Crop inspections by official or licensed crop inspectors must be carried out in accordance with Article 2(5)(A) of, and Annex I to, Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants20, and the crop must satisfy the conditions in that Annex.

The seed produced by the crop must be sampled in accordance with Annex III to that Directive and must satisfy the conditions in Annex II to that Directive.

Diseases and harmful organisms that reduce the usefulness of the seed must be at the lowest possible level.