The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016

5.—(1) The Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3, for the definition of “Directive 2014/21/EU” substitute—

““Directive 2014/21/EU” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2014/21/EU”) means Commission Implementing Directive 2014/21/EU determining minimum conditions and Union Grades for pre-basic seed potatoes(2);”.

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 3(c), for paragraphs (vi) and (vii) substitute—

“(vi) Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say));

(vii) Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor (Thorne));

(viii) Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al.; and

(ix) Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al;”;

(b) in paragraph 8, in the words after sub-paragraph (b)(iii), omit “prevalent in Europe”;

(c) in paragraph 10, in the words after sub-paragraph (b)(ii), omit “prevalent in Europe”.

(4) In Schedule 3—

(a) in the table in Part 1, in column 1—

(i) under the heading “Group II”, for the words from “Blackleg” to “et al or both” substitute “Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both)”;

(ii) under the heading “Group IV”, for “Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn)” substitute “Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk”;

(b) in the table in Part 1, under the heading “Group 1”, after the entry “Colorado Beetle” insert—

“Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al	Nil
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al	Nil”;

(c) for Parts 2 and 3 substitute—

“PART 2 Pre-basic seed potatoes of Union grade PB produced in Wales

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects	Individual tolerances	Group tolerances	Collective group tolerances
Group I
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc)	Nil	-	-
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)	Nil	-	-
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes)	Nil	-	-
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al)	Nil	-	-
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al)	Nil	-	-
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid	Nil	-	-
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say))	Nil	-	-
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al	Nil	-	-
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al	Nil	-	-
Group II
Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary)	0.2%	)	)
Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both)	0.2%	)	)
Soft Rots including: Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)	0.2%	)	)
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot	0.2%	) 0.2%	)
Dry Rot (Fusarium species)	0.2%	)	)
Gangrene (Phoma species)	0.2%	)	)
Frost damaged tubers	0.2%	)	)
Group III
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wake-field)) M B Ellis	0.2%	)	) 6.0%
Group IV
Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease	1.0%	) 5.0%	)
Common Scab (Streptomyces species)	5.0%	)	)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-third of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
Group V
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh)	1.0%	)	)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease
Group VI
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety	3.0%	)	)
Superficial necrosis caused by potato virus Y	Nil	) 3.0%	)
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani)	0.5%	)	)
Group VII
Dirt or other extraneous matter	1.0%	-	-

PART 3 Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in Wales

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects	Individual tolerances	Group tolerances	Collective group tolerances
Group I
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc)	Nil	-	-
Potato Tuber Eelworm (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne)	Nil	-	-
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes)	Nil	-	-
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al spp sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al)	Nil	-	-
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al)	Nil	-	-
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid	Nil	-	-
Colorado Beetle (Lepinotarsa decemlineata (Say))	Nil	-	-
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al	Nil	-	-
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al	Nil	-	-
Group II
Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary)	0.5%	)	)
Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both)	0.5%	)	)
Soft Rots including Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow)	0.5%	)	)
Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot	0.5%	) 0.5%	)
Dry Rot (Fusarium species)	0.5%	)	)
Gangrene (Phoma species)	0.5%	)	)
Frost damaged tubers	0.5%	)	)
Any of these Group II defects that present as a wet rot symptom	0.2%	)	)6.0% for basic seed potatoes and 8.0% for certified seed potatoes
Group III
Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M B Ellis)	0.5% except Union grade E, Union grade A and Union grade B grades; 2.0% for Union grade E, Union grade A and Union grade B grades only	)	)
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh)	3.0%	) 5.0%	)
Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease (except where powdery scab takes its cankerous form)
Group IV
Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-tenth of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease	5.0%	)	)
Common Scab (Streptomyces species) Provided that seed potatoes which have at least two eyes at the rose end that are wholly unaffected and less than one-third of whose surface area has been affected are deemed to be unaffected by the disease	5.0%	)	)
Group V
External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety	3.0%	)	)
Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani)	1.0%	) 3.0%	)
Superficial necrosis caused by strains of potato virus Y	0.1%	)	)
Group VI
Dirt or other extraneous matter	1.0%	-	-”;

(d) in the table in Part 4, after the entry for “Colorado Beetle” insert—

“Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al	Nil	-
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al	Nil	-”.

(5) In Part 1 of Schedule 4, in table 1—

(a) in the entry for Union grade “PBTC”, in the second column—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a)(i), after “Dickeya spp.,” insert “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, Candidatus Phytoplasma solani, Potato spindle tuber viroid,”;

(ii) in paragraph (1)(b)(i), at the beginning insert “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, Candidatus Phytoplasma solani, Potato spindle tuber viroid,”;

(b) in the entry for Union grade “PB”, in the second column—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a)(ii), after “Dickeya spp.,” insert “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, Candidatus Phytoplasma solani, Potato spindle tuber viroid,”;

(ii) in paragraph (2)(i), at the beginning insert “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, Candidatus Phytoplasma solani, Potato spindle tuber viroid,”.

(6) In Schedule 5, in paragraph 3(f)(ii), omit “prevalent in Europe”.

(1)

S.I. 2016/106 (W. 52), relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2018/1216 (W. 249), 2020/206 (W. 48). S.I. 2016/106 (W. 52) is amended prospectively by S.I. 2019/738 (W. 141).

(2)

Last amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 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 (OJ No. L 41, 13.2.2020, p. 1). See section 26 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4).