2007/847/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2007 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(2007) 5897)

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. In order to qualify for that derogation, the plants shall be introduced into the Community, in the following periods: (a) between 1 January 2008 and 30 April 2008; (b) between 1 January 2009 and 30 April 2009; (c) between 1 January 2010 and 30 April 2010.

1 Member States which make use of the derogation provided for in Article 1 shall provide the Commission and the other Member States 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. That information and that report shall be provided as regards introductions covered by Article 1(a) by 15 November 2008 at the latest, as regards introductions covered by Article 1(b) by 15 November 2009 at the latest, and as regards introductions covered by Article 1(c) by 15 November 2010 at the latest.

2 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 with a detailed technical report of the official inspections and testing referred to in point 8(b) of the Annex. That report shall be provided as regards introductions covered by Article 1(a) by 15 November 2008 at the latest, as regards introductions covered by Article 1(b) by 15 November 2009 at the latest, and as regards introductions covered by Article 1(c) by 15 November 2010 at the latest.

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.