Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 18 of 2011)

B 367 L.N. 18 of 2011 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433) Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant Quarantine Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, after consulting the Plant Health Directorate, has made the following regulations: 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 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) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission Directive 2010/46/EU amending Commission Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC, as regards the minimum characteristics and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species. 2. For Schedule I to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: Title and scope. Substitutes Schedule I to the principal regulations. L.N. 246 of 2006. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,702, 25 ta’ Jannar, 2011 Taqsima B VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 368 “Schedule I CPVO Guidelines Regulation 3(1)(a)(i) Applicability of Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) guidelines to the following list of the genera and species of Agricultural Plants 2 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 rev of 11.03.2010 Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002 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 rev of 28.10.2009 Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/2 of 6.11.2003 Zea mays L. Maize TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010 II. Fodder Plants Table 1.2: Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pisum sativum L. Field pea TP 7/2 of 11.03.2010 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 UPOV Guidelines Regulation 3(1)(a)(ii) Applicability of International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) guidelines to the following list of the genera and species of agricultural plants Substitutes Schedule II to the principal regulations. VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 369 3. For Schedule II to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following: 3 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 faba L. Field Bean TG/8/6/of 17.4.2002 Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TG/32/6 of 21.10.1988 “Schedule II UPOV Guidelines Regulation 3(1)(a)(ii) Applicability of International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) guidelines to the following list of the genera and species of agricultural plants Substitutes Schedule II to the principal regulations. VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 370 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 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA