Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. 160 of 2020)

B 1021 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,394, 24 ta’ April, 2020 Taqsima B B 1021 L.N. 160 of 2020 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433) Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant Quarantine Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights 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, 2020 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) 2019/1985 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 to the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following new Schedule: "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 19/5 of 19.3.2019 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1022 B 1022 II. Fodder Plants Table 1.2: Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002 Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TP/122/1 of 19.3.2019 Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf. Sudan grass TP/122/1 of 19.3.2019 Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum sudanense TP/122/1 of 19.3.2019 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 3/5 of 19.3.2019 Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/3 of 19.3.2014 Zea mays L. (partim) 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 4/2 of 19.3.2019 Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019 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 15.03.2017 Vicia faba L. Field Bean TP/8/1 of 19.3.2019 Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TP 32/1 of 19.4.2016 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1023 B 1023 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 new Schedule: "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. I. Fodder Plants Table 2.1: Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/3 of 15.32.2017. 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. Wrinkled medic/Gama medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1024 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 B 1024 ". 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 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA