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Fruit Trees Propagation Material (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,515, 3 ta’ Ottubru, 2025
L.N. 221 of 2025
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Fruit Trees Propagation Material (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant
Quarantine Act, the Minister responsible for food has made the
following regulations:-
(1) The title of these regulations is the Fruit Trees Citation and
Propagation Material (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 and these scope.
regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Fruit Trees S.L. 433.08.
Propagation Material Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the
"principal regulations".
(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission
Implementing Directive (EU) 2025/145 of 29 January 2025 amending
Implementing Directive (EU) 2014/98/EU as regards the Union
regulated non-quarantine pests Tobacco ringspot virus, Tomato
ringspot virus, Pucciniastrum minimum (Schweinitz) Arthur and Fig
mosaic agent and correcting that Implementing Directive as regards
measures concerning Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider.
Schedule A to the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends
Schedule A to
follows
the principal
regulations.
(a) in the item "Ficus carica L.", the entries "Viruses, viroids,
virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas" and "Fig mosaic agent
[FGM000]" shall be deleted;
(b) in the item "Vaccinium L." immediately after the entry
"Godronia
(anamorph
Topospora
myrtilli)
cassandrae
Peck[GODRCA]" there shall be added the following new entry
"Pucciniastrum
Sydow
&
P.
Sydow
minimum
[THEKMI]".
The table of Schedule B to the principal regulations shall be Amends
Schedule B to
substituted by the following new table
the principal
regulations.
"Genus or
RNQPs
species
Castanea sativa Mill.
Fungi and oomycetes
Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock
& Man in ‘t Veld [PHYTRA]
Citrus L., Fortunella
Bacteria
Swingle and
Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al. [SPIRCI]
Poncirus Raf.
Fungi and oomycetes
Plenodomus tracheiphilus (Petri) Gruyter, Aveskamp &
Verkley [DEUTTR]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and
phytoplasmas
Citrus cristacortis agent [CSCC00]
Citrus exocortis viroid [CEVD00]
Citrus impietratura agent [CSI000]
Citrus leaf blotch virus [CLBV00]
Citrus psorosis vírus [CPSV00]
Citrus tristeza virus (EU isolates) [CTV000]
Citrus variegation virus [CVV000]
Hop stunt viroid [HSVD00]
Corylus avellana L.
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and
phytoplasmas
Apple mosaic virus [APMV00]
Cydonia oblonga Mill.
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and
phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple rubbery wood agent [ARW000]
Apple stem grooving virus [ASGV00]
Apple stem-pitting virus [ASPV00]
Pear bark necrosis agent [PRBN00]
Pear bark split agent [PRBS00]
Pear blister canker viroid [PBCVD0]
Pear rough bark agent [PRRB00]
Quince yellow blotch agent [ARW000]
Fragaria L.
Bacteria
Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy & King [XANTFR]
Fungi and oomycetes
Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds [COLLAC]
Phytophthora cactorum (Lebert & Cohn) J.Schröter
[PHYTCC]
Phytophthora fragariae C.J. Hickman [PHYTFR]
Nematodes
Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie [APLOBE]
Aphelenchoides blastophthorus Franklin [APLOBL]
Aphelenchoides fragariae (Ritzema Bos) Christie
[APLOFR]
Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi (Schwartz) Steiner &
Buhrer [APLORI]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and
phytoplasmas
Arabis mosaic virus [ARMV00]
Raspberry ringspot virus [RPRSV0]
Strawberry crinkle virus [SCRV00]
Strawberry latent ringspot virus [SLRSV0]
Strawberry mild yellow edge virus [SMYEV0]
Strawberry mottle virus
[SMOV00]
Strawberry vein banding virus
[SVBV00]
Tomato black ring virus [TBRV00]
Juglans regia L.
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Cherry leaf roll virus [CLRV00]
Malus Mill.
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple dimple fruit viroid [ADFVD0]
Apple flat limb agent [AFL000]
Apple mosaic virus [APMV00]
Apple rubbery wood agent [ARW000]
Apple scar skin viroid [ASSVD0]
Apple star crack agent [APHW00]
Apple stem grooving virus [ASGV00]
Apple stem-pitting virus [ASPV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider
[PHYPMA]
Fruit disorders: chat fruit [APCF00], green crinkle
[APGC00], bumpy fruit of Ben Davis, rough skin
[APRSK0], star crack, russet ring [APLP00], russet wart
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Olea europaea L.
Fungi and oomycetes
Verticillium dahliae Kleb [VERTDA]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Arabis mosaic virus [ARMV00]
Cherry leaf roll virus [CLRV00]
Strawberry latent ringspot virus [SLRSV0]
Prunus dulcis (Miller) Webb Bacteria
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
[XANTPR]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple mosaic virus [APMV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider [PHYPPR]
Plum pox virus [PPV000]
Prune dwarf virus [PDV000]
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus [PNRSV0]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Prunus armeniaca L.
Bacteria
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
[XANTPR]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple mosaic virus [APMV00]
Apricot latent virus [ALV000]
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider [PHYPPR]
Plum pox virus [PPV000]
Prune dwarf virus [PDV000]
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus [PNRSV0]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Prunus avium L. and
Bacteria
Prunus cerasus L.
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
[XANTPR]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple mosaic virus
[APMV00]
Arabis mosaic virus [ARMV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider
[PHYPPR]
Cherry green ring mottle virus [CGRMV0]
Cherry leaf roll virus [CLRV00]
Cherry mottle leaf virus [CMLV00]
Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus [CRNRM0]
Little cherry virus 1 and 2 [LCHV10], [LCHV20]
Plum pox virus [PPV000]
Prune dwarf virus [PDV000]
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus [PNRSV0]
Raspberry ringspot virus [RPRSV0]
Strawberry latent ringspot virus [SLRSV0]
Tomato black ring virus [TBRV00]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Prunus domestica L., Prunus Bacteria
salicina
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
Lindley, and other species of [XANTPR]
Prunus
L. susceptible to Plum pox
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
virus in the case of
Prunus L. hybrids
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple mosaic virus
[APMV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider
[PHYPPR] Myrobalan latent ringspot virus [MLRSV0]
Plum pox virus
[PPV000]
Prune dwarf virus
[PDV000]
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus [PNRSV0]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
Bacteria
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
[XANTPR]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple mosaic virus [APMV00]
Apricot latent virus [ALV000]
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider [PHYPPR]
Peach latent mosaic viroid [PLMVD0]
Plum pox virus
[PPV000]
Prune dwarf virus
[PDV000]
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus [PNRSV0]
Strawberry latent ringspot virus [SLRSV0]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Pyrus L.
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus [ACLSV0]
Apple rubbery wood agent [ARW000]
Apple stem grooving virus [ASGV00]
Apple stem-pitting virus [ASPV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider
[PHYPPY]
Pear bark necrosis agent [PRBN00]
Pear bark split agent [PRBS00]
Pear blister canker viroid [PBCVD0]
Pear rough bark agent [PRRB00]
Quince yellow blotch agent [ARW000]
Ribes L.
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Arabis mosaic virus [ARMV00]
Blackcurrant reversion virus [BRAV00]
Cucumber mosaic virus [CMV000]
Gooseberry vein banding associated virus
[GOVB00]
Raspberry ringspot virus [RPRSV0]
Strawberry latent ringspot virus [SLRSV0]
Rubus L.
Fungi and oomycetes
Phytophthora spp. de Bary [1PHYTG]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
Apple mosaic virus [APMV00]
Arabis mosaic virus [ARMV00]
Black raspberry necrosis virus [BRNV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma rubi Malembic-Maher et al.
[PHYPRU]
Cucumber mosaic virus [CMV000]
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus [RBDV00]
Raspberry leaf mottle virus [RLMV00]
Raspberry ringspot virus [RPRSV0]
Raspberry vein chlorosis virus [RVCV00]
Raspberry yellow spot
[RYS000]
Rubus yellow net virus
[RYNV00]
Strawberry latent ringspot virus
[SLRSV0]
Tomato black ring virus
[TBRV00]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]
Vaccinium L.
Fungi and oomycetes
Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock &
Man in ‘t Veld [PHYTRA]
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and
phytoplasmas
Blueberry mosaic associated ophiovirus [BLMAV0]
Blueberry red ringspot virus [BRRV00]
Blueberry scorch virus [BLSCV0]
Blueberry shock virus [BLSHV0]
Blueberry shoestring virus [BSSV00]
Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris Lee et al. [PHYPAS]
Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni [PHYPPN]
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al.
[PHYPSO]
Cranberry false blossom phytoplasma
[PHYPFB]
Tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV0]
Tomato ringspot virus [TORSV0]"
Schedule D to the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends
Schedule D to
the principal
regulations.
(a)
item 8 thereof shall be substituted by the following new item
"8.
Malus Mill.
(a)
All categories
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out once a year.
(b)
Pre-basic category
Sampling and testing
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested 15
years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with
subsequent intervals of 15 years concerning the presence of
RNQPs other than virus-like diseases and viroids listed in
Schedule B, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence
of RNQPs listed in Schedule A.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of
production or area
In the case where a derogation is allowed to produce pre-
basic material in the field, under non-insect-proof conditions,
pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/
925, the following requirements shall apply concerning
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider,
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al., and Tomato ringspot
virus
i.
Phytoplasma
Seemüller
&
Candidatus
mali
Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-
basic category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller &
Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider are observed on propagating
material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category in
the production site over the last complete growing
season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately
destroyed;
ii.
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-
basic category shall be produced in areas known to be free
from Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-
basic category in the production site have been inspected
over the last complete growing season, and any
propagating material and fruit plants showing symptoms
of Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. and any
surrounding host plants have been immediately
rogued out and destroyed;
iii.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-
basic category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been immediately rogued out and
destroyed.
(c)
Basic category
Sampling and testing
In the case of basic mother plants, which have been
maintained in insect-proof facilities, a representative
portion of basic mother plants shall be sampled and tested
every 15 years concerning the presence of Candidatus
Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider.
In the case of basic mother plants, which have not been
maintained in insect-proof facilities, a representative portion
of basic mother plants shall be sampled and tested every 3
years concerning the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider; a representative portion of basic
mother plants shall be sampled and tested every 15 years on
the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants
concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Candidatus
Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider and other than
Tomato ringspot virus, the virus-like diseases and viroids,
listed in Schedule B, and in the case of doubts concerning
the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule A.
Basic mother plants shall be sampled and tested every 20 years
concerning the presence of Tomato ringspot virus.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
Phytoplasma
Seemüller
&
Candidatus
mali
Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the basic
category at the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately
destroyed;
ii.
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
basic category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et
al.; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
basic category in the production site shall be
inspected over the last complete growing season, and
any propagating material and fruit plants showing
symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et
al. and any surrounding host plants shall be
immediately rogued out and destroyed;
iii.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
basic category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category
in the production site over the last complete growing
season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been immediately rogued out and destroyed.
(d)
Certified category
Sampling and testing
In the case of certified mother plants, which have been
maintained in insect-proof facilities, a representative portion
of certified mother plants shall be sampled and tested every 15
years concerning the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider.
In the case of certified mother plants, which have not been
maintained in insect-proof facilities, a representative portion of
certified mother plants shall be sampled and tested every 5
years concerning the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider; a representative portion of certified
mother plants shall be sampled and tested every 15 years on the
basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants
concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Candidatus
Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider and other than
Tomato ringspot virus, the virus-like diseases and viroids,
listed in Schedule B, and in the case of doubts concerning
the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule A.
Certified mother plants shall be sampled and tested every
20 years concerning the presence of Tomato ringspot virus.
Certified fruit plants shall be sampled and tested in case
of doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in
Schedules A and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller &
Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller &
Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category at the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity shall be rogued out and immediately
destroyed; or
- symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider shall be observed on no more
than 2% of propagating material and fruit plants of
the certified category at the production site over the
last complete growing season, and that propagating
material and those fruit plants, and any symptomatic
plants in the immediate vicinity shall be rogued out
and immediately destroyed, and a representative sample
of the remaining asymptomatic propagating material and
fruit plants in the lots in which symptomatic propagating
material and fruit plants were found has been tested and
found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller &
Schneider;
ii.
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category in the production site shall be
inspected over the last complete growing season, and
any propagating material and fruit plants showing
symptoms of Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.
and any surrounding host plants shall be immediately
rogued out and destroyed;
iii.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been immediately rogued out and
destroyed.
(e)
CAC category
Sampling and testing
Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of
doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedules
A and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller &
Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider are observed on propagating
material and fruit plants of the CAC category in the
production site over the last complete growing season,
and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity
have been rogued out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider have been observed on no more
than 2 % of propagating material and fruit plants of the
CAC category in the production site over the last
complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants
in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and
immediately destroyed, and a representative sample of the
remaining asymptomatic propagating material and fruit
plants in the lots in which symptomatic propagating
material and fruit plants were found has been tested
and found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma mali
Seemüller & Schneider;
ii.
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category in the production site have been inspected over
the last complete growing season, and any propagating
material and fruit plants showing symptoms of Erwinia
amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. and any surrounding
host plants have been immediately rogued out and
destroyed;
iii.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free
from ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category
in the production site over the last complete growing
season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been immediately rogued out and destroyed;
or
- symptoms of ToRSV have been observed on
no more than 2% of propagating material and fruit
plants of the CAC category in the production site over
the last complete growing season, and those
symptomatic plants have been immediately rogued out
and destroyed."
(b) item 11 thereof shall be substituted by the following new item
"11. Prunus armeniaca L., Prunus avium L., Prunus cerasifera
Ehrh., Prunus cerasus L., Prunus domestica L., Prunus dulcis (Miller)
Webb, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch and Prunus salicina Lindley
(a)
Pre-basic category
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out twice a year
with regard to Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider, Plum pox virus, Xanthomonas
arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. and Pseudomonas
syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye
& Wilkie (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch and Prunus salicina
Lindley). Visual inspections shall be carried out once a year for
all RNQPs, other than Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider, Plum pox virus, Xanthomonas
arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al. and
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &.
Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie, listed in Schedules A and B.
Sampling and testing
Propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category of Prunus armeniaca L., Prunus avium L., Prunus
cerasus L., Prunus domestica L., and Prunus dulcis
(Miller) Webb, shall derive from mother plants, which have
been tested within the previous growing season and found
free from Plum pox virus.
Pre-basic rootstocks of Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. and
Prunus domestica L. shall derive from mother plants,
which have been tested within the previous growing season
and found free from Plum pox virus. Pre-basic rootstocks
of Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. and Prunus domestica L. shall
derive from mother plants, which have been tested within
the previous 5 growing seasons and found free from
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider.
Each flowering pre-basic mother plant shall be
sampled and tested for Prune dwarf virus and Prunus
necrotic ringspot virus 1 year after its acceptance as a pre-
basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 1
year. In the case of Prunus persica, each flowering pre-
basic mother plant shall be sampled 1 year after its
acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and tested for
Peach latent mosaic viroid.
Each tree planted intentionally for pollination and, where
appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment shall
be sampled and tested for Prune dwarf virus and Prunus necrotic
ringspot virus.
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled 5 years after
its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant, and with subsequent
intervals of 5 years, and tested for Candidatus Phytoplasma
prunorum Seemüller & Schneider and Plum pox virus.
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled 10 years
after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant, and with
subsequent intervals of 10 years, and tested for RNQPs, other
than Prune dwarf virus, Plum pox virus, Prunus necrotic
ringspot virus and relevant for the species, as listed in
Schedule B, and tested in the case of doubts concerning the
presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule A. A representative
portion of pre-basic mother plants shall be sampled and
tested in the case of doubts concerning the presence of
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
In the case where a derogation is allowed to produce pre-basic
material in the field under non- insect-proof conditions, pursuant to
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/925, the following
requirements shall apply concerning Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider, Plum pox virus, Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
(Smith) Vauterin et al., Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti
&. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie and Tomato ringspot virus
i.
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider are observed on propagating material
and fruit plants of the pre-basic category in the production site
over the last complete growing season, and any symptomatic
plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and
immediately destroyed; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category in the production site shall be isolated from other host
plants. The isolation distance of the production site shall
depend on regional circumstances, the type of propagating
material, the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider in the area concerned and the relevant
risks involved as set out by the competent authorities based on
inspection;
Plum pox virus
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-
basic category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from Plum pox virus; or
- no symptoms of Plum pox virus are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been rogued out and
immediately destroyed; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-
basic category in the production site shall be isolated from
other host plants. The isolation distance of the production
site shall depend on regional circumstances, the type
of propagating material, the presence of Plum pox virus
in the area concerned and the relevant risks involved as
set out by the competent authorities based on inspection;
iii. Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &.
Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &.
Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie; or
- no symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
(Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie are observed
on propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed;
iv.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed on propagating
material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
immediately rogued out and destroyed;
v.
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.; or
- no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
(Smith) Vauterin et al. are observed on propagating material and
fruit plants of the pre-basic category in the production site over
the last complete growing season, and any symptomatic
plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and
immediately destroyed.
(b)
Basic, Certified and CAC categories
Visual inspection
Visual inspection shall be carried out once a year.
(c)
Basic category
Sampling and testing
i.
Mother plants which have been maintained in
insect-proof facilities
A representative portion of basic mother plants shall be
sampled every 3 years and tested concerning the presence of
Prune dwarf virus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus and Plum pox
virus. A representative portion of basic mother plants shall be
sampled every 10 years and tested concerning the presence
of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider.
ii.
Mother plants which have not been maintained in
insect-proof facilities
A representative portion of basic mother plants, other
than those intended for the production of rootstocks, shall be
sampled every year and tested for Plum pox virus in order to
have all plants tested within an interval of 10 years.
A representative portion of basic mother plants, intended
for the production of rootstocks shall be sampled every year and
tested concerning the presence of Plum pox virus and found
free from that RNQP.
A representative portion of basic mother plants of Prunus
domestica L. intended for the production of rootstocks must be
sampled and tested in the previous 5 growing seasons concerning
the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller &
Schneider and found free from that RNQP.
A representative portion of basic mother plants shall be
sampled and tested in the case of doubts concerning the presence
of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
A representative portion of basic mother plants shall be
sampled and tested every 20 years on the basis of an
assessment of the risk of infection of those plants
concerning the presence of Tomato ringspot virus.
A representative portion of basic mother plants shall be
sampled and tested every 10 years on the basis of an
assessment of the risk of infection of those plants
concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Candidatus
Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider, Prune dwarf
virus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus, Plum pox virus and
Tomato ringspot virus, listed in Schedule B, and tested in the
case of doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in
Schedule A.
— Flowering mother plants
A representative portion of flowering basic mother plants shall be
sampled every year and tested for Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider, Prune dwarf virus and Prunus necrotic ringspot virus
on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
In the case of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, a representative portion of
flowering basic mother plants shall be sampled once a year and tested for
Peach latent mosaic viroid on the basis of an assessment of the risk of
infection of those plants.
A representative portion of trees planted intentionally for pollination
and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment
shall be sampled and tested for Prune dwarf virus and Prunus necrotic
ringspot virus on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those
plants.
— Non-flowering mother plants
A representative portion of non-flowering basic mother plants which
have been not maintained in insect-proof facilities shall be sampled and
tested every 3 years concerning the presence of Prune dwarf virus, Prunus
necrotic ringspot virus and Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider on the basis of an assessment of the risk of
infection of those plants.
(d)
Certified category
Sampling and testing
i.
Mother plants which have been maintained in
insect-proof facilities
A representative portion of certified mother plants shall be sampled
every 5 years and tested concerning the presence of Prune dwarf virus,
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus and Plum pox virus in order to have all
plants tested within an interval of 15 years. A representative portion of
certified mother plants shall be sampled every 15 years and tested
concerning the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller
& Schneider.
ii.
Mother plants which have not been maintained in
insect-proof facilities
A representative portion of certified mother plants shall be sampled
every 3 years and tested for Plum pox virus in order to have all plants tested
within an interval of 15 years.
A representative portion of certified mother plants intended for
the production of rootstocks shall be sampled every year and tested
concerning the presence of Plum pox virus and found free from that RNQP.
A representative portion of certified mother plants of Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.
and Prunus domestica L. intended for the production of rootstocks have been
sampled in the previous 5 growing seasons and tested concerning the
presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider and
found free from that RNQP.
A representative portion of certified mother plants shall be sampled and
tested in the case of doubts concerning the presence of Xanthomonas
arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
A representative portion of certified mother plants shall be sampled
every 20 years and tested on the basis of an assessment of the risk of
infection of those plants concerning the presence of Tomato ringspot virus.
A representative portion of certified mother plants shall be sampled
every 15 years and tested on the basis of an assessment of the risk of
infection of those plants concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider, Prune dwarf
virus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus, Plum pox virus and Tomato ringspot
virus, listed in Schedule B of Section IV, and tested in the case of
doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule A.
- Flowering mother plants
A representative portion of flowering certified mother plants shall be
sampled every year and tested for Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider, Prune dwarf virus and Prunus necrotic ringspot
virus on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
In the case of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, a representative portion of
flowering certified mother plants shall be sampled once a year and tested
for Peach latent mosaic viroid on the basis of an assessment of the risk of
infection of those plants.
A representative portion of trees planted intentionally for pollination
and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment
shall be sampled and tested for Prune dwarf virus and Prunus necrotic
ringspot virus on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those
plants.
- Non-flowering mother plants
A representative portion of non-flowering certified mother plants,
which have not been maintained in insect-proof facilities, shall be sampled
every 3 years and tested concerning the presence of Candidatus
Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider, Prune dwarf virus and
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus on the basis of an assessment of the risk of
infection of those plants.
(e)
Basic and certified categories
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and
certified categories shall be produced in areas known to be free
from Candidatus
Phytoplasma
Seemüller
&
prunorum
Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider are observed on propagating material
and fruit plants of the basic and certified categories in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued
out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider have been observed on no more than
1% of propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category in the production site over the last complete growing
season, and that propagating material and those fruit plants, and
any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
rogued out and immediately destroyed, and a representative
sample of the remaining asymptomatic propagating material and
fruit plants in the lots in which symptomatic plants were found
has been tested and found free from Candidatus Phytoplasma
prunorum Seemüller & Schneider;
ii.
Plum pox virus
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and
certified categories shall be produced in areas known to be free
from Plum pox virus; or
- no symptoms of Plum pox virus are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and certified
categories in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Plum pox virus have been observed on no
more than 1% of propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and that propagating material and those fruit
plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed, and
a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic
propagating material and fruit plants in the lots in which
symptomatic plants were found has been tested and found free
from Plum pox virus;
iii. Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &.
Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and
certified categories shall be produced in areas known to be free
from Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &.
Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie; or
- no symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
(Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie are observed
on propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and
certified categories in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been rogued out and immediately
destroyed; or
- symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier,
Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie have been observed on
no more than 2% of propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and that propagating material and those fruit
plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity
have been rogued out and immediately destroyed;
iv.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and
certified categories shall be produced in areas known to be free
from ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed on propagating
material and fruit plants of the basic and certified categories in
the production site over the last complete growing season, and
any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
immediately rogued out and destroyed;
v.
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic and
certified categories shall be produced in areas known to be free
from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et
al.; or
- no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
(Smith) Vauterin et al. are observed on propagating material and
fruit plants of the basic and certified categories in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued
out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
(Smith) Vauterin et al. have been observed on no more than
2% of propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category in the production site over the last complete growing
season, and that propagating material and those fruit plants, and
any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
rogued out and immediately destroyed.
(f)
CAC category
Sampling and testing
Propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category shall derive
from an identified source of material, of which a representative portion has
been sampled and tested within the previous 3 growing seasons and found
free from Plum pox virus.
CAC rootstocks of Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. and Prunus domestica L.
shall derive from an identified source of material of which a representative
portion has been sampled and tested within the previous 5 years and found
free from Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider and
Plum pox virus.
A representative portion of propagating material and fruit plants of
the CAC category shall be sampled and tested in the case of doubts
concerning the presence of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith)
Vauterin et al.
A representative portion of CAC fruit plants not showing any
symptoms of Plum pox virus upon visual inspection shall be sampled and
tested on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those fruit
plants concerning the presence of that RNQP and in the case of symptomatic
plants in the immediate vicinity.
Upon the detection of propagating material and fruit plants of the
CAC category showing symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider in the production site by visual inspection, a
representative portion of the remaining asymptomatic CAC propagating
material and fruit plants of the CAC category in the lots where symptomatic
propagating material and fruit plants have been found shall be sampled
and tested concerning the presence of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider.
Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of doubts
concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Candidatus Phytoplasma
prunorum Seemüller & Schneider and Plum pox virus, listed in Schedules A
and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
(i)
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider; or
- no symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider are observed on propagating
material and fruit plants of the CAC category in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued
out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum
Seemüller & Schneider have been observed on no more than
1% of propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and that propagating material and those
fruit plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed,
and a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic
propagating material and fruit plants in the lots in which
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants were found
has been tested and found free from Candidatus
Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider;
(ii)
Plum pox virus
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Plum pox virus; or
- no symptoms of Plum pox virus are observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
rogued out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Plum pox virus have been observed on no
more than 1% of propagating material and fruit plants of the
CAC category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and that propagating material and those fruit
plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed, and
a representative sample of the remaining asymptomatic
propagating material and fruit plants in the lots in which
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants were found
has been tested and found free from Plum pox virus;
iii. Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &.
Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan)
Young, Dye & Wilkie; or
- no symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
(Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie are
observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the
CAC category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier,
Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie have been observed on
no more than 2% of propagating material and fruit plants of the
CAC category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and that propagating material and those fruit
plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity
have been rogued out and immediately destroyed;
iv.
Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of ToRSV are observed in the production
site over the last complete growing season, and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
rogued out and immediately destroyed; or
- symptoms of ToRSV have been observed on no
more than 2% of propagating material and fruit plants of the
CAC category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and those symptomatic plants have been
immediately rogued out and destroyed;
v.
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al.; or
- no symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
(Smith) Vauterin et al. are observed on propagating material and
fruit plants of the CAC category in the production site over the
last complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been rogued out and immediately
destroyed; or
- symptoms of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
(Smith) Vauterin et al. have been observed on no more than
2% of propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and that propagating material and those
fruit plants, and any symptomatic plants in the immediate
vicinity have been rogued out and immediately destroyed.";
(c)
item 14 thereof shall be substituted by the following new
item
"14. Rubus L.
(a)
Pre-basic category
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out twice a year.
Sampling and testing
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested 2 years after
its acceptance as a pre- basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 2
years concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule B, and in the case
of doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule A.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
- propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic category shall
be produced in areas known to be free from the viruses listed in Schedule B
for Rubus L.; or
- no symptoms of any of the RNQPs listed in Schedule B for Rubus L.
are observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the pre-basic
category in the production site over the last complete growing season,
and any symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out
and immediately destroyed;
(b)
Basic category
Visual inspection
Where propagating material and fruit plants are grown in
the field or in pots, visual inspections shall be carried out twice
a year.
For propagating material and fruit plants produced by
micropropagation, and which are maintained for a period
shorter than 3 months, only one visual inspection during this
period is necessary.
Sampling and testing
Sampling and testing shall be carried out if the symptoms of
Arabis mosaic virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot
virus and Tomato black ring virus and Tomato ringspot virus are unclear upon
visual inspection. Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of
doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Arabis mosaic virus,
Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus, Tomato black ring
virus and Tomato ringspot virus, listed in Schedules A and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
In the case of a positive test result for propagating
material and fruit plants of the basic category showing symptoms of
Arabis mosaic virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent
ringspot virus, Tomato black ring virus or Tomato ringspot virus, the
propagating material and fruit plants concerned shall be rogued out
and immediately destroyed.
ii.
Requirements for RNQPs other than Arabis mosaic
virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus,
Tomato black ring virus and Tomato ringspot virus
The percentage of propagating material and fruit plants of the
basic category in the production site over the last complete growing season,
showing symptoms of each of the following RNQPs shall not exceed
- 0.1% in the case of
Agrobacterium spp. Conn; and
Rhodococcus fascians Tilford; and that propagating material and those
fruit plants, and any surrounding host plants have been rogued out and
destroyed;
iii.
Requirements for all viruses
propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category
shall be produced in areas known to be free from the viruses
listed in Schedule B for Rubus L.; or
no symptoms of the viruses listed in Schedule B for
Rubus L. are observed on propagating material and fruit plants
of the basic category in the production site over the last
complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been immediately rogued out and
destroyed; or
symptoms of all viruses listed in Schedules A and B
have been observed on no more than 0.25% of propagating
material and fruit plants of the basic category in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and that
propagating material and those fruit plants and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
rogued out and immediately destroyed.
(c)
Certified category
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out once a year.
Sampling and testing
Sampling and testing shall be carried out if the symptoms of
Arabis mosaic virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot
virus, Tomato black ring virus and Tomato ringspot virus are unclear upon
visual inspection. Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of
doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Arabis mosaic virus,
Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus, Tomato black ring
virus and Tomato ringspot virus, listed in Schedules A and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
In the case of a positive test result for propagating material
and fruit plants of the certified category showing symptoms of Arabis
mosaic virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot
virus, Tomato black ring virus or Tomato ringspot virus, the
propagating material and fruit plants concerned shall be rogued out
and immediately destroyed;
ii.
Requirements for RNQPs other than Arabis mosaic
virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus,
Tomato black ring virus and Tomato ringspot virus
The percentage of propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category in the production site over the last complete growing
season, showing symptoms of each of the following RNQPs shall not
0.5% in the case of Resseliella theobaldi Barnes;
0.1% in the case of
Agrobacterium spp. Conn; and
Rhodococcus fascians Tilford; and that propagating material and those
fruit plants, and any surrounding host plants have been rogued out and
destroyed;
iii.
Requirements for all viruses
propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from the
viruses listed in Schedule B for Rubus L.; or
no symptoms of the viruses listed in Schedule B for
Rubus L. are observed on propagating material and fruit plants
of the certified category in the production site over the last
complete growing season, and any symptomatic plants in the
immediate vicinity have been immediately rogued out and
destroyed; or
symptoms of all viruses listed in Schedules A and B
have been observed on no more than 0.5% of propagating
material and fruit plants of the certified category in the
production site over the last complete growing season, and that
propagating material and those fruit plants and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
rogued out and immediately destroyed.
(d)
CAC category
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out once a year.
Sampling and testing
Sampling and testing shall be carried out if the symptoms of
Arabis mosaic virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot
virus, Tomato black ring virus and Tomato ringspot virus are unclear upon
visual inspection. Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of
doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs, other than Arabis mosaic virus,
Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus and Tomato black
ring virus and Tomato ringspot virus, listed in Schedules A and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category shall be
produced in areas known to be free from the RNQPs listed in Schedules A
and B for Rubus L.; or
- no symptoms of the RNQPs listed in Schedules A and B for
Rubus L. are observed on propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category in the production site over the last complete growing season; and
- in case of symptoms of ToRSV, those symptoms have been observed
on no more than 2% of propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category in the production site over the last complete growing season, and
those symptomatic plants have been immediately rogued out and destroyed;
and
- in the case of a positive test result for propagating material and
fruit plants of the CAC category showing symptoms of Arabis mosaic
virus, Raspberry ringspot virus, Strawberry latent ringspot virus, Tomato
black ring virus or Tomato ringspot virus, the propagating material and
fruit plants concerned shall be immediately rogued out and destroyed.";
(d)
item 15 thereof shall be substituted by the following new
item
"15. Vaccinium L.
(a)
Pre-basic category
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out twice a year.
Sampling and testing
Each pre-basic mother plant shall be sampled and tested 5 years after
its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 5
years concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule B, and in the case
of doubts concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedule A.
(b)
Basic category
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out twice a year.
Sampling and testing
Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of doubts
concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedules A and B.
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
i.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn
- no symptoms of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith &
Townsend) Conn are observed at the production site over the last
complete growing season
ii.
Diaporthe vaccinii Shear
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category
shall be produced in areas known to be free from Diaporthe
vaccinii Shear; or
- no symptoms of Diaporthe vaccinii Shear are observed at
the production site over the last complete growing season;
iii. Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin and Godronia
cassandrae (anamorph Topospora myrtilli) Peck
- the percentage of propagating material and fruit plants
of the basic category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, showing symptoms of each of the following
RNQPs shall not exceed
- 0.1% in the case of Godronia cassandrae (anamorph
Topospora myrtilli) Peck;
- 0.5% in the case of Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel)
Woronin; and that propagating material and those fruit plants,
and any surrounding host plants have been rogued out and
destroyed.
iv. Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock &
Man in ‘t Veld
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category
shall be produced in areas established by the competent authority
as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres,
De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category at the
production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation.
v.
Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV) and Tomato ringspot virus
(ToRSV)
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category
shall be produced in areas known to be free from TRSV and
ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of TRSV and ToRSV are observed in the
production site over the last complete growing season and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued
out and immediately destroyed.
(c)
Certified and CAC categories
Visual inspection
Visual inspections shall be carried out once a year.
Sampling and testing
Sampling and testing shall be carried out in the case of doubts
concerning the presence of RNQPs listed in Schedules A and B.
(d)
Certified category
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of
production or area
i.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn,
Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin and Godronia cassandrae
(anamorph Topospora myrtilli) Peck
- the percentage of propagating material and fruit plants of
the certified category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, showing symptoms of each of the following
RNQPs shall not exceed
- 0.5% in the case of
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn;
Godronia cassandrae (anamorph Topospora myrtilli) Peck;
- 1% in the case of Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin; and that
propagating material and those fruit plants, and any surrounding host
plants have been rogued out and destroyed.
Diaporthe vaccinii Shear
ii.
- propagating material and fruit plants of the
certified category shall be produced in areas known to be
free from Diaporthe vaccinii Shear; or
- no symptoms of Diaporthe vaccinii Shear are
observed at the production site over the last complete
growing season;
iii. Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock &
Man in ‘t Veld
- propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category shall be produced in areas established by the competent
authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU
isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance
with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary
Measures; or
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the certified category at
the production site over the last complete cycle of vegetation; or
- propagating material and fruit plants of the certified
category showing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU
isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld at the
production site and all plants within a 2m radius of the
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, shall be
rogued out and destroyed, including adhering soil; and
- for all plants located within a 10m radius of
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants and any
remaining propagating material and fruit plants from the
affected lot
- within 3 months following the detection of
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, no
symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres,
De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that
propagating material and those fruit plants in at least two
inspections at appropriate times to detect the pest and
during such 3-month period no treatments suppressing
symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be carried out;
and
- after the said 3-month period
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU
isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be
observed on that propagating material and those
fruit plants at the production site; or
- a representative sample of that propagating
material and those fruit plants to be moved has been
tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum
(EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t
Veld;and
- for all other propagating material and fruit plants at the
production site
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU
isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be
observed on that propagating material and those fruit
plants at the production site; or
- a representative sample of that propagating
material and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested
and found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld;
Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV) and Tomato ringspot virus
- propagating material and fruit plants of the basic category shall
be produced in areas known to be free from TRSV and ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of TRSV and ToRSV are observed in the
production site over the last complete growing season and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been rogued out and
immediately destroyed.
(e)
CAC category
Requirements with regard to the production site, place of production or area
Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres, De Cock &
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas established by the competent
authority as being free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld in accordance with relevant
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; or
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on
propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category at t
propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC category
showing symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld at the production site and
all plants within a 2m radius of the symptomatic propagating
material and fruit plants, shall be rogued out and destroyed,
including adhering soil; and
- for all plants located within a 10m radius of
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants and any
remaining propagating material and fruit plants from the
affected lot
- within 3 months following the detection of
symptomatic propagating material and fruit plants, no
symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates) Werres,
De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be observed on that
propagating material and those fruit plants in at least two
inspections at appropriate times to detect the pest and
during such 3-month period no treatments suppressing
symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be carried out;
and
after the said 3-month period
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU
isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be
observed on that propagating material and those
fruit plants at the production site; or
- a representative sample of that propagating
material and those fruit plants to be moved has been
tested and found free from Phytophthora ramorum
(EU isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld;
and
- for all other propagating material and fruit plants at the
production site
- no symptoms of Phytophthora ramorum (EU
isolates) Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld shall be
observed on that propagating material and those fruit
plants at the production site; or
- a representative sample of that propagating material
and those fruit plants to be moved has been tested and
found free from Phytophthora ramorum (EU isolates)
Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld;
Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV) and Tomato ringspot virus
- propagating material and fruit plants of the CAC
category shall be produced in areas known to be free from
TRSV and ToRSV; or
- no symptoms of TRSV and ToRSV are observed in the
production site over the last complete growing season and any
symptomatic plants in the immediate vicinity have been
immediately rogued out and destroyed; or
- symptoms of TRSV and ToRSV have been observed
on no more than 2% of propagating material and fruit plants of
the CAC category in the production site over the last complete
growing season, and those symptomatic plants have been
rogued out immediately and destroyed.".
€1.80