S.L. 433.22 Art. 1Title and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Examination of

Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is:

(a) to ensure that varieties of species of agricultural plants which shall be included in the national catalogue of such varieties in Malta shall comply with internationally recognised guidelines as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining such varieties;

(b) to transpose the provisions of:

(i) Commission Directive 2003/90/EC as regards the minimum characteristics and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species, as amended by Commission Directive 2007/48/EC of 26 July 2007;

(ii) Commission Directive 2009/97/EC of 3 August 2009;

(iii) Commission Directive 2010/46/EU of 2 July 2010;

(iv) Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EU of 1 July 2011;

(v) Commission Implementing Directive 2012/8/EU of 2 March 2012;

(vi) Commission Implementing Directive 2012/44/EU of 26 November 2012;

(vii) Commission Directive 2013/57/EU amending Commission Directive 2003/90/EC setting out

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 144 of 2023. implementing measures for the purposes Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species;

(viii) Commission Implementing Directive 2014/105/EU amending Commission Directive 2003/90/ EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species;

(ix) Commission Implementing Directive

(EU) 2015/1168 of 15 July 2015 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species;

(x) Commission Implementing Directive

(EU) 2016/1914 of 31 October 2016 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species; and

(xi) Commission Implementing Directive

(EU) 2018/100 amending Commission Directive 2003/ 90/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the minimum characteristics to be examined and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species.