No L 38/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.2 84 COMMISSION DECISION of 2 February 1984 amending Decision 83/96/EEC authorizing Ireland and the United Kingdom temporarily to take additional measures to protect themselves against the intro- duction of Dendroctonus micans (Only the English text is authentic) (84/69/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 81/7/EEC (?), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof, f Whereas, under the Community plant health regime, Ireland and the United Kingdom have been autho- rized by Commission Decision 83/96/EEC(°) to require from other Member States certain safeguards additional to those afforded under the general Community provisions in order to prevent the intro- duction of Dendroctonus micans through plants of conifers, following recent developments in the incidence and spread of this organism in the Commu- nity ; Whereas this authorization was granted, pending strengthening of the Community safeguards by means of an amendment to Directive 77/93/EEC, for a limited period expiring on 31 January 1984; Whereas the circumstances which justified this autho- rization have not changed ; whereas the Commission proposed an appropriate amendment to the above- mentioned Directive, which the Council has not yet adopted ; 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 1 (1) of Decision 83/96/EEC, ‘31 January 1984° is hereby replaced by ‘31 January 1985’ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to Ireland and to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 2 February 1984. For the Commission .Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () O] No L 14, 16. 1. 1981, p. 23. () OJ No L 61, 8. 3. 1983, p. 20.