The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Schedule 2, paragraphs 10(4),17(4) and 23(4)

SCHEDULE 7 Visual inspections, sampling and testing per genera or species and category

Column 1 Genus or Species	Column 2 Category	Column 3 Frequency of visual inspections	Column 4 Requirements relating to sampling and testing
Castanea sativa Mill.	All categories	Annually	Sampling and testing to be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of any pest listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle and Poncirus Raf.	Pre-basic	Twice annually	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested 6 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 6 years concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II of schedule 6 and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
	Basic	Annually	A representative portion of basic mother plants must be sampled and tested every six years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Corylus avellana L.	All categories	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Cydonia oblonga Mill., Malus Mill and Pyrus L.	Pre-basic	Annually	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested 15 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 15 years concerning the presence of pests other than virus-like diseases and viroids listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
	Basic	Annually	A representative portion of basic mother plants must be sampled and tested every 15 years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests other than virus-like diseases and viroids listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	A representative portion of certified mother plants must be sampled and tested every 15 years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests other than virus-like diseases and viroids listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6. Certified fruit plants must be sampled and tested in case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Ficus carica L.	All categories	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
Fragaria L.	Pre-basic	Visual inspections must be carried out twice annually during the growing season. For plants and material produced by micropropagation which is maintained for a period shorter than three months, only one inspection during this period is necessary	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested one year after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of one year concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB of schedule 6.
	Basic	Visual inspections must be carried out twice annually during the growing season. For plants and material produced by micropropagation which is maintained for a period shorter than three months, only one inspection during this period is necessary.	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Visual inspections must be carried out twice annually during the growing season. For plants and material produced by micropropagation which is maintained for a period shorter than three months, only one inspection during this period is necessary	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Visual inspections must be carried out twice annually during the growing season. For plants and material produced by micropropagation which is maintained for a period shorter than three months, only one inspection during this period is necessary	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
Juglans regia L.	Pre-basic	Annually	Each flowering pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested one year after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of one year concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II of schedule 6 and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6 .
	Basic	Annually	A representative portion of basic mother plants must be sampled and tested every year on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	A representative portion of certified mother plants must be sampled and tested every three years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6. Certified fruit plants shall be sampled and tested in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Olea europaea L.	Pre-basic	Annually	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested 10 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 10 years concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6 .
	Basic	Annually	A representative portion of basic mother plants must be sampled in order to have all plants tested within an interval of 30 years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	In the case of mother plants used for the production of seeds (hereinafter: ‘seed mother plants’), a representative portion of those seed mother plants must be sampled in order to have all plants tested within an interval of 40 years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6. In the case of mother plants other than seed mother plants, a representative portion of those plants must be sampled in order to have all plants tested within an interval of 30 years on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Pistacia vera L.	All categories	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6
Prunus amygdalus,; P. armeniaca; P.domestica; P. persica; and P. salicina	Pre-basic	Annually	Each flowering pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested for Prune dwarf virus (referred to in the remainder of this table as “PDV”) and Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (referred to in the remainder of this table as “PNRSV”) one year after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of one year. Each tree planted intentionally for pollination and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV. In the case of P. persica, each flowering pre-basic mother plant must be sampled one year after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and tested for Peach latent mosaic viroid (referred to in the remainder of this table as “PLMVd”). Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled 10 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant, and with subsequent intervals of 10 years, and tested for viruses, other than PDV and PNRSV, relevant for the species as listed in Table II of schedule 6, and tested in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
	Basic	Annually	A representative portion of flowering basic mother plants must be sampled every year and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of trees planted intentionally for pollination and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. In the case of P. persica, a representative portion of flowering basic mother plants must be sampled once a year and tested for PLMVd on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
			A representative portion of non-flowering basic mother plants must be sampled every 3 years and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of basic mother plants must be sampled every 10 years and tested for pests, other than PDV and PNRSV, relevant for the species as listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6 on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
	Certified	Annually	A representative portion of flowering certified mother plants must be sampled every year and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of trees planted intentionally for pollination and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. In the case of P. persica, a representative portion of flowering certified mother plants must be sampled once a year and tested for PLMVd on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of non-flowering certified mother plants must be sampled every 3 years and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of certified mother plants must be sampled every 15 years and tested for pests, other than PDV and PNRSV, relevant for the species as listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6 on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Prunus avium and P.cerasus	Pre-basic	Annually	Each flowering pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV one year after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of one year. Each tree planted intentionally for pollination and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV. Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled 10 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant, and with subsequent intervals of 10 years, and tested for viruses, other than PDV and PNRSV, relevant for the species as listed in Table II of schedule 6, and tested in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA of schedule 6.
	Basic	Annually	A representative portion of flowering basic mother plants must be sampled every year and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of trees planted intentionally for pollination and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of non-flowering basic mother plants must be sampled every 3 years and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of basic mother plants shall be sampled every 10 years and tested for pests, other than PDV and PNRSV, relevant for the species as listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6 on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
	Certified	Annually	A representative portion of flowering certified mother plants must be sampled every year and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of trees planted intentionally for pollination and, where appropriate, the major pollinating trees in the environment must be sampled and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of non-flowering certified mother plants must be sampled every 3 years and tested for PDV and PNRSV on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants. A representative portion of certified mother plants must be sampled every 15 years and tested for pests, other than PDV and PNRSV, relevant for the species as listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6 on the basis of an assessment of the risk of infection of those plants.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table II of schedule 6.
Ribes L.	Pre-basic	Twice annually	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested 4 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 4 years concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table IB of schedule 6.
	Basic	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA, Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA, Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA, Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
Rubus L.	Pre-basic	Twice annually	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested 2 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 2 years concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II of schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA and Table IB of schedule 6.
	Basic	Where plants are grown in the field or in pots, visual inspections must be carried out twice annually. For plants and material produced by micropropagation which is maintained for a period shorter than 3 months, only one inspection during this period is necessary.	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA, Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA, Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IA, Table IB and Table II in schedule 6.
Vaccinium L.	Pre-basic	Twice annually	Each pre-basic mother plant must be sampled and tested 5 years after its acceptance as a pre-basic mother plant and with subsequent intervals of 5 years concerning the presence of pests listed in Table II in schedule 6, and in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB of schedule 6.
	Basic	Twice annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	Certified	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.
	CAC	Annually	Sampling and testing must be carried out in the case of doubts concerning the presence of pests listed in Table IB and Table II of schedule 6.