S.L. 433.13 Art. 2Scope.

(1) The scope of these regulations is to make provisions for assuring that any propagation and planting material of vegetables other than seed produced, placed on the market in Malta or being transhipped through Malta prior to its transport to another Member State meets specified standards of quality.

(2) These regulations shall apply to vegetable propagation and planting material, other than seeds, of the genera, species and their hybrids, listed in Schedule I. Rootstocks and other parts of plants of other genera or species or their hybrids shall also be subject to these regulations if material of one of the said genera or species, or of their hybrids is, or has to be, grafted on to them.

(3) These regulations shall not apply to propagation or planting material intended to be exported to third countries, if properly identified as such and kept sufficiently isolated, without prejudice to the health rules laid down in the Act.

(4) The scope of these regulations is also to transpose Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU amending Council Directives 2002/55/EC and 2008/72/EC and Commission Directive 2009/145/EC as regards the botanical name of tomato.