SCHEDULE 1Growing crop certificates
PART 1General
1
On receipt of an application for certification of any seed potatoes, an authorised officer must—
a
allocate to the person making the application a number to be known as the “producer’s identification number” (where one does not already exist for that person);
b
following an official examination, determine in accordance with this Schedule and Schedule 4 the categories and grades at which the seed potatoes are capable of being marketed; and
c
subject to paragraphs 3 to 11, issue a growing crop certificate in accordance with paragraph 2.
2
1
A growing crop certificate must state—
a
the name and address of the applicant;
b
the categories and grades at which the authorised officer has determined the seed potatoes are capable of being marketed in accordance with paragraph 1(b);
c
the name of the agricultural unit on which the crop was grown;
d
the producer’s identification number;
e
the date on which the growing crop was inspected;
f
the variety of the seed potatoes;
g
the area of the seed potatoes; and
h
the location of the field on which the seed potatoes were grown.
2
In sub-paragraph (1), “agricultural unit” has the meaning assigned to that expression in section 109(2) of the Agriculture Act 194718.
3
A growing crop certificate may only be issued where an authorised officer is satisfied, in relation to the seed potatoes examined by that officer, that—
a
the seed potatoes are of a variety of potato species entered in a F9GB Variety List;
b
the seed potatoes in any one crop are of a single variety;
c
the seed potatoes are taken from a crop which is free from the following diseases or pests—
i
Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc);
ii
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);
iii
Ring Rot (Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al ssp Sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al);
iv
Brown Rot (Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al);
v
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid;
F6vi
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;
d
the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown is not land which is demarcated under F1Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Official Controls (Plant Health) Regulations as contaminated with Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb) Perc) or is within a safety zone demarcated under F2those Regulations;
e
blanking in any of the growing crop of the seed potatoes is not or was not excessive;
f
the growing crop has not been over-rogued; and
g
all reasonable husbandry practices for the prevention of the occurrence, development or spread of diseases and pests have been effectively carried out.
PART 2Pre-basic seed potatoes
4
1
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes of any grade unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—
a
is land which, as a result of a soil test carried out by the Secretary of State prior to the planting of the crop, has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);
b
is not demarcated under F3Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Official Controls (Plant Health) Regulations as infested with a European population of Potato Cyst Nematode; and
c
has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the seven years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.
2
But sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in the case of seed potatoes grown in a soil-free medium.
5
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes of F10GB grade PBTC unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the immediately succeeding crop produced from the seed potatoes is not likely to contain—
a
plants of a different variety; or
b
plants affected by mild or severe virus.
6
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as pre-basic seed potatoes of F11GB grade PB unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the immediately succeeding crop produced from the seed potatoes is not likely to contain—
a
more than 0.01% by number of growing plants which deviate from variety and type or are a different variety; or
b
more than 0.5% by number of growing plants which show symptoms of virus diseases where those symptoms are attributable to infection in the mother crop.
PART 3Basic seed potatoes
7
1
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes of any grade unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—
a
is land which, as a result of a soil test carried out by the Secretary of State prior to the planting of the crop, has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);
b
is not demarcated under F4Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Official Controls (Plant Health) Regulations as infested with a European population of Potato Cyst Nematode; and
c
has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the five years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.
2
But sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in the case of seed potatoes grown in a soil-free medium.
8
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as basic seed potatoes of any grade unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the immediately succeeding crop produced from the seed potatoes is not likely to contain—
a
more than 0.25% by number of growing plants which do not breed true to variety or are a different variety; and
PART 4Certified seed potatoes
9
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes in the case of seed potatoes growing or grown in the protected region.
10
1
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the land on which the seed potatoes are growing or were grown—
a
is land which, as a result of a soil test carried out by the Secretary of State prior to the planting of the crop, has been found not to be contaminated with Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera species infesting potatoes);
b
is not demarcated under F5Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Official Controls (Plant Health) Regulations as infested with a European population of Potato Cyst Nematode; and
c
has not been used for growing potatoes at any time during the four years immediately preceding the planting of the crop.
2
But sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in the case of seed potatoes grown in a soil-free medium.
11
No growing crop certificate may be issued containing a statement that seed potatoes are capable of being marketed as certified seed potatoes unless the authorised officer is satisfied that the immediately succeeding crop produced from the seed potatoes is likely to contain—