No L 63/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 3. 85 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 February 1985 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) (85/165/BEC) 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 84/378/EEC (%), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof, Whereas, under the Community plant health regime, Ireland and the United Kingdom have been autho- rized by Commission Decision 83/96/EEC (), as last amended by Commission Decision 84/69/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 inci- dence and spread of this organism in the Community ; 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 1985; Whereas the circumstances which justified this autho- rization have not changed; whereas the Commission () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () O] No L 207, 2. 8. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 61, 8. 3. 1983, p. 20. (9 OJ No L 38, 9. 2. 1984, p. 38. 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 1985 is hereby replaced by ‘31 January 1986’ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to Ireland and to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 8 February 198S. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President