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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,492, 2 ta’ Ottubru, 2020
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L.N. 384 of 2020
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Propagation Material of Ornamental Plants (Amendment) 
Regulations, 2020
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant
Quarantine Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal
Rights, has made the following regulations:-
Citation and 
scope. 
S.L. 433.31.1. (1) The title of these regulations is Propagation Material
of Ornamental Plants (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 and these
regulations shall be read and construed as one with the PropagationMaterial of Ornamental Plants Regulations, hereinafter referred  to as
"the principal regulations". 
(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission
Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 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/EECand 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/
98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant repro ductive
material.
Amends 
regulation 3 of 
the principal regulations.2. In regulation 3 of the princip al regulations, immediately
after the definition "propagation material", there shall be add ed the
following new definition:
" "regulated non-quarantine pests", hereafter referred to as
"RNQPs", means a pest that fulfils all the conditions set out
under Article 36 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European
Parliament and the Council as regards protective measures
against pests of plants, and is included in the list of Unionregulated non-quarantine pests under Annex IV of Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform
conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and
amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/
2019;".
Amends 
regulation 6 of the principal regulations.3. Regulation 6 of the principal regulations, shall be amended
as follows:
(a) sub-regulations (1) to (5) th ereof, shall be substituted
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by the following new sub-regulations:
"(1) The propagating materi al of ornamental plants
shall at least on visual insp ection, be found at the place of
production to be practically free from all pests listed in the
Schedule I with regards to the respective propagating
material of ornamental plants.
(2) The presence of regulated non-quarantine pests
(‘RNQPs’) on propagating material of ornamental plantssubject to marketing shall, at least upon visual inspection,
not exceed the respective thre sholds set out in the Schedule
I.
(3) The propagating material of ornamental plants
shall, at least on visual inspe ction, be practically free from
any pests, other than the pests listed in the Schedule I with
regard to the particular propa gating material of ornamental
plants, which reduce the usefulness and quality of thatmaterial, or from any si gns or symptoms thereof.
(4) The material shall also comply with the
requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected
zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for inimplementing acts adopted pur suant to Regulation (EU)
2016/2031, as well as with the measures adopted pursuantto Article 30(1) of that Regulation.
(5) A schedule is established for a particular genus
or species as in Schedule I, laying down additionalconditions concerning the qua lity with which propagation
material shall comply when marketed. A genus or species
shall only be included in the schedule if there is a
demonstrated need for such addi tional rules. In determining
such need the following criteria shall apply:
(a) the existence of problems with the quality
of propagation material of the species or genusconcerned, which can only be  resolved satisfactorily
through legislative means;
(b) the economic importance of propagation
material of the species or genus concerned; and
(c) the consistency wi th any international
standards on regulated non-quarantine pests."; and
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(b) sub-regulation (6) the reof, shall be deleted.
Amends 
regulation 7 of 
the principal 
regulations.4. Sub-regulation (2) of regul ation 7 of the principal
regulations, shall be substituted by the following new sub-arti cle:
Deletes regulation 10 of 
the principal 
regulations.5. Regulation 10 of the principal re gulations, shall be deleted.
Substitutes Schedule I to 
the principal 
regulations.6. Schedule I to the principal regulations, shall be substituted
by the following new Schedule:
"SCHEDULE I
(Regulation 6)
Conditions to be met by ornamental plant propagation 
material and whole ornamental plants 
(1) The material shall have adequate identity and purity
relative to the genus or species in question, or where
appropriate, group of plants, and, where marketed orintended to be marketed with a reference to the variety,
shall also have identity and purity as to the variety. 
(2) This Schedule is without prejudice to the provisions laid
down in the Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 of the Councilfixing quality standards for fresh cut flowers and fresh
ornamental foliage.S.L. 433.03."(2) In the case of the appearance, on the
premises of a supplier e ngaged in the production of
propagation material, of a harmful organism listed
under the Plant Quarantine (Harmful Organisms)
Regulations or in any measur es established pursuant to
regulation 6(5), the supplie r shall report this to the
Directorate and shall carry  out any measures laid down
by that Directorate.".
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RNQPs concerning propagation material of ornamental plants
Bacteria
RNQPs or symptoms 
caused by RNQPsGenus or species of 
propagating material 
of ornamental plantsThreshold for the presence 
of RNQPs on the 
propagating material of the 
ornamental plant
Erwinia amylovora 
(Burill) Winslow et al . 
[ERWIAM]Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds
Amelanchier  Medik., 
Chaenomeles  Lindl., 
Cotoneaster  Medik., 
Crataegus  Tourn. ex 
L., Cydonia  Mill., 
Eriobtrya
Lindl., Malus Mill., 
Mespilus  Bosc ex 
Spach, Photinia 
davidiana Decne., Pyracantha M. Roem., 
Pyrus  L., Sorbus  L.0%
Pseudomonas syringae  
pv. persicae  (Prunier, 
Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie 
[PSDMPE]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other than seeds 
Prunus persica  (L.) 
Batsch, Prunus 
salicina  Lindl.0%
Spiroplasma citri  Saglio 
et al.  [SPIRCI]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Citrus  L., Citrus L. 
hybrids, Fortunella 
Swingle., Fortunella  
Swingle. hybrids, 
Poncirus  Raf., 
Poncirus Raf. hybrids0%
Xanthomonas arboricola  
pv. pruni  (Smith) 
Vauterin et al. [XANTPR]Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds
 Prunus  L.0%
Xanthomonas 
euvesicatoria  Jones et al. 
[XANTEU]Capsicum annuum  L. 0%
Xanthomonas gardneri  
(ex Šu
tič) Jones et al. 
[XANTGA]Capsicum annuum  L. 0%
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Xanthomonas perforans 
Jones et al . [XANTPF]Capsicum annuum  L. 0%
Xanthomonas 
vesicatoria  (ex Doidge) 
Vauterin et al. 
[XANTVE]Capsicum annuum  L. 0%
Fungi and oomycetes
RNQPs or symptoms 
caused by RNQPsGenus or species of 
propagating material 
of ornamental plantsThreshold for the presence 
of RNQPs on the 
propagating material of the 
ornamental plant
Cryphonectria parasitica  
(Murrill) Barr 
[ENDOPA]Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds
Castanea L.0%
Dothistroma pini  
Hulbary [DOTSPI]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Pinus L.0%
Dothistroma 
septosporum  (Dorogin) 
Morelet [SCIRPI]Propagating material of ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Pinus L.0%
Lecanosticta acicola  
(von Thümen) Sydow 
[SCIRAC]Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds
 Pinus L.0%
Plasmopara halstedii  
(Farlow) Berlese & de 
Toni [PLASHA]Seeds 
Helianthus annuus  L.0%
Plenodomus 
tracheiphilus  (Petri) 
Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley [DEUTTR]Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds
Citrus  L., Citrus  L. 
hybrids, Fortunella 
Swingle, Fortunella 
Swingle hybrids, 
Poncirus  Raf.,  
Poncirus  Raf. hybrids0%
Puccinia horiana  
P. Hennings [PUCCHN]Propagating material of ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Chrysanthemum  L.0%
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Insects and mites
RNQPs or symptoms 
caused by RNQPsGenus or species of 
propagating material 
of ornamental plantsThreshold for the presence 
of RNQPs on the 
propagating material of the 
ornamental plant
Aculops fuchsiae  Keifer 
[ACUPFU]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other than seeds
Fuchsia  L.0%
Opogona sacchari  Bojer 
[OPOGSC]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Beaucarnea  Lem., 
Bougainvillea  Comm. 
ex Juss., Crassula  L., 
Crinum  L., Dracaena 
Vand. ex L., Ficus  L., 
Musa L., Pachira  
Aubl., Palmae , 
Sansevieria  Thunb., 
Yucca  L.0%
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Rhynchophorus 
ferrugineus  (Olivier) 
[RHYCFE]Propagating material of ornamental plants other 
than seeds Palmae,  as 
regards the following 
genera and species
Areca catechu  L., 
Arenga pinnata  
(Wurmb) Merr., 
Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus 
flabellifer  L., Brahea 
armata  S. Watson, 
Brahea edulis  
H.Wendl., Butia 
capitata  (Mart.) Becc., 
Calamus merrillii  
Becc., Caryota maxima  
Blume, Caryota cumingii  Lodd. ex 
Mart., Chamaerops 
humilis  L., Cocos 
nucifera  L., Corypha 
utan Lam., Copernicia  
Mart., Elaeis 
guineensis  Jacq., 
Howea forsteriana  
Becc., Jubaea chilensis  
(Molina) Baill., Livistona australis  
C. Martius , Livistona 
decora  (W. Bull) 
Dowe, Livistona 
rotundifolia  (Lam.) 0%
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Mart., Metroxylon sagu  
Rottb., Phoenix 
canariensis  Chabaud, 
Phoenix dactylifera  L., 
Phoenix reclinata  
Jacq., Phoenix 
roebelenii  O’Brien, 
Phoenix sylvestris  (L.) 
Roxb., Phoenix 
theophrasti  Greuter, 
Pritchardia  Seem. & 
H. Wendl., Ravenea 
rivularis  Jum. & 
H. Perrier, Roystonea 
regia  (Kunth) 
O.F. Cook, Sabal 
palmetto  (Walter) 
Lodd. ex Schult. & 
Schult.f., Syagrus 
romanzoffiana  (Cham.) 
Glassman, 
Trachycarpus fortunei  
(Hook.) H. Wendl., 
Washingtonia H. Wendl.
Nematodes
RNQPs or symptoms 
caused by RNQPsGenus or species of 
propagating material 
of ornamental plantsThreshold for the presence 
of RNQPs on the 
propagating material of the 
ornamental plant
Ditylenchus dipsaci  
(Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]Allium L. 0%
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Ditylenchus dipsaci  
(Kuehn) Filipjev 
[DITYDI]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Camassia  Lindl., 
Chionodoxa  Boiss., 
Crocus flavus  Weston, 
Galanthus  L., 
Hyacinthus  Tourn. ex 
L, Hymenocallis  
Salisb., Muscari  Mill., 
Narcissus  L., 
Ornithogalum  L., 
Puschkinia  Adams, 
Scilla  L., Sternbergia  
Waldst. & Kit., Tulipa  
L.0%
Viruses, viroids, virus-lik e diseases and phytoplasmas
RNQPs or symptoms 
caused by RNQPsGenus or species of 
propagating material 
of ornamental plantsThreshold for the presence 
of RNQPs on the 
propagating material of the 
ornamental plant
Candidatus Phytoplasma 
mali Seemüller & 
Schneider [PHYPMA]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other than seeds
Malus Mill.0%
Candidatus  Phytoplasma 
prunorum  Seemüller & 
Schneider [PHYPPR]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Prunus  L.0%
Candidatus  Phytoplasma 
pyri Seemüller & 
Schneider [PHYPPY] Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Pyrus L.0%
Candidatus  Phytoplasma 
solani  Quaglino et al. 
[PHYPSO]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other than seeds 
Lavandula  L.0%
Chrysanthemum stunt 
viroid [CSVD00]Propagating material of ornamental plants other 
than seeds 
Argyranthemum  Webb 
ex Sch.Bip., Chrysanthemum  L0%
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Citrus  exocortis viroid 
[CEVD00]Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds
Citrus L.0%
Citrus tristeza  virus 
[CTV000] (EU isolates)Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other than seeds 
Citrus  L., Citrus  L. 
hybrids, Fortunella  
Swingle, Fortunella 
Swingle hybrids, 
Poncirus  Raf., 
Poncirus Raf. Hybrids.0%
Impatiens  necrotic spot 
tospovirus [INSV00]Propagating material of ornamental plants other 
than seeds
Begonia x hiemalis  
Fotsch, Impatiens  
L. New Guinea Hybrids0%
Potato spindle tuber 
viroid [PSTVD0]Capsicum annuum  L., 0%
Plum pox virus 
[PPV000]Propagating material of ornamental plants other 
than seeds
Prunus armeniaca  L., 
Prunus blireiana  
Andre, Prunus 
brigantina  Vill., 
Prunus cerasifera  
Ehrh., Prunus cistena  
Hansen, Prunus 
curdica  Fenzl and 
Fritsch., Prunus 
domestica  L., Prunus 
domestica  ssp.insititia 
(L.) C.K. Schneid, 
Prunus domestica  
ssp.italica (Borkh.) 
Hegi., Prunus dulcis  
(Miller) Webb, Prunus 
glandulosa  Thunb., 
Prunus holosericea  
Batal., Prunus 
hortulana  
Bailey, Prunus 
japonica  Thunb., 
Prunus mandshurica  0%
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".(Maxim.) Koehne, 
Prunus maritima Marsh., 
Prunus mume  Sieb. and 
Zucc., Prunus nigra  Ait., 
Prunus persica  (L.) 
Batsch, Prunus salicina  
L., Prunus sibirica  L., 
Prunus simonii  Carr., 
Prunus spinosa  L., 
Prunus tomentosa  
Thunb., Prunus triloba  
Lindl. 
— other species of 
Prunus  L. susceptible to 
Plum pox virus
Tomato spotted wilt 
tospovirus (TSWV00)Propagating material of 
ornamental plants other 
than seeds
Begonia x hiemalis 
Fotsch, Capsicum annuum  L., 
Chrysanthemum  L., 
Gerbera  L., Impatiens 
L. New Guinea Hybrids, Pelargonium  
L.0%
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