Regulation 2(3)
SCHEDULE 3U.K.Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects and tolerances
PART 1U.K.Pre-basic seed potatoes of [F1GB] grade PBTC produced in England
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(17)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(n)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances |
| Group 1 | |
| 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 |
| [F2Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil] |
| Group II | |
| Blight (Phytophthora infestans) (Mont) de Bary) | Nil |
| [F3Blackleg (Dickeya Samson et al. spp. or Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al. spp. or both] | Nil |
| Soft Rots including: Watery Wound Rot (Pythium ultimum Trow) | Nil |
| Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybridge) and Pit Rot | Nil |
| Dry Rot (Fusarium species) | Nil |
| Gangrene (Phoma species) | Nil |
| Frost damaged tubers | Nil |
| Group III | |
| Skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans (Owen & Wakefield) M B Ellis | Nil |
| Group IV | |
| [F4Black scurf as caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk] | Nil |
| Common Scab (Streptomyces species) | Nil |
| Group V | |
| Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh) | Nil |
| Group VI | |
| External blemishes, including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | Nil |
| Superficial necrosis caused by potato virus Y | Nil |
| Shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani) | Nil |
| Group VII | |
| Dirt or other extraneous matter | 1.0% |
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(b)
F3Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)
F4Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)
[F5PART 2U.K.Pre-basic seed potatoes of [F6GB] grade PB produced in England
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 3 Pts. 2, 3 substituted (1.4.2017) by The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/288), regs. 1(1), 3(3)
F6Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(17)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(n); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances | Group tolerances | Collective group tolerances |
| Group 1 | |||
| 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 | - | - |
| [F7Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil | - | - |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil | - | -] |
| Group II | |||
| Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary) | 0.2% | ) | ) |
| [F8Blackleg (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 | |||
[F9Black 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) 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 | |||
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh) 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% | ) | ) |
| 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% | - | -] |
Textual Amendments
F7Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(c)
F8Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)
F9Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)
[F5PART 3U.K.Basic seed potatoes and certified seed potatoes produced in England
| 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 | - | - |
| [F10Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil | - | - |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil | - | -] |
| Group II | |||
| Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary) | 0.5% | ) | ) |
| [F11Blackleg (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 Pethy-bridge) 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 [F12GB] grade E, [F12GB] grade A and [F12GB] grade B grades; 2.0% for [F12GB] grade E, [F12GB] grade A and [F12GB] grade B grades only | ) | ) |
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea (Wallr) Legerh) 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) | 3.0% | ) 5.0% | ) |
| Group IV | |||
[F13Black 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% | - | -] |
Textual Amendments
F10Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(c)
F11Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)
F12Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 7(17)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 21(4)(n)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 substituted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)
PART 4U.K.Test and trial seed potatoes
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Specified diseases or pests, damage and defects | Individual tolerances | Collective tolerances |
| 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 | – |
| [F14Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al | Nil | - |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al | Nil | -] |
| Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum (Schlib) Perc) | 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 | – |
| Earth or other extraneous matter | 2.0% | – |
| Dry and wet rot, except if caused by Synchytrium endobioticum, Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al ssp Sepedonicus (Spieck & Kotth) Davis et al) or Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al) | 1.0% | ) |
| External blemishes including damaged tubers or tubers other than diseased tubers whose shape is atypical for the variety | 3.0% | ) 6.0% |
| Common scab: tubers affected over more than one-third of their surface | 5.0% | ) |
Textual Amendments
F14Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 4 inserted (24.7.2020) by The Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/682), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(d)