Council Directive 2002/55/ECDangos y teitl llawn

ANNEX I U.K. CONDITIONS FOR CROP CERTIFICATION

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

2. In the case of basic seed, at least one official field inspection shall be carried out. In the case of certified seed, at least one field inspection shall be carried out, officially controlled by means of check inspection of at least 20 % of the crop of each species. U.K.

3. The cultural condition of the field and the stage of development of the crop shall be such as to permit varietal identity and varietal purity and health status to be adequately checked. U.K.

4. The minimum distances from neighbouring plants which might result in undesirable foreign pollination shall be: U.K.

A.

Beta vulgaris

1.	from any pollen sources of the genus Beta not included below.	1 000 metres;
2.	from pollen sources of varieties of the same subspecies belonging to a different group of varieties:
	(a) for basic seed	1 000 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	600 metres;
3.	from pollen sources of varieties of the same subspecies belonging to the same group of varieties:
	(a) for basic seed	600 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	300 metres.

The groups of varieties referred to in 2 and 3 shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 46(2).

B.

Brassica species

1.	from sources of foreign pollen liable to cause serious deterioration of varieties of Brassica species:
	(a) for basic seed	1 000 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	600 metres;
2.	from other sources of foreign pollen liable to cross with varieties of Brassica species:
	(a) for basic seed	500 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	300 metres.

C.

Industrial chicory

1.	from other species of the same genera or subspecies	1 000 metres;
2.	from another variety of industrial chicory:
	(a) for basic seed	600 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	300 metres.

D.

Other species

1.	from sources of foreign pollen liable to cause serious deterioration of varieties of other species as a result of cross-fertilisation:
	(a) for basic seed	500 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	300 metres;
2.	from other sources of foreign pollen liable to cross with varieties of other species as a result of cross-fertilisation:
	(a) for basic seed	300 metres;
	(b) for certified seed	100 metres.

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

5. Diseases and harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level. U.K.

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

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

2. Diseases and harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level. U.K.

3. The seeds shall also satisfy the following conditions: U.K.

(a)

Standards

Species	Minimum analytical purity (% by weight)	Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)	Minimum germination (% clusters or pure seed)
Allium cepa	97	0,5	70
[F1 Allium fistulosum	97	0,5	65]
Allium porrum	97	0,5	65
[F1 Allium sativum	97	0,5	65
Allium schoenoprasum	97	0,5	65]
Anthriscus cerefolium	96	1	70
Apium graveolens	97	1	70
Asparagus officinalis	96	0,5	70
Beta vulgaris (Cheltenham beet)	97	0,5	50 (clusters)
Beta vulgaris (other than Cheltenham beet)	97	0,5	70 (clusters)
Brassica oleracea (cauliflower)	97	1	70
[F2 Brassica oleracea (other than cauliflower)]	97	1	75
[F2 Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage)]	97	1	75
[F2 Brassica rapa (turnip)]	97	1	80
Capsicum annuum	97	0,5	65
Cichorium intybus (partim) (Witloof chicory, largeleaved chicory (Italian chicory)	95	1,5	65
Cichorium intybus (partim) (industrial chicory)	97	1	80
Cichorium endivia	95	1	65
Citrullus lanatus	98	0,1	75
Cucumis melo	98	0,1	75
Cucumis sativus	98	0,1	80
Cucurbita maxima	98	0,1	80
Cucurbita pepo	98	0,1	75
Cynara cardunculus	96	0,5	65
Daucus carota	95	1	65
Foeniculum vulgare	96	1	70
Lactuca sativa	95	0,5	75
[F3 Solanum lycopersicum L.]	97	0,5	75
Petroselinum crispum	97	1	65
Phaseolus coccineus	98	0,1	80
Phaseolus vulgaris	98	0,1	75
Pisum sativum	98	0,1	80
Raphanus sativus	97	1	70
[F1 Rheum rhabarbarum	97	0,5	70]
Scorzonera hispanica	95	1	70
Solanum melongena	96	0,5	65
Spinacia oleracea	97	1	75
Valerianella locusta	95	1	65
Vicia faba	98	0,1	80
[F1 Zea mays	98	0,1	85]

(b)

Additional requirements

(i)

legume seed shall not be contaminated by the following live insects:

• Acanthoscelides obtectus Sag.

• Bruchus affinis Froel.

• Bruchus atomarius L.

• Bruchus pisorum L.

• Bruchus rufimanus Boh.

(ii)

seed shall not be contaminated by live Acarina.

(c)

[F4 Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under point (a):

In the case of varieties of Zea mays (Sweet corn – super-sweet types) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 80 % of pure seed. The official label or the supplier’s label, where appropriate, shall include the words ‘Minimum germination capacity 80 %’.]

Textual Amendments

F1 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).

F2 Substituted 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 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).

F4 Inserted 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).

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

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

[F5 (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

F5 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
[F1 Allium fistulosum	15]
Allium porrum	20
[F1 Allium sativum	20
Allium schoenoprasum	15]
Anthricus cerefolium	20
Apium graveolens	5
Asparagus officinalis	100
Beta vulgaris	100
Brassica oleracea	25
[ F6 ]
Brassica rapa	20
Capsicum annuum	40
Cichorium intybus (partim) (Witloof chicory large-leaved chicory (Italian chicory))	15
Cichorium intybus (partim) (industrial chicory)	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
[F3 Solanum lycopersicum L.]	20
Petroselinum crispum	10
Phaseolus coccineus	1 000
Phaseolus vulgaris	700
Pisum sativum	500
Raphanus sativus	50
[F1 Rheum rhabarbarum	135]
Scorzonera hispanica	30
Solanum melongena	20
Spinacia oleracea	75
Valerianella locusta	20
Vicia faba	1 000
[F1 Zea mays	1 000]

Textual Amendments

F6 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).

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.

ANNEX IV U.K. LABEL

A. Official label (basic seed and certified seed, excluding small packages) U.K.

I. Required information U.K.

1.

‘EC rules and standards’.

2.

Certification authority and Member State or their initials.

2a.

[F7 Officially assigned serial number.]

3.

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.

Reference number of lot.

5.

Species indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, or its common name, or both.

6.

Variety, indicated at least in roman characters.

7.

Category.

8.

Country of production.

9.

Declared net or gross weight or declared number of 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 clusters or pure seeds and total weight.

11.

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 this Directive:

  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’.

12.

Where at least germination has been re-tested, the words ‘retested …’; (month and year) may be indicated.

Textual Amendments

F7 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).

II. Minimum dimensions U.K.

110 × 67 mm

B. Supplier's label or inscription on the packages (standard seed and small packages of the category ‘certified seed’) U.K.

I. Required information U.K.

1.

‘EC rules and standards’.

2.

Name and address of the person responsible for affixing the labels or his identification mark.

3.

Marketing year of the sealing or of the last examination of germination. The end of the marketing year may be indicated.

4.

Species, indicated at least in roman characters.

5.

Variety, indicated at least in roman characters.

6.

Category: in the case of small packages, certified seed may be marked with the letter ‘C’ or ‘Z’ and standard seed with the letters ‘ST’.

7.

Reference number given by the person responsible for affixing the labels — in the case of standard seed.

8.

Reference number enabling the certified lot to be identified — in the case of certified seed.

9.

Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds, except for small packages of up to 500 grams.

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 clusters of pure seeds and the total weight.

II. Minimum dimensions of the label (excluding small packages) U.K.

110 × 67 mm.

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 State or their initials,

• [F7 officially assigned serial number,]

• species, indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, or under its common name, or both,

• variety, indicated at least in roman characters,

• category,

• field or lot reference number,

• declared net or gross weight,

• the words ‘seed not finally certified’.

B. Colour of the label U.K.

The label shall be grey.

C. Information required for the document U.K.

• authority issuing the document,

• [F7 officially assigned serial number,]

• species, indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, or under its common name, or both,

• 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 lot or reference number,

• area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document,

• quantity of seed harvested and number of packages,

• 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.

ANNEX VI U.K.

PART A U.K. REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS(referred to by Article 51)

Directive 70/458/EEC (OJ L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 7)
Council Directive 71/162/EEC (OJ L 87, 17.4.1971, p. 24)	only Article 6
Council Directive 72/274/EEC (OJ L 171, 29.7.1972, p. 37)	only concerning references made to the provisions of Directive 70/458/EEC in Articles 1 and 2
Council Directive 72/418/EEC (OJ L 287, 26.12.1972, p. 22)	only Article 6
Council Directive 73/438/EEC (OJ L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79)	only Article 6
Council Directive 76/307/EEC (OJ L 72, 18.3.1976, p. 16)	only Article 2
Council Directive 78/55/EEC (OJ L 16, 20.1.1978, p. 23)	only Article 7
Council Directive 78/692/EEC (OJ L 236, 26.8.1978, p. 13)	only Article 7
Commission Directive 79/641/EEC (OJ L 183, 19.7.1979, p. 13)	only Article 4
Council Directive 79/692/EEC (OJ L 205, 13.8.1979, p. 1)	only Article 4
Council Directive 79/967/EEC (OJ L 293, 20.11.1979, p. 16)	only Article 3
Council Directive 80/1141/EEC (OJ L 341, 16.12.1980, p. 27)	only Article 2
Council Directive 86/155/EEC (OJ L 118, 7.5.1986, p. 23)	only Article 6
Commission Directive 87/120/EEC (OJ L 49, 18.2.1987, p. 39)	only Article 5
Commission Directive 87/481/EEC (OJ L 273, 26.9.1987, p. 45)
Council Directive 88/332/EEC (OJ L 151, 17.6.1988, p. 82)	only Article 8
Council Directive 88/380/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.1988, p. 31)	only Article 7
Council Directive 90/654/EEC (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 48)	only concerning references made to the provisions of Directive 70/458/EEC in Article 2 and Annex II (I)(7)
Commission Directive 96/18/EC (OJ L 76, 26.3.1996, p. 21)	only Article 3
Commission Directive 96/72/EC (OJ L 304, 27.11.1996, p. 10)	only Article 1(6)
Council Directive 98/95/EC (OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 1)	only Article 7
Council Directive 98/96/EC (OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27)	only Article 7

PART B U.K. DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW(referred to by Article 51)

a For Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, 1 July 1973; for Greece, 1 January 1986; for Spain, 1 March 1986; and for Portugal, 1 January 1991.
b 1 January 1995 for Austria, Finland and Sweden. However: Finland and Sweden may postpone until 31 December 1995 at the latest, the application in their territories of this Directive with regard to the marketing in their territories of seeds of varieties listed in their respective national catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and varieties of vegetable plant species which have not been officially accepted in accordance with the provisions of this Directive. Seeds of such varieties shall not be allowed to be marketed in the territory of the other Member States during this period, varieties of agricultural and vegetable plant species which, at the date of accession or subsequently, are listed in both the respective national catalogues of Finland and Sweden and in the common catalogues, shall not be subject to any marketing restrictions as regards variety, throughout the period mentioned in the first indent, those varieties in the respective national catalogues of Finland and Sweden which have been officially accepted in accordance with the provisions of the abovementioned Directive shall be included in the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural or vegetable plant species, respectively.
c Remaining stocks of labels bearing the abbreviation ‘EEC’ may continue to be used until 31 December 2001.
Directive	Deadline for transposition
70/458/EEC	1 July 1972a b
71/162/EEC	1 July 1972
72/274/EEC	1 July 1972 (Article 1)
	1 January 1973 (Article 2)
72/418/EEC	1 January 1973 (Article 6(13) and 6(18))
	1 July 1972 (other provisions)
73/438/EEC	1 January 1974 (Article 6(4))
	1 July 1974 (other provisions)
76/307/EEC	1 July 1975
78/55/EEC	1 July 1977 (Article 7(5))
	1 July 1979 (other provisions)
78/692/EEC	1 July 1977 (Article 7)
	1 July 1979 (other provisions)
79/641/EEC	1 July 1980
79/692/EEC	1 July 1977
79/967/EEC	1 July 1982
80/1141/EEC	1 July 1980
86/155/EEC	1 March 1986 (Article 6(3) and 6(8))
	1 July 1987 (other provisions)
87/120/EEC	1 July 1988
87/481/EEC	1 July 1989
88/332/EEC
88/380/EEC	1 July 1982 (Article 7(9))
	1 January 1986 (Article 7(6) and 7(10))
	1 July 1992 (Article 7(18))
	1 July 1990 (other provisions)
90/654/EEC
96/18/EC	1 July 1996
96/72/EC	1 July 1997c
98/95/EC	1 February 2000 (Corrigendum OJ L 126, 20.5.1999, p. 23)
98/96/EC	1 February 2000

ANNEX VII U.K. CORRELATION TABLE

a 98/95/EC, Article 9(2) and 98/96/EC, Article 8(2).
Directive 70/458/EEC	This Directive
Article 1	Article 1, first subparagraph
Article 34	Article 1, second subparagraph
Article 1(a)	Article 2(1)(a)
Article 2(1)(a)	Article 2(1)(b)
Article 2(1)(B)(a)	Article 2(1)(c)(i)
Article 2(1)(B)(b)	Article 2(1)(c)(ii)
Article 2(1)(B)(c)	Article 2(1)(c)(iii)
Article 2(1)(B)(d)	Article 2(1)(c)(iv)
Article 2(1)(C)(a)	Article 2(1)(d)(i)
Article 2(1)(C)(b)	Article 2(1)(d)(ii)
Article 2(1)(C)(c)	Article 2(1)(d)(iii)
Article 2(1)(C)(d)	Article 2(1)(d)(iv)
Article 2(1)(C)(e)	Article 2(1)(d)(v)
Article 2(1)(D)(a)	Article 2(1)(e)(i)
Article 2(1)(D)(b)	Article 2(1)(e)(ii)
Article 2(1)(D)(c)	Article 2(1)(e)(iii)
Article 2(1)(D)(d)	Article 2(1)(e)(iv)
Article 2(1)(E)(a)	Article 2(1)(f)(i)
Article 2(1)(E)(b)	Article 2(1)(f)(ii)
Article 2(1)(E)(c)	Article 2(1)(f)(iii)
Article 2(1)(F)(a)	Article 2(1)(g)(i)
Article 2(1)(F)(b)	Article 2(1)(g)(ii)
Article 2(1)(F)(c)	Article 2(1)(g)(iii)
Article 2(1)a	Article 2(2)
Article 2(1)(b)	Article 2(3)
Article 3 to 8	Article 3 to 8
Article 9	—
Article 10	Article 9
Article 11	Article 10
Article 12	Article 11
Article 13	Article 12
Article 13a	Article 13
Article 14	Article 14
Article 15(1)	Article 15(1)
Article 15(2)	Article 15(2)
Article 15(3)	—
Article 16(1)	Article 16(1)
Article 16(2)	Article 16(2)
Article 16(3) to (5)	—
Article 17 to 19	Article 17 to 19
Article 20(1)	Article 20(1)
Article 20(1)(a)	Article 20(2)
Article 20(2)	Article 20(3)
Article 20(3)	Article 20(4)
Article 20(5)	—
Article 20a	Article 21
Article 21	Article 22
Article 21a	Article 23
Article 22	Article 24
Article 23	Article 25
Article 24	Article 26
Article 25	Article 27
Article 26(1)	Article 28(1)
Article 26(1)(a)	Article 28(2)
Article 26(1)(b)	Article 28(3)
Article 26(2), subparagraph (1) to (3)	Article 28(4), subparagraph (1) to (3)
Article 26(2) to (4)	—
Article 27	Article 29
Article 28	Article 30
Article 28a	Article 31
Article 29	Article 32
Article 29a	Article 33
Article 30	Article 34
Article 30a	Article 35
Article 31	Article 36
Article 32(1)	Article 37(1)
Article 32(3)	Article 37(2)
Article 33	Article 38
Article 35	Article 39
Article 36	Article 40
Article 37	Article 41
Article 38	Article 42
Article 39	Article 43
Article 39a(1) and (2)	Article 44(1) and (2)
Article 39a(3)(i)	Article 44(3)(a)
Article 39a(3)(ii)	Article 44(3)(b)
Article 40b	Article 45
Article 40	Article 46(1), (2) and (4)
Article 40a	Article 46(1), (3) and (4)
Article 41	Article 47
Article 41a(1)	Article 48(1)
Article 41a(2)(i)	Article 48(2)(a)
Article 41a(2)(ii)	Article 48(2)(b)
Article 42	Article 49
—	Article 50a
—	Article 51
—	Article 52
—	Article 53
ANNEX I(1)	ANNEX I(1)
ANNEX I(2)	ANNEX I(2)
ANNEX I(3)	ANNEX I(3)
ANNEX I(4)(A)	ANNEX I(4)(A)
ANNEX I(4)(A)(a)	ANNEX I(4)(B)
ANNEX I(4)(A)(b)	ANNEX I(4)(C)
ANNEX I(4)(B)	ANNEX I(4)(D)
ANNEX I(5)	ANNEX I(5)
ANNEX II	ANNEX II
ANNEX III	ANNEX III
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(1)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(1)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(2)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(2)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(3)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(3)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(4)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(4)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(5)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(5)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(6)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(6)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(7)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(7)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(8)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(8)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(9)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(9)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(10)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(10)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(10)(a)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(11)
ANNEX IV(A)(a)(11)	ANNEX IV(A)(a)(12)
ANNEX IV(A)(b)	ANNEX IV(A)(b)
ANNEX IV(B)	ANNEX IV(B)
ANNEX V	ANNEX V
—	ANNEX VI
—	ANNEX VII