Regulations, 2006

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,985, 20 ta’ Ottubru, 2006

L.N. 245 of 2006

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT

(CAP. 433)

Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2006

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant

Quarantine Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment

has made the following rules>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Plant Quarantine Title and scope.

(Harmful Organisms) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 and they shall

be read and construed as one with the Plant Quarantine (Harmful

Organisms) Regulations 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal

regulations”.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the

amendments made by the European Union Commission in the following

Directives>

(a) Directive 2005#77 amending Annex V of Council

Directive 2000#29#EC on protective measures against the

introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants

or plant products and against their spread within the Community<

(b) Directive 2006#36 amending Directive 2001#32#EC

recognizing protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks

in the Community and repealing Directive 92#76#EC<

(c) Directive 2006#14 amending Annex IV of Council

Directive 2000#29#EC on protective measures against the

introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants

or plant products and against their spread within the Community<

and

(d) Directive 2006#35 amending Annexes I to IV to Council

Directive 2000#29#EC on protective measures against the

introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants

or plant products and against their spread within the Community.

The words “SCHEDULE V”, after Schedule VI, shall be

substituted by the words “SCHEDULE VII”.

In paragraph (e) of the principal regulations, there shall be

substituted the following>

“(e) The zones in the Community listed in Schedule V to

these regulations are recognized as protected zones within the

meaning of regulation 3 of the principal regulations, in respect of

any harmful organism listed against their names in the said

Schedule V to these regulations.”.

In Schedule I of the principal regulations, in Part B thereof, in

point 1 of heading (a) for the words in the column headed “Protected

Zone(s)”, there shall be substituted the words>

“Azores, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral, Entre Douro e Minho,

Madeira, Ribatejo e Oeste (communes of Alcobaça, Alenquer,

Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da Rainha, Lourinhã, Nazaré, Obidos,

Peniche and Torres Vedras) and Trás-os-Montes”.

In the third column of point 2 in heading (b) in Part B of

Schedule II to the principal regulations>

(a) after each of the words ‘Forli-Cesena’ and ‘Rimini’, there

shall be added the words “(with exclusion of the provincial area

situated to the North of the State road n. 9 – Via Emilia)”.

(b) the words “Trentino-Alto Adige> autonomous province

of Trento<” shall be deleted< and

(c) immediately after the words “(Northern Ireland, Isle of

Man and Channel Islands)”, shall be added the words “SI> (except

the Gorenjska and Maribor regions” and “SK> (except the

´ and Okoc ˘ (Dunajská Streda

communes of Blahová, Horné Myto

˘

County), Hronovce and Hronské Kl’acany

(Levice County), Vel’ké

˘

˘

Ripnany

(Topol’cany

County), Málinec (Poltár County), Hrhov

˘ ˘

˘ Maly ´ Hores,

˘ Svätuse and

(Roznava

County), Kazimír, Luhyna,

Zatín (Trebisov

˘ County)” .

In Schedule III to the principal regulations, in Part B thereof,

in the second column of points 1 and 2>

(a) after each of the words ‘Forli-Cesena’ and ‘Rimini’ ,

there shall be added the words “(with exclusion of the provincial

area situated to the North of the State road n. 9 – Via Emilia)”< and

(b) the words “Trentino-Alto Adige> autonomous province

of Trento<” shall be deleted.

Schedule IV to the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends Schedule

IV to the principal

regulations.

(1) Section I of Part A thereof shall be amended as follows>

(a) In point 2 thereof, for paragraph (b) in the column

‘Special Requirements’, there shall be substituted the

following>

“(b) the first indent, requiring wood packaging

material to be made from debarked round wood, shall

only apply from 1 January 2009. This paragraph shall

be reviewed by 1 September 2007.”< and

(b) In point 8 thereof for paragraph (b) in the column

‘Special Requirements’, there shall be substituted

“(b) the first line of point (a), requiring wood

packaging material to be made from debarked round

wood, shall only apply from 1 January 2009. This

paragraph shall be reviewed by 1 September 2007.”.

(2) Part B thereof shall be amended as follows>

(a) in the third column of point 20.1, the word “LT”

shall be deleted<

(b) in the third column of point 20.2, the word “LT “

shall be deleted<

(c) in the third column of point 21, the words “Trentino-

Alto Adige> autonomous province of Trento<” shall be deleted<

(d) in the third column of points 21 and 21.3>

(i) after each of the words ‘Forli-Cesena’ and

‘Rimini’, there shall be added the words “(with exclusion

of the provincial area situated to the North of the State

road n. 9 – Via Emilia)”.

(ii) immediately after the words “(Northern

Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands)”, shall be

added the words “SI> (except the Gorenjska and Maribor

regions” and “SK> (except the communes of Blahová,

´ and Okoc ˘ (Dunajská Streda County),

Horné Myto

Hronovce and Hronské Kl’acany

˘

(Levice County),

˘

Vel’ké Ripnany

(Topol’cany

˘

County), Málinec (Poltár

˘˘

˘

County), Hrhov (Roznava

County), Kazimír, Luhyna,

Maly ´ Hores,

˘ County)”.

˘ Svätuse

˘ and Zatín (Trebisov

(e) in the third column of point 22, the word “LT” shall

be deleted<

(f) in the third column of point 23, the word “LT” shall

be deleted<

(g) in the third column of points 24.1, 24.2 and 24.3<

the words in the column headed “Protected Zone(s)”, there

shall be substituted by the words

“Azores, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral, Entre Douro

e Minho, Madeira, Ribatejo e Oeste (communes of

Alcobaca, Alenquer, Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da

Rainha, Lourinhã, Nazaré, Obidos, Peniche and Torres

Vedras) and Trás-os-Montes”.

(h) in the third column of point 25, the words “LT”shall

be deleted<

(i) in the third column of point 26, the word “LT” shall

be deleted<

(j) in the third column of point 27.1, the word “LT”

shall be deleted<

(k) in the third column of point 27.2, the word “LT”

shall be deleted<

(l) in the third column of point 30, the word “LT” shall

be deleted.

Part A, Section I of Schedule V of the principal regulations,

point 2.4 thereof, for the words “Certified Seeds” to the words

“Phaseolus L.”, there shall be substituted the following>

“Seeds of Helianthus annuus L., Lycoperiscon lycopersicum

(L.,) Karsten ex Farw, and Phaseolus L.”.

Schedule VII of the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends

VII of the principal

regulations.

(a) under heading (a) referring to Insects, mites and

nematodes at all stages of their development, in point 2 thereof,

for the words “Portugal” there shall be substituted the words,

“Azores, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral, Entre Douro e Minho,

Madeira, Ribatejo e Oeste (communes of Alcobaça, Alenquer,

Bombarral, Cadaval, Caldas da Rainha, Lourinhã, Nazaré, Obidos,

Peniche and Torres Vedras) and Trás-os-Montes”.

(b) under heading (b) referring to Bacteria, in point 2 thereof,

for the words from “Spain” to “(Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and

Channel Islands)”, there shall be substituted the following>

“Spain, Estonia, France (Corsica), Italy (Abruzzi<

Basilicata< Calabria< Campania< Friuli-Venezia Giulia< Lazio<

Liguria< Marche< Molise< Piedmont< Sardinia< Sicily< Tuscany<

Umbria< Valle d’Aosta), Latvia, Portugal, Finland, United

Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands),

and, until 31 March 2008, Ireland, Italy (Apúlia, Emilia-

Romagna> provinces of Forlí-Cesena (excluding the provincial

area situated to the North of the State road n.9 – Via Emilia),

Parma, Piacenza, Rimini (excluding the provincial area

situated to the North of the State road n.9 – Via Emilia),

Lombardy, Veneto (except in the province of Rovigo the

communes Rovigo, Polesella, Villamarzana, Fratta Polesine,

San Bellino, Badia Polesine, Trecenta, Ceneselli, Pontecchio

Polesine, Arquà Polesine, Costa di Rovigo, Occhiobello,

Lendinara, Canda, Ficarolo, Guarda Veneta, Frassinelle

Polesine, Villanova del Ghebbo, Fiesso Umbertiano,

Castelguglielmo, Bagnolo di Po, Giacciano con Baruchella,

Bosaro, Canaro, Lusia, Pincara, Stienta, Gaiba, Salara, and

in the province of Padova the communes Castelbaldo,

Barbona, Piacenza d’Adige, Vescovana, S. Urbano, Boara

Pisani, Masi, and in the province of Verona the communes

Palù, Roverchiara, Legnago, Castagnaro, Ronco all’Adige,

Villa Bartolomea, Oppeano, Terrazzo, Isola Rizza, Angiari),

Lithuania, Austria (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria,

Tirol (administrative district Lienz), Styria, Vienna), Slovenia

(except the Gorenjska and Maribor regions), Slovakia (except

´ and Okoc ˘ (Dunajská

the communes of Blahová, Horné Myto

˘

Streda County), Hronovce and Hronské Kl’acany

(Levice

˘

˘

County), Vel’ké Ripnany

(Topol’cany

County), Málinec

(Poltár County), Hrhov (Roznava

˘˘

County), Kazimír, Luhyna,

˘

˘ Svätuse

˘ and Zatín (Trebisov

˘ County))’.

Maly ´ Hores,

(c) under the heading referring to Viruses and virus-like

organisms, in point 3 thereof, for the word “Portugal”, there shall

be substituted the words “Portugal, Malta, until 31 March 2008.”.

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