Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072Show full title

[F1 PART G U.K. Measures to prevent the presence of RNQPS on seed of oil and fibre plants

Textual Amendments

F1 Annex 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1527), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1631, regs. 1(2), 9(2)(a))

1. Inspection of the crop

1. The competent authority, or the professional operator under the official supervision of the competent authority, must carry out field inspections on the crop from which the seed of Helianthus annuus L. is produced concerning the presence of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni in the crop to ensure that the presence of that pest does not exceed the thresholds set out in the table in Part G of Annex 4.

2. For the purposes of point (1), the competent authority may authorise inspectors, other than the professional operators, to carry out the field inspections on its behalf and under its official supervision.

3. Those field inspections must be carried out when the condition and the stage of development of the crop allow for an adequate inspection. At least one field inspection must be carried out each year, at the most appropriate time for the detection of the respective RNQPs.

4. The competent authority must determine the size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in accordance with appropriate methods.

5. The proportion of the crops for the production of seed to be officially inspected by the competent authority must be at least 5%.

2. Sampling and testing of oil and fibre plants

1. The competent authority must:

(a) officially draw seed samples from lots of oil and fibre plants;

(b) authorise seed samplers to carry out sampling on its behalf and under its official supervision;

(c) compare the seed samples drawn by itself with those of the same seed lot drawn by the seed samplers under official supervision as referred to in point (b);

[F2 (d)] supervise the performance of the seed samplers.

2. The competent authority or the professional operator under official supervision must sample and test oil and fibre plants in accordance with up-to-date international methods.

3. Except for automatic sampling, the competent authority must check a proportion of at least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification.

4. That proportion must be spread as evenly as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification and the species entered, but may also be aimed at eliminating specific doubts.

5. In the case of automatic sampling, appropriate procedures must be applied and the sampling must be officially supervised.

6. For the examination of seed for certification, samples must be drawn from homogeneous lots and, as regards the lot and sample weights, in accordance with the table in Annex 3 to Directive 66/401/EEC.

Textual Amendments

F2 Annex 5 Pt. G para. 2(1)(d): Annex 5 Pt. G para. 2(1)(c) renumbered (26.11.2021) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1229), regs. 1, 8(5)

3.

The competent authority, or the professional operators under the official supervision of the competent authority, must carry out additional inspections and take any other action which is necessary or appropriate to ensure that the requirements specified in the following table in relation to the respective RNQPs and plants for planting are satisfied:

(1)RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	(2)Plants for planting (genus or species)	(3)Requirements
Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni	Seeds of Helianthus annuus L	(a the seeds of Helianthus annuus L. originate in areas known to be free from Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni, (b no symptoms of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni have been observed at the production site in at least two inspections at appropriate times during the growing season, or (c (i the production site has been subject to at least two field inspections at appropriate times to detect Plasmopara halstedii Farlow) Berlese & de Toni during the growing season, (ii no more than 5 % of plants have shown symptons of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni during field inspection and all plants showing symptoms of that pest have been removed and destroyed immediately after inspection, and (iii at the final inspection no plants have been found showing symptoms of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni, (d (i the production site has been subject to at least two field inspections at appropriate times during the growing season, (ii all plants showing symptoms of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni have been removed and destroyed immediately after inspection, and (iii at the final inspection, no plants have been found showing symptoms of Plasmopara. Halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni, and a representative sample from each lot has been tested and found free from that plant pest, or (e the seeds have been subjected to an appropriate treatment which has been demonstrated to be effective against all known strains of Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni.
Botrytis cinerea	Seeds of Helianthus annuus L. and Linum usitatissimum L	(a seed treatment authorised for use against Botrytis cinerea has been applied, or (b the set tolerance on the seed is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.
F3 . . .	F3 . . .	F3 . . .
F4 . . .	F4 . . .	F4 . . .
Alternaria linicola	Seeds of Linum usitatissimum L.	(a seed treatment authorised for use against Alternaria linicola has been applied, or (b the set tolerance on the seed is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.
Boeremia exigua var. linicola	Seeds of Linum usitatissimum L.	(a seed treatment authorised for use against Boeremia exigua var. linicola has been applied, or (b the set tolerance on the seed is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.
Colletotrichum lini	Seeds of Linum usitatissimum L.	(a seed treatment authorised for use against Colletotrichum lini has been applied, or (b the set tolerance on the seed is not exceeded on the basis of a laboratory test of a representative sample.
Fusarium (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell	Seeds of Linum usitatissimum L.	(a seed treatment authorised for use against Fusarium (anamorphic genus), other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell, has been applied, or (b the set tolerance on the seed is not exceeded based on laboratory test of a representative sample.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Annex 5 Pt. G para. 3 Table omitted (2.3.2022) by virtue of The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/114), regs. 1(1)(a), 3(5)

F4 Words in Annex 5 Pt. G para. 3 omitted (8.8.2022) by virtue of The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/114), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(4)