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L.N. 231 of 2019
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant
Quarantine Act, the Minister for the Environment, Sustainable
Development and Climate Change has made the following
regulations:-
Citation and 
scope. 
S.L. 433.22.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of
Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species (Amendment) Regulations ,
2019 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one w ith the
Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species Regulations,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". 
(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission
Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/114 amending CommissionDirective 2003/90/EC setting out implementing measures for the
purposes Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the
minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditio ns
for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species.
Substitutes 
Schedule I to 
the principal 
regulations.2. Schedule I of the principal regulations shall be substituted
by the following:
"SCHEDULE I
CPVO guidelines
The following tables list the ge nera and species for which CPVO
guidelines apply. These techni cal protocols can be found on the CPVO
website www.cpvo.europa.eu .
I. Cereals
Table 1.1:
Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol
Avena nuda  L. Small naked oat, Hulless
oatTP 20/2 of 1.10.2015 
Avena sativa  L. (includes A.
Byzantina  K. Koch)Oats and Red oat TP 20/2 of 1.10.2015 
Hordeum vulgare  L. Barley TP 19/4 of 1.10.2015 
Secale cereale  L. Rye TP 58/1 of 31.10.2002
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II. Fodder Plants
Table 1.2:
III. Potatoes  Table 1.3:
".
Substitutes 
Schedule II to the principal 
regulations.3. Schedule II to the principal regulations shall be substituted
by the following:
"SCHEDULE II
UPOV guidelines
The following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV
guidelines apply.  These technical protocols  can be found on the UPOV
website www.upov.int .xTriticosecale  Wittm. ex A.
CamusHybrids resulting from the
crossing of a species ofthe genus Triticum  and a
species of the genusSecaleTP 121/2 rev. 1 of 16.2.2011
Triticum aestivum  L. Wheat TP 3/4 rev. 2 of 16.2.2011
Triticum durum  Desf. Durum wheat TP 120/3 of 19.3.2014
Zea mays  L. Maize TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010
Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep’s 
fescueTP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca ovina  L. Sheep’s fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca pratensis  Huds. Meadow fescue TP 39/1 of 1.10.2015 
Festuca rubra L. Red fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.)  
KrajinaHard fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium multiflorum  Lam. Italian ryegras s TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium perenne  L. Perennial ryegras s TP 4/1 of 23.6.2011
Poa pratensis  L. Smooth-stalked meadow 
grassTP 33/1 of 15.3.2017
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)Pisum sativum L. (partim) Field pea TP 7/2 Rev. 2 of 15.03.2017
Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TP 32/1 of 19.4.2016 
Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol
Solanum tuberosum  L. Potato TP 23/3 of 15.3.2017 
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I. Cereals
Table 2.1:
II. Fodder Plants
Table 2.2:
".Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum TG/122/4 of 25.3.2015 
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) 
Stapf.Sudan grass TG 122/4 of 25.3.2015
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench  
x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) 
StapfHybrids resulting from the 
crossing of Sorghum  
bicolor  and Sorghum 
sudanenseTG 122/4 of 25.3.2015 
Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol
Poaceae (Gramineae)Agrostis canina  L. Velvet bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis capillaris  L. Brown top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis gigantea  Roth. Red top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Agrostis stolonifera  L. Creeping bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)Medicago doliata Carmign. Straight-spined medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006
Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori Disc medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006
Medicago littoralis Rohde ex 
Loisel.Shore medic/Strand 
medicTG 228/1 of 5.4.2006
Medicago murex Willd. Sphere medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006
Medicago polymorpha L. Bur medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006
Medicago rugosa Desr. Wrinkled medic/Gama 
medicTG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 
Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TG/6/5 of 6.4.2005
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. Snail medic/Shie ld medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 
Medicago truncatula Gaertn. Barrel medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 
Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TG/5/7 of 4.4.2001
Vicia faba L. Field Bean TG/8/6/of 17.4.2002
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