Council Directive 97/3/EC of 20 January 1997 amending Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.Official Journal L 027, 30/01/1997 pp. 30 - 34THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particularArticle 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas by Directive 77/93/EEC (4), the Council laid down protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community; whereas the protection of plants against such organisms is absolutely necessary to increase agricultural productivity which is one of the objectives of the common agricultural polic...