Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (c. 56)

[F1 ANNEX I U.K. MINIMUM CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY SEED POTATOES

Textual Amendments

F1 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).

1. In the case of basic seed potatoes, the number of growing plants not breeding true to the variety and the number of plants of a different variety shall, together, not exceed 0,1 % and in the direct progeny, shall, together, not exceed 0,25 %. U.K.

2. In the case of certified seed potatoes, the number of plants not breeding true to the variety and the number of plants of a different variety, shall, together, not exceed 0,5 % and in the direct progeny, shall, together, not exceed 0,5 %. U.K.

3. Seed potatoes shall comply with the following requirements concerning the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs), or diseases caused by RNQPs, and the respective categories, as set out in the following table: U.K.

RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Threshold in the growing plants for basic seed potatoes	Threshold in the growing plants for certified seed potatoes
Blackleg ( Dickeya Samson et al . spp . [1DICKG]; Pectobacterium Waldee emend. Hauben et al . spp . [1PECBG])	1,0 %	4,0 %
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Liefting et al . [LIBEPS]	0 %	0 %
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Quaglino et al . [PHYPSO]	0 %	0 %
Mosaic symptoms caused by viruses and symptoms caused by Potato leaf roll virus [PLRV00]	0,8 %	6,0 %
Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0]	0 %	0 %

RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Threshold in the direct progeny of basic seed potatoes	Threshold in the direct progeny of certified seed potatoes
Symptoms of virus infection	4,0 %	10,0 %

4. The maximum number of generations of basic seed potatoes shall be four, and the combined generations of pre-basic seed potatoes in the field and basic seed potatoes shall be seven. U.K.

The maximum number of generations of certified seed potatoes shall be two.

If the generation is not indicated on the official label, the seed potatoes concerned shall be considered as belonging to the maximum generation that is permitted within the respective category.]