Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables (Amendment)
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,061, 5 ta’ April, 2007
L.N. 89 of 2007
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables (Amendment)
(No. 2) Regulations, 2007
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 regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the Seeds of Agricultural Title.
Plants and Vegetables (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2007 and
they shall be read and construed as one with the Seeds of Agricultural L.N. 81 of 2006.
Plants and Vegetables Regulations, 2006, hereinafter in these
regulations referred to as "the principal regulations".
For Table 1.5 of Schedule I to the principal regulations, Amends
Schedule I to
there shall be substituted the following new table
the principal
regulations.
"Table 1.5
Latin name
Common name
Allium cepa L.
- Cepa Group
Onion
Echalion
Shallot
- Aggregatum Group
Allium fistulosum L.
Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion
Allium porrum L.
Leek
Allium sativum L.
Garlic
Allium schoenoprasum L.
Chives
Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.
Chervil
Apium graveolens L.
Celery
Celeriac
Asparagus officinalis L.
Asparagus
Beta vulgaris L.
Beetroot including Cheltenham beet
Spinach beet or Chard
Brassica oleracea L.
Curly kale
Cauliflower
Sprouting broccoli or Calabrese
Brussels sprouts
Savoy cabbage
White cabbage
Red cabbage
Kohlrabi
Brassica rapa L.
Chinese cabbage
Turnip
Capsicum annuum L.
Chilli or Pepper
Cichorium endivia L.
Curled-leaved endive
Plain-leaved endive
Cichorium intybus L.
Witloof chicory
Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory
Industrial chicory
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et
Watermelon
Nakai
Cucumis melo L.
Melon
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumber
Gherkin
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
Gourd
Cucurbita pepo L.
Marrow or Courgette
Cynara cardunculus L.
Globe artichoke
Cardoon
Daucus carota L.
Carrot
Fodder carrot
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Fennel
Lactuca sativa L.
Lettuce
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.
Tomato
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman
Parsley
ex A. W. Hill
Phaseolus coccineus L.
Runner bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Dwarf French bean
Climbing French bean
Pisum sativum L. (partim)
Wrinkled pea
Round pea
Sugar pea
Raphanus sativus L.
Radish
Black radish
Rheum rhabarbarum L.
Rhubarb
Scorzonera hispanica L.
Scorzonera or Black salsify
Solanum melongena L.
Aubergine or Egg plant
Spinacia oleracea L.
Spinach
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.
Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce
Vicia faba L. (partim)
Broad bean
Zea mays L. (partim)
Sweet corn
Popcorn " .
For Table 1.16 of Schedule III to the principal regulations, Amends
Schedule III to
there shall be substituted the following new table
the principal
regulations.
"Table 1.16
Maximum
Minimum
Minimum
content of
germination
analytical
Species
seeds of other
(% clusters
purity
plant species
of pure
(% by weight)
(% by weight)
seed)
Allium cepa
0.5
Allium fistulosum
0.5
Allium porrum
0.5
Allium sativum
0.5
Allium schoenoprasum
0.5
Anthriscus cerefolium
1.0
Apium graveolens
1.0
Asparagus officinalis
0.5
Beta vulgaris (Cheltenham beet)
0.5
50 (clusters)
Beta vulgaris (others)
0.5
70 (clusters)
Brassica oleracea (cauliflower)
1.0
Brassica oleracea (other than
1.0
cauliflower)
Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage)
1.0
Brassica rapa (turnip)
1.0
Capsicum annuum
0.5
Cichorium endivia
1.0
Cichorium intybus (Witloof &
large-leaved chicory [Italian
1.5
chicory])
Cichorium
intybus
(Industrial
chicory)
Citrillus lanatus
0.1
Cucumis melo
0.1
Cucumis sativus
0.1
Cucurbita maxima
0.1
Cucurbita pepo
0.1
Cynara cardunculus
0.5
Daucus carota
1.0
Foeniculum vulgare
1.0
Lactuca sativa
0.5
Lycopersicon esculentum
0.5
Petroselinum crispum
1.0
Phaseolus coccineus
0.1
Phaseolus vulgaris
0.1
Pisum sativum
0.1
Raphanus sativus
1.0
Rheum rhabarbarum
0.5
Scorzonera hispanica
1.0
Solanum melongena
0.5
Spinacia oleracea
1.0
Valerianella locusta
1.0
Vicia faba
0.1
85 " .
Zea mays
0.1
For Table 1.20 of Schedule IV to the principal regulations, Amends
Schedule IV to
there shall be substituted the following new table
the principal
regulations.
"Table 1.20
Species
Weight (grams)
Allium cepa
Allium fistulosum
Allium porrum
Allium sativum
Allium schoenoprasum
Anthriscus cerefolium
Apium graveolens
Asparagus officinalis
Beta vulgaris
Brassica oleracea (all kinds)
Brassica rapa
Capsicum annuum
Cichorium endivia
Cichorium intybus (Witloof & large-leaved chicory [Italian
chicory])
Cichorium intybus (Industrial chicory)
Citrullus lanatus
Cucumis melo
B
Cucumis sativus
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbita pepo
Cynara cardunculus
Daucus carota
Foeniculum vulgare
Lactuca sativa
Lycopersicon esculentum
Petroselinum crispum
Phaseolus coccineus
Phaseolus vulgaris
Pisum sativum
Raphanus sativus
Rheum rhabarbarum
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Scorzonera hispanica
Solanum melongena
Spinacia oleracea
Valerianella locusta
Vicia faba
1000 " .
Zea mays
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