Examination of Varieties of Vegetable Species

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,062, 28 ta’ Settembru, 2018

L.N. 312 of 2018

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT

(CAP. 433)

Examination of Varieties of Vegetable Species

(Amendment) Regulations, 2018

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:-

The title of these regulations is the Examination of Citation.

Varieties of Vegetable Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, and

these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the S.L. 433.23

Examination of Varieties of Vegetable Species Regulations,

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 2 of

substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

"2. The scope of these regulations is to

(a) ensure that varieties of species of vegetables which shall

be included in the national catalogue of such varieties in Malta shall

comply with internationally recognised guidelines as regards the

characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and

the minimum conditions for examining such varieties.

(b) transpose the provisions of

(i)

Commission Directive 2003/91/EC of 6th October,

2003, as regards the minimum characteristics and the minimum

conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species,

as amended by Commission Directive 2006/127/EC of 7

December 2006;

(ii)

Commission Directive 2007/49/EC of 26 July 2007;

(iii)

Commission Directive 2008/83/EC of 13 August

2008;

(iv)

Commission Directive 2009/97/EC of 3 August

2009;

(v)

Commission Directive 2010/46/EU of 2 July 2010;

(vi) Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EU of

1 July 2011;

(vii)

Commission Directive 2012/44/EU;

(viii) Commission Directive 2013/57/EU amending

Commission Directive 2003/91/EC setting out implementing

measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive

2002/55/EC, as regards the minimum characteristics to be

examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain

varieties of vegetable species;

(ix) Commission Implementing Directive 2014/105/EU

of 4 December 2014 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and

2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes

of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of

Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the

characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination

and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of

agricultural plant species and vegetable species;

(x) Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2015/

1168 of 15 July 2015 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and

2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes

of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of

Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the

characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination

and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of

agricultural plant species and vegetable species;

(xi) Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/

1914 of 31 October 2016 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and

2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes

of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of

Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the

characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination

and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of

agricultural plant species and vegetable species;

(xii) Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/

100 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; and

(xiii) as made reference to by Commission Directive

2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009;".

Regulation 3(1) of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 3(1)

substituted by the following

of the principal

regulations.

"3. (1) Varieties of vegetable species shall be

officially accepted in the national catalogue within the

meaning of regulation 6(1) of the Seeds of

Agricultural Plants and Vegetable Regulations after

fulfilling the requirements, as regards distinctness,

uniformity and stability, set out hereunder:"

Schedule I to the principal regulations shall be substituted Substitutes

Schedule I of

by the following new Schedule

the principal

regulations.

"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

Common name

CPVO protocol

Allium cepa L. (Cepa group)

Onion and Echalion

TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009

Allium cepa L. (Aggregatum

Shallot

TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009

Allium fistulosum L.

Japanese bunching onion or

TP 161/1 of 11.3.2010

Welsh onion

Leek

TP 85/2 of 1.4.2009

Garlic

TP 162/1 of 25.3.2004

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

TP 198/2 of 11.3.2015

Apium graveolens L.

Celery

TP 82/1 of 13.3.2008

Apium graveolens L.

Celeriac

TP 74/1 of 13.3.2008

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus

TP 130/2 of 16.2.2011

Beetroot including

TP 60/1 of 1.4.2009

Cheltenham beet

Spinach beet or Chard

TP 106/1 of 11.3.2015

Brassica oleracea L.

Curly kale

TP 90/1 of 16.2.2011

Brassica oleracea L.

Cauliflower

TP 45/2 Rev. of 15.3.2017

Brassica oleracea L.

Sprouting broccoli or

TP 151/2 Rev. of 15.3.2017

Calabrese

Brassica oleracea L.

Brussels sprouts

TP 54/2 Rev. of 15.3.2017

Brassica oleracea L.

Kohlrabi

TP 65/1 Rev. of 15.3.2017

Brassica oleracea L.

Savoy cabbage, White

TP 48/3 Rev. of 15.3.2017

cabbage and Red cabbage

Chinese cabbage

TP 105/1 of 13.3.2008

Capsicum annuum L.

Chilli or Pepper

TP 76/2 Rev. of 15.3.2017

Cichorium endivia L.

Curled-leaved endive and

TP 118/3 of 19.3.2014

Plain-leaved endive

Cichorium intybus L.

Industrial chicory

TP 172/2 of 1.12.2005

Cichorium intybus L.

Witloof chicory

TP 173/1 of 25.3.2004

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.)

Watermelon

TP 142/2 of 19.3.2014

Matsum. et Nakai

Cucumis melo L.

Melon

TP 104/2 of 21.3.2007

Cucumis sativus L.

Cucumber and Gherkin

TP 61/2 of 13.3.2008

Gourd

TP 155/1 of 11.3.2015

Cucurbita maxima

Duchesne

Cucurbita pepo L.

Marrow or Courgette

TP 119/1 Rev. of 19.3.2014

Cynara cardunculus L.

Globe artichoke and Cardoon

TP 184/2 of 27.2.2013

Daucus carota L.

Carrot and Fodder carrot

TP 49/3 of 13.3.2008

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Fennel

TP 183/1 of 25.3.2004

Lactuca sativa L.

Lettuce

TP 13/5 Rev.2 of 15.3.2017

Solanum lycopersicum L.

Tomato

TP 44/4 Rev.2 of 19.4.2016

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.)

Parsley

TP 136/1 of 21.3.2007

Nyman ex A.W. Hill

Phaseolus coccineus L.

Runner bean

TP 9/1 of 21.3.2007

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Dwarf French bean and

TP 12/4 of 27.2.2013

Climbing French bean

Pisum sativum L. (partim)

Wrinkled pea, Round pea

TP 7/2 Rev.2 of 15.3.2017

and Sugar pea

Raphanus sativus L.

Radish, Black radish

TP 64/2 Rev. of 11.3.2015

Rheum rhabarbarum L.

Rhubarb

TP 62/1 of 19.4.2016

Scorzonera hispanica L.

Scorzonera or Black salsify

TP 116/1 of 11.3.2015

Solanum melongena L.

Aubergine or Egg plant

TP 117/1 of 13.3.2008

Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach

TP 55/5 Rev.2 of 15.3.2017

Valerianella locusta (L.)

Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce

TP 75/2 of 21.3.2007

Laterr.

Vicia faba L. (partim)

Broad bean

TP

Broadbean/1

of

3.2004

Zea mays L. (partim)

Sweet corn and Pop corn

TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010

Solanum lycopersicum L. x

Tomato rootstocks

TP 294/1 Rev.2 of 15.3.2017

Solanum habrochaites S.

Knapp & D.M. Spooner;

Solanum lycopersicum L. x

Solanum peruvianum (L.)

Mill,; Solanum lycopersicum

L. x Solanum cheesmaniae

(L. Ridley) Fosberg

Interspecific hybrids of

TP 311/1 of 15.3.2017

Cucurbita

maxima

x

Cucurbita maxima Duch. x

Cucurbita moschata

Cucurbita moschata Duch.

for use as rootstocks

".

5. Schedule II to the principal regulations shall be substituted Substitutes

Schedule II of

by the following new Schedule

the principal

regulations.

"SCHEDULE II

UPOV guidelines

The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV

guidelines apply. These guidelines can be found on the UPOV website

www.upov.int

Table 2.1

Scientific name

Common name

UPOV guideline

Brassica rapa L.

Turnip

TG/37/10 of 4.4.2001

Cichorium intybus L.

Large-leaved chicory or

TG/154/4 of 5.4.2017

Italian chicory

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