These Regulations extend up to 31 December 2022 the term until which Malta may apply to import vegetable propagation and planting material from third countries which have conditions at least equivalent to those laid down temporarily or permanently in the schedules referred to in regulation 7. The scope of these provisions is to transpose Commission Decision 2013/166/EU amending Council Directive 2008/72/EC to extend the derogation relating to import conditions for vegetable propagating and plant