Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed
Modified by
- Council Directiveof 18 February 1969amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(69/63/EEC)Council. Directive No 69/63/EEC of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 48, p. 8), 31969L006331969L0063R(03), February 26, 1969
- Council Directiveof 30 March 1971amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed(71/162/EEC)Council Directive No 71/162/EEC of 30 March 1971 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 87, p. 24), 31971L016231971L0162R(04), April 17, 1971
- Actconcerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, 11972B, March 27, 1972
- Council Directiveof 20 July 1972amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural species(72/274/EEC), 31972L0274, July 29, 1972
- Council Directiveof 6 December 1972amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder-crop plant, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species(72/418/EEC)Council Directive No 72/418/EEC of 6 December 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder-plant seed, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 287, p. 22), 31972L041831972L0418R(02), December 26, 1972
- Council Directiveof 11 December 1973amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes; the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants; and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(73/438/EEC)Corrigendum to Council Directive of 11 December 1973 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes; the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants; and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 356 of 27 December 1973), 31973L043831973L0438R(01), December 27, 1973
- Council Directiveof 26 June 1975amending Directives No 66/400/EEC, No 66/401/EEC, No 66/402/EEC, No 66/403/EEC and No 69/208/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, and seed of oil and fibre plants(75/444/EEC), 31975L0444, July 26, 1975
- Council Directiveof 19 December 1977amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants, vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(78/55/EEC), 31978L0055, January 20, 1978
- First Commission Directiveof 18 April 1978amending the Annexes to Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(78/386/EEC), 31978L0386, April 25, 1978
- Council Directiveof 25 July 1978amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed(78/692/EEC), 31978L0692, August 26, 1978
- Council Directiveof 5 December 1978amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre plants(78/1020/EEC), 31978L1020, December 14, 1978
- Commission Directiveof 27 June 1979amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed(79/641/EEC), 31979L0641, July 19, 1979
- Council Directiveof 24 July 1979amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(79/692/EEC), 31979L0692, August 13, 1979
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 11979H, November 19, 1979
- Commission Directiveof 17 July 1980amending Annex II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(80/754/EEC), 31980L0754, August 9, 1980
- Commission Directiveof 16 February 1981amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively and Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC(81/126/EEC), 31981L0126, March 12, 1981
- Commission Directiveof 13 April 1982amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively, and Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC(82/287/EEC), 31982L0287, May 13, 1982
- Commission Directiveof 14 December 1984amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(85/38/EEC), 31985L0038, January 19, 1985
- Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85of 20 December 1985adapting, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural acts as regards the voting procedure of the Committees, 31985R3768, December 31, 1985
- Council Directiveof 22 April 1986amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain Directives concerning the marketing of seeds and plants(86/155/EEC), 31986L0155, May 7, 1986
- Commission Directiveof 14 January 1987amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials(87/120/EEC), 31987L0120, February 18, 1987
- Commission Directiveof 9 September 1987amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively(87/480/EEC), 31987L0480, September 26, 1987
- Council Directiveof 13 June 1988amending certain Directives on the marketing of seed and propagating material so as to provide for rules for applying the provisions relating to seed and propagating material satisfying less stringent requirements(88/332/EEC), 31988L0332, June 17, 1988
- Council Directiveof 13 June 1988amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(88/380/EEC), 31988L0380, July 16, 1988
- Commission Directiveof 20 January 1989amending Annex II to Coun- cil Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(89/100/EEC), 31989L0100, February 10, 1989
- Council Directiveof 4 December 1990on the transitional measures and the adjustments required to the Directives on plant health, seeds, plants and animal feedingstuffs and to the veterinary and zootechnical legislation as a result of German unification(90/654/EEC), 31990L0654, December 17, 1990
- Commission Directive 92/19/EECof 23 March 1992amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seedCorrigendum to Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 104 of 22 April 1992), 31992L001931992L0019R(01), April 22, 1992
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08)Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
- Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
- Commission Directive 96/18/ECof 19 March 1996amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials(Text with EEA relevance), 31996L0018, March 26, 1996
- Council Directive 96/72/ECof 18 November 1996amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed, 31996L0072, November 27, 1996
- Council Directive 98/95/ECof 14 December 1998amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant speciesCorrigendum to Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending,in respect of the consolidation ofthe internal market,genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources,Directives 66/400/EEC,66/401/EEC,66/402/EEC,66/403/EEC,69/208/EEC,70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed,fodder plant seed,cereal seed,seed potatoes,seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the commoncatalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(Official Journal of the European Communities L 25 of 1 February 1999), 31998L009531998L0095R(02), February 1, 1999
- Council Directive 98/96/ECof 14 December 1998amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant speciesCorrigendum to Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species(Official Journal of the European Communities L 25 of 1 February 1999), 31998L009631998L0096R(02), February 1, 1999
- Council Directive 2001/64/ECof 31 August 2001amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 32001L0064, September 1, 2001
- Council Directive 2003/61/ECof 18 June 2003amending Directives 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, 92/34/EEC on the marketing of propagating and planting material of fruit plants, 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants, 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed, 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as regards Community comparative tests and trials, 32003L0061, July 3, 2003
- Commission Directive 2004/55/ECof 20 April 2004amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed(Text with EEA relevance), 32004L0055, April 21, 2004
- Council Directive 2004/117/ECof 22 December 2004amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards examinations carried out under official supervision and equivalence of seed produced in third countries, 32004L0117, January 18, 2005
- Commission Directive 2007/72/ECof 13 December 2007amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam.(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 2007 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam.(Official Journal of the European Union L 329 of 14 December 2007), 32007L007232007L0072R(01), December 14, 2007
- Commission Directive 2009/74/ECof 26 June 2009amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge(Text with EEA relevance), 32009L0074, June 27, 2009
- Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EUof 22 November 2012amending certain Annexes of Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC as regards the conditions to be satisfied by the seed of Galega orientalis Lam., the maximum weight of a seed lot of certain fodder plant species and the sample size of Sorghum spp.(Text with EEA relevance), 32012L0037, November 23, 2012
- Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317of 3 March 2016amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the official label of seed packages(Text with EEA relevance), 32016L0317, March 5, 2016
Corrected by
- Council Directive No 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31966L0401R(02), January 1, 1973
- Corrigendum to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31966L0401R(04), November 1, 1997
- Council. Directive No 69/63/EEC of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31969L0063R(03), January 1, 1973
- Council Directive No 71/162/EEC of 30 March 1971 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed, 31971L0162R(04), January 1, 1973
- Council Directive No 72/418/EEC of 6 December 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder-plant seed, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species, 31972L0418R(02), January 1, 1973
- Corrigendum to Council Directive of 11 December 1973 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed potatoes; the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants; and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, 31973L0438R(01), May 21, 1974
- Corrigendum to Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 31992L0019R(01), May 21, 1997
- Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending,in respect of the consolidation ofthe internal market,genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources,Directives 66/400/EEC,66/401/EEC,66/402/EEC,66/403/EEC,69/208/EEC,70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed,fodder plant seed,cereal seed,seed potatoes,seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the commoncatalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, 31998L0095R(02), June 16, 2001
- Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species, 31998L0096R(02), June 16, 2001
- Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 2007 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of the species Galega orientalis Lam., 32007L0072R(01), December 17, 2008
the supply of seed to official testing and inspection bodies, the supply of seed to providers of services for processing or packaging, provided the provider of services does not acquire title to seed thus supplied.
A. Fodder plants: plants of the following genera and species: (a) Poaceae (Gramineae )Grasses Agrostis canina L.Velvet bent Agrostis gigantea RothRoth Redtop Agrostis stolonifera L.Creeping bent grass Agrostis capillaris L.Brown top Alopecurus pratensis L.Meadow foxtail Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. PreslTall oatgrass Bromus catharticus VahlRescue grass Bromus sitchensis Trin.Alaska brome-grass Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.Bermuda grass Dactylis glomerata L.Cocksfoot Festuca arundinacea SchreberTall fescue Festuca filiformis PourrFine leaved sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina L.Sheep's fescue Festuca pratensis Huds.Meadow fescue Festuca rubra L.Red fescue Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) KrajinaHard fescue Lolium multiflorum Lam.Italian ryegrass (including Westerwold ryegrass) Lolium perenne L.Perennial ryegrass Lolium × boucheanum KunthHybrid ryegrass Phalaris aquatica L.Harding grass, Phalaris Phleum nodosum L.Small timothy Phleum pratense L.Timothy Poa annua L.Annual meadowgrass Poa nemoralis L.Wood meadowgrass Poa palustris L.Swamp meadowgrass Poa pratensis L.Smooth-stalk meadowgrass Poa trivialis L.Rough-stalk meadowgrass Trisetum flavescens (L.) P. Beauv.Golden oatgrass This definition shall also cover the following hybrid resulting from the crossing of species referred to above. xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn.Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genusLolium (b) Fabaceae (Leguminosae )Legumes Galega orientalis Lam.fodder galega Hedysarum coronarium L.Sulla Lotus corniculatus L.Birdsfoot trefoil Lupinus albus L.White lupin Lupinus angustifolius L.Narrow leaved lupin Lupinus luteus L.Yellow lupin Medicago lupulina L.Black medick Medicago sativa L.Lucerne Medicago × varia T. MartynSand lucerne Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.Sainfoin Pisum sativum L. (partim)Field pea Trifolium alexandrinum L.Berseem, Egyptian clover Trifolium hybridum L.Alsike clover Trifolium incarnatum L.Crimson clover Trifolium pratense L.Red clover Trifolium repens L.White clover Trifolium resupinatum L.Persian clover Trigonella foenum-graecum L.Fenugreek Vicia faba L. (partim)Field beans Vicia pannonica CrantzHungarian vetch Vicia sativa L.Common vetch Vicia villosa RothHairy vetch (c) Other species Brassica napus L. var.napobrassica (L.) Rchb.Swede Brassica oleracea L. convar.acephala (DC.) Alef. var.medullosa Thell. + var.varidis L.Fodder kale Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.California bluebell Raphanus sativus L. var.oleiformis Pers.Fodder radish. B. Basic Seed: 1. Seed of bred varieties: seed (a) which has been produced under the responsibility of the breeder according to accepted practices for the maintenance of the variety; (b) which is intended for the production of seed of the category "certified seed"; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; and (d) which has been found by official examination or, in the case of the conditions laid down in Annex II, either by official examination or by examination carried out under official supervision, to satisfy the conditions set out in (a), (b) and (c).
2. Seed of local varieties: seed (a) which has been produced under official control from material officially accepted as being of the local variety on one or more holdings situated within a clearly demarcated region of origin; (b) which is intended for the production of seed of the category "certified seed"; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; and (d) which has been found by official examination or, in the case of the conditions laid down in Annex II, either by official examination or by examination carried out under official supervision, to satisfy the conditions set out in (a), (b) and (c).
C. Certified seed: seed of all the species listed under A other than Lupinus spp.,Pisum sativum, Vicia spp. andMedicago sativa: (a) which has been produced directly from basic seed or, if the breeder so requests, from seed of a generation prior to basic seed which has been found by official examination to satisfy the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; (b) which is intended for purposes other than the production of seed; (c) which, subject to of Article 4(b), satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed; and (d) which has been found by official examination or by examination carried out under official supervision to satisfy the conditions set out in (a), (b) and (c).
Ca. Certified seed, first generation ( Lupinus spp.,Pisum sativum, Vicia spp. andMedicago sativa ) seed:(a) which has been produced directly from basic seed or, if the breeder so requests, from seed of a generation prior to basic seed which can satisfy and has been found by official examination to satisfy the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; (b) which is intended either for the production of seed of the category "certified seed, second generation" or for purposes other than the production of seed of fodder plants; (c) which, subject to Article 4(b), satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed; and (d) which has been found by official examination or by examination carried out under official supervision to satisfy the conditions set out in (a), (b) and (c).
Cb. Certified seed, second generation ( Lupinus spp.,Pisum sativum, Vicia spp. andMedicago sativa ) seed:(a) which has been produced directly from basic seed, from certified seed of the first generation or, if the breeder so requests, from seed of a generation prior to basic seed which can satisfy and has been found by official examination to satisfy the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; (b) which is intended for purposes other than the production of seed of fodder plants; (c) which, subject to Article 4(b), satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II, for certified seed; and (d) which has been found by official examination or by examination carried out under official supervision to satisfy the conditions set out in (a), (b) and (c).
D. Commercial seed: seed (a) Which is identifiable as belonging to a species; (b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (b), satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex II for commercial seed; and (c) which has been found by official examination or by examination carried out under official supervision to satisfy the conditions set out in (a) and (b).
E. Official measures: measures taken (a) by State authorities, or (b) by any legal person whether governed by public or by private law, acting under the responsibility of the State, or (c) in the case of ancillary activities which are also subject to State control, by any natural person duly sworn for that purpose,
provided that the persons mentioned under (b) and (c) derive no private gain from such measures. F. Small EC A packages: packages containing a mixture of seeds not intended for the production of fodder plants, with a net weight not exceeding 2 kg excluding, where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives. G. Small EC B packages: packages containing basic seed, certified seed, commercial seed or — if the packages concerned are not small EC A packages — a mixture of seeds with a net weight not exceeding 10 kg excluding, where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives.
A. Field inspection (a) The inspectors shall: (i) have the necessary technical qualifications; (ii) derive no private gain in connection with the carrying out of the inspections; (iii) have been officially licensed by the seed certification authority of the Member State concerned and this licensing shall include either the swearing-in of inspectors or the signature by inspectors of a written statement of commitment to the rules governing official examinations; (iv) carry out inspections under official supervision in accordance with the rules applicable to official inspections.
(b) The seed crop to be inspected shall be grown from seed, which has undergone official post-control, the results of which have been satisfactory. (c) A proportion of the seed crops shall be checked by official inspectors. That proportion shall be at least 5 %. (d) A proportion of samples from the seed lots harvested from the seed crops shall be drawn for official post control and, where appropriate, for official laboratory seed testing in respect of varietal identity and purity. (e) The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions governing examination under official supervision, adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Penalties may include the withdrawal of the licence provided for in (a)(iii) from officially licensed inspectors who are found guilty of deliberately or negligently contravening the rules governing official examinations. The Member States shall ensure that any certification of the seed examined is annulled in the event of such contravention unless it can be shown that such seed still meets all relevant requirements.
B. Seed testing (a) Seed testing shall be carried out by seed-testing laboratories which have been authorised for that purpose by the seed certification authority of the Member State concerned under the conditions set out in (b) to (d). (b) The seed-testing laboratory shall have a seed analyst-in-charge who has direct responsibility for the technical operations of the laboratory and has the necessary qualifications for technical management of a seed-testing laboratory. Its seed analysts shall have the necessary technical qualifications obtained in training courses organised under conditions applicable to official seed analysts and confirmed by official examinations. The laboratory shall be maintained in premises and with equipment officially considered by the seed certification authority to be satisfactory for the purpose of seed testing, within the scope of the authorisation. It shall carry out seed testing in accordance with current international methods. (c) The seed-testing laboratory shall be: (i) an independent laboratory; or (ii) a laboratory belonging to a seed company.
In the case referred to in (ii), the laboratory may carry out seed testing only on seed lots produced on behalf of the seed company to which it belongs, unless it has been otherwise agreed between that seed company, the applicant for certification and the seed certification authority. (d) The seed-testing laboratory’s performance of seed testing shall be subject to appropriate supervision by the seed certification authority. (e) For the purposes of the supervision referred to in (d) a proportion of the seed lots entered for the official certification shall be check-tested by official seed testing. That proportion shall in principle be as evenly spread as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification, and the species entered, but may also be oriented to eliminate specific doubts. That proportion shall be at least 5 %. (f) The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions governing examination under official supervision, adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Penalties may include the withdrawal of the authorisation provided for in (a), from officially authorised seed-testing laboratories which are found guilty of deliberately or negligently contravening the rules governing official examinations. The Member States shall ensure that any certification of the seed examined is annulled in the event of such contravention unless it can be shown that such seed still meets all relevant requirements.
Brassica napus L. var.napobrassica (L.) Rchb.Brassica oleracea L. convar.acephala (DC.) Alef. var.medullosa Thell. + var.viridis L.Dactylis glomerata L.Festuca arundinacea SchreberFestuca pratensis HudsonFestuca rubra L. ×Festulolium Galega orientalis Lam.fodder galega Lolium multiflorum Lam.Lolium perenne L.Lolium × boucheanum KunthPhleum pratense L.Medicago sativa L.Medicago × varia T. MartynPisum sativum L.Raphanus sativus L. var.oleiformis Pers.Trifolium repens L.
(a) for bred seed of generations prior to basic seed; (b) for tests or for scientific purposes; (c) for selection work; (d) for seed as grown, marketed for processing, provided that the identity of the seed is ensured.
bred seed of generations prior to basic seed, and seed as grown, marketed for processing, provided that the identity of the seed is ensured,
(a) authorize the official certification and marketing of basic seed which does not satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex II in respect of germination; a similar derogation may also be granted in respect of certified seed of Trifolium pratense where such seed is intended for the further production of other certified seed.In the cases given above, all necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that the supplier guarantees a specific germination which he shall state for marketing purposes on a special label bearing his name and address and the reference number of the seed lot; (b) in order to make seed rapidly available, notwithstanding the fact that official examination to check compliance with the conditions laid down in Annex II in respect of germination has not been concluded, authorize the official certification or approval and marketing as far as the first buyer by way of trade of seed of the categories "basic seed", "certified seed" or "commercial seed". Certification or approval shall be granted only on presentation of a provisional analytical report on the seed and provided that the name and address of the first recipient are given; all necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that the supplier guarantees the germination ascertained at the provisional analysis; this germination shall be stated for marketing purposes on a special label bearing the name and address of the supplier and the reference number of the lot.
(a) small quantities of seed for scientific purposes or selection work; (b) appropriate quantities of seed for other test or trial purposes, provided it belongs to varieties for which an application for entry in the catalogue has been submitted in the Member State in question.
(a) seed sampling shall be carried out by seed samplers who have been authorised for that purpose by the seed certification authority of the Member State concerned under the conditions set out in (b), (c), and (d); (b) seed samplers shall have the necessary technical qualifications obtained in training courses organised under conditions applicable to official seed samplers and confirmed by official examinations. They shall carry out seed sampling in accordance with current international methods; (c) seed samplers shall be: (i) independent natural persons; (ii) persons employed by natural or legal persons whose activities do not involve seed production, seed growing, seed processing or seed trade; or (iii) persons employed by natural or legal persons whose activities involve seed production, seed growing, seed processing or seed trade.
In the case referred to in (iii), a seed sampler may carry out seed sampling only on seed lots produced on behalf of his employer, unless it has been otherwise agreed between his employer, the applicant for certification and the seed certification authority; (d) the performance of the seed samplers shall be subject to proper supervision by the seed certification authority. When automatic sampling is in operation appropriate procedures must be adhered to and officially supervised; (e) for the purposes of the supervision referred to in (d) a proportion of the seed lots entered for official certification shall be check-sampled by official seed samplers. That proportion shall in principle be as evenly spread as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification, and the species entered, but may also be oriented to eliminate specific doubts. That proportion shall be at least 5 %. This check sampling does not apply to automatic sampling. The Member States shall compare the seed samples drawn officially with those of the same seed lot drawn under official supervision; (f) the Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions governing examination under official supervision, adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Penalties may include the withdrawal of the authorisation provided for in (a), from officially authorised seed samplers who are found guilty of deliberately or negligently contravening the rules governing official examinations. The Member States shall ensure that any certification of the seed sampled is annulled in the event of such contravention unless it can be shown that such seed still meets all relevant requirements.
(a) be labelled on the outside with an official label which has not previously been used, which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex IV (A) and on which the information is given in one of the official languages of the Community. The colour of the label shall be white for basic seed, blue for certified seed of the first generation after basic seed, red for certified seed of subsequent generations and brown for commercial seed. When a label with a string-hole is used, its attachment shall be ensured in all cases with an official seal. If, in cases under Article 4 (a), the basic seed or certified seed does not satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex II in respect of germination, this fact shall be stated on the label. The use of official adhesive labels shall be authorized. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, the indelible printing under official supervision of the prescribed information on the package according to the label's model may be authorized; (b) contain an official document, in the same colour as the label, giving at least the infomation required under Annex IV (A) (I) (a) (3), (4) and (5) and, in the case of commercial seed, under (b) (2), (4) and (5). This document shall be drawn up in such a manner that it cannot be confused with the official label referred to under (a). This document is not necessary if the information is printed indelibly on the container or if, in accordance with the provisions under (a), an adhesive label or a label of non-tear material is used.
(a) bear on the outside in accordance with Annex IV (B) a supplier's label, a printed notice or stamp in one of the official languages of the Community; in the case of transparent packages this label may be placed inside, provided it can be read through the package; as regards the colour of the label, Article 10 (1) (a) shall apply; (b) bear on the outside or on the supplier's label provided for in subparagraph (a) an officially assigned serial number; should an official adhesive label be used, Article 10 (1) (a) shall apply as regards its colour; the methods of attaching the said serial number may be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down under Article 21.
if it is not intended for use as fodder plants, in which case the mixtures may contain seeds of fodder plants and seeds of plants which are not fodder plants within the meaning of this Directive; if it is intended for use as fodder plants, in which case the mixture may contain seeds of plant species listed in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC or 70/458/EEC, with the exception of the varieties mentioned in Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 70/457/EEC; if it is intended for use in the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources referred to in Article 22a(b), in which case the mixtures may contain seeds of fodder plants and seeds of plants which are not fodder plants within the meaning of the Directive.
(a) where no measures have been taken by the Commission under Article 3 (3) and entered into force, provide that after specified dates seed of genera and species of fodder plant other than those listed in Article 3 (1) may not be placed on the market unless it has been officially certified as "basic seed" or "certified seed"; (b) adopt provisions concerning the maximum moisture content accepted for marketing; (c) restrict the marketing of certified fodder plant seed to that of the first generation after basic seed; (d) until such time, which should not be later than 1 January 1970 , as a common catalogue of varieties can be introduced, restrict the marketing of fodder plant seed to those varieties which are entered in a national list based on value for cropping and use in their territory; the conditions for inclusion in this list shall be the same for varieties coming from other Member States as for domestic varieties.
(a) if it has been officially controlled by the competent certification authority, in accordance with the provisions applicable for the certification of basic seed, (b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this directive, and (c) if its packages bear an official label giving at least the following particulars: certification authority and Member State or their distinguishing abbreviation lot reference number month and year of sealing, or month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters, variety, indicated at least in roman characters, the description "pre-basic seed" number of generations preceding seed of the category "certified seed" of the first generation.
(a) it must have been officially inspected by the competent certification authority in accordance with the provisions applicable to the certification of basic seed; (b) it must be packed in accordance with this Directive; and (c) the packages must bear an official label giving at least the following particulars: certification authority and Member State or their distinguishing abbreviation, lot reference number, month and year of sealing, or month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification, species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, in Roman characters, variety, indicated at least in Roman characters, the description "pre-basic seed", number of generations preceding seed of the category "certified seed", or "certified seed of the first generation".
The label shall be white with a diagonal violet line.
which has been produced directly from basic seed or certified seed officially certified either in one or more Member States or in a third country which has been granted equivalence under Article 16 (1) (b), or which has been produced directly from the crossing of basic seed officially certified in a Member State with basic seed officially certified in such a third country, and which has been harvested in another Member State,
be packed and labelled with an official label satisfying the conditions laid down in Annex V(A) and (B), in accordance with Article 9(1); and be accompanied by an official document satisfying the conditions laid down in Annex V(C).
(a) it has been produced directly from: (i) basic seed or certified seed officially certified either in one or more Member States or in a third country which has been granted equivalence under Article 16(1)(b); or (ii) the crossing of basic seed officially certified in a Member State with basic seed officially certified in a third country referred to in (i);
(b) it has undergone field inspection satisfying the conditions laid down in an equivalence decision made under Article 16(1)(a) for the relevant category; (c) official examination has shown that the conditions laid down in Annex II for the same category are satisfied.
(a) in the case provided for in Article 15, the field inspections in the third country satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex I; (b) fodder plant seed harvested in a third country and affording the same assurances as regards its characteristics and the arrangements for its examination, for ensuring identity, for marking and for control is equivalent in these respects to seed harvested within the Community and complying with the provisions of this Directive.
(a) species; (b) variety; (c) category; (d) country of production and official inspection authority; (e) country of dispatch; (f) importer; (g) quantity of seed.
seed harvested in third countries, seed suitable for organic farming, seed marketed in relation to the conservation in situ and the sustainable use of plant genetic resources.
(a) conditions under which chemically treated seed may be marketed; (b) conditions under which seed may be marketed in relation to the conservation in situ and the sustainable use of plant genetic resources, including seed mixtures of species which also include species listed in Article 1 of Council Directive 70/457/EEC, and are associated with specific natural and semi-natural habitats and are threatened by genetic erosion;(c) conditions under which seed suitable for organic production may be marketed.
(i) in the case of (b), the seed of these species shall be of a known provenance approved by the appropriate Authority in each Member State for marketing the seed in defined areas; (ii) in the case of (b), appropriate quantitative restrictions.
Article 3 (1), in the case of: seed harvested prior to German unification or after unification insofar as the seed production fields had been sown before that date, other seed if it is certified in accordance with Article 2 (2),
Article 8 (2), in the case of the restriction to "small quantities" for seed of Pisum sativum L. (partim) andVicia faba L. (partim);Article 16, within the limits of the traditional trade flows and in response to the production needs of undertakings in the former German Democratic Republic,
| Crop | Minimum distance |
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| — for the production of seed intended for multiplication, fields up to two hectares | 200 m |
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| 50 m |
one per 50 m 2 for the production of basic seed,one per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed.
one per 30 m 2 for the production of basic seed,one per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed.
one per 20 m 2 for the production of basic seed,four per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed;
A. The condition and the stage of development of the crop shall permit an adequate examination. B. There shall be at least one field inspection. C. The size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in order to examine the satisfaction of the provisions of this Annex shall be determined in accordance with appropriate methods.
Poa pratensis , varieties referred to in the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4 of Annex I,Brassica napus var.napobrassica andBrassica oleracea convar.acephala : 98 %,Pisum sativum, Vicia faba :certified seed, 1st generation: 99 %, certified seed, 2nd generation: 98 %,
A. Table: Species Germination Analytical purity Maximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column) Conditions as regards content of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour and of bitter lupin seedsMinimum germination (% of pure seed) Maximum content of hard seed (% of pure seed) Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) Avena fatua ,Avena sterilis Cuscuta spp.Rumex spp. other thanRumex acetosella andRumex maritimus Total A single species Elytrigia repens Alopecurus myosuroides Melilotus spp. Raphanus raphanistrum Sinapis arvensis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Poaceae (Gramineae) Agrostis canina 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Agrostis capillaris 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Agrostis gigantea 80 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Agrostis stolonifera 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Alopecurus pratensis 70 (a) 75 2,5 1,0 (f) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Arrhenatherum elatius 75 (a) 90 3,0 1,0 (f) 0,5 0,3 0 (g) 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Bromus catharticus 75 (a) 97 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 (g) 0 (j) (k) 10 (n) Bromus sitchensis 75 (a) 97 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 (g) 0 (j) (k) 10 (n) Cynodon dactylon 70 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 Dactylis glomerata 80 (a) 90 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Festuca arundinacea 80 (a) 95 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Festuca filiformis 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Festuca ovina 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Festuca pratensis 80 (a) 95 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Festuca rubra 75 (a) 90 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Festuca trachyphylla 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) ×Festulolium 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Lolium multiflorum 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Lolium perenne 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Lolium ×boucheanum 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Phalaris aquatica 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 Phleum nodosum 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (k) 5 Phleum pratense 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (k) 5 Poa annua 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n) Poa nemoralis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Poa palustris 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Poa pratensis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Poa trivialis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Trisetum flavescens 70 (a) 75 3,0 1,0 (f) 0,3 0,3 0 (h) 0 (j) (k) 2 (n) Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Galega orientalis 60 (a)(b)40 97 2,0 1,5 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 (n) Hedysarum coronarium 75 (a) (b) 30 95 2,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (k) 5 Lotus corniculatus 75 (a) (b) 40 95 1,8 (d) 1,0 (d) 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Lupinus albus 80 (a) (b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) (o) (p) Lupinus angustifolius 75 (a) (b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) (o) (p) Lupinus luteus 80 (a) (b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) (o) (p) Medicago lupulina 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Medicago sativa 80 (a) (b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Medicago × varia 80 (a) (b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Onobrychis viciifolia 75 (a) (b) 20 95 2,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 Pisum sativum 80 (a) 98 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 (n) Trifolium alexandrinum 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Trifolium hybridum 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Trifolium incarnatum 75 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Trifolium pratense 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Trifolium repens 80 (a) (b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Trifolium resupinatum 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 Trigonella foenum-graecum 80 (a) 95 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 Vicia faba 80 (a) (b) 5 98 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 (n) Vicia pannonica 85 (a) (b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) Vicia sativa 85 (a) (b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) Vicia villosa 85 (a) (b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) Other species Brassica napus var.napobrassica 80 (a) 98 1,0 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 Brassica oleracea convar.acephala (acephala var.medullosa + var.viridis )75 (a) 98 1,0 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 10 Phacelia tanacetifolia 80 (a) 96 1,0 0,5 0 0 (j) (k) Raphanus sativus var.oleiformis 80 (a) 97 1,0 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 B. Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section I (2) (A) of this Annex: (a) all fresh and healthy seeds which do not germinate after pre-treatment shall be regarded as seeds which have germinated; (b) up to the maximum quantity indicated, hard seed present shall be regarded as seed capable of germination; (c) a maximum total of 0,8 % by weight of seeds of other Poa species shall not be regarded as an impurity;(d) a maximum of 1 % by weight of seeds of Trifolium pratense shall not be regarded as an impurity;(e) a maximum total of 0,5 % by weight of seeds of Lupinus albus, Lupinus angustifolius, Lupinus luteus, Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Vicia pannonica, Vicia sativa, Vicia villosa in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity;(f) the prescribed maximum percentage by weight of seeds of a single species shall not apply to seeds of Poa spp;(g) a maximum total of two seeds of Avena fatua , andAvena sterilis in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of these species;(h) the presence of one seed of Avena fatua , andAvena sterilis in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free from any seeds of these species;(i) the determination of seeds of Avena fatua , andAvena sterilis by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 12 have been satisfied;(j) the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 13 have been satisfied;(k) the presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds ofCuscuta spp;(l) the weight of the sample for the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by number shall be twice the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III for the relevant species;(m) the presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free from any seeds ofCuscuta spp;(n) the determination of seeds of Rumex spp. other thanRumex acetosella andRumex maritimus by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 14 have been satisfied;(o) the percentage by number of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour shall not exceed:— in bitter lupin, 2 % — in Lupinus spp. other than bitter lupin,1 % (p) the percentage by number of bitter seeds in varieties of Lupinus spp. shall not exceed 2,5 %.
1. The seed of Pisum sativum, Brassica napus var.napobrassica, Brassica oleracea convar.acephala, Vicia faba and of varieties ofPoa pratensis referred to in the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4 of Annex I shall conform to the following standards or other conditions: the minimum varietal purity shall be 99,7 %.The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I. 2. The seed shall satisfy the following other standards or conditions: A. Table: Species Maximum content of seeds of other plant species Other standards or conditions Total (% by weight) Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column) A single species Rumex spp. other thanRumex acetosella andRumex maritimus Elytrigia repens Alopecurus myosuroides Melilotus spp.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Poaceae (Gramineae) Agrostis canina 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j) Agrostis capillaris 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j) Agrostis gigantea 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j) Agrostis stolonifera 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j) Alopecurus pratensis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Arrhenatherum elatius 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (i) (j) Bromus catharticus 0,4 20 5 5 5 (j) Bromus sitchensis 0,4 20 5 5 5 (j) Cynodon dactylon 0,3 20 (a) 1 1 1 (j) Dactylis glomerata 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Festuca arundinacea 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Festuca filiformis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Festuca ovina 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Festuca pratensis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Festuca rubra 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Festuca trachyphylla 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) ×Festulolium 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Lolium multiflorum 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Lolium perenne 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Lolium × boucheanum 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) Phalaris aquatica 0,3 20 2 5 5 (j) Phleum nodosum 0,3 20 2 1 1 (j) Phleum pratense 0,3 20 2 1 1 (j) Poa annua 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j) Poa nemoralis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j) Poa palustris 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j) Poa pratensis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j) Poa trivialis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j) Trisetum flavescens 0,3 20 (c) 1 1 1 (i) (j) Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Galega orientalis 0,3 20 2 0 (e) (j) Hedysarum coronarium 0,3 20 2 0 (e) (j) Lotus corniculatus 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (g) (j) Lupinus albus 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) (k) Lupinus angustifolius 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) (k) Lupinus luteus 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) (k) Medicago lupulina 0,3 20 5 0 (e) (j) Medicago sativa 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j) Medicago × varia 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j) Onobrychis viciifolia 0,3 20 2 0 (d) Pisum sativum 0,3 20 2 0 (d) Trifolium alexandrinum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j) Trifolium hybridum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j) Trifolium incarnatum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j) Trifolium pratense 0,3 20 5 0 (e) (j) Trifolium repens 0,3 20 5 0 (e) (j) Trifolium resupinatum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j) Trigonella foenum-graecum 0,3 20 2 0 (d) Vicia faba 0,3 20 2 0 (d) Vicia pannonica 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) Vicia sativa 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) Vicia villosa 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) Other species Brassica napus var.napobrassica 0,3 20 2 (j) Brassica oleracea convar.acephala (acephala var.medullosa + var.viridis )0,3 20 3 (j) Phacelia tanacetifolia 0,3 20 Raphanus sativus var.oleiformis 0,3 20 2 B. Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section II (2) (A) of this Annex: (a) a maximum total of 80 seeds of Poa spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity;(b) the condition laid down in column 3 is not applicable to the seeds of Poa spp. The maximum total content of seeds ofPoa spp other than the species to be examined shall not exceed one in a sample of 500 seeds;(c) a maximum total of 20 seeds of Poa spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity;(d) the determination of seeds of Melilotus spp. by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 7 have been satisfied;(e) the presence of one seed of Melilotus spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free from any seeds ofMelilotus spp;(f) the condition (c) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable; (g) the condition (d) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable; (h) the condition (e) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable; (i) the condition (f) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable; (j) the conditions (k) and (m) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex are not applicable; (k) the percentage by number of bitter seeds in varieties of Lupinus spp. shall not exceed 1 %.
1. The percentages by weight laid down in columns 5 and 6 of the table under Section I (2) (A) of this Annex are increased by 1 %. 2. In Poa annua a maximum total of 10 % by weight of seeds of otherPoa species shall not be regarded as an impurity.3. In Poa spp. other thanPoa annua a maximum total of 3 % by weight of seeds of otherPoa species shall not be regarded as an impurity.4. In Hedysarum coronarium a maximum total of 1 % by weight of seeds ofMelilotus spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity.5. The condition (d) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable to Lotus corniculatus .6. In Lupinus spp.:(a) the minimum analytical purity shall be 97 % by weight; (b) the percentage by number of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour shall not exceed:— in bitter lupin 4 % — in Lupinus spp. other than bitter lupin2 %
7. In Vicia spp. a maximum total of 6 % by weight of seeds ofVicia pannonica, Vicia villosa or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity.8. In Vicia pannonica, Vicia sativa, Vicia villosa the minimum analytical purity shall be 97 % by the weight.
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(a) For basic seed and certified seed: 1. "EC rules and standards", 2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials, 2a. Officially assigned serial number, 3. Reference number of lot, 3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: "sealed …" (month and year), or month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus: "sampled …" (month and year), 4. Species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters. In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genusFestuca andLolium shall be indicated5. Variety indicated at least in roman characters. 6. Category, 7. Country of production, 8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds, 9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight, 10. For certified seed of the second generation and subsequent generations after basic seed: number of generations after basic seed, 11. For seed of grass varieties which have not been subjected to tests for their cropping value and use in accordance with Article 4 (2) (a) of Council Directive No 70/457/EEC OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1 .29 September 1970 concerning the common catalogue of species of agricultural plants: "Not intended for the production of fodder plants",12. Where at least germination has been retested, the words "retested … (month and year)" and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed. (b) For commercial seed: 1. "EC rules and standards", 2. "Commercial seed (not certified as to variety)", 3. Supervising authority and Member State or their initials, 3a. Officially assigned serial number, 4. Reference number of lot, 4a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: "sealed …" (month and year), or month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus: "sampled …" (month and year), 5. Species For lupins, it should he specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins. 6. Area of production, 7. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds, 8. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight, 9. Where at least germination has been retested, the words "retested … (month and year)"; and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed. (c) For mixtures of seed: 1. "Mixture of seed for …" (intended use), 2. Authority responsible for sealing and Member State or their initials, 2a. Officially assigned serial number, 3. Reference number of lot, 3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: "sealed …" (month and year), 4. Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and, where appropriate, by variety both indicated at least in roman characters; it is sufficient to give the name of the mixture if the percentage by weight has been notified in writing to the purchaser and officially recorded, In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genusFestuca andLolium shall be indicated,5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds, 6. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight, 7. Where at least germination of all the components of the mixture has been retested, the words "retested … (month and year)" and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.
(a) Certified seed: 1. "Small EC B package", 2. Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark, 3. Officially assigned serial number, 4. Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials, 5. Reference number if the official serial number does not enable the certified seed lot to be identified, 6. Species indicated at least in roman characters, 7. Variety indicated at least in roman characters, 8. "Category", 9. Net or gross weight or number of pure seeds, 10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight, 11. For seed of grass varieties which have not been subjected to tests for their cropping value and use in accordance with Article 4 (2) (a) of Council Directive No 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 concerning the common catalogue of species of agricultural plants: "not intended for the production of fodder plants".
(b) Commercial seed: 1. "Small EC B package", 2. Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark, 3. Officially assigned serial number, 4. Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials, 5. Reference number if the official serial number does not enable the admitted seed lot to be identified, 6. Species For lupins, it should be specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins. 7. "Commercial seed" 8. Net weight or gross weight or number of pure seeds, 9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight.
(c) Seed mixtures: 1. "Small EC A package" or "small EC B package", 2. Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark, 3. Small EC B package: officially assigned serial number, 4. Small EC B package: service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials, 5. Small EC B package: reference number if the official serial number does not enable the used seed lots to be identified, 6. Small EC A package: reference number enabling the used seed lots to be identified, 7. Small EC A package: Member State or its initials, 8. "Seed-mixture for … (intended use)", 9. Net weight or gross weight or number of pure seeds, 10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additives and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight, 11. Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and, where appropriate, by variety both indicated at least in roman characters; it is sufficient to give part of this information, as Member States may prescribe for small packages produced in their territory, and a reference to the kind of mixture if the proportion by weight can be communicated to the purchaser on request and has been officially recorded.
authority responsible for field inspection and Member States or their initials, officially assigned serial number, species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters, variety, indicated at least in roman characters, category, field or lot reference number, declared net or gross weight, the words "seed not finally certified".
authority issuing the document, officially assigned serial number, species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters, variety, indicated at least in roman characters, category, reference number of the seed used to sow the field and name of the country or countries which certified that seed, field or lot reference number, area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document, quantity of seed harvested and number of packages, number of generations after basic seed, in the case of certified seed, attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop from which the seed comes have been fulfilled, where appropriate, results of a preliminary seed analysis.
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