Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed
Modified by
- Council Directiveof 18 February 1969amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed(69/60/EEC)Council Directive No 69/60/EEC of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed(Official Journal of the European Communities, No L 48, p. 1), 369L0060369L0060R(02), 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), 371L0162371L0162R(04), April 17, 1971
- Actconcerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the TreatiesCouncil Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Communities, 172B373D0101(01), March 27, 1972
- Council Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Communities, 373D0101(01), January 1, 1973
- 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), 372L0274, 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), 372L0418372L0418R(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), 373L0438, 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), 375L0444, 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), 378L0055, January 20, 1978
- First Commission Directiveof 18 April 1978amending the Annexes to Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed(78/387/EEC), 378L0387, 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), 378L0692, 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), 378L1020, 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), 379L0641, 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), 379L0692, August 13, 1979
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the Adjustments to the Treaties, 179H, November 19, 1979
- 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), 381L0126, March 12, 1981
- Counsil Directiveof 13 July 1981amending Directives 66/402/EEC and 66/403/EEC on, respectively, the marketing of cereal seed and of seed potatoes (81/561/EEC), 381L0561, July 23, 1981
- 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, 385R3768, 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), 386L0155, May 7, 1986
- Commission Directiveof 20 June 1986amending Counsil Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed(86/320/EEC), 386L0320, July 23, 1986
- Commission Directiveof 14 January 1987amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials(87/120/EEC), 387L0120, February 18, 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), 388L0332, 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), 388L0380, July 16, 1988
- Commission Directiveof 13 September 1988amending Annex II to Counsil Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed(88/506/EEC), 388L0506, October 6, 1988
- Commission Directiveof 15 December 1988amending Counsil Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed(89/2/EEC), 389L0002, January 7, 1989
- CommissionCommission Directiveof 7 November 1990amending Annex II to Counsil Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed(90/623/EEC), 390L0623, November 30, 1990
- 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), 390L0654, December 17, 1990
- Commission Directive93/2/EECof 28 January 1993amending Annex II to Counsil Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 393L0002, March 5, 1993
- 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), 194N395D0001, 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), 395D0001, January 1, 1995
- Commission Directive 95/6/ECof 20 March 1995amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 395L0006, March 25, 1995
- 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, 396L0072, 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), 398L0095398L0095R(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), 398L0096398L0096R(02), February 1, 1999
- Commission Directive 1999/8/ECof 18 February 1999amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 399L0008, February 26, 1999
- Commission Directive 1999/54/ECof 26 May 1999amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 399L0054, June 5, 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, 301L0064, 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, 303L0061, July 3, 2003
- 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, 304L0117, January 18, 2005
- Commission Directive 2006/55/ECof 12 June 2006amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the maximum weight of seed lots(Text with EEA relevance), 306L0055, June 13, 2006
- 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), 309L0074, June 27, 2009
Corrected by
- Directive No 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed, 366L0402R(03), January 1, 1973
- Corrigendum to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed, 366L0402R(04), July 26, 1997
- Council Directive No 69/60/EEC of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed, 369L0060R(02), 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, 371L0162R(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, 372L0418R(02), January 1, 1973
- 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, 398L0095R(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, 398L0096R(02), June 16, 2001
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. Cereals: plants of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production other than production for ornamental purposes: Avena nuda L.Small naked oat, Hulless oat Avena sativa L. (includesA. byzantina K. Koch)Oats and Red oat Avena strigosa Schreb.Black oat, Bristle oat Hordeum vulgare L.Barley Oryza sativa L.Rice Phalaris canariensis L.Canary grass Secale cereale L.Rye Sorghum bicolor (L.) MoenchSorghum Sorghum sudanense (Piper) StapfSudan grass xTriticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camushybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genusSecale Triticum aestivum L.Wheat Triticum durum Desf.Durum wheat Triticum spelta L.Spelt wheat Zea mays L. (partim)Maize except popcorn and sweet corn This definition shall also cover the following hybrids resulting from the crossing of species referred to above. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ×Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor andSorghum sudanense Unless otherwise specified, seed of the aforementioned hybrids shall be subject to the standards or other conditions applicable to seed of each of the species from which they are derived. B. Varieties, hybrids and inbred lines of maize and Sorghum spp.:(a) Open-pollinated variety: a sufficiently uniform and stable variety; (b) Inbred line: a sufficiently uniform and stable line, obtained either by artificial self-fertilization accompanied by selection over several successive generations or by equivalent operations; (c) Simple hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between two inbred lines; (d) Double hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between two simple hybrids; (e) Triple-cross hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between an inbred line and a simple hybrid; (f) Top Cross hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between an inbred line or a simple hybrid and an open-pollinated variety; (g) Intervarietal hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between plants grown from basic seed of two open-pollinated varieties.
C. Basic seed (oats, barley, rice, canary grass, rye triticale, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat, other than hybrids in each case): 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 either of the category "certified seed" or of the categories "certified seed, first generation" or "certified seed, second generation"; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1) (a), 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).
Ca. Basic seed (hybrids of oats, barley, rice, rye, wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and self-pollinating triticale) (a) which is intended for the production of hybrids; (b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; and (c) 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) and (b).
D. Basic seed (maize (SIC! maize and) Sorghum spp.):1. Basic seed of open-pollinated 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 this variety of the category "certified seed" or of Top Cross hybrids or of intervarietal hybrids; (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. Basic seed of inbred lines: seed (a) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; and (b) 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).
3. Basic seed of simple hybrids: seed (a) which is intended for the production of double hybrids, triple-cross hybrids or Top Cross hybrids; (b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; and (c) 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) and (b).
E. Certified seed (canary grass, other than hybrids, rye, sorghum, sudan grass, maize and hybrids of oats, barley, rice, wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and self pollinating triticale): 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 for purposes other than the production of cereal seed; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1) (b) and (2), 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).
F. Certified seed of the first generation (oats, barley, rice, triticale, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat, other than hybrids in each case): 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 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 cereal seed; (c) which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed of the first generation; 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).
G. Certified seed of the second generation (oats, barley, rice, triticale, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat, other than hybrids in each case): 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 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 cereal seed; (c) which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed of the second generation; 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).
H. 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.
in Annex II as regards germination,
(a) include several generations in the basic seed category and subdivide this category by generation; (b) provide that official examinations in respect of germination and analytical purity not be carried out on all lots during certification unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in Annex II in these respects have been satisfied. (c) during a transitional period of not more than three years after the entry into force of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, and by way of derogation from paragraph 1 (E), (F) and (G), certify as certified seed seed which is of direct descent from seed officially controlled in a Member State under the scheme in operation at that time and which affords the same assurances as basic seed certified in accordance with the principles of this Directive; this provision shall apply correspondingly to the certified seed of the first generation referred to in paragraph 1 (G). (d) be authorized, on request and according to the procedure laid down in Article 21, to officially certify seed of autogamous species of the categories "certified seed, first generation" or "certified seed, second generation" until 30 June 1989 at the latest:when, instead of the official field inspection prescribed in Annex I, a field inspection, officially controlled by spot-checks on at least 20 % of the crops of each species, is carried out; provided that, in addition to the basic seed, at least the two generations of pre-basic seed immediately preceding that category, have been found by an official examination carried out in (SIC! in the) Member State concerned, to satisfy the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II as to the varietal identity and varietal purity of basic seed.
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 competent 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.
(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; to this end 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 maize seed rapidly available, not-withstanding the fact that the 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 and marketing as far as the first buyer by way of trade of the categories "basic seed" or "certified seed". Certification 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 appropriate 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 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 and for certified seed of the first generation and red for certified seed of the second generation. 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 (1) (a) and (2), the basic seed or maize 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 information required under Annex IV (A) (a) (3), (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 package or if, in accordance with the provisions under (a), an adhesive label or a label of non-tear material is used.
(a) restrict the marketing of certified seed of oats, barley, rice, triticale, wheat or spelt to that of the first generation; (b) 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 cereal 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 prior generations of seed of the categories "certified seed" or "certified seed of the first reproduction".
(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 the provisions of 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 categories "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 of the first generation 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 of the first generation 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) cereal 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) (c);
Article 8 (2), in the case of the restriction to "small quantities"; Article 13 (1), in the case of seed of " Hordeum vulgare L.";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,
(a) in respect of the following species: canary grass, sorghum, Sudan grass;
(b) in respect of other species which are not normally reproduced or marketed in its territory.
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A. Oryza sativa The number of plants which are recognisable as obviously being wild plants or red-grain plants shall not exceed: 0 for the production of basic seed, 1 per 50 m2 for the production of certified seed,
B. Phalaris canariensis, Secale cereale other than hybrids: The number of plant of the crop species, which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed: one per 30 m2 for the production of basic seed, one per 10 m2 for the production of certified seed,
C. Sorghum spp.(a) The percentage by number of plants of a Sorghum species other than the crop species or plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:(aa) for the production of basic seed (i) at flowering: 0,1 %; (ii) at maturity: 0,1 %;
(bb) for the production of certified seed (i) plants of the male component which have shed pollen when the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas: 0,1 %; (ii) plants of the female component at flowering: 0,3 %; at maturity: 0,1 %;
(b) The following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties: (aa) sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas; (bb) where plants of the female component have receptive stigmas, the percentage of plants of that component which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,1 %;
(c) Crops of open pollinated varieties or synthetic varieties of Sorghum spp. shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of the crop species, which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed:one per 30 m 2 for the production of basic seed,one per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed,
D. Zea mays (a) The percentage by number of plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety, to the inbred line, or to the component shall not exceed: (aa) for the production of basic seed: (i) inbred lines, 0,1 %; (ii) simple hybrid, each component, 0,1 %; (iii) open-pollinated varieties, 0,5 %;
(bb) for the production of certified seed: (i) hybrid varieties component: inbred lines, 0,2 %; simple hybrid, 0,2 %; open-pollinated variety, 1,0 %;
(ii) open-pollinated varieties, 1,0 %;
(b) The following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of seed of hybrid varieties: (aa) a sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component are in flower; (bb) where appropriate, emasculation shall be carried out; (cc) where 5 % or more of the female component plants have receptive stigmas, the percentage of female component which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed: 1 % at any official field inspection, and, 2 % at the total of the official field inspections,
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(i) the number of plants of the crop species, which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the component shall not exceed, one per 30 m 2 for the production of basic seed,one per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed, this standard to apply in official field inspections to the female component only;
(ii) in the case of basic seed, where male sterility is used, the level of sterility of the male-sterile component shall be at least 98 %.
the minimum distance of the female component shall be 25 m from any other variety of the same species except from a crop of the male component, this distance can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination;
(i) the minimum varietal purity of each component shall be: Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum and Triticum spelta : 99,7 %,self-pollinating xTriticosecale : 99,0 %;
(ii) the minimum hybridity must be 95 %. The percentage hybridity shall be assessed in accordance with current international methods, in so far as such methods exist. In cases where the hybridity is determined during seed testing prior to certification, the determination of the hybridity during field inspection need not be done.
A. The condition and the stage of development of the crop shall permit an adequate examination. B. The number of field inspections shall be at least: (a) for Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Phalaris canariensis, xTriticosecale, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta, Secale cereale : one;(b) for Sorghum spp. andZea mays during the flowering season:(aa) open-pollinated varieties: one, (bb) inbred lines or hybrids: three.
When the crop follows a Sorghum spp. andZea mays crop in either the preceding year or current year, at least one special field inspection shall be made to check the satisfaction of the provisions laid down in point 1 of this Annex.
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.
A. Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta other than hybrids in each case:Category Minimum varietal purity (%) Basic seed 99,9 Certified seed, 1st generation 99,7 Certified seed, 2nd generation 99,0 The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I. B. Self-pollinating varieties of xTriticosecale other than hybridsCategory Minimum varietal purity (%) Basic seed 99,7 Certified seed, 1st generation 99,0 Certified seed, 2nd generation 98,0 The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I. C. Hybrids of Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta, and self-pollinatingxTriticosecale .The minimum varietal purity of the seed of the category certified seed shall be 90 %. It shall be examined in official post control tests on an appropriate proportion of samples. D. Sorghum spp. andZea mays :Where for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties a female male-sterile component and a male component which does not restore male fertility have been used, the seed shall be produced: either by blending seed lots in a proportion appropriate to the variety where, on the one hand, a female male-sterile component has been used and, on the other, a female male-fertile component has been used, or by growing the female male-sterile component and the female male-fertile component in a proportion appropriate to the variety. The proportion of these components shall be examined in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
E. Hybrids of Secale cereale Seed shall not be certified as certified seed unless due account has been taken of the results of an official post-control test, on samples of basic seed taken officially and carried out during the growing season of the seed entered for certification as certified seed to ascertain whether the basic seed met the requirements for basic seed laid down in this Directive in respect of identity and purity as regards the characteristics of the components, including male sterility.
A. Table: Species and category Minimum germination (% of pure seed) Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species including red seeds of Oryza sativa in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III(total per column) Other plant species (a) Red seeds of Oryza sativa Other cereal species Plant species other than cereals Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Lolium temulentum Raphanus raphanistrum, Agrostemma githago Panicum spp.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta :— basic seed, 85 99 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1 — certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation, 85 (d) 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3 Avena nuda: — basic seed, 75 99 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1 — certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation, 75 (d) 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3 Oryza sativa :— basic seed, 80 98 4 1 1 — certified seed, 1st generation, 80 98 10 3 3 — certified seed, 2nd generation, 80 98 15 5 3 Secale cereale: — basic seed, 85 98 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1 — certified seed, 85 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3 Phalaris canariensis :— basic seed, 75 98 4 1 (b) 0 (c) — certified seed, 75 98 10 5 0 (c) Sorghum spp.80 98 0 xTriticosecale: — basic seed , 80 98 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1 — certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation, 80 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3 Zea mays 90 98 0 B. Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex: (a) the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also the seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10; (b) a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of same weight is free from any seeds of other cereals species; (c) the presence of one seed of Avena fatua, Avena sterilis orLolium temulentum 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;(d) in the case of varieties of Hordeum vulgare (naked barley) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 75 % of pure seed. The official label shall include the words "Minimum germination capacity 75 %".
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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. 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. 5. Variety, indicated at least in roman characters. 6. Category. 7. Country of production. 8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds. 8a. 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. 9. In the case of varieties which are hybrids or inbred lines: for basic seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed belongs has been officially accepted under Directive 70/457/EEC: the name of this component, under which it has been officially accepted, with or without reference to the final variety, accompanied, in the case of hybrids or inbred lines which are intended solely as components for final varieties, by the word "component"; for basic seed in other cases: the name of the component to which the basic seed belongs, which may be given in code form, accompanied by a reference to the final variety, with or without reference to its function (male or female), and accompanied by the word "component"; for certified seed: the name of the variety to which the seed belongs, accompanied by the word "hybrid".
10. 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 seed mixtures: 1. "Mixture …" (species or varieties). 2. Authority responsible for sealing and Member State. 3. Reference number of lot. 3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: "sealed …" (year and month). 4. Species, category, variety, country of production and proportion by weight of each of the components; the names of the species and of the varieties shall be indicted (SIC! indicated) at least in roman characters. 5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of 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 seeds 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. 8. "Marketing permitted exclusively in …" (Member State concerned).
authority responsible for field inspection and Member State or their initials, 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; in the case of varieties (inbred lines, hybrids), which are intended solely as components for hybrid varieties, the word "component" shall be added, category, in the case of hybrid varieties the word "hybrid", declared net or gross weight, the words "seed not finally certified".
authority issuing the document, species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, 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 harveted and number of packages, number of generations after basic seed, in the cass (SIC! 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.