1999/77/EC: Commission Decision of 20 January 1999 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of vine propagating material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 68/193/EEC (notified under document number C(1999) 98)

COMMISSION DECISION of 20 January 1999 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of vine propagating material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 68/193/EEC (notified under document number C(1999) 98) (1999/77/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Having regard to the requests submitted by France, Italy and Austria,
Whereas in the Community, in particular in France, Italy and Austria the production of certain vine propagating materials satisfying the requirements of Directive 68/193/EEC, has been insufficient in 1997 and is therefore not adequate to meet that country's needs;
Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with material satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive;
Whereas Austria should therefore be authorised to permit the marketing, for a period expiring on 15 February 1999 and France and Italy for a period expiring on 30 March 1999, of material of a category to which less stringent requirements apply;
Whereas other Member States likely to supply France, Italy or Austria with such material should furthermore be authorised to permit its marketing to this end;
Whereas in the case of Austria the propagating material will be imported in the forms of rootstock cuttings to be used for grafting; whereas, according to the request, the rooted grafts produced in the Community from such propagating material are then intended to be marketed in the Community;
Whereas in the case of France and Italy the propagating material will be imported in the form of dormant buds to be used for grafting; whereas, according to the requests, the rooted grafts produced in the Community from such propagating material are then intended for export to third countries;
Whereas this authorisation may only be used in accordance with the plant health conditions and requirements laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/2/EC (3), and in any implementing measures made thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,