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Plant Quarantine Act (Cap. 433) Seeds Of Agricultural Plants And Vegetables (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2007 (L.N.89 Of 2007 )



L.N. 89 of 2007

PLANT QUARANTINE ACT (CAP. 433)Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2007

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant Quarantine Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations:-

1. The title of these regulations is the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2007 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations, 2006, hereinafter in these regulations referred to as "the principal regulations".2. For Table 1.5 of Schedule I to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following new table:

"Table 1.5

Title.

L.N. 81 of 2006

.

Amends Schedule I to the principal regulations.

Latin name

Common name

Allium cepa L.

- Cepa Group

- Aggregatum Group

Onion Echalion Shallot

Allium fistulosum L.

Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion

Allium porrum L.

Leek

Allium sativum L.

Garlic

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.

Chervil

Apium graveolens L.

Celery

Celeriac

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus

Beta vulgaris L.

Beetroot including Cheltenham beet

Spinach beet or Chard

B 972

Brassica oleracea L.

Curly kale

Cauliflower

Sprouting broccoli or Calabrese

Brussels sprouts

Savoy cabbage

White cabbage

Red cabbage

Kohlrabi

Brassica rapa L.

Chinese cabbage

Turnip

Capsicum annuum L.

Chilli or Pepper

Cichorium endivia L.

Curled-leaved endive

Plain-leaved endive

Cichorium intybus L.

Witloof chicory

Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory

Industrial chicory

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et

Nakai

Watermelon

Cucumis melo L.

Melon

Cucumis sativus L.

Cucumber

Gherkin

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Gourd

Cucurbita pepo L.

Marrow or Courgette

Cynara cardunculus L.

Globe artichoke

Cardoon

Daucus carota L.

Carrot

Fodder carrot

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Fennel

Lactuca sativa L.

Lettuce

Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

Tomato

B 973

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill

Parsley

Phaseolus coccineus L.

Runner bean

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Dwarf French bean

Climbing French bean

Pisum sativum L. (partim)

Wrinkled pea

Round pea

Sugar pea

Raphanus sativus L.

Radish

Black radish

Rheum rhabarbarum L.

Rhubarb

Scorzonera hispanica L.

Scorzonera or Black salsify

Solanum melongena L.

Aubergine or Egg plant

Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.

Corn salad or Lamb’s lettuce

Vicia faba L. (partim)

Broad bean

Zea mays L. (partim)

Sweet corn

Popcorn".

3. For Table 1.16 of Schedule III to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following new table:

"Table 1.16

Amends Schedule III to the principal regulations.

Species

Minimum analytical purity

(% by weight)

Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)

Minimum germination (% clusters of pure

seed)

Allium cepa Allium fistulosum Allium porrum Allium sativum

Allium schoenoprasum

97

97

97

97

97

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

70

65

65

65

65

B 974

Anthriscus cerefolium Apium graveolens Asparagus officinalis

Beta vulgaris (Cheltenham beet)

Beta vulgaris (others)

Brassica oleracea (cauliflower)

Brassica oleracea (other than cauliflower)

Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage)

Brassica rapa (turnip) Capsicum annuum Cichorium endivia

Cichorium intybus (Witloof & large-leaved chicory [Italian chicory])

Cichorium intybus (Industrial chicory)

Citrillus lanatus Cucumis melo Cucumis sativus Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita pepo Cynara cardunculus Daucus carota Foeniculum vulgare Lactuca sativa

Lycopersicon esculentum Petroselinum crispum Phaseolus coccineus Phaseolus vulgaris

Pisum sativum

Raphanus sativus

96

97

96

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

95

95

97

98

98

98

98

98

96

95

96

95

97

97

98

98

98

97

1.0

1.0

0.5

0.5

0.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.5

1.0

1.0

0.5

0.5

1.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.0

70

70

70

50 (clusters)

70 (clusters)

70

75

75

80

65

65

65

80

75

75

80

80

75

65

65

70

75

75

65

80

75

80

70

B 975

Rheum rhabarbarum Scorzonera hispanica Solanum melongena Spinacia oleracea Valerianella locusta Vicia faba

Zea mays

97

95

96

97

95

98

98

0.5

1.0

0.5

1.0

1.0

0.1

0.1

70

70

65

75

65

80

85".

4. For Table 1.20 of Schedule IV to the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following new table:

"Table 1.20

Amends Schedule IV to the principal regulations.

Species

Weight (grams)

1

2

Allium cepa Allium fistulosum Allium porrum Allium sativum

Allium schoenoprasum Anthriscus cerefolium Apium graveolens Asparagus officinalis Beta vulgaris

Brassica oleracea (all kinds)

Brassica rapa Capsicum annuum Cichorium endivia

Cichorium intybus (Witloof & large-leaved chicory [Italian chicory])

Cichorium intybus (Industrial chicory)

Citrullus lanatus

Cucumis melo

25

15

20

20

15

20

5

100

100

25

20

40

15

15

50

250

100

B 976

Cucumis sativus 25
Cucurbita maxima 250
Cucurbita pepo 150
Cynara cardunculus 50
Daucus carota 10
Foeniculum vulgare 25
Lactuca sativa 10
Lycopersicon esculentum 20
Petroselinum crispum 10
Phaseolus coccineus 1000
Phaseolus vulgaris 700
Pisum sativum 500
Raphanus sativus 50
Rheum rhabarbarum 135
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 20
Scorzonera hispanica 30
Solanum melongena 20
Spinacia oleracea 75
Valerianella locusta 20
Vicia faba 1000

Zea mays 1000".

Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) Valletta - Published by the Department of Information - (doi.gov.mt) - Valletta

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