27. 3. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 77/31 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 March 1996 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative tests of seed potatoes under Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes (96/232/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes ('), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/16/EC (3, and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof, Whereas Article 14 (4) of Directive 66/403/EEC provides for the carrying out of Community comparative tests of seed potatoes; Whereas it is necessary for all Member States to partici- pate in the Community comparative tests, in so far as seed potatoes are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom; Whereas the Commission is responsible for making the necessary arrangements for the Community comparative tests; Whereas the arrangements for the tests should also cover, inter alia, certain harmful organisms which come within the scope of Directive 66/403/EEC as well as Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (*), as last amended by Directive 95/41/EC (¥), and Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot (%) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee () OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2320/66. () O] No L 6, 9. 1. 1996, p. 19. () O] No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 182, 2. 8. 1995, p. 17. () OJ No L 259, 18. 10. 1993, p. 1. on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horti- culture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1.  Community comparative tests shall be carried out during 1996 on seed potatoes harvested in 1995. 2. All Member States shall participate in the Commun- ity comparative tests. Article 2 1. The general arrangements for the carrying out of the Community comparative tests are set out in the Annex hereto. 2. Further detailed arrangements for the carrying out of the tests shall be submitted to the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horti- culture and Forestry. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 March 1996. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission