# The Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

S.S.I. 2000/8 · made 13 January 2000

These Regulations implement Commission Decision 99/842/EC amending Decision 96/301/EC and authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination ofPseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith as regards Egypt (O.J. No. L326, 18.12.99, p.68) by amending the definition of “the Decision” in the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations 1998 (the 1998 Regulations) (regulation 3). Decision 99/842/EC makes minor modifications to the requirements applying to potatoes imported into Member States from Egypt.

Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed) (Section 2)

## Introductory text

PLANT HEALTH
Made 13th January 2000
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 17th January 2000
Coming into force 7th February 2000
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 7th February 2000.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations 1998.

## 3 Amendment of the principal Order

In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the principal Order for the definition of “the Decision” there shall be substituted–
““the Decision” means Commission Decision 96/301/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination ofPseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith as regards Egypt as amended by Commission Decision 98/105/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of thePseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith as regards Egypt, Commission Decision 98/503/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the disseminationof Pseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith as regards Egypt and Commission Decision 99/842/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination ofPseudomonas solanacearum as regards Egypt;”.

## 4 Amendment of the principal Order

In regulation 3(2) (imports of potatoes originating in Egypt) and regulation 5A(1) (charges in respect of the sampling of imports of potatoes), for the words “Pseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith” there shall be substituted “Ralstonia solanacearum(Smith) Yabuuchi et al”.

## Signature

ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th January 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement Commission Decision 99/842/EC amending Decision 96/301/EC and authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination ofPseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith as regards Egypt (O.J. No. L326, 18.12.99, p.68) by amending the definition of “the Decision” in the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations 1998 (the 1998 Regulations) (regulation 3). Decision 99/842/EC makes minor modifications to the requirements applying to potatoes imported into Member States from Egypt.
The Regulations also substitute the references to “Pseudomonas solanacearum(Smith) Smith” in the 1998 Regulations with the term “Ralstonia solacearum(Smith) Yabuuchi et al.” (regulation 4).

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