45Directive 77/93 is thus designed, in particular, to ensure a high level of phytosanitary protection against the bringing into the Community of harmful organisms in produce imported from nonmember countries. The common system of protection established in this regard by Directive 77/93 is based essentially on a system of checks which are carried out by experts lawfully empowered for that purpose by the government of the exporting country and guaranteed by the issue of the appropriate phytosanitary certificate. Checks carried out by importing Member States at the border have significant limitations and, in any event, cannot take the place of phytosanitary certification (see Case C-432/92 Anastasiou and Others, paragraphs 61 and 62, and Case C-219/98 Anastasiou and Others, paragraph 22).
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