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In particular, crops of Oryza sativa, Phalaris canariensis, Secale cereale other than hybrids, Sorghum spp. and Zea mays shall conform to the following other standards or conditions:
[F2Oryza sativa:
The number of plants which are recognisable as obviously being wild or red-grain plants shall not exceed:
0 for the production of basic seed,
1 per 100 m 2 for the production of certified seed, first and second generation.]
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 m 2 for the production of basic seed,
one per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed,
Sorghum spp.
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:
for the production of basic seed
at flowering: 0,1 %;
at maturity: 0,1 %;
for the production of certified seed
plants of the male component which have shed pollen when the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas: 0,1 %;
plants of the female component
at flowering: 0,3 %;
at maturity: 0,1 %;
The following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties:
sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas;
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 %;
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,
Zea mays :
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:
for the production of basic seed:
inbred lines, 0,1 %;
simple hybrid, each component, 0,1 %;
open-pollinated varieties, 0,5 %;
for the production of certified seed:
hybrid varieties component:
inbred lines, 0,2 %;
simple hybrid, 0,2 %;
open-pollinated variety, 1,0 %;
open-pollinated varieties, 1,0 %;
The following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of seed of hybrid varieties:
a sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component are in flower;
where appropriate, emasculation shall be carried out;
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,
Textual Amendments
F2 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).
Plants are considered as having shed pollen or shedding pollen where, on 50 mm or more of the central axis or laterals of a panicle, the anthers have emerged from their glumes and have shed or are shedding pollen.]
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).
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