The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015

5.—(1) The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015(1) 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;(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 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”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/1953, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/288, 2018/575, 2019/1517. S.I. 2015/1953 is amended prospectively by S.I. 2019/809.

(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 sections 20A and 23(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).