Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 (L.N. 231 of 2019)

B 1711 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,266, 17 ta’ Settembru, 2019 Taqsima B B 1711 L.N. 231 of 2019 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433) Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 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 and scope. S.L. 433.22. 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 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". (2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/114 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. Substitutes Schedule I to the principal regulations. 2. 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: 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 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1712 B 1712 II. Fodder Plants Table 1.2: III. Potatoes Table 1.3: ". Substitutes Schedule II to the principal regulations. 3. Schedule II to 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 technical protocols can be found on the UPOV website www.upov.int. 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 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. (partim) Field pea TP 7/2 Rev. 2 of 15.03.2017 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 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1713 B 1713 I. Cereals Table 2.1: II. Fodder Plants Table 2.2: ". Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/4 of 25.3.2015 Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf. Sudan grass TG 122/4 of 25.3.2015 Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum sudanense TG 122/4 of 25.3.2015 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 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. Wrinkled 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 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1714 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 €0.18 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA