Dérogations À La Directive 77/93/CEE En Cours

EUROPEAN COMMISSION HEALTH & CONSUMER PROTECTION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Directorate E - Food Safety: plant health, animal health and welfare, international questions E1 - Plant health

List of derogations to Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community

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UNOFFICIAL CONSOLIDATION (Last update 12/8/2005)

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Where Member States are required to report on their use and/or operation of a derogation these reports should be sent to SANCO E.I Brussels

Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11. Office: F101 5/74. Telephone: direct line (32-2) 296 32 60. Fax: (32-2) 296 93 99. EUROPEAN COMMISSION HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Directorate F :Food and Veterinary Office

Derogations to Directive 2000/29/EC - current ones

Reference Subject Period of validity Information and notifications that MS have to send to SANCO E.I Brussels

"Wood" derogations Draft voted SCPH (21 March 2005) Oak logs with bark attached / USA Until 31.12.2010 Communicate the text of the provisions Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) adopted by the MS Report on operations, including quantities imported before 30 June 2007, and where appropriate by 30 June 2009 Decision 2004/95/EC Heat-treated coniferous wood / Canada 01.02.2004 – 01.07.2005 Notification of any use made of the Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) authorization. Report on imported quantities and technical report on inspections before 15 March 2005. Notification of consignements not complying with the provisions of the derogation Decision 93/423/EEC Kiln dried coniferous wood / USA Indeterminate Notification of consignements not Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) complying with the provisions of the derogation Decision 93/422/EEC Kiln dried coniferous wood / Canada Indeterminate Notification of consignements not Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) complying with the provisions of the derogation

Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11. Office: F101 5/74. Telephone: direct line (32-2) 296 32 60. Fax: (32-2) 296 93 99. Reference Subject Period of validity Information and notifications that MS have to send to SANCO E.I Brussels Decision 93/365/EEC Heat-treated coniferous wood / Canada Indeterminate Notification of consignements not Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) complying with the provisions of the derogation Decision 93/360/EEC Thuja wood / Canada Indeterminate Notification of consignements not Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) complying with the provisions of the derogation Decision 93/359/EEC Thuja wood / USA Indeterminate Notification of consignements not Derogation to Article 13(1)(ii) complying with the provisions of the derogation

"Bonsai" derogations Decision 2002/887/EC Chamaecyparis, Juniperus, Pinus / Japan * Pinus, Chamaecyparis : Notification of any use made of the Amended by 2004/826/EC Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-1) 1.1.2005- 31.12.2006 authorization. * Juniperus: Before 1st August of each year, report on 15.11.2004-31.3.2005 imported quantities and technical report on 1.11.2005-31.3.2006 inspections at import. Decision 2002/499/EC Chamaecyparis, Juniperus, Pinus / Korea * Pinus, Chamaecyparis : Notification of any use made of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-1) 1.6.2004-31.12.2005 authorization. * Juniperus: Report on imported quantities and technical 1.11.2004-31.3.2005 report on inspections at import before 1st August 2005.

"Strawberry" derogations Decision 2003/250/EC Strawberry plants / South Africa From 1.6.2003 to 30.9.2003 Notification of any use made of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-18) authorization. From 1.6.2004 to 30.9.2004 Before 30 November of the year of import, From 1.6.2005 to 30.9.2005 report on imported quantities and technical report on inspections at import. From 1.6.2006 to 30.9.2006 Before 31 March of the year following that of the import, technical report on inspections during growing period for all MS where plants are planted Decision 2003/249/EC Strawberry plants / Chile From 1.6.2003 to 30.9.2003 Notification of any use made of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-18) authorization. From 1.6.2004 to 30.9.2004 Before 30 November of the year of import, From 1.6.2005 to 30.9.2005 report on imported quantities and technical report on inspections at import. Reference Subject Period of validity Information and notifications that MS have to send to SANCO E.I Brussels From 1.6.2006 to 30.9.2006 Before 31 March of the year following that of the import, technical report on inspections during growing period for all MS where plants are planted Decision 2003/248/EC Strawberry plants / Argentina From 1.6.2003 to 30.9.2003 Notification of any use made of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-18) authorization. From 1.6.2004 to 30.9.2004 Before 30 November of the year of import, From 1.6.2005 to 30.9.2005 report on imported quantities and technical report on inspections at import. From 1.6.2006 to 30.9.2006 Before 31 March of the year following that of the import, technical report on inspections during growing period for all MS where plants are planted

"Potato" derogations Decision 2003/63/EC Ware potatoes / Cuba 01.02.2003 to 31.05.2003 + Notification of any use made of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-12) 01.01.2004 to 31.05.2004 + authorization. 01.01.2005 to 31.05.2005 Before 1st September of each year, notification of imported quantities and technical report on inspections + copy of PC

Decision 2003/61/EC Seed potatoes / Canada 01.02.2003 to 31.03.2003 + Notification of any use made of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-10 and An. IV- 01.12.2003 to 31.03.2004 + authorization. A-I-25.2 and 25.3) 01.12.2004 to 31.03.2005 Before 1st June 2003, 2004 and 2005, notification of imported quantities and technical report on inspections + copy of PC “Vitis“ Derogations Notification of consignements not Draft Plants of VITIS L., other than fruits / Croatia 01.01.2006 to 31.03.2006 complying with the provisions of the Derogation to import prohibition (An. III-A-15) derogation Before 31 May 2006, notification of imported quantities and technical report on inspection

“Soils derogations”

Decision 2005/51/EC Importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or 01.03.2005 to 28.02.2007 Annual notification before 31 December of persistent organic pollutants for decontamination each year of information on approved purposes material introduced

Derogation to Article 15(1)