Cabinet Regulation No. 365 of 2007 on Procedures for the Combating and Limiting of the Spread of Potato Ring Rot Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Pests/diseases Vegetables/legumes Crops/grasses Quarantine Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Disinfection/disinfestation Plant protection Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the procedures for the combating and limiting of the spread of potato ring rot. According to the document, potato ring rot is caused by a quarantine organism Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. In order to detect potato ring rot, the Regulation authorizes the State Plant Protection Service to undertake series of measures and imposes obligations on natural and legal persons to the same end. The document also adopts rules pertaining to Detection of the Organism in Potato Tubers and Plants (Annex 1); Media for Isolation and Culture of the Organism (Annex 2); Buffers for Test Procedures (Annex 3); Determination of Contamination Level in IF and FISH Tests (Annex 4); Validated PCR Protocol and Reagents (Annex 5); Validated Reagents for FISH Test (Annex 6); Eggplant Culture (Annex 7); and Preparation of Positive and Negative Controls for the Core Screening Tests PCR or IF or FISH (Annex 8). Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Plant Protection Law (1998) Legislation | Latvia | 1998 (2010) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Quarantine, Certification, Institution, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Registration, Access-to-information, Internal trade, International trade, Public health, Soil pollution/quality, Protection of environment, Pesticides, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2006/56/EC amending the Annexes to Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Planting material/seeds, Quarantine, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Planting material/seeds, Quarantine, Vegetables/legumes, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX