15. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 99/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 6 March 1986 amending Decision 85/634/EEC authorizing certain Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of oak wood originating in Canada or the United States of America (Only the French, Dutch, Danish, German and Italian texts are authentic) (86/114/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Buropean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the intro- duction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85(%), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof, Having regard to the requests made by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, oak wood with bark attached, originating in North America, may in principle not be introduced into the Community because of the risk of introducing Cerato- cystis fagacearum, the cause of oak wilt; 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 by Commission Decision 85/634/EEC (), the Commission granted such derogations under revised () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. () OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1985, p. 4. conditions in respect of oak logs originating in Canada or the United States of America; Whereas that Decision stipulated that the revised condi- tions should become mandatory by 1 January 1986 at the latest ; ‘Whereas it has been established that late publication of the Decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities has caused difficulties to the factual publi- cizing of the conditions to all circles concerned in the Community as well as in Canada and the United States of America ; Whereas it has also been established that these difficulties have delayed the setting up of the necessary administra- tive and technical arrangements, in particular in respect of fumigation facilities and related structures ; Whereas therefore the aforementioned date of 1 January 1986 should be replaced by a later date; 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. In Article 6 of Decision 85/634/EEC, ‘1 January 1986’ is hereby replaced by ‘15 March 1986’ 2. Until that date, the Member States concerned shall make use of the provisions laid down in Article 1 (2) (d), third indent of Decision 85/634/EEC.