Scottish Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 284
Plant Health
Seeds
The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2018
Made 19th September 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st September 2018
Coming into force 17th November 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by paragraph 15(3) of schedule 8 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by section 3(3) and Part 1 of the schedule of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.

Citation, commencement and extent
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 17th November 2018.
2. These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendments to the Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999
3. (1) The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (10).
S.I. 1999/1801, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2011/1043.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) omit the definition of “Directive 77/93/EEC”; and
(b) after the definition of “Directive 98/56/EC” insert—

““Directive 2000/29/EC” means Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community;”

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OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1, as last amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2017/1920 (OJ L 271, 20.10.2017, p.34).
(3) In regulation 4 (quality requirements for propagating material), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in respect of the genera and species listed in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 (organisms and diseases), be free from the organisms and diseases listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table;”.

(4) After regulation 6 (further provision relating to flower bulbs) insert—

“Further provisions relating to propagating material of Palmae
6A. (1) In addition to meeting the requirements of regulation 4, propagating material of Palmae belonging to the genera and species listed in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 (organisms and diseases) under the heading “the following genera and species as regards Palmae”, and having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm must comply with—
(a) the requirement in paragraph (2); or
(b) the requirements in paragraph (3).
(2) The requirement is that the material must have been grown throughout its life in an area established as free from the organism listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table in schedule 2 by the responsible official body in accordance with relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures.
(3) The requirements are that the material must, during a period of at least two years prior to marketing, have been grown in a site within the EU with—
(a) complete physical protection against the introduction of the organism listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table in schedule 2; or
(b) the application of appropriate preventive treatments against that organism,
and have been subject to visual inspections carried out at least once every four months to confirm freedom of that material from that organism.
(4) In this regulation—
“International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures” means International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures prepared by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; and
Available from the IPPC Secretariat, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy and at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/ispms/.
“responsible official body” means either the body described in paragraph (i) or a body described in paragraph (ii) of Article 2(1)(g) of Directive 2000/29/EC.”.

(5) In regulation 7(4) (registration), for “regulation 15 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993” substitute “article 25 of the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005”.
S.S.I. 2005/613.
(6) In regulation 8(3) (measures to be taken by suppliers)—
(a) for “Schedule 6 to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993” substitute “article 42(2) of the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005”; and
(b) for “article 20” substitute “article 42”.
(7) In regulation 9 (information on propagating material)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “the Schedule to” substitute “schedule 1 of”; and
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for “Council Directive 77/93/EEC” substitute “Directive 2000/29/EC”; and
(ii) for “the Schedule to” substitute “schedule 1 of”.
(8) In regulation 12(3) (propagating material produced in third countries), for “reforwarding phytosanitary certificate in respect of the consignment in accordance with article 12(5) of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993” substitute “phytosanitary certificate for re-export in respect of the consignment in accordance with article 9(1) of the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005”.
(9) The schedule becomes schedule 1 (and, accordingly, for the heading “SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 1”).
(10) After schedule 1 insert—

“SCHEDULE 2 Organisms and diseases
Regulations 4 and 6A
Column 1 Genus / species	Column 2 Specific harmful organisms and diseases		
Begonia x hiemalis Fotsch	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
			— Aleurodidae, in particular, Bemisia tabaci — Aphelenchoides spp. — Ditylenchus destructor — Meloidogyne spp. — Myzus ornatus — Otiorrhynchus sulcatus — Sciara — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis
	Bacteria		
			— Erwinia chrysanthemi — Rhodococcus fascians — Xanthomonas campestris pv. begoniae
	Fungi		
			— Powdery mildew — Stem rot pathogens (Phytophthora spp., Pythium spp. and Rhizoctonia spp.)
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
			— Leafcurl disease — Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus)
Citrus	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Aleurothrixus floccosus (Mashell) — Meloidogyne spp. — Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana) — Tylenchulus semipenetrans	
	Fungi		
		— Phytophthora spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Viroids such as exocortis, cachexia-xyloporosis — Diseases that induce psorosis - like young leaves symptoms such as psorosis, ring spot, cristacortis, impietratura, concave gum	
		— Infectious variegation — Citrus leaf rugose	
Dendranthema x grandiflorum (Ramat) Kitam	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Agromyzidae — Aleurodidae, in particular, Bemisia tabaci — Aphelencoides spp. — Diarthronomia chrysanthemi — Lepidoptera, in particular, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Epichoristodes acerbella — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis	
	Bacteria		
		— Agrobacterium tumefaciens — Erwinia chrysanthemi	
	Fungi		
		— Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. chrysanthemi — Puccinia chrysanthemi — Pythium spp. — Rhizoctonia solani — Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Chrysanthemum B mosaic virus — Tomato aspermy cucumovirus	
Dianthus caryophyllus L. and hybrids	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Agromyzidae — Aleurodidae, in particular, Bemisia tabaci — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis — Lepidoptera, in particular, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Epichoristodes acerbella	
	Fungi and fungus-like organisms		
		— Alternaria dianthi — Alternaria dianthicola — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi — Mycosphaerella dianthi — Phytophthora nicotiana var. parasitica — Rhizoctonia solani — Stem rot: Fusarium spp. and Pythium spp. — Uromyces dianthi	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Carnation etched ring caulimovirus — Carnation mottle carmovirus — Carnation necrotic fleck closterovirus — Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus)	
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd ex Klotzch	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Aleurodidae, in particular, Bemisia tabaci	
	Bacteria		
		— Erwinia chrysanthemi	
	Fungi		
		— Fusarium spp. — Pythium ultimum — Phytophthora spp. — Rhizoctonia solani — Thielaviopsis basicola	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
	Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus)		
Gerbera L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Agromyzidae — Aleurodidae, in particular, Bemisia tabaci — Aphelenchoides spp. — Lepidoptera — Meloidogyne — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis	
	Fungi		
		— Fusarium spp. — Phytophthora cryptogea — Powdery mildew — Rhizoctonia solani — Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
	Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus)		
Gladiolus L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Ditylenchus dipsaci — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis	
	Bacteria		
		— Pseudomonas marginata — Rhodococcus fascians	
	Fungi		
		— Botrytis gladiolorum — Curvularia trifolii — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gladioli — Penicillium gladioli — Sclerotinia spp. — Septoria gladioli — Urocystis gladiolicola — Uromyces trasversalis	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Aster yellow mycoplasm — Corky pit agent — Cucumber mosaic virus — Gladiolus ringspot virus (syn. Narcissus latent virus) — Tobacco rattle virus	
	Other harmful organisms:		
		— Cyperus esculentus	
Lilium L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Aphelenchoides spp. — Rhyzoglyphus spp. — Pratylenchus penetrans — Rotylenchus robustus — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis	
	Bacteria		
		— Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora — Rhodococcus fascians	
	Fungi		
		— Cylindrocarpon destructans — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lilii — Pythium spp. — Rhizoctonia spp. — Rhizopus spp. — Sclerotium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Cucumber mosaic virus — Lily symptomless virus — Lily virus x — Tobacco rattle virus — Tulip breaking virus	
	Other harmful organisms		
		— Cyperus esculentus	
Malus Miller	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Anarsia lineatella — Eriosoma lanigerum — Scale insects, in particular, Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus	
	Bacteria		
		— Agrobacterium tumefaciens — Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae	
	Fungi		
		— Armillariella mellea — Chondrostereum purpureum — Nectria galligena — Phytophtora cactorum — Rosellinia necatrix — Venturia spp. — Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms		
	All		
Narcissus L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Aphelenchoides subtenuis — Ditylenchus destructor — Eumerus spp. — Merodon equestris — Pratylenchus penetrans — Rhizoglyphidae — Tarsonemidae	
	Fungi		
		— Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. narcissi — Sclerotinia spp. — Sclerotium bulborum	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Tobacco rattle virus — Narcissus white streak agent — Narcissus yellow stripe virus	
	Other harmful organisms		
	— Cyperus esculentus		
the following genera and species as regards Palmae	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
— Areca catechu L.	— Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)		
— 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 cumingii Lodd. ex Mart. — Caryota maxima Blume — Chamaerops humilis L. — Cocos nucifera L. — Copernicia Mart. — Corypha utan Lam. — 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. — Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook — 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 — Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. — Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman — Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. — Washingtonia H. Wendl.			
Pelargonium L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Aleurodidae, in particular, Bemisia tabaci — Lepidoptera — Thysanoptera, in particular, Frankliniella occidentalis	
	Bacteria		
		— Rhodococcus fascians — Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii	
	Fungi		
		— Puccinia pelargonii zonalis — Stem rot pathogens (Botrytis spp., Pythium spp.) — Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Pelargonium flower break carmovirus — Pelargonium leaf curl tombusvirus — Pelargonium line pattern virus — Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus)	
Phoenix	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Thysanoptera	
	Fungi		
		— Exosporium palmivorum — Gliocladium wermoeseni — Graphiola phoenicis — Pestalozzia Phoenicis — Pythium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms		
	All		
Pinus nigra	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Blastophaga spp. — Rhyacionia buoliana	
	Fungi		
		— Ophodermium seditiosum	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
	All		
Prunus L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Capnodis tenebrionis — Meloidogyne spp. — Scale insects, in particular, Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus	
	Bacteria		
		— Agrobacterium tumefaciens — Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors prunorum — Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae	
	Fungi		
		— Armillariella mellea — Chondrostereum purpureum — Nectria galligena — Rosellinia necatrix — Taphrina deformans —Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Prune dwarf virus — Prunus necrotic ringspot virus	
Pyrus L.	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Anarsia lineatella — Eriosoma lanigerum — Scale insects, in particular, Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus	
	Bacteria		
		— Agrobacterium tumefaciens — Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae	
	Fungi		
		— Armillariella mellea — Chondrostereum purpureum — Nectria galligena — Phytophthora spp. — Rosellinia necatrix — Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms		
	All		
Rosa	Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development		
		— Lepidoptera, in particular, Epichoristodes acerbella, Cacoecimorpha pronubana — Meloidogyne spp. — Pratylenchus spp. — Tetranychus urticae	
	Bacteria		
		— Agrobacterium tumefaciens	
	Fungi		
		— Chondrostereum purpureum — Coniothyrium spp. — Diplocarpon rosae — Peronospora sparsa — Phragmidium spp. — Rosellinia necatrix — Sphaeroteca pannosa — Verticillium spp.	
	Viruses and virus-like organisms, and in particular		
		— Apple mosaic virus — Arabis mosaic nepovirus — Prunus necrotic ringspot virus	”.

MAIRI GOUGEON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th September 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1991/1801) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations implemented Council Directive 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants (OJ L 226, 13.8.98, p.16). These Regulations amend the principal Regulations in order to fully transpose that Directive. They also transpose Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/484 (OJ L 81, 23.3.2018, p.10) and update out of date references to domestic legislation and EU instruments.
Regulation 3 makes, in particular, the following amendments to the principal Regulations:
replaces references to Council Directive 77/93/EEC (OJ L 26, 31.1.77, p.20) with references to Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1);
replaces references to the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1320) with references to the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/613); and
inserts a new regulation 6A providing for additional requirements to be met when marketing propagating material of the Palmae family of the genera and species listed in schedule 2 (which is also inserted by these Regulations).
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.