Council Directive 2002/57/ECShow full title

[F1 ANNEX I U.K. CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP

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).

1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the production of seed of the species and variety of the crop, and the field shall be sufficiently free from such plants which are volunteers from previous cropping. U.K.

In the case of hybrids of Brassica napus , the crop shall be raised in a production ground where five years have elapsed since plants of Brassicaceae ( Cruciferae ) were last grown.

2. The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination: U.K.

Crop	Minimum distance
[X1 Brassica spp. other than Brassica napus, Cannabis sativa other than monoecious Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi, Sinapis alba :]
— for the production of basic seed,	400 m
— for the production of certified seed,	200 m
Brassica napus :
— for the production of basic seed of varieties other than hybrids,	200 m
— for the production of basic seed of hybrids,	500 m
— for the production of certified seed of varieties other than hybrids,	100 m
— for the production of certified seed of hybrids,	300 m
Cannabis sativa , monoecious Cannabis sativa :
— for the production of basic seed,	5 000 m
— for the production of certified seed,	1 000 m
Helianthus annuus :
— for the production of basic seed of hybrids,	1 500 m
— for the production of basic seed of varieties other than hybrids,	750 m
— for the production of certified seed,	500 m
Gossypium hirsutum and/or Gossypium barbadense :
[X1 — for the production of basic seed of Gossypium hirsutum ,]	100 m
[X1 — for the production of basic seed of Gossypium barbadense ,]	200 m
— for the production of certified seed of non-hybrid varieties and intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum produced without Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS),	30 m
— for the production of certified seed of intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum produced with CMS,	800 m
— for the production of certified seed of non-hybrid varieties and intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium barbadense produced without CMS,	150 m
— for the production of certified seed of intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium barbadense produced with CMS,	800 m
— for the production of basic seed of fixed interspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense ,	200 m
— for the production of certified seed of fixed interspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense and hybrids produced without CMS,	150 m
— for the production of certified seed of hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense produced with CMS,	800 m

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to 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 (Official Journal of the European Union L 166 of 27 June 2009).

These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination.

3. The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case of a crop of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics. U.K.

For the production of seed of hybrid varieties, the abovementioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the components, including male sterility or restoration of fertility.

In particular, crops of Brassica juncea, Brassica nigra, Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi, Gossypium spp. and hybrids of Helianthus annuus and Brassica napus shall conform to the following other standards or conditions:

A.

Brassica juncea, Brassica nigra, Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi and Gossypium spp. other than hybrids:

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,

B.

Hybrids of Helianthus annuus :

(a)

the percentage by number of plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:

(aa) for the production of basic seed:
i) inbred lines	0,2 %
(ii) simple hybrids:
— male parent, plants which have shed pollen while 2 % or more of the female plants have receptive flowers,	0,2 %
— female parent,	0,5 %
(bb) for the production of certified seed:
— male component, plants which have shed pollen while 5 % or more of the female plants have receptive flowers,	0,5 %
— female component,	1,0 %

(b)

The following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of seed of hybrid varieties:

(aa)

sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component are in flower;

(bb)

where the female component plants have receptive stigmas, the percentage by number of female component plants which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,5 %;

(cc)

for the production of basic seed the total percentage by number of plants of the female component which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the component and which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,5 %;

(dd)

where the condition laid down in Annex II(I)(2) cannot be satisfied, the following conditions shall be satisfied: a male-sterile component shall be used to produce certified seed by using a male component which contains a specific restorer line or lines so that at least one third of the plants grown from the resulting hybrid will produce pollen which appears normal in all respects;

C.

Hybrids of Brassica napus , produced using the male sterility:

(a)

the percentage by number of plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:

(aa) for the production of basic seed
(i) inbred lines	0,1 %
(ii) simple hybrids
— male component,	0,1 %
— female component,	0,2 %
(bb) for the production of certified seed
— male component,	0,3 %
— female component,	1,0 %

(b)

Male sterility shall be at least 99 % for the production of basic seed and 98 % for the production of certified seed. The level of male sterility shall be assessed by examining flowers for the absence of fertile anthers;

D.

Hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense :

(a)

in crops to produce basic seed of parental lines of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense , the minimum varietal purity of both the female and male parental lines shall be 99,8 % when 5 % or more of seed-bearing plants have pollen receptive flowers. The level of male sterility of the seed-bearing parent line shall be assessed by examining the flowers for the presence of sterile anthers and shall not be less than 99,9 %

(b)

in crops to produce certified seed of hybrid varieties of Gossypium hirsutum and/or Gossypium barbadense , the minimum varietal purity of both the seed-bearing parent and the pollen parent line shall be 99,5 % when 5 % or more of seed-bearing plants have pollen receptive flowers. The level of male sterility of the seed-bearing parent line shall be assessed by examining the flowers for the presence of sterile anthers and shall not be less than 99,7 %.

[F2 4. The crop shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the propagating material. The crop shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests ( ‘ RNQPs ’ ) provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 (1) , as well as with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation. U.K.

The presence of RNQPs on the crops shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:

Fungi and oomycetes
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Plants for planting (genus or species)	Thresholds for the production of pre-basic seed	Thresholds for the production of basic seed	Thresholds for the production of certified seed
Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni [PLASHA]	Helianthus annuus L.	0 %	0 %	0 %]

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).

5. The satisfaction of the abovementioned other standards or conditions shall, in the case of basic seed, be examined in official field inspections and, in the case of certified seed, be examined either in official field inspections or in inspections carried out under official supervision. These field inspections shall be carried out in accordance with the following conditions: U.K.

A.

The condition and the stage of development of the crop shall permit an adequate examination.

B.

In cases other than crops of hybrids of Helianthus annuus, Brassica napus, Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense , there shall be at least one inspection.

In the case of hybrids of Helianthus annuus there shall be at least two inspections.

In the case of hybrids of Brassica napus there shall be at least three inspections: the first shall be made before the flowering stage, the second at the early flowering stage and the third at the end of the flowering stage.

In the case of hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and/or Gossypium barbadense there shall be at least three inspections: the first shall be made at the early flowering stage, the second before the end of the flowering stage and the third at the end of the flowering stage after removal, where appropriate, of the pollen parent plants.

C.

The size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to be inspected in order to examine the satisfaction of the provisions of this Annex shall be determined in accordance with appropriate methods.

ANNEX II U.K. CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED

I. BASIC AND CERTIFIED SEED U.K.

1. The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity. In particular, seeds of the species listed below shall conform to the following other standards or conditions: U.K.

Species and category	Minimum varietal purity (%)
Arachis hypogaea:
— basic seed,	99,7
— certified seed,	99,5
Brassica napus other than hybrids, other than varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes, Brassica rapa , other than varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes
— basic seed,	99,9
— certified seed,	99,7
Brassica napus spp. other than hybrids, varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes, Brassica rapa , varieties to be used solely for fodder purposes, Helianthus annuus , other than hybrid varieties including their components, Sinapis alba :
— basic seed,	99,7
— certified seed,	99,0
Glycine max :
— basic seed,	99,5
— certified seed,	99,0
Linum usitatissimum :
— basic seed,	99,7
— certified seed, 1st generation,	98,0
— certified seed, 2nd and 3rd generations,	97,5
Papaver somniferum :
— basic seed,	99,0
— certified seed,	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.

2. In the case of hybrids of Brassica napus produced using male sterility the seed shall conform with the conditions and standards set out in points (a) to (d). U.K.

(a)

The seed shall have sufficient identity and purity as regards the varietal characteristics of its components, including male sterility or restoration of fertility;

(b)

[F3 The minimum varietal purity of the seed shall be:

• basic seed, female component: 99,0 %,

• basic seed, male component: 99,9 %,

• certified seed of winter swede rape varieties: 90,0 %,

• certified seed of spring swede rape varieties: 85,0 %;]

(c)

Seed shall not be certified as certified seed unless due account has been taken of the results of official post-control plot tests 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 has met the requirements for basic seed laid down in respect of identity as regards the characteristics of the components, including male sterility, and the standards for basic seed laid down in respect of the minimum varietal purity laid down in point (b).

In the case of basic seed of hybrids, the varietal purity may be assessed by appropriate biochemical methods;

(d)

The compliance with the standards of the minimum varietal purity laid down in point (b) in respect of certified seed of hybrids shall be monitored by official post-control tests on an appropriate proportion of samples taken officially. Appropriate biochemical methods may be utilised.

Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/11 of 5 January 2016 amending Annex II to Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (Text with EEA relevance).

3. Where the condition laid down in Annex I(3)(B)(b)(dd) cannot be satisfied, the following condition shall be met: where for the production of certified seed of hybrids of Helianthus annuus a female male-sterile component and a male component which does not restore male fertility have been used, the seed produced by the male-sterile parent shall be blended with seed produced by the fully fertile seed parent. The ratio of male-sterile parent seed to male-fertile parent shall not exceed two to one. U.K.

4. The seed shall conform to the following other standards or conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species including Orobanche spp.: U.K.

A.

Table:

Species and category	Minimum-germination (% of pure seed)	Analytical purity		Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)							Conditions as regards content of Orobanche seeds
		Minimum analytical purity (% by weight)	Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)	Other plan species (a)	Avena fatua, Avena sterilis	Cuscuta spp.	Raphanus raphanistrum	Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella	Alopecurus myosuroides	Lolium remotum
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Arachis hypogaea	70	99	—	5	0	0 (c)
Brassica spp.
— basic seed,	85	98	0,3	—	0	0 (c) (d)	10	2
— certified seed,	85	98	0,3	—	0	0 (c) (d)	10	5
Cannabis sativa	75	98	—	30 (b)	0	0 (c)					(e)
Carthamus tinctorius	75	98	—	5	0	0 (c)					(e)
Carum carvi	70	97	—	25 (b)	0	0 (c) (d)	10		3
Glycine max	80	98	—	5	0	0 (c)
Gossypium spp.	80	98	—	15	0	0 (c)
Helianthus annuus	85	98	—	5	0	0 (c)
Linum usitatissimum :
— flax,	92	99	—	15	0	0 (c) (d)			4	2
— linseed,	85	99	—	15	0	0 (c) (d)			4	2
Papaver somniferum	80	98	—	25 (b)	0	0 (c) (d)
Sinapis alba :
— basic seed,	85	98	0,3	—	0	0 (c) (d)	10	2
— certified seed,	85	98	0,3	—	0	0 (c) (d)	10	5

B.

Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section I(4)(A) of this Annex:

(a)

the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 5 include also the seeds of the species in columns 6 to 11;

(b)

the determination of total content of seeds of other plant species by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 5 have been satisfied;

(c)

the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 7 have been satisfied;

(d)

the presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. 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 Cuscuta spp.;

(e)

the seed shall be free from Orobanche spp.; however the presence of one seed of Orobanche spp. in a sample of 100 grams shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of 200 grams is free from any seeds of Orobanche spp.

[F2 5. The seed shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the propagating material. U.K.

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 with 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:

Fungi and oomycetes
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
Alternaria linicola Groves & Skolko [ALTELI]	Linum usitatissimum L.	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp
Boeremia exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley [PHOMEL]	Linum usitatissimum L. - flax	1 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	1 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	1 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp
Boeremia exigua var. linicola (Naumov & Vassiljevsky) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley [PHOMEL]	Linum usitatissimum L. - linseed	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp
Botrytis cinerea de Bary [BOTRCI]	Helianthus annuus L., Linum usitatissimum L.	5 %	5 %	5 %
Colletotrichum lini Westerdijk [COLLLI]	Linum usitatissimum L.	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp
Diaporthe caulivora (Athow & Caldwell) J.M. Santos, Vrandecic & A.J.L. Phillips [DIAPPC] Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae Lehman [DIAPPS]	Glycine max (L.) Merr	15 % for infection with the Phomopsis complex	15 % for infection with the Phomopsis complex	15 % for infection with the Phomopsis complex
Fusarium (anamorphic genus) Link [1FUSAG] other than Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kill. & Maire) W.L. Gordon [FUSAAL] and Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O’Donnell [GIBBCI]	Linum usitatissimum L.	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp	5 % 5 % affected with Alternaria linicola , Boeremia exigua var. linicola , Colletotrichium lini and Fusarium spp
Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni [PLASHA]	Helianthus annuus L.	0 %	0 %	0 %
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Libert) de Bary [SCLESC]	Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs,	Not more than 5 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC.	Not more than 5 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC.	Not more than 5 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC.
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Libert) de Bary [SCLESC]	Brassica napus L. (partim), Helianthus annuus L.	Not more than 10 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC	Not more than 10 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC	Not more than 10 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Libert) de Bary [SCLESC]	Sinapis alba L.	Not more than 5 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC	Not more than 5 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC.	Not more than 5 sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia found in a laboratory examination of a representative sample of each seed lot, of a size specified in column 4 of Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC.]

II. COMMERCIAL SEED U.K.

With the exception of Section 1, the conditions referred to in Annex II(I) shall apply to commercial seed.

ANNEX III U.K.

LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

Species	Maximum weight of a lot (tonnes)	Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot (grams)	Weight of the sample for the determinations by number provided for in columns 5 to 11 of Annex II(I)(4)(A) and in column 5 of Annex II(I)(5)(A) (grams)
1	2	3	4
Arachis hypogaea	30	1 000	1 000
Brassica juncea	10	100	40
Brassica napus	10	200	100
Brassica nigra	10	100	40
Brassica rapa	10	200	70
Cannabis sativa	10	600	600
Carthamus tinctorius	25	900	900
Carum carvi	10	200	80
Glycine max	30	1 000	1 000
Gossypium spp.	25	1 000	1 000
Helianthus annuus	25	1 000	1 000
Linum usitatissimum	10	300	150
Papaver somniferum	10	50	10
Sinapis alba	10	400	200

The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.]

ANNEX IV U.K. LABEL

A. Required information U.K.

(a)

For basic seed and certified seed

1.

‘EC rules and standards’.

2.

Certification authority and Member State or their initials.

2a.

[F4 Officially assigned serial number.]

3.

Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed … (month and year)’, or

month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus: ‘sampled … (month and year)’.

4.

Reference number of lot.

5.

Species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, in roman characters.

6.

Variety, indicated at least in roman characters.

7.

Category.

8.

Country of production.

9.

Declared net or gross weight.

10.

Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight.

11.

In the case of varieties which are hybrids or inbred lines:

• for basic seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed belongs has been officially accepted under Directive 2002/53/EC:

  the name of this component, under which it has been officially accepted, with or without reference to the final variety, accompanied, in the case of hybrids or inbred lines which are intended solely as components for final varieties, by the word ‘component’,

• for basic seed in other cases:

  the name of the component to which the basic seed belongs, which may be given in code form, accompanied by a reference to the final variety, with or without reference to its function (male or female), and accompanied by the word ‘component’,

• for certified seed:

  the name of the variety to which the seed belongs, accompanied by the word ‘hybrid’.

12.

Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested … (month and year)’ and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2), Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.

(aa)

[F5 For certified seed of a varietal association

• the information required under section (a), except that instead of the name of the variety, the name of the varietal association shall be (information ‘ varietal association ’ and its name) and the percentages by weight of the various components shown by variety shall be given; it shall be sufficient to give the name of the varietal association if the percentage by weight has been notified in writing to the purchaser, on request, and officially recorded.]

(b)

For commercial seed

1.

‘EC rules and standards’.

2.

‘Commercial seed (not certified as to variety)’.

3.

Certification authority and Member State or their initials.

3a.

[F4 Officially assigned serial number.]

4.

Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed … (month and year)’.

5.

Reference number of lot.

6.

Species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, in roman characters.

7.

Region of production.

8.

Declared net or gross weight.

9.

Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight.

10.

Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested … (month and year)’ and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the official label of seed packages (Text with EEA relevance).

F5 Inserted by Commission Directive 2003/45/EC of 28 May 2003 amending Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (Text with EEA relevance).

B. Minimum dimensions U.K.

110 mm × 67 mm.

ANNEX V U.K. LABEL AND DOCUMENT PROVIDED IN THE CASE OF SEED NOT FINALLY CERTIFIED, HARVESTED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE

A. Information required for the label U.K.

• authority responsible for field inspection and Member State or their initials,

• [F4 officially assigned serial number,]

• species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, in roman characters,

• variety, indicated at least in roman characters; in the case of varieties (inbred lines, hybrids), which are intended solely as components for hybrid varieties, the word ‘component’ shall be added,

• category,

• in the case of hybrid varieties, the word ‘hybrid’,

• field or lot reference number,

• declared net or gross weight,

• the words ‘seed not finally certified’.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2), Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.

B. Colour of the label U.K.

The label shall be grey.

C. Information required for the document U.K.

• authority issuing the document,

• [F4 officially assigned serial number,]

• species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, in roman characters,

• variety, indicated at least in roman characters,

• category,

• reference number of the seed used to sow the field and name of the country or countries which certified that seed,

• field lot or reference number,

• area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document,

• quantity of seed harvested and number of packages,

• number of generations after basic seed, in the case of certified seed,

• attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop from which the seed comes have been fulfilled,

• where appropriate, results of a preliminary seed analysis.

ANNEX VI U.K.

PART A U.K. REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS(referred to by Article 31)

Directive 69/208/EEC (OJ L 169, 10.7.1969, p. 3)
Council Directive 71/162/EEC (OJ L 87, 17.4.1971, p. 24)	only Article 5
Council Directive 72/274/EEC (OJ L 171, 29.7.1972, p. 37)	only concerning references made to the provisions of Directive 69/208/EEC in Articles 1 and 2
Council Directive 72/418/EEC (OJ L 287, 26.12.1972, p. 22)	only Article 5
Council Directive 73/438/EEC (OJ L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79)	only Article 5
Council Directive 75/444/EEC (OJ L 196, 26.7.1975, p. 6)	only Article 5
Council Directive 78/55/EEC (OJ L 16, 20.1.1978, p. 23)	only Article 5
Commission Directive 78/388/EEC (OJ L 113, 25.4.1978, p. 20)
Council Directive 78/692/EEC (OJ L 236, 26.8.1978, p. 13)	only Article 6
Council Directive 78/1020/EEC (OJ L 350, 14.12.1978, p. 27)	only Article 3
Commission Directive 79/641/EEC (OJ L 183, 19.7.1979, p. 13)	only Article 3
Commission Directive 80/304/EEC (OJ L 68, 14.3.1980, p. 33)
Commission Directive 81/126/EEC (OJ L 67, 12.3.1981, p. 36)	only Article 4
Commission Directive 82/287/EEC (OJ L 131, 13.5.1982, p. 24)	only Articles 3 and 4
Council Directive 82/727/EEC (OJ L 310, 6.11.1982, p. 21)
Commission Directive 82/859/EEC (OJ L 357, 18.12.1982, p. 31)
Council Directive 86/155/EEC (OJ L 118, 7.5.1986, p. 23)	only Article 4
Commission Directive 87/120/EEC (OJ L 49, 18.2.1987, p. 39)	only Article 4
Commission Directive 87/480/EEC (OJ L 273, 26.9.1987, p. 43)	only Article 2
Council Directive 88/332/EEC (OJ L 151, 17.6.1988, p. 82)	only Article 7
Council Directive 88/380/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.1988, p. 31)	only Article 5
Council Directive 90/654/EEC (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 48)	only concerning references made to the provisions of Directive 69/208/EEC in Article 2 and to Annex II(I)(5)
Commission Directive 92/9/EEC (OJ L 70, 17.3.1992, p. 25)
Commission Directive 92/107/EEC (OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 1)
Commission Directive 96/18/EC (OJ L 76, 26.3.1996, p. 21)	only Article 2
Council Directive 96/72/EC (OJ L 304, 27.11.1996, p. 10)	only Article 1(5)
Council Directive 98/95/EC (OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 1)	only Article 5
Council Directive 98/96/EC (OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27)	only Article 5

PART B U.K. DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW(referred to by Article 31)

a For Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, 1 July 1973 for Article 14(1); 1 July 1974 for the other provisions concerning basic seed and 1 July 1976 for the other provisions.
b 1 January 1986 for Greece, 1 March 1986 for Spain, and 1 January 1991 for Portugal.
c Concerning Annex I(3).
d Concerning Annex II(I)(1).
e In so far as these provisions require the botanical name of a species to be indicated on the label of seed.
f The remaining stocks of labels bearing the abbreviation ‘EEC’ may continue to be used until 31 December 2001.
Directive	Deadline for transposition
69/208/EEC	1 July 1970a b
71/162/EEC	1 July 1970 (Article 5(1), (2) and (7))
	1 July 1972 (Article 5(3))
	1 July 1971 (other provisions)a
72/274/EEC	1 July 1972 (Article 1)
	1 January 1973 (Article 2)
72/418/EEC	1 July 1973
73/438/EEC	1 July 1973 (Article 5(3)
	1 January 1974 (Article 5(4)
	1 July 1974 (other provisions)
75/444/EEC	1 July 1975 (Article 5(2)
	1 July 1977 (other provisions)
78/55/EEC	1 July 1978 (Article 5(2)
	1 July 1979 (other provisions)
78/388/EEC	1 January 1981 (Article 1(1)c and (2)d
	1 July 1980 (other provisions)
78/692/EEC	1 July 1977 (Article 6)
	1 July 1979 (other provisions)
78/1020/EEC	1 July 1977
79/641/EEC	1 July 1980
80/304/EEC	1 July 1980
81/126/EEC	1 July 1982
82/287/EEC	1 January 1983
82/727/EEC	1 July 1982
82/859/EEC	1 July 1983
86/155/EEC	1 March 1986 (Articles 4(3), (4) and 5)
	1 July 1987 (other provisions)
87/120/EEC	1 June 1988
87/480/EEC	1 July 1990
88/332/EEC
88/380/EEC	1 July 1992 (Article 5(10), (19), (23) and (25)e and Article 5(12))
	1 July 1990 (other provisions)
90/654/EEC
92/9/EEC	30 June 1992
92/107/EEC	1 July 1994
96/18/EC	1 July 1996
96/72/EC	1 July 1997f
98/95/EC	1 February 2000 (Corrigendum OJ L 126, 20.5.1999, p. 23)
98/96/EC	1 February 2000

ANNEX VII U.K. TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE

a 98/95/EC Article 9(2) and 98/96/EC Article 8(2).
b 98/96/EC Article 9.
Directive 69/208/EEC	This Directive
Article 1	Article 1, first subparagraph
Article 17	Article 1, second subparagraph
Article 1(a)	Article 2(1)(a)
Article 2(1)(A)	Article 2(1)(b)
Article 2(1)(B)(a)	Article 2(1)(c)(i)
Article 2(1)(B)(b)	Article 2(1)(c)(ii)
Article 2(1)(B)(c)	Article 2(1)(c)(iii)
Article 2(1)(B)(d)	Article 2(1)(c)(iv)
Article 2(1)(Ba)(1)(a)	Article 2(1)(d)(1)(i)
Article 2(1)(Ba)(1)(b)	Article 2(1)(d)(1)(ii)
Article 2(1)(Ba)(2)(a)	Article 2(1)(d)(2)(i)
Article 2(1)(Ba)(2)(b)	Article 2(1)(d)(2)(ii)
Article 2(1)(Ba)(2)(c)	Article 2(1)(d)(2)(iii)
Article 2(1)(C)(a)	Article 2(1)(e)(i)
Article 2(1)(C)(b)	Article 2(1)(e)(ii)
Article 2(1)(C)(c)	Article 2(1)(e)(iii)
Article 2(1)(C)(d)	Article 2(1)(e)(iv)
Article 2(1)(D)(a)	Article 2(1)(f)(i)
Article 2(1)(D)(b)	Article 2(1)(f)(ii)
Article 2(1)(D)(c)	Article 2(1)(f)(iii)
Article 2(1)(D)(d)	Article 2(1)(f)(iv)
Article 2(1)(E)(a)	Article 2(1)(g)(i)
Article 2(1)(E)(b)	Article 2(1)(g)(ii)
Article 2(1)(E)(c)	Article 2(1)(g)(iii)
Article 2(1)(E)(d)	Article 2(1)(g)(iv)
Article 2(1)(Ea)(a)	Article 2(1)(h)(i)
Article 2(1)(Ea)(b)	Article 2(1)(h)(ii)
Article 2(1)(Ea)(c)	Article 2(1)(h)(iii)
Article 2(1)(Ea)(d)	Article 2(1)(h)(iv)
Article 2(1)(F)(a)	Article 2(1)(i)(i)
Article 2(1)(F)(b)	Article 2(1)(i)(ii)
Article 2(1)(F)(c)	Article 2(1)(i)(iii)
Article 2(1)(F)(d)	Article 2(1)(i)(iv)
Article 2(1)(G)(a)	Article 2(1)(j)(i)
Article 2(1)(G)(b)	Article 2(1)(j)(ii)
Article 2(1)(G)(c)	Article 2(1)(j)(iii)
Article 2(1)(H)(a)	Article 2(1)(k)(i)
Article 2(1)(H)(b)	Article 2(1)(k)(ii)
Article 2(1)(H)(c)	Article 2(1)(k)(iii)
Article 2(1a)	Article 2(2)
Article 2(1b)	Article 2(3)
Article 2(2)(a)	—
Article 2(2)(b)	Article 2(4)(a)
Article 2(2)(c)	—
Article 2(2)(d)	Article 2(4)(b)
Article 2(3)(i)(a)	Article 2(5)(a)(i)
Article 2(3)(i)(b)	Article 2(5)(a)(ii)
Article 2(3)(i)(c)	Article 2(5)(a)(iii)
Article 2(3)(i)(d)	Article 2(5)(a)(iv)
Article 2(3)(ii)	Article 2(5)(b)
Article 2(3)(iii)	Article 2(5)(c)
Article 2(3)(iv)	Article 2(5)(d)
Article 2(3)(v)	Article 2(5), second subparagraph
Article 2(4)	Article 2(6)
Article 3	Article 3
Article 3(a)	Article 4
Article 4	Article 5
Article 4(a)	Article 6
Article 5	Article 7
Article 6	Article 8
Article 7	Article 9
Article 8	Article 10
Article 9	Article 11
Article 10	Article 12
Article 11	Article 13
Article 11(a)	Article 14
Article 12	Article 15
Article 12(a)	Article 16
Article 13	Article 17
Article 14	Article 19
Article 14(a)	Article 18
Article 15(1)(a)	Article 20(a)
Article 15(1)(b)	Article 20(b)
Article 16	Article 21
Article 18	Article 22
Article 19	Article 23
Article 20(a)	Article 24
Article 20	Article 25
Article 21	Article 26
Article 21(a)(1)	Article 27(1)
Article 21(a)(2)(i)	Article 27(2)(a)
Article 21(a)(2)(ii)	Article 27(2)(b)
Article 22	Article 28
—	Article 29a
—	Article 30b
—	Article 31
—	Article 32
—	Article 33
ANNEX I	ANNEX I
ANNEX II part I point 1	ANNEX II part I point 1
ANNEX II part I point 1(a)	ANNEX II part I point 2
ANNEX II part I point 2	ANNEX II part I point 3
ANNEX II part I point 3	ANNEX II part I point 4
ANNEX II part II	ANNEX II part II
ANNEX III	ANNEX III
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(1)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(1)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(2)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(2)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(3)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(3)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(4)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(4)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(5)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(5)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(6)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(6)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(7)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(7)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(8)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(8)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(9)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(9)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(10)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(10)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(10)(a)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(11)
ANNEX IV part A point (a)(11)	ANNEX IV part A point (a)(12)
ANNEX IV part A point (b)	ANNEX IV part A point (b)
ANNEX IV part B	ANNEX IV part B
ANNEX V	ANNEX V
—	ANNEX VI
—	ANNEX VII

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[F1 [F2 Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC ( OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4 ).] ]

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).

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).