Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2012 (L.N. 271 of 2012)

B 2329 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 2329 L.N. 271 of 2012 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433) Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2012 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: Citation and scope. S.L. 433.22 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2012, 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 Directive 2012/8/EU amending Directive 2003/90/EC, as regards the minimum characteristics 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 20/1 of 6.11.2003 Avena sativa L. (includes A. Byzantina K. Koch) Oats and Red oat TP 20/1 of 6.11.2003 Hordeum vulgare L. Barley TP 19/2 rev of 11.03.2010 Secale cereale L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,954, 14 ta’ Awwissu, 2012 Taqsima B –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– B 2330 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 2330 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 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. Cereals 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 120/2 of 6.11.2003 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 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 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pisum sativum L. Field pea TP 7/2 of 11.03.2010 Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/2 of 1.12.2005". Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol B 2331 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 2331 Table 2.1: II. Fodder Plants Table 2.2: Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/3 of 6.10.1989 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 pratensis Huds. Meadow fescue TG/39/8 of 17.4.2002 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". B 2332 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 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 €0.18