25. 5. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 127/31 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 May 1996 amending Decision 93/231/EEC, authorizing, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/403/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (96/332/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 1996 on the marketing of seed potatoes (), as last amended by Council Directive 96/16/EC {3, and in parti- cular Article 13 (2) thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 93/231/EEC (}), as last amended by Decision 95/21/EC (*), authorized certain Member States, in respect of listed regions, to restrict the marketing of seed potatoes to basic seed potatoes of certain Community grades; : Whereas in Germany the region of Bundesland Mecklen- burg-Vorpommern was one such listed region; Whereas, as a result of German unification, changes in the administrative structure of certain regions in Germany require that the entry relating to Germany in the said Decision be amended; 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. ) OJ No L 6, 9. 1. 1996, p. 19. () OJ No L 106, 30. 4. 1993, p. 11. () OJ No L 28, 7. 2. 1995, p. 13. on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horti- culture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision 93/231/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 May 1996. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission