S.L. 433.22 Art. 2Conditions for examination of varieties of agricultural plants. S.L.433.30

(1) Varieties of agricultural plant species shall be officially accepted in the national catalogue within the meaning of regulation 6(1)

of the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations, after fulfilling the requirements set out in the paragraph below:

(a) As regards distinctness, uniformity and stability,

(i) the species listed in Schedule I shall comply with the conditions laid down in the "Protocols for distinctness, uniformity and stability tests" of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office, (hereafter referred to as the "CPVO") which are relevant for the particular species;

(ii) the species listed in Schedule II shall comply with the "Guidelines for the conduct of tests for distinctness, homogeneity and stability" of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (hereafter referred to as "UPOV") which are relevant for the particular species.

(b) As regards the value for cultivation or use, the varieties shall comply with the conditions laid down in Schedule III without prejudice to regulation 8(3) of the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations.

(2) All the varietal characteristics within the meaning of subregulation (1)(a)(i) and any characteristics in the "UPOV" referred to in subregualtion (1)(a)(ii) shall be used, provided that observation of a characteristic is not rendered impossible by the expression of any other characteristics and provided that the expression of a characteristic is not prevented by the environmental conditions under which the test is conducted.

(3) It shall be ensured that in respect of the species listed in Schedules I and II, the minimum requirements for carrying out the examinations in respect of trial design and growing conditions, as laid down in the test guidelines referred to in the said Schedules, are fulfilled at the time of the examinations. SCHEDULE I Substituted by: L.N. 323 of 2007; CPVO guidelines L.N. 76 of 2010; L.N. 18 of 2011; L.N. 52 of 2012; L.N. 271 of 2012; L.N. 320 of 2013; L.N. 202 of 2014; L.N. 375 of 2015; L.N. 255 of 2016; L.N.129 of 2017; L.N. 311 of 2018; L.N. 231 of 2019; L.N. 160 of 2020; L.N. 404 of 2021; L.N. 270 of 2022.

following tables list the genera and species for which CPVO guidelines apply. protocols may be accessed on the CPVO website www.cpvo.europa.eu.

Cereals

1.1:

Scientific name Common name CPVO protocol L. Small naked oat, Hulless TP 20/3 of 6.3.2020 oat L. (includes Oats and Red oat TP 20/3 of 6.3.2020 A. Koch)

L. Barley TP 19/5 of 19.3.2019 vulgare L. Rye TP 58/1 Rev of 27.4.2022

bicolor (L.) Sorghum TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019

bicolor bicolor (L.) Sudan grass TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019

drummondii Wet ex Davidse (L.) Hybrids resulting from TP 122/1 of 19.3.2019 bicolor x the crossing of bicolor Sorghum bicolor (L.) bicolor subsp. bicolor and drummondii Sorghum bicolor Wet ex Davidse subsp. drummondii Wittm. ex A. Hybrids resulting from TP 121/3 of 27.4.2022

the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale L. subsp. Wheat TP 3/5 of 19.3.2019 aestivum turgidum L. subsp. Durum wheat TP 120/3 of 19.3.2014

(partim) Maize TP 2/3 of 11.3.2010

II. Fodder Plants

Table 1.2:

Scientific name Common name CPVO Poaceae (Gramineae) Festuca filiformis Pourr. Fine-leaved sheep’s TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 fescue Festuca ovina L. Sheep’s fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Huds. Meadow fescue TP 39/1 of 1.10.2015 Festuca pratensis L. Red fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Festuca rubra Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hard fescue TP 67/1 of 23.6.2011 Hack. Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019 L. Perennial ryegrass TP 4/2 of 19.3.2019 Lolium perenne L. Smooth-stalkedmeadow TP 33/1 of 15.3.2017 Poa pratensis grass

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) L. Lucerne TP/6/1 of 22.12.2021 Medicago sativa L. (partim) Field pea TP 7/2 Rev. Pisum sativum 16.3.2020 L. Red clover TP/5/1 of 22.12.2021 Trifolium pratense L. Field bean TP 8/1 of 19.3.2019 Vicia faba Vicia sativa L. Common vetch TP 32/1 of 19.4.2016

III. Potatoes

Table 1.3:

Scientific name Common name CPVO Solanum tuberosum L. Potato TP 23/3 of 15.3.2017. SCHEDULE II

UPOV guidelines following tables list the genera and species for which UPOV guidelines apply. protocols can be found on the UPOV website www.upov.int.

Fodder Plants

2.1:

Scientific name Common name UPOV protocol (Gramineae) L. Velvet bent TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 canina L. Brown top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 capillaris gigantea Roth Red top TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 L. Creeping bent grass TG/30/6 of 12.10.1990 stolonifera

(Leguminosae) doliata Carmign. Straight-spined medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 (Mill.) Fiori Disc medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 italica Rohde ex Shore medic/Strand TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 littoralis medic Willd. Sphere medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 murex polymorpha L. Bur medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 Desr. Wrinkled medic/Gama TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 rugosa medic (L.) Snail medic/Shield TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 scutellata medic Gaertn. Barrel medic TG 228/1 of 5.4.2006 truncatula L. Subterranean clover TG/170/3 of 4.4.2001.". subterraneum SCHEDULE III

Regulation 3(1)(b) Examination of the value for cultivation or use The following are the characteristics as regards the examination of cultivation or use: