Regulation No. 253 establishing plant protection measures for the import of seed potatoes from Canada. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes International trade Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force the day after its publication on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. Abstract The Regulation establishes the obligations to be fulfilled for the introduction and the placing on the market of seed potatoes originating in Canada. The latter must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency stating that the plants have been produced in New Brunswich or in Prince Edward Island and are exempt from "Potato spindle tuber viroid" and "Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus". Moreover, exact information on imported seed potatoes m Full text Italian