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SCHEDULE 5E+WCertification of plant material

PART 4E+WCertification of certified material

Propagating material (other than mother plants) and fruit plantsE+W

20.—(1) Propagating material (other than mother plants) and fruit plants may be certified as certified material if the propagating material or fruit plant meets the requirements in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The requirements are that the propagating material or fruit plant—

(a)is grown from a certified mother plant grown from pre-basic or basic material;

(b)is verified by an inspector as being true to the description of its variety in accordance with paragraph 7;

(c)complies with the time period specified in paragraph 8(3)(b);

(d)complies with paragraph 12 concerning defects;

[F1(e)complies with the health requirements in paragraph 22;

(f)is grown in soil that is found by sampling and testing to comply with paragraph 23; and

(g)complies with the production site requirements in paragraph 12A.]

(3) For the purpose of this paragraph, any reference to pre-basic mother plants or pre-basic material in the paragraphs mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is to be construed as reference to certified mother plants or certified material, as the case may be.

(4) Where a certified mother plant or certified material no longer fulfils the requirements referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b) to [F2(g)], the supplier—

(a)must remove the mother plant or material from the vicinity of other certified mother plants and certified material;

(b)may take appropriate measures in order to ensure that the mother plant or the material complies with those requirements again.

(5) A supplier may use any mother plant or material removed in accordance with sub-paragraph (4)(a) as CAC material provided the mother plant or material fulfils the requirements set out in Schedule 1 for CAC material.