S.L. 433.34 Art. 13Sanitary status of the propagation material.

For the categories referred in regulation 7, two sanitary statuses are envisaged:

(a) virus-free (v.f.) shall refer to material free from all viruses, viroids, phytoplasmas and systemic pathogens known at the moment of the official publication of the protocols concerning the certification of virus-free material; and

(b) virus-tested (v.t.) shall refer to material free from certain serious viruses, viroids, phytoplasmas and systemic pathogens specifically mentioned in the certification protocols and stated in the official certificates in terms of regulation 15:

Provided that in the case of plants grafted with plant material of a different health status, the final product shall be certified as the lowest state, that is, virus-tested.