F6ANNEX IICONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED
1.
F5The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case of seed of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics. For the seed of hybrid varieties, the abovementioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the components.
In particular, the seed of the species listed below shall conform to the following standards or other conditions:
A.Avena sativa, F1Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta F3other than hybrids in each case:
Category | Minimum varietal purity(%) |
|---|---|
Basic seed | 99,9 |
Certified seed, 1st generation | 99,7 |
Certified seed, 2nd generation | 99,0 |
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
F3Aa.Self-pollinating varieties of TriticosecaleF8other than hybrids
Category | Minimum varietal purity(%) |
|---|---|
Basic seed | 99,7 |
Certified seed, 1st generation | 99,0 |
Certified seed, 2nd generation | 98,0 |
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
F8Ab.
Hybrids of oats, barley, rice, wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and self-pollinating triticale.
The minimum varietal purity of the seed of the category certified seed shall be 90 %. It shall be examined in official post control tests on an approriate proportion of samples.
F6B.F2Sorghum spp. and Zea mays:
Where for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties a female male-sterile component and a male component which does not restore male fertility have been used, the seed shall be produced:
either by blending seed lots in a proportion appropriate to the variety where, on the one hand, a female male-sterile component has been used and, on the other, a female male-fertile component has been used,
or by growing the female male-sterile component and the female male-fertile component in a proportion appropriate to the variety. The proportion of these components shall be examined in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
F7C.Hybrids of rye
Seed shall not be certified as certified seed unless due account has been taken of the results of an official post-control test, on samples of basic seed taken officially and carried out during the growing season of the seed entered for certification as certified seed to ascertain whether the basic seed met the requirements for basic seed laid down in this Decision in respect of identity and purity as regards the characters of the components, including male sterility.
2.
The seed shall conform to the following standards or other conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plants species:
- A.
Table:
Species and category
Minimum germination(% of pure seed)
Minimum analytical purity(% by weight)
Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species including red seeds ofOryza sativain a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)
Other plant species (a)
Red seeds ofOryza sativa
Other cereal species
Plant species other than cereals
Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana, Lolium temulentum
Raphanus raphanistrum, Agrostemma githago
Panicum spp.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Avena sativa, F1Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta:
—basic seed
85
99
4
1 (b)
3
0 (c)
1
—certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation
85 F9(d)
98
10
7
7
0 (c)
3
Phalaris canariensis:
—basic seed
75
98
4
1 (b)
0 (c)
—certified seed
75
98
10
5
0 (c)
Oryza sativa:
—basic seed
80
98
4
F41
1
—certified seed, 1st generation
80
98
10
F43
3
—certified seed, 2nd generation
80
98
15
F45
3
Secale cereale:
—basic seed
85
98
4
1 (b)
3
0 (c)
1
—certified seed
85
98
10
7
7
0 (c)
3
F2Sorghum spp.
80
98
0
Triticosecale
F3—basic seed
F1080
98
4
1 (b)
3
0 (c)
1
—certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation
80
98
10
7
7
0 (c)
3
Zea mays
90
98
0
- B.
Standards or other conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex:
- (a)
The maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also the seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10.
- (b)
A second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of same weight is free from any seeds of other cereals species.
- (c)
The presence of one seed of Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum 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.
- (d)
F9F11in the case of varieties of Avena sativa which are officially classified as of the ‘naked oat’ type the minimum germination capacity is reduced to 75% of pure seed. In such a case the official label shall be endorsed ‘minimum germination capacity 75%’.
- (a)
F123.
Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level.
In particular, the seed shall conform to the following standards in respect of Claviceps purpurea (maximum number of sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia in a sample of the weight specified in column 3 of Annex III).
Category | Claviceps purpurea |
|---|---|
1 | 2 |
Cereals other than hybrid rye: | |
| 1 |
| 3 |
Hybrids of rye: | |
| 1 |
| 44 |
The presence of five sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia in a sample of the prescribed weight shall be deemed to be in conformity with the standards, where a second sample of the same weight contains not more than four sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia. | |
Inserted by First Commission Directive of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed (78/387/EEC).