Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (c. 55)

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ANNEX III U.K. WEIGHT REFERRED TO BY ARTICLE 25(2)

1. Maximum weight of a seed lot: U.K.

[F1 (a) seeds of Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum and Vicia faba	30 tonnes
(b) seeds of a size not less than a grain of wheat, other than Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum and Vicia faba	20 tonnes]
(c) seeds of a size smaller than a grain of wheat	10 tonnes

Textual Amendments

F1 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).

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

2. Minimum weight of a sample U.K.

Species	Weight (in g)
Allium cepa	25
[F2 Allium fistulosum	15]
Allium porrum	20
[F2 Allium sativum	20
Allium schoenoprasum	15]
Anthricus cerefolium	20
Apium graveolens	5
Asparagus officinalis	100
Beta vulgaris	100
Brassica oleracea	25
[ F3 ]
Brassica rapa	20
Capsicum annuum	40
[F4 Cichorium intybus (Witloof Chicory Group, Leaf Chicory Gro]	15
[F4 Cichorium intybus (Industrial (Root) Chicory Group)]	50
Cichorium endivia	15
Citrullus lanatus	250
Cucumis melo	100
Cucumis sativus	25
Cucurbita maxima	250
Cucurbita pepo	150
Cynara cardunculus	50
Daucus carota	10
Foeniculum vulgare	25
Lactuca sativa	10
[F5 Solanum lycopersicum L.]	20
Petroselinum crispum	10
Phaseolus coccineus	1 000
Phaseolus vulgaris	700
Pisum sativum	500
Raphanus sativus	50
[F2 Rheum rhabarbarum	135]
Scorzonera hispanica	30
Solanum melongena	20
Spinacia oleracea	75
Valerianella locusta	20
Vicia faba	1 000
[F2 Zea mays	1 000]

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Commission Directive 2006/124/EC of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed and Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (Text with EEA relevance).

F3 Deleted by Commission Directive 2006/124/EC of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed and Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 of 17 June 2019 amending the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC, in Annex II to Council Directive 2008/72/EC and in the Annex to Commission Directive 93/61/EEC (Text with EEA relevance).

F5 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013 amending Council Directives 2002/55/EC and 2008/72/EC and Commission Directive 2009/145/EC as regards the botanical name of tomato (Text with EEA relevance).

In the case of F-1 hybrid varieties of the above species, the minimum weight of the sample may be decreased to a quarter of the specified weight. However the sample must have a weight of at least 5 g and consist of at least 400 seeds.