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EXAMINATION OF VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE SPECIES REGULATIONS *
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
EXAMINATION OF VARIETIES
OF VEGETABLE SPECIES
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 433.23
EXAMINATION OF VARIETIES OF
VEGETABLE SPECIES REGULATIONS *
5th April, 2007
LEGAL NOTICE 87 of 2007, as amended by Legal Notices 322 of 2007,
271 of 2008, 78 of 2010, 20 of 2011, 54 of 2012, 321 of 2013, 201 of 2014.
376 of 2015, 254 of 2016, 128 of 2017, 312 of 2018, 230 of 2019, 159 of
2020, 403 of 2021 and 271 of 2022.
The title of these regulations is the Examination of
Varieties of Vegetable Species Regulations.
Substituted by
L.N. 322 of 2007;
CPVO guidelines
L.N. 271 of 2008;
L.N. 78 of 2010;
L.N. 20 of 2011;
L.N. 54 of 2012;
L.N. 321 of 2013;
L.N. 201 of 2014;
L.N. 376 of 2015;
L.N. 254 of 2016
L.N. 128 of 2017;
L.N. 312 of 2018;
L.N. 230 of 2019;
L.N. 159 of 2020;
L.N. 403 of 2021;
L.N. 271 of 2022.
The following tables list the genera and species for which CPVO guidelines apply.
These technical protocols may be accessed on the CPVO website www.cpvo.europa.eu
Table 1.1
Scientific name
Common name
CPVO protocol
Allium cepa L. (Cepa
Onion and Echalion
TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009
group)
L.
Shallot
TP 46/2 of 1.4.2009
Allium
cepa
(Aggregatum group)
Allium fistulosum L.
Japanese bunching onion or
TP 161/1 of 11.3.2010
Welsh onion
Allium porrum L.
Leek
TP 85/2 of 1.4.2009
Allium sativum L.
Garlic
TP 162/1 Corr 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
Beta vulgaris L.
Beetroot including
TP 60/1 of 1.4.2009
Cheltenham beet
Beta vulgaris L.
Spinach beet or Chard
TP 106/2 of 14.4.2021
Brassica oleracea L.
Curly kale
TP 90/1 of 16.2.2011
Brassica oleracea L.
Cauliflower
TP 45/2 Rev. 2 of
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
*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 144 of 2023.
EXAMINATION OF VARIETIES
OF VEGETABLE SPECIES
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;
Substituted by
L.N. 322 of 2007;
UPOV guidelines
L.N. 271 of 2008;
L.N. 78 of 2010;
L.N. 20 of 2011;
L.N. 54 of 2011;
L.N. 321 of 2013;
L.N. 201 of 2014;
L.N. 376 of 2015;
L.N. 254 of 2016;
L.N. 128 of 2017;
L.N. 312 of 2018;
L.N. 230 of 2019;
L.N. 159 of 2020;
L.N. 403 of 2021;
L.N. 271 of 2022.
The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV guidelines apply.
These technical protocols 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.
(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
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OF VEGETABLE SPECIES
(a) the species listed in Schedule I shall comply with the
conditions laid down in the "Protocols for distinctness,
uniformity and stability tests" of the Administrative
Council of the Community Plant Variety Office
(hereafter referred to as the "CPVO") which are
relevant for the particular species;
(b) the species listed in Schedule II shall comply with the
"Guidelines for the conduct of tests for distinctness,
homogeneity and stability" of the International Union
for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (hereafter
referred to as "UPOV") which are relevant for the
particular species.
(2) All the varietal characteristics within the meaning of sub-
regulation (1)(a) and any characteristics which are marked by an
asterisk (*) in the test guidelines referred to in sub-regulation
(1)(b) shall be used, provided that observation of a characteristic is
not rendered impossible by the expression of any other
characteristics and provided that the expression of a characteristic
is not prevented by the environmental conditions under which the
test is conducted.
(3) It shall be ensured that in respect of the species listed in
Schedules I and II, the minimum requirements for carrying out the
examinations in respect of trial design and growing conditions, as
laid down in the test guidelines referred to in these Schedules, are
fulfilled at the time of the examinations.
3.2018
Brassica oleracea L.
Sprouting Broccoli or
TP 151/2 Rev. 2 of
Calabrese
21.4.2020
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. 2 of
cabbage and Red cabbage
3.2021
Brassica rapa L.
Chinese cabbage
TP 105/1 of 13.3.2008
Capsicum annuum L.
Chilli or Pepper
TP 76/2 Rev. 2 Corr of
21.4.2020
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.
Leaf chicory
TP 154/1 Rev.2 Corr of
14.4.2021
Cichorium intybus L.
Witloof chicory
TP 173/2 of 21.3.2018
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.)
Watermelon
TP 142/2 Rev of 14.4.2021
Matsum. & Nakai
Cucumis melo L.
Melon
TP 104/2 Rev. 2
of
25.3.2021
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumber and Gherkin
TP 61/2 Rev. 2
of
19.3.2019
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
TP 184/2 Rev. of 6.3.2020
Cardoon
Daucus carota L.
Carrot and Fodder carrot
TP 49/3 of 13.3.2008
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Fennel
TP 183/2 of 14.4.2021
Lactuca sativa L.
Lettuce
TP 13/6 Rev. 3 of
4.2022
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Tomato
TP 44/4 Rev. 5 of
14.4.2021
Parsley
TP 136/1 Corr of 21.3.2007
Petroselinum
crispum
(Mill.) 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. 3 Corr of
and Sugar pea
16.3.2020
Raphanus sativus L.
Radish, Black radish
TP 64/2 Rev. Corr. 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. 4 Of
27.4.2022
Valerianella locusta (L.)
Corn salad or Lamb’s
TP 75/2 of 21.3.2007
Laterr.
lettuce
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.
of
Knapp & D.M. Spooner;
14.4.2021
Solanum lycopersicum L. x
Solanum habrochaites S.
Knapp & D.M. Spooner;
Solanum lycopersicum L. x
Solanum peruvianum (L.)
Mill.;
Solanum
lycopersicum L. x Solanum
cheesmaniae (L. Ridley)
Fosberg;
Solanum
L.
pimpinellifolium
x
Solanum habrochaites S.
Knapp & D.M. Spooner
Interspecific hybrids of
TP 311/1 of 15.3.2017.
Cucurbita maxima
Duchesne x Cucurbita
Cucurbita
maxima
moschata Duchesne
Duchesne x Cucurbita
moschata Duchesne for use
as rootstocks