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Seeds Regulations — (a)
variety means a variety of seed potatoes that (a) is distinguished by common morphological, physiological, cytological, chemical or other common characteristics, and (b) retains its distinguishing characteristics when reproduced; ( variété )
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volunteer means a growing plant that originates from a tuber that has been left in a field from a previous crop; ( plant spontané )
Seeds Regulations — (a)
zero tolerance means (a) in respect of a disease, the requirement of the absence of the disease in a plant, or in any part thereof, including a tuber, and (b) in respect of a varietal mixture, the requirement of the absence of the mixture of two or more varieties. ( tolérance zéro )
Seeds Regulations — 46
46 This Part applies in respect of seed potatoes that are sold or advertised for sale in Canada, imported into Canada or exported from Canada. SOR/91-526, s. 1
Seeds Regulations — 47
47 The following classes of seed potatoes are established, as listed, from the highest quality to the lowest: (a) Nuclear Stock; (b) Pre-Elite; (c) Elite I; (d) Elite II; (e) Elite III; (f) Elite IV; (g) Foundation; and (h) Certified. SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/97-118, s. 2
Seeds Regulations — 47.1
47.1 The standards for the classes of seed potatoes established in section 47 are those set out in sections 47.11 to 47.8. SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/97-118, s. 2
Seeds Regulations — 47.101
47.101 The inspection of seed potatoes shall be made either visually or through laboratory tests or both. SOR/2002-198, s. 2
Seeds Regulations — 47.11
47.11 (1) Nuclear Stock seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from potato tissue culture material that has been tested and found free of bacterial ring rot, PSTV and viruses; (b) laboratory tested within 12 months before the completion of the multiplication process and found free of bacterial ring rot, PSTV and viruses; (c) produced in an aseptic or protected environment; (d) visibly free from varietal mixtures; (e) free from pathogenic bacteria or viruses, saprophytic contamination or other symptoms of diseases that could affect the quality of the material; and (f) if produced in a protected environment, (i) inspected by an inspector at least once during the growing period, and (ii) grown in a medium that has not been previously used. (2) Subject to paragraph 6(1)(d) of the Act, an inspector may ask a grower to provide records that contain the following information: (a) the origin of each variety; (b) the testing history of each variety; (c) the pedigree of each variety; and (d) evidence that subparagraph (1)(f)(ii) has been complied with. (3) Any material that is being produced as Nuclear Stock seed potatoes shall be removed without delay from an aseptic or protected environment if it tests positive for pathogenic bacterial or viral organisms or manifests signs or symptoms of saprophytic contamination. (4) A person who sells or transfers Nuclear Stock seed potatoes shall identify those seed potatoes with a seed potato tag or a certificate provided by an inspector that indicates that the seed potatoes are Nuclear Stock seed potatoes. SOR/97-118, s. 2; SOR/97-292, s. 35; SOR/2000-184, s. 91; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 2
Seeds Regulations — 47.2
47.2 (1) Pre-Elite seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Nuclear Stock seed potatoes, from cuttings or plants that were produced in a protected environment or from tubers or selected clones, that were determined by laboratory tests to be free from any disease that could affect the quality of the seed; (b) produced in a field where potatoes were not planted for the previous two years; and (c) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Pre-Elite seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 1 if the crop is produced in the field for the first time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Pre-Elite Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 0 0 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 0 0 5 Varietal mixtures 0.1 0 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 2; SOR/97-118, s. 3; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 3(F)
Seeds Regulations — 47.3
47.3 (1) Elite I seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Nuclear Stock or Pre-Elite seed potatoes; and (b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Elite I seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 2 if the crop is produced in the field for the second time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Elite I Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 0.1 0 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 0.1 0.1 5 Varietal mixtures 0.1 0 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 3; SOR/97-118, s. 4; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 4(F)
Seeds Regulations — 47.4
47.4 (1) Elite II seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Elite I or a higher class of seed potatoes; and (b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Elite II seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 3 if the crop is produced in the field for the third time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Elite II Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 0.2 0.1 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 0.2 0.2 5 Varietal mixtures 0.1 0 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 4; SOR/97-118, s. 5; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 5(F)
Seeds Regulations — 47.5
47.5 (1) Elite III seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Elite II or a higher class of seed potatoes; and (b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Elite III seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 4 if the crop is produced in the field for the fourth time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Elite III Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 0.3 0.2 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 0.3 0.3 5 Varietal mixtures 0.2 0.05 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 5; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 6(F)
Seeds Regulations — 47.6
47.6 (1) Elite IV seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Elite III or a higher class of seed potatoes; and (b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Elite IV seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 5 if the crop is produced in the field for the fifth time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Elite IV Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 0.6 0.3 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 0.5 0.5 5 Varietal mixtures 0.2 0.1 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 6; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 7(F)
Seeds Regulations — 47.7
47.7 (1) Foundation seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Elite IV or a higher class of seed potatoes; and (b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Foundation seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 6 if the crop is produced in the field for the sixth time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Foundation Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 1 0.5 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 1 1 5 Varietal mixtures 0.4 0.2 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 7; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 8(F)
Seeds Regulations — 47.8
47.8 (1) Certified seed potatoes shall be (a) produced from Foundation or a higher class of seed potatoes; and (b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season. (2) Certified seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 7 if the crop is produced in the field for the seventh time. (3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item. TABLE Certified Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 3 2 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 3 2 5 Varietal mixtures 1 0.5 SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-179, s. 8; SOR/2002-198, s. 3; SOR/2017-94, s. 9(F)
Seeds Regulations — 48
48 (1) All documentation for any quantity of graded seed potatoes, whether in containers or in bulk, shall specify, in millimetres, the minimum and maximum size of the graded tubers. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the minimum size specified shall not be less than 30 mm and the maximum size specified shall not be greater than 70 mm for long type varieties or 80 mm for round type varieties. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to graded seed potatoes that are sold under an agreement that states the quantity of graded seed potatoes to be purchased and in which the grower or supplier and the purchaser have agreed to a different minimum and maximum size than the ones set out in that subsection. (4) Any quantity of seed potatoes, whether supplied in containers or in bulk, shall be sorted and graded by the grower or supplier and at least 95% of the tubers by weight shall fall within the minimum and maximum sizes referred to in subsection (2) or (3), as applicable. (5) This section does not apply to Nuclear Stock seed potatoes or Breeder’s Selection seed potatoes. SOR/2002-198, s. 3 SOR/2025-47, s. 6
Seeds Regulations — 48.1
48.1 (1) Seed potatoes of a class established in section 47 shall meet the standards prescribed in subsection (2). (2) The percentage of tubers in any lot showing symptoms of any disease or defect set out in Column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall not, at the point of shipping, exceed the percentage set out in Column II of that item and shall not, at destination, exceed the percentage set out in Column III of that item. TABLE Tubers Column I Column II Column III Item Disease or Defect Percentage by Count at Shipping Point Percentage by Count at Destination 1 Soft rot or wet breakdown 0.1 0.5 2 Dry rot, including late blight 1.0 1.0 3 Scab and Rhizoctonia combined (a) light 10.0 10.0 (b) moderate 5.0 5.0 4 Stem-end discolouration due to top-killing, frost, heat or drought, with penetration from 6 to 13 mm 4.0 4.0 5 Malformed and damage 2.0 3.0 (3) For the purposes of the table to subsection (2), light Rhizoctonia means that 1 to 5 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with Rhizoctonia sclerotia; ( rhizoctonie légère ) light scab means that 1 to 5 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with common scab lesions; ( gale légère ) moderate Rhizoctonia means that 5 to 10 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with Rhizoctonia sclerotia; ( rhizoctonie modérée ) moderate scab means that 5 to 10 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with common scab lesions. ( gale modérée ) (4) In any lot, the number of tubers that are affected by light and moderate scab and Rhizoctonia combined shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of tubers in the lot. (5) [Repealed, SOR/2002-198, s. 4] (6) The percentage of tubers found in a lot of any class that is of a variety other than the variety of which the lot generally consists shall not exceed the percentage permitted by sections 47.11 to 47.8 for that class. (7) In any lot, the number of tubers in the aggregate that are affected by disease and defects, not including light scab, light Rhizoctonia and stem-end discolouration, shall not exceed 5 per cent of the total number of tubers in the lot. (8) At the point of shipping, not more than 5 per cent of tubers in a lot shall be affected by pressure bruising on over 10 per cent of their surface. (9) At the point of shipping, not more than 10 per cent of the tubers in a lot shall have sprouts longer than 2 cm. (10) In any lot, at least 98 per cent of tubers shall be firm and well shaped. (11) No tubers in any lot shall be washed. SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/2002-198, s. 4
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light Rhizoctonia means that 1 to 5 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with Rhizoctonia sclerotia; ( rhizoctonie légère )
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light scab means that 1 to 5 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with common scab lesions; ( gale légère )
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moderate Rhizoctonia means that 5 to 10 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with Rhizoctonia sclerotia; ( rhizoctonie modérée )
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moderate scab means that 5 to 10 per cent of the tuber surface is covered with common scab lesions. ( gale modérée )
Seeds Regulations — 49
49 (1) An application by a grower for an inspection of a crop shall be made on a form provided by the Agency and shall include the following information and be accompanied by the following documents: (a) seed potato tags or other documents that attest to the origin and class of each seed lot planted; (b) a list of all of the grower’s crops; (c) in the case of a crop that was planted with seed potatoes that were produced by the grower, information or documents that show that at least two field-grown lots from the grower’s farm unit have been subjected to laboratory tests and not found positive for the presence of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus ; (d) in the case of a crop that was planted with Elite II, Elite III, Elite IV or Foundation seed potatoes that were not produced by the grower, information or documents that show that those seed potatoes have been subjected to laboratory tests and not found positive for Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus ; and (e) in the case of an application made by a new seed potato grower, a document, issued by an inspector, that verifies that a clean-up and disinfection of the premises at the grower’s farm unit was completed before the arrival of the seed potatoes for planting and that the crop was not planted in a field where non-certified potatoes were grown in either of the previous two years. (2) The application shall be delivered to the office of the Agency specified on the form by the following deadlines: (a) in the case of field-grown crops, on or before June 30 of the crop year in respect of which the application is made; (b) in the case of crops produced in a protected environment, 30 days after planting; and (c) in the case of crops produced in an aseptic environment, before material is transferred to a new owner of the material or transferred to a protected environment. (3) An application may be made after the deadline specified in subsection (2) if there is still time for the inspection to be carried out in accordance with these Regulations and the grower shows that the delay in submitting the application was beyond the grower’s control. SOR/91-526, s. 1; SOR/95-215, s. 2; SOR/97-118, s. 7; SOR/97-292, s. 36; SOR/2000-183, s. 41; SOR/2000-184, s. 90; SOR/2002-198, s. 5; SOR/2017-94, s. 10(F)
Seeds Regulations — 50
50 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), inspection of a crop shall be made if the crop is planted with seed potatoes that (a) are of a variety that (i) is registered in accordance with Part III, or (ii) is not registered, if the potatoes are being grown solely for experimental purposes or for evaluation for the purposes of registration; and (b) are of a class established in section 47 or are Breeder’s Selection seed potatoes. (2) An inspector shall inspect a crop that is planted with imported seed potatoes if the seed potatoes meet the requirements of paragraphs 59(2)(a) to (c). (3) An inspector shall not inspect a crop of a grower if (a) in the current year, (i) non-certified potatoes or Certified seed potatoes have been planted in fields under cultivation by the grower, (ii) the crop is growing in a field where non-certified potatoes were planted in the previous two years, or (iii) the crop is growing in a field where there has been an occurrence of bacterial ring rot, unless the inspector verifies that the field has been free of potatoes, including volunteers, for the previous two years; or (b) in the previous year, potatoes infected with Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus were produced in fields under cultivation by the grower, or were found in buildings or on equipment used by the grower and a clean-up and disinfection of the building and equipment was not verified by an inspector. (4) An inspector shall not inspect a crop of a grower if (a) as a result of late planting, lack of cultivation, lack of vigour, the existence of weeds, leaf injury or pesticide injury, an inspector is unable to conduct a visual inspection of the crop; (b) the distance between adjacent fields is less than the space required for one blank row; (c) there are not at least 10 m of blank row at each end of the field to separate one class of a variety from another class of the same variety; or (d) equipment used in relation to planting, cultivating or spraying the crop has been exposed to contamination by pathogens that are or may be detrimental to the crop, unless the equipment, each time before it has entered a field of a farm unit, has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected in such a way as to destroy the contamination and the grower demonstrates to the inspector that the clean-up and disinfection has been completed. SOR/80-517, s. 1; SOR/86-849, s. 6; SOR/91-526, s. 2; SOR/93-331, s. 2; SOR/95-179, s. 10; SOR/97-118, ss. 8, 18; SOR/2000-184, s. 90; SOR/2002-198, s. 6
Seeds Regulations — 51
51 (1) At the time of inspection of a crop, an inspector shall inspect the crop to determine whether it meets the applicable standards stated in sections 47.11 to 47.8 and 61.1. (2) Before the first inspection of the crop, the grower shall submit for examination by an inspector all seed potato tags and other documents pertaining to the source of the seed potatoes planted on the farm unit. SOR/91-526, s. 3; SOR/97-118, s. 9; SOR/2002-198, s. 7
Seeds Regulations — 52.1
52.1 (1) A grower shall store each lot in a manner that prevents varietal mixture and mixture with non-certified potatoes. (2) Where lots of different classes of a single variety are stored in the same bin without separation to prevent mixture, the seed potatoes shall be given the certificate number of the lot with the lowest class. (3) Where two or more lots of the same class of a single variety are stored in the same bin without separation to prevent mixture, the seed potatoes shall be given the certificate number of the lot with the highest disease percentage. (4) A grower shall identify each lot in storage according to the name of the applicable class established in section 47 or the name “Breeder’s Selection”, as the case may be. (5) A grower shall hold in storage any lot, or any part of any lot, that may have been exposed to freezing temperatures or that may be infected with late blight, Fusarium or other tuber-rotting organisms, until such time has passed during which any defects or symptoms could reasonably be expected to develop, so that an inspector is able to determine whether the lot meets the standards set out in subsections 48.1(2) to (10). SOR/91-526, s. 3; SOR/2002-198, s. 9
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THE GROWER declares that the seed potatoes contained in this shipment are from the crop for which a crop certificate was issued bearing the crop certificate number shown on this tag and that they are graded in accordance with section 48 and subsections 48.1(2) to (10) of the Seeds Regulations .
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A request for reinspection of the seed potato lot may be made to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency within two working days after receipt of the lot.
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NOTE Inspection for the purpose of certification was made either visually or through laboratory testing of samples, or both. Certification does not constitute a warranty, by either the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the grower, that the seed potatoes meet the applicable standards set out in sections 47.11 to 47.8 of the Seeds Regulations .
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Inspection for the purpose of certification was made either visually or through laboratory testing of samples, or both. Certification does not constitute a warranty, by either the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the grower, that the seed potatoes meet the applicable standards set out in sections 47.11 to 47.8 of the Seeds Regulations .
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LE PRODUCTEUR déclare que les pommes de terre de semence qui font l’objet de la présente expédition proviennent de la culture certifiée par le certificat de culture dont le numéro figure sur la présente étiquette et qu’elles ont été classées conformément à l’article 48 et aux paragraphes 48.1(2) à (10) du Règlement sur les semences .
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Une demande de réinspection du lot de pommes de terre de semence peut être faite à l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments dans les deux jours ouvrables suivant la réception du lot.
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REMARQUE L’inspection en vue de la certification a été effectuée soit visuellement, soit au moyen d’essais de laboratoire sur des échantillons, soit par les deux moyens. La certification ne constitue pas une garantie, de la part de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments ou du producteur, que les pommes de terre de semence satisfont aux normes applicables énoncées aux articles 47.11 à 47.8 du Règlement sur les semences .
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L’inspection en vue de la certification a été effectuée soit visuellement, soit au moyen d’essais de laboratoire sur des échantillons, soit par les deux moyens. La certification ne constitue pas une garantie, de la part de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments ou du producteur, que les pommes de terre de semence satisfont aux normes applicables énoncées aux articles 47.11 à 47.8 du Règlement sur les semences .