Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 (L.N. 76 of 2010)

B 785 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,548, 12 ta’ Frar, 2010 Taqsima B L.N. 76 of 2010 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433) Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant Quarantine Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs has made the following regulations: 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species Regulations, 2006, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. (2) These regulations transpose the amendments included in Commission Directive 2009/97/EC. 2. For Schedule I to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: “SCHEDULE I Regulation 2(1)(a)(i) CPVO guidelines The following tables list the genera and species for which CPVO guidelines apply. These technical protocols can be found on the CPVO website www.cpvo.europa.eu Title and scope. L.N. 246 of 2006. Substitutes Schedule I to the principal regulations. B 786 Substitutes Schedule II to the principal regulations. 3. For Schedule II to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: “SCHEDULE II Regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) UPOV guidelines The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV guidelines apply. These technical protocols can be found on the UPOV website www.upov.int I. Cereals Table 2.1: Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/3 of 6.10.1989 II. Fodder Plants Table 2.2: Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Poaceae (Gramineae) Agrostis canina L. Velvet bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis capillaris L. Brown top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis gigantea Roth. Red top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep’s fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Festuca ovina L. Sheep’s fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Festuca pratensis Huds. Meadow fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002 Festuca rubra L. Red fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina Hard fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass TG/4/8 of 05.04.2006 Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TG/4/8 of 05.04.2006 Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked meadow grass TG/33/6 of 12.10.1990 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005 Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001 Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TG/32/6 of 21.10.1988”. Substitutes Schedule I to the principal regulations. 2. For Schedule I to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: “SCHEDULE I Regulation 2(1)(a)(i) CPVO guidelines The following tables list the genera and species for which CPVO guidelines apply. These technical protocols can be found on the CPVO website www.cpvo.europa.eu I. Cereals Table 1.1: Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Avena nuda L. Small naked oat, Hulless oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003 Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch) Oats and Red oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.3003 Hordeum vulgare L. Barley TP 19/2 of 6.11.2003 Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002 X Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale TP 121/2 of 22.1.2007 Triticum aestivum L. Wheat TP 3/4 of 23.6.2008 Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/2 of 6.11.2003 Zea mays L. Maize TP 2/2 of 15.11.2001 II. Fodder Plants Table 1.2: Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pisum sativum L. Field pea TP 7/1 of 6.11.2003 Vicia faba L. Field bean TP Broadbean/1 of 25.3.2004 III. Potatoes Table 1.3: Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/2 of 1.12.2005”. 3. For Schedule II to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: “SCHEDULE II Regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) UPOV guidelines The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV guidelines apply. These technical protocols can be found on the UPOV website www.upov.int Substitutes Schedule II to the principal regulations. B 787 Substitutes Schedule II to the principal regulations. 3. For Schedule II to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: “SCHEDULE II Regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) UPOV guidelines The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV guidelines apply. These technical protocols can be found on the UPOV website www.upov.int I. Cereals Table 2.1: Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/3 of 6.10.1989 II. Fodder Plants Table 2.2: Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Poaceae (Gramineae) Agrostis canina L. Velvet bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis capillaris L. Brown top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis gigantea Roth. Red top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep’s fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Festuca ovina L. Sheep’s fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Festuca pratensis Huds. Meadow fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002 Festuca rubra L. Red fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina Hard fescue TG/67/5 of 05.04.2006 Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass TG/4/8 of 05.04.2006 Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TG/4/8 of 05.04.2006 Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked meadow grass TG/33/6 of 12.10.1990 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005 Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001 Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TG/32/6 of 21.10.1988”. B 788 Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.19