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L.N. 88 of 2020
PLANT
 QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Seeds of Agricultura l Plants and Vegetables (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. 433.30.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Seeds of
Agricultural Plants and Vegetables (Amendment) Regulations, 202 0
and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Seeds
of Agricultural Plants and Veget ables Regulations, hereinafter referred
to as "the principal regulations". 
(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Commission
Implementing Directive (EU) 2 019/990 of 17 June 2019 amending the
list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) of Council Directive 2002/
55/EC. 
Amends 
regulation 4 of 
the principal regulations. 2. Sub-regulation (3) of regul ation 4 of the principal
regulations, shall be substituted by the following:
"(3) The professional operators and the non-professional
final users being supplied with seeds from a third country shall
also inform the Directorate by means of the Third Countries
Notification Form available on th e Directorate’s website forty-
eight (48) hours prior to the arr ival, of the plant material in  Malta
of each lot received by them.".
Substitutes 
regulation 24 of 
the principal regulations. 3. Regulation 24 of the principal regulations, shall be
substituted by the following:
"24. (1) Seeds harvested in a third country must afford
the same assurances as seeds harvested within the European
Union with respect to their characteristics and the arrangement s
for its examination, for ensuring identity, for marking and for
control. In such case, the seed s shall be equivalent in these
respects to seeds harvested within the European Union and
complying with the provisions  of these regulations.
(2) The provisions contained in Council Decision 2003/
17/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in thirdSuppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,370, 20 ta’ Marzu, 2020
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countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of
seed produced in third countries and in Council Decision 2005/
834/EC on the equivalence of checks on practices for themaintenance of varieties carried out in certain third countries  and
amending Decision 2003/17/EC shall apply in case of thirdcountries referred t o in such Decisions.".
Amends 
Schedule I to 
the principal regulations.4. Table 1.5 of Schedule I to the p rincipal regulations, shall be
substituted by the following:
"Table 1.5:
Genus or species Common name
Allium cepa L.
-Cepa  group Onion
Echalion
-Aggregatum  group Shallot
Allium fistulosum L.
-all varietiesJapanese bunching onion or Welsh 
onion
Allium porrum L.
-all varietiesLeek
Allium sativum L.
-all varietiesGarlic
Allium schoenoprasum L.
-all varietiesChives
Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.
-all varietiesChervil
Apium graveolens L.
-Celery Group
-Celeriac Group--
Asparagus officinalis L. 
-all varietiesAsparagus
Beta vulgaris  L.
-Garden Beet Group Beetroot including Cheltenham beet
-Leaf Beet Group Spinach beet or Chard
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Brassica oleracea L. 
-Kale Group
-Cauliflower Group-Capitata Group-Brussel Sprouts Group-Kohlrabi Group-Savoy Cabbage Group-Broccoli Group-Palm Kale Group-Tronchuda Group--
Red cabbage and White cabbage
-
--
Calabrese type and sprouting type
-
Portuguese cabbage
Brassica rapa L.-Chinese Cabbage Group -Vegetable Turnip Group-
-
Capsicum annuum L.
-all varietiesChilli or Pepper
Cichorium endivia L.
-all varietiesEndive
Cichorium intybus L.
-Witloof Chicory Group
-Leaf Chicory Group
-Industrial (Root) Chicory Group-
Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory
-
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et 
Nakai
-all varietiesWatermelon
Cucumis melo L.
-all varietiesMelon
Cucumis sativus L.
-Cucumber Group -Gherkin Group-
-
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
-all varietiesGourd
Cucurbita pepo L. 
-all varietiesMarrow, including mature pumpkin and 
scallop squash or Courgette, including 
immature scallop squash
Cynara cardunculus L.
-Globe Artichoke Group
-Cardoon Group-
-
Daucus carota L. 
-all varietiesCarrot
Fodder carrot
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
-Azoricum GroupFennel
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".Lactuca sativa L. 
-all varietiesLettuce
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex
A.W. Hill
-Leaf Parsley Group
-Root Parsley Group-
-
Phaseolus coccineus L.
-all varietiesRunner bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
-Dwarf French Bean Group
-Climbing French Bean Group-
-
Pisum sativum L. (partim)
-Round Pea Group
-Wrinkled Pea Group
-Sugar Pea Group-
--
Raphanus sativus L. 
-Radish Group
-Black Radish Group-
-
Rheum rhabarbarum L.
-all varietiesRhubarb
Scorzonera hispanica L.
-all varietiesScorzonera or Black salsify
Solanum lycopersicum L.
-all varietiesTomato
Solanum melongena L .
-all varietiesAubergine or Eggplant
Spinacia oleracea L.
-all varietiesSpinach
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.
-all varietiesCorn salad or Lamb’s lettuce
Vicia faba L. 
-all varietiesBroad bean
Zea mays L. 
-Sweet Corn Group
-Popcorn Group-
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Amends 
Schedule III to 
the principal regulations.5. Table 1.16 of Schedule III to the principal regulations, shall
be substituted by the following:
"Table 1.16:
 
SpeciesMinimum 
analytical 
purity (% 
by weight)Maximum 
content of 
seeds of other 
plant species 
(% by weight)Minimum 
germination 
(% clusters of 
pure seed)
12 3 4
Allium cepa 97 0.5 70
Allium fistulosum 97 0.5 65
Allium porrum 97 0.5 65
Allium sativum 97 0.5 65
Allium schoenoprasum 97 0.5 65
Anthriscus cerefolium 96 1.0 70
Apium graveolens 97 1.0 70
Asparagus officinalis 96 0.5 70
Beta vulgaris 
(Garden Beet Group)97 0.5 50 (clusters)
Beta vulgaris (other than Garden Beet
Group)97 0.5 70 (clusters)
Brassica oleracea 
(Cauliflower Group)97 1.0 70
Brassica oleracea 
(other than Cauliflower Group)97 1.0 75
Brassica rapa (Chinese Cabbage Group)97 1.0 75
Brassica rapa 
(Vegetable Turnip Group)97 1.0 80
Capsicum annuum 97 0.5 65
Cichorium endivia 95 1.0 65
Cichorium intybus  
(Witloof Chicory Group, Leaf Chicory Group)95 1.5 65
Cichorium intybus (Industrial (Root) Chicory
Group)97 1.0 80
Citrullus lanatus 98 0.1 75
Cucumis melo 98 0.1 75
Cucumis sativus 98 0.1 80
Cucurbita maxima 98 0.1 80
Cucurbita pepo 98 0.1 75
Cynara cardunculus 96 0.5 65
Daucus carota 95 1.0 65
Foeniculum vulgare 96 1.0 70
Lactuca sativa 95 0.5 75
Petroselinum crispum 97 1.0 65
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Amends 
Schedule IV to 
the principal regulations.6. Table 1.20 of Schedule IV to the principal regulations, shall
be substituted by the following:
"Table 1.20:Phaseolus coccineus 98 0.1 80
Phaseolus vulgaris 98 0.1 75
Pisum sativum 98 0.1 80
Raphanus sativus 97 1.0 70
Rheum rhabarbarum 97 1.0 70
Scorzonera hispanica 95 0.5 70
Solanum lycopersicum 97 0.5 75
Solanum melongena 96 0.5 65
Spinacia oleracea 97 1.0 75
Valerianella locusta 95 1.0 65
Vicia faba 98 0.1 80
Zea mays 98 0.1 85
Species Weight (grams)
12
Allium cepa 25
Allium fistulosum 15
Allium porrum 20
Allium sativum 20
Allium schoenoprasum 15
Anthriscus cerefolium 20
Apium graveolens 5
Asparagus officinalis 100
Beta vulgaris 100
Brassica oleracea (all kinds) 25
Brassica rapa 20
Capsicum annuum 40
Cichorium endivia 15
Cichorium intybus 
(Witloof Chicory Group, Leaf Chicory Group)15
Cichorium intybus (Industrial (Root) Chicory Group)50
Citrullus lanatus 250
Cucumis melo 100
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".Cucumis sativus 25
Cucurbita maxima 250
Cucurbita pepo 150
Cynara cardunculus 50
Daucus carota 10
Foeniculum vulgare 25
Lactuca sativa 10
Petroselinum crispum 10
Phaseolus coccineus 1000
Phaseolus vulgaris 700
Pisum sativum 500
Raphanus sativus 50
Rheum rhabarbarum 135
Scorzonera hispanica 30
Solanum lycopersicum 20
Solanum melongena 20
Spinacia oleracea 75
Valerianella locusta 20
Vicia faba 1000
Zea mays 1000
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