[F12. Sampling and testing of oil and fibre plants
1.The competent authority must:
(a)officially draw seed samples from lots of oil and fibre plants;
(b)authorise seed samplers to carry out sampling on its behalf and under its official supervision;
(c)compare the seed samples drawn by itself with those of the same seed lot drawn by the seed samplers under official supervision as referred to in point (b);
[F2(d)]supervise the performance of the seed samplers.
2.The competent authority or the professional operator under official supervision must sample and test oil and fibre plants in accordance with up-to-date international methods.
3.Except for automatic sampling, the competent authority must check a proportion of at least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification.
4.That proportion must be spread as evenly as possible over natural and legal persons entering seed for certification and the species entered, but may also be aimed at eliminating specific doubts.
5.In the case of automatic sampling, appropriate procedures must be applied and the sampling must be officially supervised.
6.For the examination of seed for certification, samples must be drawn from homogeneous lots and, as regards the lot and sample weights, in accordance with the table in Annex 3 to Directive 66/401/EEC.]
Textual Amendments
F1Annex 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1527), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1631, regs. 1(2), 9(2)(a))
F2Annex 5 Pt. G para. 2(1)(d): Annex 5 Pt. G para. 2(1)(c) renumbered (26.11.2021) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1229), regs. 1, 8(5)