The 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 other standards or conditions:

1. A.

   Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta other 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.

2. B.

   Self-pollinating varieties of xTriticosecale other 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.

3. C.

   Hybrids of Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta, and self-pollinating xTriticosecale.

   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 appropriate proportion of samples.

4. D.

   Sorghum 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.

5. E.

   Hybrids of Secale cereale

   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 Directive in respect of identity and purity as regards the characteristics of the components, including male sterility.

The seed shall conform to the following other standards or conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plants species::

1. 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 of Oryza sativa in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III(total per column)
   			Other plant species (a)	Red seeds of Oryza sativa	Other cereal species	Plant species other than cereals	Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Lolium temulentum	Raphanus raphanistrum, Agrostemma githago	Panicum spp.
   1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
   Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum 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 (d)	98	10		7	7	0 (c)	3
   Avena nuda:
   — basic seed,	75	99	4		1 (b)	3	0 (c)	1
   — certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation,	75 (d)	98	10		7	7	0 (c)	3
   Oryza sativa:
   — basic seed,	80	98	4	1					1
   — certified seed, 1st generation,	80	98	10	3					3
   — certified seed, 2nd generation,	80	98	15	5					3
   Secale cereale:
   — basic seed,	85	98	4		1 (b)	3	0 (c)	1
   — certified seed,	85	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)
   Sorghum spp.	80	98	0
   xTriticosecale:
   — basic seed ,	80	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

2. B.

   Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex:

   1. (a)

      the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also the seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10;

   2. (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;

   3. (c)

      the presence of one seed of Avena fatua, Avena sterilis 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;

   4. (d)

      in the case of varieties of Hordeum vulgare (naked barley) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 75 % of pure seed. The official label shall include the words ‘Minimum germination capacity 75 %’.

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).