Council Directive 2002/55/ECShow full title

Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed

2.Minimum weight of a sampleU.K.

SpeciesWeight (in g)
Allium cepa25
Allium porrum20
Anthricus cerefolium20
Apium graveolens5
Asparagus officinalis100
Beta vulgaris100
Brassica oleracea25
Brassica pekinensis20
Brassica rapa20
Capsicum annuum40
Cichorium intybus (partim) (Witloof chicory large-leaved chicory (Italian chicory))15
Cichorium intybus (partim) (industrial chicory)50
Cichorium endivia15
Citrullus lanatus250
Cucumis melo100
Cucumis sativus25
Cucurbita maxima250
Cucurbita pepo150
Cynara cardunculus50
Daucus carota10
Foeniculum vulgare25
Lactuca sativa10
Lycopersicon lycopersicum20
Petroselinum crispum10
Phaseolus coccineus1 000
Phaseolus vulgaris700
Pisum sativum500
Raphanus sativus50
Scorzonera hispanica30
Solanum melongena20
Spinacia oleracea75
Valerianella locusta20
Vicia faba1 000

In the case of F-1 hybrid varieties of the above species, the minimum weight of the sample may be decreased to a quarter of the specified weight. However the sample must have a weight of at least 5 g and consist of at least 400 seeds.