S.L. 433.8 ст. 20by visual listed in the genus Directorate and, sampling and listed in to the genus or Schedule A, the and testing of (1), the recognised the relevant request, make samples to listed in supplier shall the vicinity of or 19(8) of of paragraph (1) are set out in (5). (a) (b) to, Soil 21. any pests host

(1). A certified mother plant or certified material shall, inspection in the facilities, fields and lots, be found free from the RNQPs, Schedules A and B, and subject to the requirements of Schedule D, as regards or species concerned. That visual inspection shall be carried out by the where appropriate, the supplier.

The Directorate and, where appropriate the supplier, shall carry out testing of the certified mother plant or certified material, for the RNQPs Schedule B, and subject to the requirements of Schedule D, with regards species concerned and category.

In case of doubts concerning the presence of the RNQPs listed in Directorate and, where appropriate, the supplier shall carry out sampling the certified mother plant or certified material concerned.

(2). As regards sampling and testing, as provided for in paragraph Directorate shall apply protocols of EPPO, or other internationally protocols. Where such protocols do not exist, the Directorate shall apply protocols established for Malta. In that case, the Directorate shall, on available those protocols to the other Member States and to the Commission.

The Directorate and, where appropriate, the supplier shall submit laboratories officially accepted by the Directorate.

(3). In the case of a positive test result for any of the RNQPs, Schedules A and B, as regards the genus or species concerned, the remove the infested certified mother plant or certified material from other certified mother plants and certified material pursuant to items 19(7) Schedule IV, or take appropriate measures pursuant to Schedule D.

(4). The measures to ensure compliance with the requirements Schedule D, with regard to the genus or species concerned and category.

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to:

certified mother plants and certified material during cryopreservation; certified material where that material has been produced in areas known or established to, be free from the relevant pests in accordance with the relevant international standards for phytosanitary measures (Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas. ISPM No 4 (1995), Rome, IPPC, FAO 2017)..

requirements for certified mother plants and certified material

(1) Certified mother plants may only be grown in soil that is free from which are listed in Schedule C, for the genus or species concerned, and which affecting that genus or species. Freedom of such pests hosting viruses shall by sampling and testing.

sampling shall be carried out by the responsible official body and, where the supplier.

sampling and testing shall be carried out before the certified mother plant planted, and it shall be repeated during growth where there is suspicion presence of the pests referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

sampling and testing shall be carried out taking into account the climatic the biology of the pests listed in Schedule C, and where those pests are the certified mother plants or the certified material concerned.

Sampling and testing shall not be carried out where plants which are hosts listed in Schedule C, for the genus or species concerned, have not been soil of production for a period of at least five years and where there is no concerning the absence of the relevant pests in that soil.

Sampling and testing shall not be carried out when the responsible official body the basis of an official inspection that the soil is free from any pests which Schedule III, for the genus or species concerned, and which host viruses genus or species.

otherwise stated, sampling and testing shall not be carried out in the case fruit plants.

In the case of sampling and testing as referred to in paragraph (1), the official body shall apply protocols of EPPO, or other protocols which are recognised. Where such protocols do not exist, the responsible official apply the relevant protocols established at national level. In that case, the official body shall, on request, make available those protocols to the other and to the European Commission. Amended by: PART IV L.N. 152 of 2023. Requirements for CAC material

Conditions for CAC material, other than rootstocks not belonging to a variety