4.7.95 Official']ournal of the European Communities No L 153/29 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 June 1995 authorizing the Member States for a limited period to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of potatoes for factory processing for human consumption, originating in Saudi Arabia (95/228/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the intro- duction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community ('), as last amended by Commission Directive 95/4/EC (%), and in particular Article 14 (1) thereof, Having regard to the request made by the United Kingdom, Whereas, under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, potato tubers other than those officially certified as seed potatoes pursuant to other Community provisions, origi- nating in Saudi Arabia may, in principle, not be intro- duced into the Community because of the risk of introdu- cing exotic potato diseases unknown in the Community ; Whereas it appears that unfavourable climatic conditions have adversely influenced the production of the potato crop in the European Community in 1994 ; whereas, as a consequence, a shortage in potato supply has occurred, particularly in respect of large size potatoes for factory processing for human consumption ; Whereas, therefore, the United Kingdom wishes to import such potatoes for a limited period, under technical conditions which are not fully in line with those laid () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 44, 28. 2. 1995, p. S6. down in the said Directive ; whereas, for this limited period, it is nevertheless possible to obviate the risk of spreading organisms by the application of certain special technical conditions; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1.  Member States are hereby authorized to provide, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, for dero- gations from Atticle 4 (1) of Directive 77/93/EEC, with regard to the prohibitions referred to in Part A, point 12 of Annex III and from Article 5 (1) and the third indent of point (a) of Article 12 (1) of that Directive as regards the requirements referred to in Part A, Section I, point 25.2 of Annex IV, for potatoes for factory processing for human consumption, originating in Saudi Arabia. 2. The following specific conditions shall be satisfied : (a) the potatoes shall be potatoes for factory processing for human consumption ; (b) they shall have been grown in the Hail area situated in the north-west of Saudi Arabia; (c) they shall measure not less than 50 mm;