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Species (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2025
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,553, 12 ta’ Diċembru, 2025
L.N. 285 of 2025
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant and Vegetable
Species (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2025
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 32 of the Plant
Quarantine Act, the Minister responsible for food has made the
following regulations: -
(1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of Citation and
Varieties of Agricultural Plant and Vegetable Species (Amendment No. scope.
2) Regulations, 2025 and these regulations shall be read and construed
as one with the Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant and S.L. 433.36.
Vegetable Species Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the "principal
regulations".
(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission
Implementing Directive (EU) 2025/1079 of 2 June 2025 amending
Directive 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC as regards the protocols for the
examination of certain varieties of agricultural plant species and
vegetable species.
Schedule I to the principal regulations shall be substituted Substitutes
Schedule I to
by the following new Schedule
the principal
regulations.
"SCHEDULE I
(Regulation 3(2)(a)(i))
CPVO guidelines
The following tables list the genera and species for which CPVO
protocols apply. These technical protocols can be found on the CPVO
website. *
1. Agricultural Plants
A.
Cereals
Table 1.1
Scientific name
Common name
CPVO protocol
Avena nuda L.
Small naked oat, Hulless TP 20/3 of 6.3.2020
oat
Avena sativa L. (includes A. Oats and Red oat
TP 20/3 of 6.3.2020
byzantina K. Koch)
Hordeum vulgare L.
Barley
TP 19/5 of 19.3.2019
Secale cereale L.
Rye
TP 58/1 Rev Corr. of
4.2022
(L.) Sorghum
TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019
Sorghum
bicolor
Moench subsp. bicolor
(L.) Sudan grass
TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019
Sorghum
bicolor
Moench subsp. drummondii
(Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse
(L.) Hybrids resulting from TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019
Surghum
bicolor
Moench subsp. bicolor x crossing of Sorghum
(L.) bicolor subsp. bicolor
Sorghum
bicolor
Moench subsp. drummondii and Sorghum bicolor
(Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse subsp. drummondii
xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Hybrids resulting from TP 121/3 Corr. of
Camus
the crossing of a species 27.4.2022
of the genus Triticum and
a species of the genus
Secale
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. Wheat
TP 3/5 of 19.3.2019
aestivum
*Vide https://cpvo.europa.eu/en/applications-and-examinations/technical-examinations/
technical-protocols/cpvo-technical-protocols
Triticum turgidum L. subsp. Durum wheat
TP 120/3 of 19.3.2014
durum (Desf.) van Slageren
Zea mays L. (partim)
Maize
TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010
B.
Fodder Plants
Table 1.2
Scientific Name
Common name
CPVO protocol
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Festuca filiformis Pourr.
Fine-leaved sheep’s
TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
fescue
Festuca ovina L.
Sheep’s fescue
TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Meadow fescue
TP 39/1 of 1.10.2015
Festuca rubra L.
Red fescue
TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Hard fescue
Festuca
trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack.
TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Italian ryegrass
TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019
Lolium perenne L.
Perennial ryegrass
TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. Hybrid ryegrass
TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019
Poa pratensis L.
Smooth-stalked meadow TP 33/1 of 15.3.2017
grass
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Medicago sativa L.
Lucerne
TP 6/1 Corr. of
22.12.2021
Pisum sativum L. (partim)
Field pea
TP 7/2 Rev. 3 Corr. of
6.3.2020
Trifolium pratense L.
Red clover
TP 5/1 of 22.12.2021
Vicia faba L.
Field bean
TP 8/1 of 19.3.2019
Vicia sativa L.
Common vetch
TP 32/1 of 19.4.2016
C.
Potatoes
Table 1.3
Scientific Name
Common name
CPVO protocol
Solanum tuberosum L.
Potato
TP 23/4 of 28.11.2023
2. Vegetables
Table 1.4
Common name
CPVO protocol
Allium cepa L. (Cepa Onion and Echalion
TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009
L. Shallot
TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009
Japanese bunching onion
TP 161/1 of 11.3.2010
or Welsh onion
Leek
TP 85/2 of 1.4.2009
Garlic
TP 162/2 of 30.5.2023
Allium schoenoprasum L. Chives
TP 198/2 of 11.3.2015
Celery
TP 82/1 of 13.3.2008
Celeriac
TP 74/1 of 13.3.2008
Asparagus
TP 130/2 Rev. of
3.1.2025
Beetroot
including TP 60/1 of 1.4.2009
Chelternham beet
Spinach beet or Chard
TP 106/2 of 14.4.2021
Curly kale
TP 90/1 of 16.2.2011
Cauliflower
TP 45/2 Rev. 3 of
11.4.2024
Sprouting broccoli or TP 151/2 Rev. 3 Corr. of
Calabrese
11.4.2024
Brussel sprouts
TP 54/2 Rev. 2 of
11.4.2024
Kohlrabi
TP
65/2
Rev.
of
11.4.2024
Savory cabbage, White TP 48/3 Rev. 3 of
cabbage and Red cabbage 11.4.2024
Chinese cabbage
TP 105/1 of 13.3.2008
Chilli or Pepper
TP 76/3 of 31.3.2025
Curled-leaved endive and TP 118/3 of 19.3.2014
Plain-leaved endive
Industrial chicory
TP 172/2 Rev. of
1.2025
Cichorium intybus L.
Leaf chicory
TP 154/2 Rev. of
3.2023
Cichorium intybus L.
Witloof chicory
TP 173/2 of 21.3.2018
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Watermelon
TP 142/2 Rev. 3 of
Matsum. et Nakai
29.2.2024
Cucumis melo L.
Melon
TP 104/2 Rev. 3 of
31.3.2025
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumber and Gherkin
TP 61/2 Rev. 3 of
3.1.2025
maxima Gourd
TP 155/1 of 11.3.2015
Cucurbita
Duchesne
Cucurbita pepo L.
Marrow or Courgette
TP 119/1 Rev. 2 of
31.3.2025
Cynara cardunculus L.
Globe artichoke and TP 184/2 Rev. of
Cardoon
6.3.2020
Daucus carota L.
Carrot and Fodder carrot
TP 49/3 Corr. of
13.3.2008
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Fennel
TP 183/2 of 14.4.2021
Lactuca sativa L.
Lettuce
TP 13/6 Rev. 5 of
3.1.2025
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Tomato
TP 44/4 Rev. 5 of
14.4.2021
crispum Parsley
TP 136/1 Corr. of
Petroselinum
(Mill.) Nyman ex A. W.
21.3.2007
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. 3 Corr. of
and Sugar pea
6.3.2020
Raphanus sativus L.
Radish, Black radish
TP 64/2 Rev. 2 of
29.2.2024
Rheum rhabarbarum L.
Rhubarb
TP 62/1 of 19.4.2016
Scorzonera hispanica L.
Scorzonera or Black TP 116/1 of 11.3.2015
salsify
Solanum melongena L.
Aubergine or Egg plant
TP 117/1 of 13.3.2008
Spinacia oleracea L.
Spinach
TP 55/5 Rev. 4 of
27.4.2022
Valerianella locusta (L.) Corn salad or Lamb’s TP
75/2
Rev.
of
Laterr.
lettuce
29.2.2024
Vicia faba L. (partim)
Broad bean
TP 206/1 of 25.3.2004
Zea mays L. (partim)
Sweet corn and Pop corn TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010
Solanum habrochaites S. Tomato rootstocks
TP 294/1 Rev. 6 of
Knapp & D.M. Spooner;
29.2.2024
Solanum lycopersicum L. x
Solanum habrochautes S.
Knapp & D.M. Spooner;
Solanum lycopersicum L. x
Solanum peruvianum (L)
Mill.;
Solanum
lycopersicum L. x Solanum
cheesmaniae (L. Ridley)
Fosberg;
Solanum
pimipnellifolium L. x
Solanum habrochaites S.
Knapp & D.M. Spooner
maxima Interspecific hybrids of TP 311/1 of 15.3.2017
Cucurbita
Duchesne x Cucurbita Cucurbita
maxima
moschata Duchesne
Duchesne x Cucurbita
moschata Duchesne for
use as rootstocks
€0.27