Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot (c. 85)

[F1 ANNEX I U.K. TEST SCHEME FOR DIAGNOSIS, DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE RING ROT BACTERIUM, CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. SEPEDONICUS (Spieckermann et Kotthoff) Davis et al. SCOPE OF THE TEST SCHEME

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/56/EC of 12 June 2006 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot.

Appendix 9 Gram stain procedure (Hucker's modification) (Doetsch, 1981) (1)

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[F1 Commercially available solutions and staining kits can also be used.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/56/EC of 12 June 2006 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot.