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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).
In particular, the seed of the species listed below shall conform to the following other standards or conditions:
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 (%) |
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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.
Self-pollinating varieties of xTriticosecale other than hybrids
Category | Minimum varietal purity (%) |
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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.
[F2Hybrids 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 %.
In case of Hordeum vulgare produced by means of CMS, it shall be 85 %. Impurities other than the restorer shall not exceed 2 %.
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined in official post-control test on an appropriate proportion of samples.]
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.
[F2Hybrids of Secale cereale and CMS-hybrids of Hordeum vulgare]
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.
Textual Amendments
Table:
Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex:
the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also the seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10;
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;
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;
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 %’.
The seed shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as well as the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.
The presence of RNQPs on the seeds and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:
Nematodes | ||||
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RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs | Plants for planting (genus or species) | Thresholds for pre-basic seed | Thresholds for basic seed | Thresholds for certified seed |
Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie [APLOBE] | Oryza sativa L. | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
Fungi | ||||
Gibberella fujikuroi Sawada [GIBBFU] | Oryza sativa L. | Practically free | Practically free | Practically free] |
Textual Amendments
F3 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).
a The presence of five fungus bodies such as sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia, or ergots 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 no more than four fungus bodies.] ] | |
Category | Maximum number of fungus bodies, such as sclerotia, or ergots, in a sample of the weight specified in column 3 of Annex III |
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Cereals other than hybrids of Secale cereale : | |
| 1 |
| 3 |
Hybrids of Secale cereale : | |
| 1 |
| 4 a |
Textual Amendments
F4 Inserted 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).
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