2006/916/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 2006 providing for a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Croatia or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (notified under document number C(2006) 6365)

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC with regard to point 15 of Part A of Annex III to that Directive, Member States shall be authorised to permit the introduction into their territory of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, intended for grafting in the Community and originating in Croatia or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter referred to as ‘the plants’). In order to qualify for that derogation the plants shall be subject, in addition to the requirements laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 2000/29/EC, to the conditions provided for in the Annex to this Decision, and be introduced into the Community between 1 January 2007 and 31 March 2007.

Member States which make use of the derogation provided for in Article 1 shall provide the Commission and the other Member States, by 15 November 2007 at the latest, with: (a) the information on the quantities of plants imported pursuant to this Decision; and (b) a detailed technical report on the official inspections referred to in point 6 of the Annex. Any Member State in which the plants are subsequently grafted after their introduction into its territory, shall also provide the Commission and the other Member States, by 15 November 2007 at the latest, with a detailed technical report of the official inspections and testing referred to in point 8(b) of the Annex.

Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of all consignments introduced into their territory pursuant to this Decision which were subsequently found not to comply with this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.