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Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177Show full title
Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX IXU.K. Amendment of Implementing Directive 2014/21/EU
The Annex to Implementing Directive 2014/21/EU is replaced by the following:
“ANNEX Conditions for placing on the market of pre-basic seed potatoes as Union grades PBTC and PB
(1)
The conditions for pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PBTC shall be as follows:
(a)
conditions concerning seed potatoes:
(i)
plants not breeding true to the variety, or plants of a different variety, shall not be present in the crop;
(ii)
plants, including tubers, are produced through micro-propagation;
(iii)
plants, including tubers, are produced in a protected facility and in a growing medium which is free from pests;
(iv)
tubers shall not be multiplied beyond the first generation;
(v)
plants shall comply with the following thresholds concerning the presence of RNQPs, or symptoms caused by the respective RNQP, as set out in the following table:
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the growing plants for pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PBTC |
|---|---|
| Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. [1DICKG]; Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. [1PECBG]) | 0 % |
| Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. [LIBEPS] | 0 % |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. [PHYPSO] | 0 % |
| Mosaic symptoms caused by viruses and symptoms caused by Potato leaf roll virus [PLRV00] | 0 % |
| Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0] | 0 % |
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the direct progeny of pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PBTC |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of virus infection | 0 %. |
(b)
conditions concerning lots:
(i)
they shall be free from seed potatoes affected by rots;
(ii)
they shall be free from seed potatoes affected by common scab;
(iii)
they shall be free from seed potatoes excessively shrivelled due to dehydration;
(iv)
they shall be free from seed potatoes with external blemishes, including misshapen or damaged tubers;
(v)
lots of pre-basic seed potatoes shall comply with the following thresholds concerning the presence of RNQPs, or symptoms caused by the respective RNQPs as set out in the following table:
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the lots of pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PBTC by mass |
|---|---|
| Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. [LIBEPS] | 0 % |
| Ditylenchus destructor Thorne [DITYDE] | 0 % |
| Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk [RHIZSO] | 0 % |
| Powdery scab as caused by Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lagerh. [SPONSU] | 0 %. |
(2)
The conditions for pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PB shall be as follows:
(a)
conditions concerning seed potatoes:
(i)
the number of plants not breeding true to the variety and the number of plants of a different variety together, shall not exceed 0,01 %;
(ii)
plants shall comply with the following thresholds concerning the presence of RNQPs, or symptoms caused by the respective RNQPs, as set out in the following table:
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the growing plants for pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PB |
|---|---|
| Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. [1DICKG]; Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. [1PECBG]) | 0 % |
| Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. [LIBEPS] | 0 % |
| Candidatus phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. [PHYPSO] | 0 % |
| Mosaic symptoms caused by viruses and symptoms caused by Potato leaf roll virus [PLRV00] | 0,1 % |
| Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0] | 0 % |
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the direct progeny of pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PB |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of virus infection | 0,5 %; |
(b)
tolerances applicable to lots, as regards the following impurities, blemishes and diseases:
(i)
seed potatoes affected by rots, other than ring rot or brown rot, shall not exceed 0,2 % by mass;
(ii)
seed potatoes affected by common scab over more than one third of their surface, shall not exceed 5,0 % by mass;
(iii)
shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf, shall not exceed 0,5 % by mass;
(iv)
seed potatoes with external blemishes, including misshapen or damaged tubers, shall not exceed 3,0 % by mass;
(v)
the presence of earth and extraneous matter shall not exceed 1,0 % by mass;
(vi)
lots of pre-basic seed potatoes shall comply with the following thresholds concerning the presence of RNQPs, or symptoms caused by the respective RNQPs as set out in the following table:
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the lots of pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PB by mass |
|---|---|
| Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. [LIBEPS] | 0 % |
| Ditylenchus destructor Thorne [DITYDE] | 0 % |
| Black scurf affecting tubers over more than 10 % of their surface as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk [RHIZSO] | 1,0 % |
| Powdery scab affecting tubers over more than 10 % of their surface as caused by Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lagerh. [SPONSU] | 1,0 %; |
(vii)
the total percentage of seed potatoes covered by tolerances, as referred to in points (i) to (iv) and (vi), shall not exceed 6,0 % by mass.”
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