Regulation 6 Amendment of Schedule 3

In Schedule 3, paragraph 2 for the entry relating to Class Elite (E) there shall be substituted the following entry:–

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Elite 1 (E1) The seed potatoes shall be seed potatoes derived from a stock of basic seed potatoes (other than Class E1, E2 or E3 or AA) classified as such in the year preceding the planting of the crop, provided that any of the above seed potatoes may also be derived from seed potatoes classified under a scheme or other arrangements referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c)(ii) or (iii) of Schedule 1 as being seed potatoes which could be entered for the production of further seed potatoes for classification.
(i)

deviations from variety and type and ground keepers - 0.05%.

(ii)

leafroll and severe mosaic (including tobacco veinal necrosis virus infection) - 0.1%.

(iii)

mild mosaic - 0.5%.

(iv)

blackleg - 0.5%.

Elite 2 (E2) The seed potatoes shall be seed potatoes derived from a stock which was classified as E1 in the year preceding the planting of the crop. As for Class E1 potatoes.
Elite 3 (E3) The seed potatoes shall be seed potatoes derived from a stock which was classified as E2 in the year preceding the planting of the crop. As for Class E1 potatoes.

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Elite 1 (E1)	The seed potatoes shall be seed potatoes derived from a stock of basic seed potatoes (other than Class E1, E2 or E3 or AA) classified as such in the year preceding the planting of the crop, provided that any of the above seed potatoes may also be derived from seed potatoes classified under a scheme or other arrangements referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c)(ii) or (iii) of Schedule 1 as being seed potatoes which could be entered for the production of further seed potatoes for classification.	(i) deviations from variety and type and ground keepers - 0.05%. (ii) leafroll and severe mosaic (including tobacco veinal necrosis virus infection) - 0.1%. (iii) mild mosaic - 0.5%. (iv) blackleg - 0.5%.
Elite 2 (E2)	The seed potatoes shall be seed potatoes derived from a stock which was classified as E1 in the year preceding the planting of the crop.	As for Class E1 potatoes.
Elite 3 (E3)	The seed potatoes shall be seed potatoes derived from a stock which was classified as E2 in the year preceding the planting of the crop.	As for Class E1 potatoes.