Republic of Latvia
Cabinet
Regulation No. 423
Adopted 17 September 2002
Regulations on Propagating Material of Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes
Issued pursuant to Section 5, Clause 3 of Plant Protection Law
I. General Provisions
1. These Regulations determine the conformity criteria for propagating material of fruit trees and berry bushes (hereinafter – material) grown and imported in Latvia, and the procedures for the movement of the genera and species of fruit trees and berry bushes referred to in Annex 1 to these Regulations, as well as of the rootstocks and other parts of plants on to which the propagating material of the genera or species referred to in Annex 1 of these Regulations is grafted.
2. These Regulations shall not apply to material intended for:
2.1. utilisation and marketing for personal needs;
2.2. exportation (export) and kept separately from other material;
2.3. for trials or scientific research;
2.4. breeding activities; and
2.5. conservation of genetic diversity.
3. The State Plant Protection Service (hereinafter – Service) shall perform the State supervision and control of compliance with these Regulations within the framework of the budget allocated thereto.
4. Growers and distributors of material shall perform self-control independently and are liable for the conformity of the material to the specified criteria.
II. Categories of Material
5.The categories of material shall be as follows:
5.1. reference plants;
5.2. pre-basic material;
5.3. basic material;
5.4. certified material; and
5.5. standard material.
6. Materials shall be characterised in the following way:
6.1. the material is virus-free if it is regenerated and recognised as free of virus or virus-like organisms and is kept in infection-free conditions, or is obtained in a vegetative way, propagating virus-free material in a definite generation;
6.2. the material is virus-tested if it is tested and recognised as free of virus or virus-like organisms referred to in Annexes 2 and 3 of these Regulations, and is kept in infection-free conditions, or is obtained by propagating virus-tested material in a vegetative way in a definite generation.
7. Reference plants are plants conforming to the identity and pomological characteristics of the variety which are tested in order to determine the presence of harmful organisms and, where necessary, regenerated. Reference plants shall be utilised to obtain pre-basic material.
8. Pre-basic material is virus-free material that:
8.1. is derived from a virus-free or virus-tested reference plant;
8.2. is propagated, by maintaining the varietal identity;
8.3. conforms to the requirements for pre-basic material specified in these Regulations; and
8.4. is intended for the production or acquisition of basic material.
9. Basic material is virus-free material that:
9.1. is propagated in a vegetative way from pre-basic material, maintaining the varietal identity;
9.2. conforms to with the requirements for basic material specified in these Regulations; and
9.3. is intended for the production or acquisition of certified material.
10. Material is certified if it:
10.1. is propagated in a vegetative way from basic material, maintaining the varietal identity; and
10.2. conforms to the requirements for basic material specified in these Regulations; and
11. Material is standard material if it:
11.1. is propagated in a vegetative way maintaining the varietal identity; and
11.2. conforms to the requirements for standard material specified in these Regulations.
III. Growing of Material
12. When growing pre-basic material, the following requirements shall be complied with:
12.1. the preservation of species in the open field is permissible only by means of grafting;
12.2. productive plants of the relevant culture are not permissible in the open field;
12.3. the plant house in the covered areas shall be covered by a net preventing insects (maximum size of the mesh 1 mm). Disinfection equipment shall be placed at the door;
12.4. the covered areas shall be kept clean from weeds and harmful organisms. The plant house shall be cleaned and disinfected at least once a year. All persons who work at the plant house shall wear appropriate clothes;
12.5. plants shall not touch each other; and
12.6. each year at least 20 plants in vitro (in the culture of tissues) shall be prepared from each variety grown in vitro for visual and genetic characteristic control. Such plants shall be kept for at least a year. Different plants found shall be destroyed.
13. When growing basic material, the following requirements shall be complied with:
13.1. the age of plants shall not exceed:
13.1.1. for fruit trees - 7 years for the obtaining of grafts and 12 years for the obtaining of rootstocks;
13.1.2. for berry bushes - 4 years;
13.1.3. for strawberries – one year;
13.2. the distance between productive plantations of the relevant culture permitted in the open field shall be as follows:
13.2.1. for fruit trees – not closer than 50 m;
13.2.2. for bush fruits – not closer than 250 m; and
13.2.3. for strawberries – not closer than 500 m.
14. When growing certified material it shall be observed that the age of plants does not exceed 10-15 years for seed plants, 8-12 years for rootstocks to be propagated vegetatively, 7-10 years for drupes, 4 years – for black currants, gooseberries, currants and raspberries and 1 year – for strawberries.
15. When growing standard material, visual health control of plants shall be carried out. Material growers shall ensure the conformity of varietal identity.
16. The Service shall issue a label and a conformity document referred to in Annex 4 of these Regulations to the grower or distributor of the material who in accordance with regulatory enactments has registered in the register of persons subject to phytosanitary control (hereinafter – registered person).
IV. Checks on Conformity Assessment of Material and Production Process
17.The Service shall check material in vegetation period and before distribution.
18. The conformity criteria for material shall be as follows:
18.1. the conformity of the material to the particular species or category;
18.2. the conformity of the material and of the place where it is grown or stored to the phytosanitary norms prescribed by regulatory enactments; and
18.3. the conformity of the material to the requirements referred to in these Regulations:
18.3.1. quality requirements shall conform to the requirements referred to in Annex 5 of these Regulations; and
18.3.2. material may not be infected with quarantine organisms and the harmful organisms referred to in Annex 2 and 3 of these Regulations.
19. If the presence of quarantine organisms and harmful organisms referred to in Annex 2 and 3 of these Regulations is detected, the registered person shall immediately notify the Service and take the phytosanitary measures specified by the inspector of the Service necessary to reduce the risk of spreading of quarantine and harmful organisms.
20. The Service shall check, on the basis of the production methods at least once a year, in the production process of pre-basic, basic and certified material:
20.1. the quality of the material before the production process is started;
20.2. the sowing, pricking-out and planting of the material;
20.3. the conformity of the material to the phytosanitary norms;
20.4. the plan and methods for the treatment of soil;
20.5. general cultivation of plantations;
20.6. the propagating and harvesting of the material;
20.7. chemical processing of the material, premises and work tools; and
20.8. the wrapping, storage and transportation of the material.
21. The registered person shall have a tree nursery journal, which shall specify:
21.1. information regarding the grown material;
21.1.1. the species, variety of the material
21.1.2. the amount of planted material and quality thereof;
21.1.3. the area of the grown material; and
21.1.4. the name of the harmful organism, trade and chemical name, concentration and date of use of the used plant protection product; and
21.2. information on the movement of the material;
21.2.1. the species, variety, quantity, origin of the material acquired and the number of plant passport or label;
21.2.2. the species, variety, quantity of the imported material and the number of the phytosanitary border control document; and
21.2.3. the species, variety and quantity of the marketed material;
21.2.3.1. the number and lot number of issued labels;
21.2.3.2. the numbers and quantity of plant passports; and
21.2.3.3. if materials of different origin or different lots are put together or mixed during packaging and storage of materials, composition of the lot and origin of its individual components or lots shall be specified.
22. The registered person who is engaged only in distribution of the material shall establish journal on movement of the material in which the information referred to in Sub-Paragraph 21.2 shall be specified.
23. The registered person shall keep all the documentation related to the movement of material (plant passports, labels, propagating material certificates, inspection statements, test results and the tree nursery journal) for three years.
24. If pre-basic, basic and certified material conforms to the referred to conformity criteria, the Service shall issue a propagating material certificate and a label.
25. If standard material conforms to these requirements, the Service shall issue a label.
26. The label shall be attached under the supervision of the Service.
27. If during conformity assessment it is determined that material does not conform to requirements of these Regulations, the Service shall:
27.1. lower its category; or
27.2. prohibit the distribution of the material until deficiencies are fully rectified.
28. If it is not possible to rectify the deficiencies, the Service shall not issue a propagating material certificate or a label or shall prohibit the distribution of the material, taking the relevant substantiated decision.
29. The registered person shall cover expenses related to the examinations of the material.
V. Distribution of Material
30.When digging out or separating from the maternal plant, moving out from the growing site, when storing or packaging and distributing the material:
30.1. it shall be sorted by size and quality in homogenous lots and divided in grade I or II in accordance with Annex 4 of these Regulations; and
30.2. a label, which specifies the information referred to in Annex 4 of these Regulations shall be attached to each lot which according to the composition and origin is a homogenous material and which has a single supplier and single consignee.
31. If the lot consists of several packaging units or bunches:
31.1. the label shall be attached to each packaging unit or bunch and the number of the lot shall be specified on the label; and
31.2. a copy of the propagating material certificate shall also be attached to the accompanying documents of pre-basic, basic and certified material.
32. Pre-basic and basic material shall be marketed in new packaging, but certified material and standard material – in new or reusable disinfected packaging.
33. When distributing rootstocks, the label shall include their type, species or interspecies hybrid.
34. Information on the label shall be printed and indelible. The label may not be used on a repeated basis.
35. In order to receive a label for distribution of the material, the registered person shall submit to the Service an application on necessity of the inspection and specify the species, variety, quantity of the material to be inspected, growing areas and place of inspection in the beginning of the vegetation period .
36. The Service inspector shall perform the inspection within a time period of 20 days after the receipt of the application.
37. In order to receive a label for further distribution of the imported material, the registered person shall submit to the Service an application on necessity of the inspection and specify the species, variety, quantity and place of storage of the material to be inspected, within a time period of 24 hours after the importation of the material.
38. The Service inspector within a time period of 48 hours after the receipt of the application shall perform inspection of the material and objects that have come into contact with them at the place of storage thereof.
39. A plant passport may substitute the label if it specifies information specified in Annex 4 of these Regulations.
40. When distributing pre-basic, basic, certified or standard material, it shall be placed separately by categories.
41. When distributing material, the registered person shall provide a purchaser with the description of varieties on sale published in a catalogue, magazine or specialised publication.
VI. Closing Provisions
42.Cabinet Regulation No. 66 of 13 February 2001, Regulations on Propagating Material of Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2001, No. 27), is repealed.
43. These Regulations shall come into force on 1 October 2002.
44. Paragraphs 24 and 25 of these Regulations shall come into force on 15 October 2002.
Informative reference to the EU Directives
Legal norms arising from directives 92/34/EEC, 93/48/EEC; 93/64/EEC; 93/79/EEC have been included in these Regulations.
Prime Minister A. Bērziņš
Minister for Agriculture A. Slakteris
Annex 1
Cabinet Regulation No. 423
17 September 2002
Genera and Species of Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes
1. Fragaria x ananassa Duch. - strawberries
2. Grossularia - gooseberry
3. Malus Mill. – apple trees
4. Prunus armeniaca L. – apricot
5. Prunus avium L. – sweet cherry
6. Prunus cerasus L. – sour cherry
7. Prunus domestica L. - plum
8. Pyrus communis L. - pear
9. Ribes - currant and blackcurrant
10. Rubus – blackberry and raspberry
Minister for Agriculture A. Slakteris
Annex 2
Cabinet Regulation No. 423
17 September 2002
Harmful Organisms whose Spread in Pre-basic, Basic and Certified Material is not Permissible
Cultures of fruit trees and berry bushes / Organisms harmful to plants / Number of testing method* / Validity of results (in years)1. Strawberries / Phytophthora cactorum / 3 / 4 – in covered areas
Rhizoctonia fragariae / 3 / 1 – in vitro
Sphaerotheca alchemillae / 3
Verticillium spp. / 3
strawberry green petal / 6
strawberry mottle virus / 6
Aphelenchoides spp. / 8, 9
Ditylenchus dipsaci / 8, 9
Chaetosiphon fragaefolli / 8
Phytonemus pallidus / 8
Tetranychus urticae / 8
2. Apple-trees / apple chlorotic leafspot closterovirus / 5, 6, 7 / 15- in the open field
apple chatfruit phytoplasma / 6
apple flat limb / 6
apple green crinkle / 6
apple star crack / 6
apple stem grooving capillovirus / 5, 6, 7
apple stem pitting virus / 6
platycarpa scaly bark / 6
raspberry ringspot nepovirus / 5
Eriosoma lanigerum / 8
3. Apricots and plums / bacteria
Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum / 1 / 15- in the open field
Chondrostereum purpureum, syn. Stereum purpureum / 3 / 10 – in covered areas
apple chlorotic leafspot closterovirus / 5, 6, 7
apple mosaic ilarvirus / 6, 7
myrobalan latent ringspot nepovirus / 5
prune bushy dwarf ilarvirus / 5, 6, 7
prune necrotic ringspot ilarvirus / 5, 6, 7
raspberry ringspot nepovirus / 5
Aculus fockeui / 8
Eriophyes similis / 8
4. Sweet and sour cherries / bacteria
Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum / 1 / 15- in the open field
apple chlorotic leafspot closterovirus / 5, 6, 7 / 1 – in covered areas
apple mosaic ilarvirus / 6, 7
arabis mosaic nepovirus / 5
cherry green ring mottle virus / 6
cherry leaf roll nepovirus / 5, 6
cherry mottle leaf virus / 6
cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus / 6
cherry rusty mottle virus / 6
cherry spur virus / 6
prune bushy dwarf ilarvirus / 5, 6, 7
prune necrotic ringspot ilarvirus / 5, 6, 7
raspberry ringspot nepovirus / 5
strawberry latent ringspot nepovirus / 5
tomato black ring nepovirus / 5
stolbur / 5
Longidorus elongatus, / 8
Longidorus macrosoma, / 8
Xiphinema diversicaudatum (inactive stages of these nematodes) / 8
5. Pear-trees / in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens / 2 / 15- in the open field
apple stem grooving capillovirus / 6, 7
pear bark necrosis virus / 6
pear scaly bark / 6
pear blister cancer viroid / 6
pear ringspot nepovirus (syn. apple chlorotic leafspot closterovirus) / 6, 7
pear stony pit / 6
pear vein yellow virus / 6
quince soot ringspot nepovirus / 6
6. Blackcurrants and currants / in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens / 1, 2 / 8- in the open field
Sphaerotheca morsuvae / 3 / 12 – in covered areas
Verticillium spp. / 3
arabis mosaic nepovirus / 5, 7
Black currant reversion pathogen or reversion / 6
cucumber mosaic nepovirus / 5, 7
gooseberry vein banding virus / 6
raspberry ringspot nepovirus / 5, 7
strawberry latent ringspot nepovirus / 5, 7
tomato black ring nepovirus / 5, 7
Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi / 8
Cecidophyopsis ribis / 8
Dasyneura tetensi
(Dasyneura tetensi) / 8
Tetranychus urticae / 8
Sesia tipuliformis / 8
7. Raspberries / in. Agrobacterium rhizogenes / 1 / 8- in covered areas
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens / 2 / 1 – in vitro
Rhodococcus fascians / 1
Didymella applanata / 4
Peronospora rubi / 3
Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi / miscellaneous
Gloeosporium venetum / 4
Verticillium spp. / 3
cucumber mosaic nepovirus / 5, 7
raspberry bushy dwarf virus / 5, 7
raspberry mosaic ilarvirus / 6
raspberry vein chlorosis rhabdovirus / 6
rubus stunt phytoplasma / 6
Resseliella theobaldi / 8
* Notes:
1. Testing methods:
1.1. for bacteria:
No. 1 - disinfected pieces of plants are put on an artificial culture medium;
No.2 immunofluoriscence – microscopy;
1.2. for fungi:
No. 3 - disinfected pieces of plants are put on an agar medium;
No. 4 - incubation in a moist chamber;
1.3. for viruses:
No.5 - inoculation of indexing plants;
No.6 - grafting on the indexing plant;
No.7 - serology/electron microscopy;
1.4. for pests:
No. 8 – microscopy;
No. 9 - cultivation in an insectory in controllable circumstances.
2. Testing time - by organising and restoring the sample plant nurseries.
3. The number of tests depends on the origin of the material.
Minister for Agriculture A. Slakteris
Annex 3
Cabinet Regulation No. 423
17 September 2002
Organisms Harmful to Plants affecting Quality of Propagating Material
Cultures of fruit trees and berry bushes / Harmful organisms1. Strawberries / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Aphelenchoides spp.
Ditylenchus dipsaci
Tarsonemidae
Fungi:
Phytophthora cactorum
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
strawberry green petal
2. Apple-trees / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Anarsia lineatella
Eriosoma lanigerum
Epidiaspis leperi
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Chondrostereum purpureum, syn. Stereum purpureum
Nectria galligena
Criptosporiopsis curvispora
Rosellinia necatrix
Phytophthora cactorum
Venturia spp.
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
all
3. Pear-trees / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Anarsia lineatella
Eriosoma lanigerum
Epidiaspis leperi
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Chondrostereum purpureum, syn. Stereum purpureum
Nectria galligena
Phytophthora spp.
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
all
4. Apricots / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Anarsia lineatella
Capnodis tenebrionis
Meloidogyne spp.
Epidiaspis leperi
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Chondrostereum purpureum, or Stereum purpureum
Nectria galligena
Taphrina deformans
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
prune bushy dwarf ilarvirus
prune necrotic ringspot ilarvirus
5. Sweet and sour cherries / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Capnodis tenebrionis
Meloidogyne spp.
Epidiaspis leperi
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Chondrostereum purpureum, or Stereum purpureum
Nectria galligena
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
prune bushy dwarf ilarvirus
prune necrotic ringspot ilarvirus
6. Plums / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Aculus fockeui
Capnodis tenebrionis
Eriophyes similis
(Eriophyes similis)
Meloidogyne spp.
Epidiaspis leperi
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum
in. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Chondrostereum purpureum, or Stereum purpureum
Nectria galligena
Rosellinia necatrix
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
prune bushy dwarf ilarvirus
prune necrotic ringspot ilarvirus
7. Currants and black currants / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Aphelenchoides spp.
Cecidophyopsis ribis
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Nectria cinnabarina
Rosellinia necatrix
Verticillium spp.
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
black currant reversion
8. Raspberries / Harmful insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development:
Aceria essigi
Bacteria:
in. Agrobacterium rhizogenes
in. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Rhodococcus fascians
Fungi:
Armillaria mellea
Didymella applanata
Peronospora rubi
Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi
Verticillium spp.
Gloeosporium venetum
Viruses and virus-like organisms:
raspberry bushy dwarf virus
raspberry leaf curl virus
Minister for Agriculture A. Slakteris
Annex 4