Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC)

[F1 ANNEX I U.K. CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by First Commission Directive of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (78/386/EEC).

1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the production of seeds of the species and variety of the crop, and the field shall be sufficiently free from such plants which are volunteers from previous cropping. U.K.

2. The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination: U.K.

Crop	Minimum distance
1	2
Brassica spp., [F2 Phacelia tanacetifolia] :
— for the production of basic seed	400 m
— for the production of certified seed	200 m
Species or varieties other than Brassica spp., [F2 Phacelia tanacetifolia] , [F3 Pisum sativum] , [F4 varieties of Poa pratensis referred to in the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4:]
— for the production of seed intended for multiplication, fields up to two hectares	200 m
— for the production of seed intended for multiplication, fields over two hectares	100 m
— for the production of seed intended for the production of fodder plants, fields up to two hectares	100 m
— for the production of seed intended for the production of fodder plants, fields over two hectares	50 m

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Council Directive of 13 June 1988 amending 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).

F3 Inserted by Commission Directive of 27 June 1979 amending 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).

F4 Inserted by Commission Directive of 14 December 1984 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (85/38/EEC).

These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination.

3. Plants of other species, the seeds of which are difficult to distinguish from the crop seeds in a laboratory test, shall be at a low level. U.K.

In particular, crops of lolium species [F5 or × Festulolium] shall conform to the following conditions: the number of plants of a lolium species [F5 or × Festulolium] other than the crop species shall not exceed:

Textual Amendments

F5 Inserted by Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed.

• one per 50 m ² for the production of basic seed,

• one per 10 m ² for the production of certified seed.

4. The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity. In particular, crops [F6 other than those of the species Pisum sativum , [F7 Vicia faba] , Brassica napus var. napobrassica , Brassica oleracea convar. acephala , [F8 Raphanus sativus ssp. oleifera] [F4 or of Poa pratensis] ] shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of the crop species which are recognizable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed: U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 Inserted by Commission Directive of 16 February 1981 amending 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).

F7 Inserted by Commission Directive of 13 April 1982 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/N401/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).

F8 Deleted by Commission Directive of 13 April 1982 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 66/N401/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).

• one per 30 m ² for the production of basic seed,

• one per 10 m ² for the production of certified seed.]

[F4 In the case of Poa pratensis , the number of plants of the crop species which are recognizable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed:

• one per 20 m ² for the production of basic seed,

• four per 10 m ² for the production of certified seed;

however, in the case of varieties which are officially classified as ‘apomictic uni-clonal varieties’ under agreed procedures, a number of plants recognizable as not being true to the variety, which does not exceed six per 10 m ² , may be regarded as satisfying the beforementioned standards for the production of certified seed. Upon application, a Member State may be authorized, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, to assess the satisfaction of the varietal purity standards in the case of crops of Poa pratensis belonging to such varieties not only on the basis of the results of the field inspection carried out in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex I, where there is evidence that compliance with the varietal purity standards set up in Annex II is ensured by appropriate seed testing or other appropriate means.]

[F6 In the case of the species Pisum sativum , [F7 Vicia faba] , Brassica napus var. napobrassica , Brassica oleracea convar. acephala [F8 , Raphanus sativus spp. oleifera] [F9 and of apomictic uni-clonal varieties of Poa spp] only the first sentence is applicable.]

Textual Amendments

F9 Deleted by Commission Directive of 14 December 1984 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (85/38/EEC).

[F1 5. [F10 The crop shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F10 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance).

The crop shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests ( ‘ RNQPs ’ ) provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 (1) as well as the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation;

The presence of RNQPs on the crop and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:

RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Plants for planting (genus or species)	Thresholds for the production of pre-basic seed	Thresholds for the production of basic seed	Thresholds for the production of certified seed
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %]

[F11 6. The satisfaction of the abovementioned standards or other conditions shall, in the case of basic seed, be examined in official field inspections and, in the case of certified seed, be examined either in official field inspections or in inspections carried out under official supervision.] U.K.

These field inspections shall be carried out in accordance with the following conditions:

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.]

Textual Amendments

F11 Substituted by 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.

[F12 ANNEX II U.K. CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED

Textual Amendments

F12 Substituted by Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 amending 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).

I. CERTIFIED SEED U.K.

1. The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and purity. U.K.

In particular, the seeds of the species listed below shall conform to the following standards or other conditions. The minimum varietal purity shall be:

• Poa pratensis , varieties referred to in the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4 of Annex I, Brassica napus var. napobrassica and Brassica oleracea convar. acephala : 98 %,

• Pisum sativum, Vicia faba :

  • certified seed, 1st generation: 99 %,

  • certified seed, 2nd generation: 98 %,

• [F13 Trifolium subterraneum, Medicago spp., except M. lupulina , M. sativa , M. x varia :

  • for the production of basic seed: 99,5 %,

  • for the production of certified seed for further multiplication: 98 %,

  • for the production of certified seed: 95 %.]

Textual Amendments

F13 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance).

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 conform to the following standards or other conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species, including the presence of bitter seed in sweet varieties of Lupinus spp.: U.K.

A.

Table:

[F14 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 seeds
	Minimum 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 than Rumex acetosella and Rumex 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 × hybridum	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)
Biserrula pelecinus	70		98	0,5							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
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
Lathyrus cicera	80		95	1	0,5			0,3			0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	20
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 doliata	70		98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Medicago italica	70 (b)	20	98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Medicago littoralis	70		98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Medicago lupulina	80 (a) (b)	20	97	1,5	1,0			0,3			0	0 (l) (m)	10
Medicago murex	70 (b)	30	98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Medicago polymorpha	70 (b)	30	98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Medicago rugosa	70 (b)	20	98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Medicago sativa	80 (a) (b)	40	97	1,5	1,0			0,3			0	0 (l) (m)	10
Medicago scutellata	70		98	2							0 (i)	0 (j)(k)	10
Medicago truncatula	70 (b)	20	98	2							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	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
Ornithopus compressus	75		90	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Ornithopus sativus	75		90	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
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 fragiferum	70		98	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Trifolium glanduliferum	70 (b)	30	98	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Trifolium hirtum	70		98	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	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 isthmocarpum	70		98	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Trifolium michelianum	75 (b)	30	98	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	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
Trifolium squarrosum	75 (b)	20	97	1,5				0,3			0	0 (l) (m)	10
Trifolium subterraneum	80 (b)	40	97	0,5							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Trifolium vesiculosum	70		98	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
Trigonella foenum-graecum	80 (a)		95	1,0	0,5			0,3			0	0 (j)	5
Vicia benghalensis	80 (b)	20	97 (e)	1							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
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)
Plantago lanceolata	75		85	1,5							0 (i)	0 (j) (k)	10
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)

[F14 a maximum total of 0,5 % by weight of seeds of Lupinus albus , Lupinus angustifolius , Lupinus luteus , Pisum sativum , Vicia faba , Vicia spp. 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 , and Avena 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 , and Avena 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 , and Avena 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 of Cuscuta 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 of Cuscuta spp;

(n)

the determination of seeds of Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex 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 %.

Textual Amendments

F14 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance).

3. [F10 The seed shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed. U.K.

The seed shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as well as the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

The presence of RNQPs on the seeds and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:

RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Plants for planting (genus or species)	Thresholds for pre-basic seed	Thresholds for basic seed	Thresholds certified seed
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. Insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %]

II. BASIC SEED U.K.

Subject to the provisions below, the conditions laid down in Section I of this Annex shall apply to basic seed:

1.

The seed of Pisum sativum, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala, Vicia faba and of varieties of Poa 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:

[F14 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 than Rumex acetosella and Rumex 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 × hybridum	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)
Biserrula pelecinus	0,3	20	5
Galega orientalis	0,3	20	2			0 (e)	(j)
Hedysarum coronarium	0,3	20	2			0 (e)	(j)
Lathyrus cicera	0,3	20	5	—	—	0 (d)
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 doliata	0,3	20	5	—	—	0 (e)
Medicago italica	0,3	20	5	—	—	0 (e)
Medicago littoralis	0,3	20	5	—	—	0 (e)
Medicago lupulina	0,3	20	5	—	—	0 (e)	(j)
Medicago murex	0,3	20	5	—	—	0 (e)
Medicago polymorpha	0,3	20	5	—	—	—
Medicago rugosa	0,3	20	5	—	—	—
Medicago sativa	0,3	20	3			0 (e)	(j)
Medicago scutellata	0,3	20	5
Medicago truncatula	0,3	20	5
Medicago × varia	0,3	20	3			0 (e)	(j)
Onobrychis viciifolia	0,3	20	2			0 (d)
Ornithopus compressus	0,3	20	5
Ornithopus sativus	0,3	20	5
Pisum sativum	0,3	20	2			0 (d)
Trifolium alexandrinum	0,3	20	3			0 (e)	(j)
Trifolium fragiferum	0,3	20	5
Trifolium glanduliferum	0,3	20	5
Trifolium hirtum	0,3	20	5
Trifolium hybridum	0,3	20	3			0 (e)	(j)
Trifolium incarnatum	0,3	20	3			0 (e)	(j)
Trifolium isthmocarpum	0,3	20	5	—	—	—	(j)
Trifolium michelianum	0,3	20	5	—	—	—	—
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)
Trifolium squarrosum	0,3	20	5	—	—	—	—
Trifolium subterraneum	0,3	20	5	—	—	—	(j)
Trifolium vesiculosum	0,3	20	5	—	—	—	(j)
Trigonella foenum-graecum	0,3	20	2			0 (d)
Vicia benghalensis	0,3	20	5	—	—	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
Plantago lanceolata	0,3	20	3
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 of Poa 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 of Melilotus 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 %.

III. COMMERCIAL SEED U.K.

Subject to the provisions below, the conditions laid down in Section I (2) and (3) of this Annex shall apply to commercial seed:

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 other Poa species shall not be regarded as an impurity.

3.

In Poa spp. other than Poa annua a maximum total of 3 % by weight of seeds of other Poa species shall not be regarded as an impurity.

4.

In Hedysarum coronarium a maximum total of 1 % by weight of seeds of Melilotus 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 lupin

2 %

7.

[F14 In Vicia spp. a maximum total of 6 % by weight of seeds of Vicia pannonica, Vicia villosa , Vicia benghalensis or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity.]

8.

[F14 In Vicia pannonica, Vicia sativa, Vicia villosa , Vicia benghalensis the minimum analytical purity shall be 97,0 % by the weight.]

9.

[F13 For Lathyrus cicera the minimum analytical purity shall be 90 % by the weight. A maximum total of 5 % by the weight of seeds of similar cultivated species shall not be regarded as an impurity.]

[F14 ANNEX III U.K. LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

a [F15 The maximum lot weight may be increased to 25 tonnes if the supplier has been authorised for this purpose by the competent authority.]
Species	Maximum weight of a lot (tonnes)	Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot (grams)	Weight of the sample for the determination by number provided for in columns 12 to 14 of Annex II (I) (2) (A) and columns 3 to 7 of Annex II (II) (2) (A) (grams)
1	2	3	4
[F16 Poaceae (Gramineae)] a
Agrostis canina	10	50	5
Agrostis capillaris	10	50	5
Agrostis gigantea	10	50	5
Agrostis stolonifera	10	50	5
Alopecurus pratensis	10	100	30
Arrhenatherum elatius	10	200	80
Bromus catharticus	10	200	200
Bromus sitchensis	10	200	200
Cynodon dactylon	10	50	5
Dactylis glomerata	10	100	30
Festuca arundinacea	10	100	50
Festuca filiformis	10	100	30
Festuca ovina	10	100	30
Festuca pratensis	10	100	50
Festuca rubra	10	100	30
Festuca trachyphylla	10	100	30
× Festulolium	10	100	60
Lolium multiflorum	10	200	60
Lolium perenne	10	200	60
Lolium × hybridum	10	200	60
Phalaris aquatica	10	100	50
Phleum nodosum	10	50	10
Phleum pratense	10	50	10
Poa annua	10	50	10
Poa nemoralis	10	50	5
Poa palustris	10	50	5
Poa pratensis	10	50	5
Poa trivialis	10	50	5
Trisetum flavescens	10	50	5
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Biserrula pelecinus	10	30	3
Galega orientalis	10	250	200
Hedysarum coronarium
— fruit	10	1 000	300
— seed	10	400	120
Lathyrus cicera	25	1 000	140
Lotus corniculatus	10	200	30
Lupinus albus	30	1 000	1 000
Lupinus angustifolius	30	1 000	1 000
Lupinus luteus	30	1 000	1 000
Medicago doliata	10	100	10
Medicago italica	10	100	10
Medicago littoralis	10	70	7
Medicago lupulina	10	300	50
Medicago murex	10	50	5
Medicago polymorpha	10	70	7
Medicago rugosa	10	180	18
Medicago sativa	10	300	50
Medicago scutellata	10	400	40
Medicago truncatula	10	100	10
Medicago × varia	10	300	50
Onobrychis viciifolia:
— fruit	10	600	600
— seed	10	400	400
Ornithopus compressus	10	120	12
Ornithopus sativus	10	90	9
Pisum sativum	30	1 000	1 000
Trifolium alexandrinum	10	400	60
Trifolium fragiferum	10	40	4
Trifolium glanduliferum	10	20	2
Trifolium hirtum	10	70	7
Trifolium hybridum	10	200	20
Trifolium incarnatum	10	500	80
Trifolium isthmocarpum	10	100	3
Trifolium michelianum	10	25	2
Trifolium pratense	10	300	50
Trifolium repens	10	200	20
Trifolium resupinatum	10	200	20
Trifolium squarrosum	10	150	15
Trifolium subterraneum	10	250	25
Trifolium vesiculosum	10	100	3
Trigonella foenum-graecum	10	500	450
Vicia benghalensis	20	1 000	120
Vicia faba	30	1 000	1 000
Vicia pannonica	30	1 000	1 000
Vicia sativa	30	1 000	1 000
Vicia villosa	30	1 000	1 000
Other species
Brassica napus var. napobrassica	10	200	100
Brassica oleracea convar. acephala	10	200	100
Phacelia tanacetifolia	10	300	40
Plantago lanceolata	5	20	2
Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis	10	300	300

Textual Amendments

F15 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 correcting Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance).

F16 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 correcting Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance).

The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.] ]

[F17 ANNEX IV U.K. MARKING

Textual Amendments

F17 Inserted by Council Directive of 26 June 1975 amending 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).

A. Official label U.K.

I. Information required U.K.

(a)

For basic seed and certified seed:

1.

‘ [F18 EC] rules and standards’,

2.

Certification authority and Member State or their initials,

2a.

[F19 Officially assigned serial number,]

3.

Reference number of lot,]

3a.

[F20 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.

[F17 Species, [F2 indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters.]

[F21 In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated]

5.

Variety [F2 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 (2) of 29 September 1970 concerning the common catalogue of species of agricultural plants: ‘Not intended for the production of fodder plants’,]

12.

[F22 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.]

[F2 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)

[F17 For commercial seed:

1.

‘ [F18 EC] rules and standards’,

2.

‘ Commercial seed (not certified as to variety) ’ ,

3.

Supervising authority and Member State or their initials,

3a.

[F19 Officially assigned serial number,]

4.

Reference number of lot,]

4a.

[F20 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.

[F17 Species (3) [F2 indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters.]

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.

[F22 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.]

[F2 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)

[F17 For mixtures of seed:

1.

‘ Mixture of seed for … ’ (intended use),

2.

Authority responsible for sealing and Member State or their initials,

2a.

[F19 Officially assigned serial number,]

3.

Reference number of lot,]

3a.

[F20 Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘ sealed … ’ (month and year),]

4.

[F17 Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and, where appropriate, by variety [F2 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,

[F21 In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium 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.

[F22 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.]

Textual Amendments

F18 Substituted by Council Directive 96/72/EC of 18 November 1996 amending 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.

F19 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 amending 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).

F20 Inserted by Council Directive of 25 July 1978 amending 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).

F21 Inserted by Commission Directive 2004/55/EC of 20 April 2004 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (Text with EEA relevance).

F22 Inserted by Council Directive of 19 December 1977 amending 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).

[F17 II. Minimum dimensions U.K.

110 × 67 mm.

B. Supplier's label or information on the packaging (small [F18 EC] package) U.K.

Information required

(a)

Certified seed:

1.

‘Small [F18 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 [F2 indicated at least in roman characters,]

7.

Variety [F2 indicated at least in roman characters,]

8.

‘ [F23 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 [F18 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 (4) [F2 indicated at least in roman characters,]

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 [F18 EC A package’ or ‘small EC] B package’,

2.

Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark,

3.

Small [F18 EC] B package: officially assigned serial number,

4.

Small [F18 EC] B package: service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials,

5.

Small [F18 EC] B package: reference number if the official serial number does not enable the used seed lots to be identified,

6.

Small [F18 EC] A package: reference number enabling the used seed lots to be identified,

7.

Small [F18 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 [F2 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.]

Textual Amendments

F23 Substituted by Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, 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 species.

[F2 ANNEX V U.K. Label and document provided in the case of seed not finally certified, harvested in another Member State

A. Information required for the label U.K.

• authority responsible for field inspection and Member States or their initials,

• [F19 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 ’ .

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. Colour of the label U.K.

The label shall be grey.

C. Information required for the document U.K.

• authority issuing the document,

• [F19 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.]

(1)

[F1 [F10 Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC ( OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4 ).] ]

(2)

[F17 OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1 .]

(3)

[F17 For lupins, it should he specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins.]

(4)

[F17 For lupins, it should be specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by First Commission Directive of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (78/386/EEC).

F10 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance).

F17 Inserted by Council Directive of 26 June 1975 amending 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).