Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 of 22 July 2009 establishing implementing rules as to the suitability of the denominations of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 637)

ANNEX IU.K.CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES

For the purpose of defining ‘closely related species’, as referred to in Article 4(b), the following shall apply:

(a)

if there is more than one class within a genus, the list of classes in point 1 shall apply;

(b)

if classes encompass more than one genus, the list of classes in point 2 shall apply;

(c)

as a general rule, for genera and species not covered by the lists of classes in points 1 and 2, a genus is considered to be a class.

Classes	Scientific names
Class 1.1	Brassica oleracea
Class 1.2	Brassica other than Brassica oleracea
Class 2.1	Beta vulgaris — sugar beet, fodder beet
Class 2.2	Beta vulgaris — beetroot including Cheltenham beet, spinach beet or chard
Class 2.3	Beta other than classes 2.1 and 2.2.
Class 3.1	Cucumis sativus
Class 3.2	Cucumis melo
Class 3.3	Cucumis other than classes 3.1 and 3.2
Class 4.1	Solanum tuberosum
Class 4.2	Solanum other than class 4.1

Classes	Scientific names
^a Classes 203 and 204 are not solely established on the basis of closely related species.
Class 201	Secale, Triticale, Triticum
Class 203^a	Agrostis, Dactylis, Festuca, Festulolium, Lolium, Phalaris, Phleum and Poa
Class 204^a	Lotus, Medicago, Ornithopus, Onobrychis, Trifolium
Class 205	Cichorium, Lactuca