Paragraph 3

The seed shall meet the following minimum standards:

(a)

	Minimum analytical purity^f1 (% by weight)	Minimum germination (% by number of clusters or pellets)	Maximum moisture content (% by weight)
* Excluding where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives.
(i) Sugar beet:
monogerm seed	97	80	15
precision seed	97	75	15
natural seed of varieties with more than 85% diploids	97	73	15
natural seed of varieties with 15% or more triploids and/or tetraploids	97	68	15 (ii) Fodder beet:
monogerm seed, precision seed and natural seed of varieties with more than 85% diploids	97	73	15
natural seed of varieties with 15% or more triploids and/or tetraploids	97	68

(b)

The percentage by weight of seeds of other plants shall not exceed 0.3.

(c)

Additional minimum germination requirements—

	Minimum percentage of germinated clusters with a single seedling	Maximum percentage of germinated clusters with 3 or more seedling
(i) monogerm seed	90	5
(ii) precision seeds of—
Sugar beet	70	5
Fodder beet
with more than 85% diploids	58	5
with 15% or more triploids and/or tetraploids	63	5

(d)

Additional requirements for monogerm and precision seed which is monogerm

	Maximum percentage by weight of inert matter
Basic seed	1.0
Certified seed	0.5

In the case of pelleted seed the sample shall be drawn from processed seed which has undergone partial decortication but has not yet been pelleted.

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Excluding where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives.