥), as last amended by Directive 88/572/EEC (3), and 'in particular Article 18 (2) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (1) of Directive 77/93/EEC, plants, plant products or other objects are not subject, at the time of their introduction into the territory of a Member State from another Member State, to prohibitions or restrictions relating to plant health measures, except where provided for in that Directive ; Whereas, pursuant to Article.18 (2).of the abovemen- tioned Directive, the Member States may be: authorized to adopt, when introducing into their territory plants or plant products, special health provisions in so far as such measures are also laid down for home-grown production ; Whereas the Federal Republic of - Germany by the ‘Verordnung zur Bekdmpfung von Viruskrankheiten. im Obstbau’ of 26 July 1978 (%), as amended by ‘Verordnung’ of 22 November 1979 (¥, has introduced special plant health measures for the marketing of certain fruit plants intended for planting; Whereas by Decision: 84/248/EEC () the Commission authorized the Federal Republic of Germany to apply the measures also to products introduced into its territory from other Member States ; Whereas this authorization was granted on a temporary basis for a period expiring on 31 December 1986, -but: () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 313, 19. 11. 1988, p. 39. (}) Bundesgesetzblatt, part 1, p. 1120. (*) Bundesgesetzblatt, part 1, p. 1948. () OJ No L 130, 16. 5. 1984, p. 27. subject to a possible extension, pending the definition of a Community certification scheme~ for fruit-plant propagating material ; Whereas the Community certification scheme has not yet. been defined; whereas the other circumstances which justified this authorization have not changed; Whereas therefore the authorization should be extended for a further period; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 In Article 2 of Decision 84/248/EEC, ‘31 December 1988’ is hereby replaced by ‘31 December 1989, Article 2 This ‘Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, 23 May 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission