The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 20155

1

The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 201510 are amended as follows.

2

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

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

4

In Schedule 3—

a

in the table in each of Parts 1, 2 and 3, 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 (Rhizictonia 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

in the table in each of Parts 2 and 3, 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

-

-

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”.