No L 99/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 4. 89 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 March 1989 authorizing certain Member States to provide for exceptions from certain provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in Turkey (Only the French, German and Dutch texts are authentic) (89/244/EEC) 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 Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products ('), as last amended by Directive 89/83/EEC (%), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof, Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Luxembourg and the: Netherlands, Whereas under the provisions of -Directive 77/93/EEC, potato tubers originating in Turkey may in principle not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing exotic potato - diseases unknown in the Community ; Whereas, however, Article 14 (3) of the said Directive- permits exceptions from that rule, provided that- it is established that there is no risk of. spreading harmful organisms ; Whereas the early growing in Turkey of potatoes for human consumption - from seed potatoes supplied by Member States has become an established practice ; Whereas information supplied by Turkey and collected in that country has shown that there are good reasons to () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () O] No L 32, 3. 2. 1989, p. 29. believe that, in Turkey, potatoes can be grown under adequate health conditions and that, at present, there are no sources for the introduction of exotic potato diseases, in particular in certain parts of the province of Adana, where potato growing started only in 1987 ; whereas Turkey has moreover implemented adequate health and quality standards in the potato production of that province ; whereas, taking into account that the potatoes have derived from seed potatoes supplied by the Community, exotic potato diseases unknown in the Community are not likely to occur; Whereas it can therefore be established, on the basis of the information available at present, that there is no risk of harmful organisms spreading, provided that certain special technical conditions are complied with ; whereas the Commission will ensure ‘that the Turkish -authorities make available all technical information: which is necessary to monitor the functioning of the protective measures required under these technical conditions ; whereas the potatoes are-introduced at a time when they cannot influence the health status of potatoes produced in the Community; Whereas the requesting Member States should therefore be authorized to provide for derogations in respect of potatoes for human consumption originating in Turkey, under the aforementioned special technical conditions;.- for the forthcoming -early potato. season; whereas this system will be reconsidered, on the basis of an assessment of the technical information to be provided by. the Turkish authorities and of the results of monitoring to be carried out on potatoes introduced into the Community pursuant to this Decision ;