Commission Directive 93/49/EEC
of 23 June 1993
setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants pursuant to Council Directive 91/682/EEC

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Deleted by Commission Directive 1999/67/EC of 28 June 1999 amending Directive 93/49/EEC setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants pursuant to Council Directive 91/682/EEC.
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Article 3 The propagating material of ornamental plants shall, at least on visual inspection, be found at the place of production to be practically free from all pests listed in the Annex with regard to the respective propagating material of ornamental plants.
The presence of regulated non-quarantine pests ( ‘ RNQPs ’ ) on propagating material of ornamental plants subject to marketing shall, at least upon visual inspection, not exceed the respective thresholds set out in the Annex.
The propagating material of ornamental plants shall, at least on visual inspection, be practically free from any pests, other than the pests listed in the Annex with regard to the particular propagating material of ornamental plants, which reduce the usefulness and quality of that material, or from any signs or symptoms thereof.
The material shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 , as well as with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC ( OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4 ).
Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance).
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Deleted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance).
Article 4 1. The material shall have adequate identity and purity relative to the genus or species in question, or where appropriate, group of plants, and, where marketed or intended to be marketed with a reference to the variety pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Directive 91/682/EEC, shall also have identity and purity as to variety.
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Article 7 This Directive is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/68.
OJ No L 71, 21. 3. 1968, p. 1.
Article 8 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 9 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX
Bacteria		
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or species of propagating material of ornamental plants	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the propagating material of the ornamental plant
Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al . [ERWIAM]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Amelanchier Medik., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus Tourn. ex L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobtrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus Bosc ex Spach, Photinia davidiana Decne., Pyracantha M. Roem., Pyrus L., Sorbus L.	0 %
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier, Luisetti &. Gardan) Young, Dye & Wilkie [PSDMPE]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Prunus salicina Lindl.	0 %
Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al. [SPIRCI]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Citrus L., Citrus L. hybrids, Fortunella Swingle., Fortunella Swingle. hybrids, Poncirus Raf., Poncirus Raf. hybrids	0 %
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin et al . [XANTPR]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Prunus L.	0 %
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al . [XANTEU]	Capsicum annuum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič) Jones et al. [XANTGA]	Capsicum annuum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al . [XANTPF]	Capsicum annuum L.	0 %
Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al . [XANTVE]	Capsicum annuum L.	0 %
Fungi and oomycetes		
RNQPs or symptoms caused byRNQPs	Genus or species of propagating material of ornamental plants	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the propagating material of ornamental plants
Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr [ENDOPA]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Castanea L.	0 %
Dothistroma pini Hulbary [DOTSPI]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Pinus L.	0 %
Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) Morelet [SCIRPI]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Pinus L.	0 %
Lecanosticta acicola (von Thümen) Sydow [SCIRAC]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Pinus L.	0 %
Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni [PLASHA]	Seeds Helianthus annuus L.	0 %
Plenodomus tracheiphilus (Petri) Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley [DEUTTR]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Citrus L.  Citrus L. hybrids, Fortunella Swingle, Fortunella Swingle hybrids, Poncirus Raf., Poncirus Raf. hybrids	0 %
Puccinia horiana P. Hennings [PUCCHN]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Chrysanthemum L.	0 %
Insects and mites		
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or species of propagating material of ornamental plants	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the propagating material of ornamental plants
Aculops fuchsiae Keifer [ACUPFU]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Fuchsia L.	0 %
Opogona sacchari Bojer [OPOGSC]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Beaucarnea Lem., Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss., Crassula L., Crinum L ., Dracaena Vand. ex L., Ficus L., Musa L., Pachira Aubl., Palmae, Sansevieria Thunb., Yucca L.	0 %
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) [RHYCFE]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Palmae , as regards the following genera and species Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea armata S. Watson, Brahea edulis H.Wendl., Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc ., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. ex Mart., Chamaerops humilis L., Cocos nucifera L., Corypha utan Lam., Copernicia Mart., Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill., Livistona australis C. Martius, Livistona decora (W. Bull) Dowe, Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix canariensis Chabaud, Phoenix dactylifera L., Phoenix reclinata Jacq., Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb., Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl., Washingtonia H. Wendl.	0 %
Nematodes		
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or species of propagating material of ornamental plants	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the propagating material of ornamental plants
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Allium L.	0 %
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston, Galanthus L., Hyacinthus Tourn. ex L, Hymenocallis Salisb., Muscari Mill., Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit., Tulipa L.	0 %
Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas		
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or genera of propagating material of ornamental plants	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the propagating material of the ornamental plant
Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider [PHYPMA]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Malus Mill.	0 %
Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider [PHYPPR]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Prunus L.	0 %
Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider [PHYPPY]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Pyrus L.	0 %
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino  et al . [PHYPSO]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Lavandula L.	0 %
Chrysanthemum stunt viroid [CSVD00]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Argyranthemum Webb ex Sch.Bip ., Chrysanthemum L.	0 %
Citrus exocortis viroid [CEVD00]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Citrus L.	0 %
Citrus tristeza virus [CTV000](EU isolates)	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Citrus L., Citrus L. hybrids, Fortunella Swingle, Fortunella Swingle hybrids, Poncirus Raf., Poncirus Raf. Hybrids,	0 %
Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus [INSV00]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Begonia x hiemalis Fotsch, Impatiens L. New Guinea Hybrids	0 %
Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0]	Capsicum annuum L.,	0 %
Plum pox virus [PPV000]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Prunus armeniaca L., Prunus blireiana Andre, Prunus brigantina Vill., Prunus cerasifera Ehrh., Prunus cistena Hansen, Prunus curdica Fenzl and Fritsch., Prunus domestica L., Prunus domestica ssp. insititia (L.) C.K. Schneid, Prunus domestica ssp. italica (Borkh.) Hegi., Prunus dulcis (Miller) Webb, Prunus glandulosa Thunb., Prunus holosericea Batal., Prunus hortulana Bailey, Prunus japonica Thunb., Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne, Prunus maritima Marsh., Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc., Prunus nigra Ait., Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Prunus salicina L., Prunus sibirica L., Prunus simonii Carr., Prunus spinosa L., Prunus tomentosa Thunb., Prunus triloba Lindl. other species of Prunus L. susceptible to Plum pox virus	0 %
Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus [TSWV00]	Propagating material of ornamental plants other than seeds Begonia x hiemalis Fotsch, Capsicum annuum L., Chrysanthemum L., Gerbera L., Impatiens L. New Guinea Hybrids, Pelargonium L.	0 %