21. 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 110/47 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION. of 31 March 1989 authorizing certain Member States provisionally to provide for derogations from certain provisions of - Council Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of plants of Juniperus L. originating in Japan (89/279/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Cémmunity, 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 (3), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof, Having regard to the requests made by the-Member States concerned,” Whereas, under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, plants of Juniperus L., other than fruit and seeds, originating in-non-European countries, may inprinciple no longer be introduced into the Community ; Whereas, however, Article 14 (3) of the abovementioned Directive permits derogations from that ‘rule, provided that it is established that there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms ; Whereas certain Member States had requested to be authorized to permit the importation of Juniperus plants of the bonsai type, originating in Japan; () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 32, 3. 2. 1989, p. 29. Whereas it was necessary to.check the inspection and surveillance measures taken by the Japanese authorities in order to prevent the spread of harmful organisms ; Whereas this checking was recently achieved ; Whereas the Commission has established that on the basis of-available information the results of the aforemen- tioned checking there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms, provided that certain technical conditions are satisfied ; Whereas the Member States should therefore be. authorized to provide for-derogations in respect of certain Juniperus plants- under those technical conditions; whereas this authorization should be granted for an appropriate period, subject to its revision in the light of further experience to be gained; 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 1. Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic. of Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg,-the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby authorized. to provide under the conditions laid- down in paragraph 2 for derogations from Article 4 (1) of Directive -77/93/EEC, with regard to Annex. IIl (A) (4a), for plants of Juniperus L. of the bonsai type, other than fruit and seeds, originating in Japan.