L 2/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.1.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 2000 authorising the Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Switzerland (notified under document number C(2000) 3743) (2001/5/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (6)  Therefore a derogation should be authorised for a Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council 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 ('), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof, Having regard to the request made by France, in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Switzerland, Whereas: (1) Under the provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC, plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in third countries, may, in principle, not be introduced into the Community. () By Decisions 97/159/EC (3, 1999/166/EC () and 2000/ 189/EC (*) the Commission authorised Member States to provide for derogations in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Switzerland under speci- fied conditions in the 1997, 1999 and 2000 seasons. (3) Due to technical reasons there were no imports made under Decisions 97/159/EC and 1999/166/EC. (4)  There have been no confirmed findings of harmful organisms of quarantine concern during the inspections on the plants introduced pursuant to Decision 2000/ 189EC. (5)  The circumstances justifying the authorisation in respect of Switzerland still obtain. () O] L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. () O] L 62, 4.3.1997, p. 36. () O] L 55, 3.3.1999, p. 16. () O] L 59, 4.3.2000, p. 18. limited period, provided that it includes specific condi- tions and without prejudice to Council Directive 68/ 193/EEC (%), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and any implementing measures made thereunder. (7  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The Member States are hereby authorised to provide, under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, for exceptions from Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, with regard to the prohibitions referred to in Part A(15) of Annex III thereto for plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Switzerland. 2. In addition to the requirements laid down in Annexes I and 1II to Directive 2000/29/EC in relation to plants of Vitis L., the following specific conditions shall be satisfied: (a) the plants shall be propagating material in the form of dormant bud material of the following varieties: — Chasselat blanc — Gamaret — Humagne — Diolinoir — Petite Arvine — Amigne — Cornalin — Garanoir; () O] L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15.