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L.N. 270 of 2022
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT
(CAP. 433)
Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Plant
Quarantine Act, the Minister responsible for agriculture 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 ,
2022 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 Article 1 and
Part A of the Annex of Commission Implementing Directive (EU)2022/905 of 9 June 2022 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003 /
91/EC as regards the protocols for the examination of certain v arieties
of agricultural plant species and vegetable species.
Substitutes 
Schedule I to the principal regulations.2. Schedule I to the principal regulations shall be substituted
by the following new Schedule:
"SCHEDULE I
CPVO guidelines
The following tables list the genera and species for which CPVO
guidelines apply. These technical protocols may be accessed 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 20/3 of 6.3.2020 
Avena sativa  L. (includes
A.byzantina  K. Koch)Oats and Red oat TP 20/3 of 6.3.2020
Hordeum vulgare  L. Barley TP 19/5 of 19.3.2019 
Secale cereale  L. Rye TP 58/1 Rev of 27.4.2022
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II. Fodder Plants
Table 1.2:Sorghum bicolor (L.) 
Moench subsp. bicolorSorghum TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. 
drummondii (Steud.) de 
Wet ex DavidseSudan grass TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019
Sorghum bicolor (L.) 
Moench subsp. bicolor  x 
Sorghum bicolor (L.) 
Moench subsp. 
drummondii (Steud.) de 
Wet ex Davidse Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum  bicolor  subsp. 
bicolor  and Sorghum 
bicolor subsp.  
drummondiiTP 122/1 of 19.3.2019
xTriticosecale  Wittm. ex
A. CamusHybrids resulting from
the crossing of a
species of the genusTriticum  and a species
of the genus Secale TP 121/3 of 27.4.2022
Triticum aestivum  L.
subsp. aestivumWheat TP 3/5 of 19.3.2019
Triticum turgidum  L.
subsp. durum  (Desf.) 
van SlagerenDurum wheat TP 120/3 of 19.3.2014
Zea mays L. (partim) 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.) Hack. Hard fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011
Lolium multiflorum  Lam. Italian ryegrass TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019
Lolium perenne L. Perennial ryegrass TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019 
Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalked 
meadow grassTP 33/1 of 15.3.2017
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
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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 new Schedule:
"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 .
I. Fodder Plants
Table 2.1:Medicago sativa L. Lucerne TP/6/1 of 22.12.2021
Pisum sativum L. (partim) Field pea TP 7/2 Rev. 3 Corr of
16.3.2020
Trifolium pratense L. Red clover TP/5/1 of 22.12.2021
Vicia faba  L. Field bean TP 8/1 of 19.3.2019
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.". 
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 grass 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.) 
FioriDisc 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 
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Medicago scutellata (L.) 
Mill.Snail medic/Shield 
medicTG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 
Medicago truncatula Gaertn.Barrel medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 
Trifolium subterraneum L. Subterranean clover TG/170/3 of 4.4.2001.".
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