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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Directive 2002/56/EC is amended as follows:
Annex I is replaced by the following:
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold in the growing plants for basic seed potatoes | Threshold in the growing plants for certified seed potatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. [1DICKG]; Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. [1PECBG]) | 1,0 % | 4,0 % |
| Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. [LIBEPS] | 0 % | 0 % |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al. [PHYPSO] | 0 % | 0 % |
| Mosaic symptoms caused by viruses and symptoms caused by Potato leaf roll virus [PLRV00] | 0,8 % | 6,0 % |
| Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0] | 0 % | 0 % |
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold in the direct progeny of basic seed potatoes | Threshold in the direct progeny of certified seed potatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms of virus infection | 4,0 % | 10,0 % |
The maximum number of generations of certified seed potatoes shall be two.
If the generation is not indicated on the official label, the seed potatoes concerned shall be considered as belonging to the maximum generation that is permitted within the respective category.’;”
Annex II is replaced by the following:
The following tolerances for impurities, blemishes and RNQPs, or symptoms caused by RNQPs, are allowed for seed potatoes:
presence of earth and extraneous matter: 1,0 % by mass for basic seed potatoes and 2,0 % by mass for certified seed potatoes;
dry and wet rot combined, except if caused by Synchytrium endobioticum, Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus or Ralstonia solanacearum: 0,5 % by mass, of which wet rot 0,2 % by mass;
external blemishes, e.g. misshapen or damaged tubers: 3,0 % by mass;
common scab affecting tubers over more than one third of their surface: 5,0 % by mass;
shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf: 1,0 % by mass;
RNQPs, or symptoms caused by RNQPs, on lots of seed potatoes:
| RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Threshold of the presence of the RNQPs on basic seed potatoes by mass | Threshold of the presence of the RNQPs on certified seed potatoes by mass |
|---|---|---|
| Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al. | 0 % | 0 % |
| Ditylenchus destructor Thorne [DITYDE] | 0 % | 0 % |
| Black scurf affecting tubers over more than 10 % of their surface as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk [RHIZSO] | 5,0 % | 5,0 % |
| Powdery scab affecting tubers over more than 10 % of their surface as caused by Spongospora subterranea (Wallr.) Lagerh. [SPONSU] | 3,0 % | 3,0 %; |
total tolerance for items 2 to 6: 6,0 % by mass for basic seed potatoes, and 8,0 % by mass for certified seed potatoes.”
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