Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (L.N. 311 of 2018)

B 3087 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,062, 28 ta’ Settembru, 2018 Taqsima B B 3087 L.N. 311 of 2018 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433) Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant Quarantine Act, the Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change has made the following regulations: Citation. S.L. 433.22. 1. The title of these regulations is the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". Amends regulation 1 of the principal regulations. 2. Sub-regulations (2), (3) and (4) of regulation 1 of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "(2) The scope of these regulations is: (a) to ensure that varieties of species of agricultural plants which shall be included in the national catalogue of such varieties in Malta shall comply with internationally recognised guidelines as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining such varieties; (b) to transpose the provisions of: (i) Commission Directive 2003/90/EC as regards the minimum characteristics and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species, as amended by Commission Directive 2007/ 48/EC of 26 July 2007; (ii) Commission Directive 2009/97/EC of 3 August 2009; (iii) Commission Directive 2010/46/EU of 2 July 2010; (iv) Commission Implementing Directive 2011/ VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3088 B 3088 68/EU of 1 July 2011; (v) Commission Implementing Directive 2012/8/ EU of 2 March 2012; (vi) Commission Implementing Directive 2012/ 44/EU of 26 November 2012; (vii) Commission Directive 2013/57/EU amending Commission Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species; (viii) Commission Implementing Directive 2014/ 105/EU amending Commission Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species; (ix) Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2015/1168 of 15 July 2015 amending Directives 2003/90/ EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species; (x) Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/1914 of 31 October 2016 amending Directives 2003/ 90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/ EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species; and (xi) Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/100 amending Commission Directive 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes Article VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3089 B 3089 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species.”. Substitutes regulation 2(1) of the principal regulations. 3. Regulation 2(1) of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: Substitutes Schedule I of the principal regulations. 4. Schedule I of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "SCHEDULE 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: S.L. 433.30. "2. (1) Varieties of agricultural plant species shall be officially accepted in the national catalogue within the meaning of regulation 6(1) of the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations, after fulfilling the requirements set out in the paragraph below:" Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Avena nuda L. Small naked oat, Hulless oat TP 20/2 of 1.10.2015 Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantina K. Koch) Oats and Red oat TP 20/2 of 1.10.2015 Hordeum vulgare L. Barley TP 19/4 of 1.10.2015 Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002 xTriticosecale 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 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011 Triticum aestivum L. Wheat TP 3/4 rev.2 of 16.2.2011 Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/3 of 19.3.2014 Zea mays L. Maize TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3090 B 3090 II. Fodder Plants Table 1.2: III. Potatoes Table 1.3: ". Substitutes Schedule II of the principal regulations. 5. Schedule II of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "SCHEDULE II UPOV guidelines The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV guidelines apply. These guidelines can be found on the UPOV website www.upov.int. I. Cereals Table 2.1: Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Poaceae (Gramineae) Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep’s fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca ovina L. Sheep’s fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca pratensis Huds. Meadow fescue TP 39/1 of 1.10.2015 Festuca rubra L. Red fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina Hard fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011 Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011 Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked meadow grass TP 33/1 of 15.3.2017 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pisum sativum L. Field pea TP 7/2 Rev.2 of 15.3.2017 Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TP 32/1 of 19.4.2016 Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/3 of 15.3.2017 Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/4 of 25.3.2015 Sorghum sudanese (Piper) Stapf. Sudan grass TG/122/4 of 25.3.2015 Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x S. sudanese (Piper) Stapf Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum sudanese TG 122/4 of 25.3.2015 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3091 B 3091 II. Fodder Plants Table 2.2: III. Vegetables Table 2.3: ". 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 grass TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Medicago doliata Carmign. Straight-spined medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori Disc medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. Shore medic/ Strand medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago murex Willd. Sphere medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago polymorpha L. Bur medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago rugosa Desr. Wringled medic/Gama medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005 Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. Snail medic/Shield medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago truncatula Gaertn. Barrel medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001 Vicia faba L. Field bean TG/8/6/of 17.4.2002 Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Beta vulgaris L. Fodder beet TG/150/3 of 4.11.1994 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3092 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 FSC — Printed at the Government Printing Press on FSC certified paper Prezz/Price €0.27 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA