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—
“Directive 2014/21/EU” means Commission Implementing Directive 2014/21/EU determining minimum conditions and Union Grades for pre-basic seed potatoes;11
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
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Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al
Nil
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d
in the table in Part 4, after the entry for “Colorado Beetle” insert—
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al
Nil
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Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al
Nil
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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”.