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SCHEDULE 2U.K.Certification requirements

PART 2U.K.Cereals

CHAPTER 2U.K.Higher voluntary standards

Higher voluntary standards for cerealsU.K.

16.—(1) Barley, oats, wheat (including durum wheat and spelt wheat) or naked oats classified as basic seed, or certified seed of categories C1 or C2, may be marketed as being of a higher voluntary standard, which is a standard higher than that regulated under Chapter 1, if it meets the higher standards in this Chapter.

(2) The crop must have at least 99.99% (by number) species purity.

(3) Other than a hybrid, the minimum varietal purity of seed is—

(a)99.95% for basic seed;

(b)99.9% for C1 seed;

(c)99.7% for C2 seed.

(4) In the case of C1 and C2 the seed must have 99% by weight analytical purity.