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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cereal-seeds-regulations-1993/schedule-4/part-II/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/2005",
  "legislation_title": "The Cereal Seeds Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cereal-seeds-regulations-1993",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/II/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The seeds shall comply with the following standards:—\n(a) Oats, barley, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat\nMinimum Standard\nHigher Voluntary Standard\nGermination (% by number)\nAll categories\n85\n85\nAnalytical Purity (% by weight)\nBasic Seed (except triticale)\n99\n99\nBasic Seed (triticale)\n98\n—\nAll other categories\n98\n99\nIn the case of varieties of Avena sativa which are officially classified as “naked oat” types the minimum germination standard is 75%. In such instances the official label shall be endorsed “minimum germination capacity 75%”.\nSample Purity Standards\nMinimum Standard-maximum number of other seeds or structures in 500 g.\nSeeds of Other Plant Species\nCategory\nAll other species\nOther cultivated cereal species\nAll species other than cultivated cereals\nAvena fatua Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana (wild oats) or Lolium temulentum (darnel)\nRaphanus raphanistrum (wild radish), or Agrostemma githago (corn cockle)\nErgot (pieces)\n! Concerning the maximum content of seed of the species Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum. The presence of one seed of one of these species in 500 g shall not be considered an impurity if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free.\n* Concerning the maximum content of seeds of other cereal species. Where the maximum content is fixed at one seed, a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity, if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free.\nBasic Seed\n4\n1\n3\n0\n1\n1\nCertified Seed of the First Generation and Certified Seed of the Second Generation\n10\n7\n7\n0\n3\n3\nHigher Voluntary Standard-maximum number of other seeds or structures in 1 kg sample\nSeeds of Other Plant Species\nCategory\nAll other species\nOther cultivated cereal species\nAll species other than cereal species\nAvena fatua Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum\nRaphanus raphanistrum or Agrostemma githago or Bromus sterilis (sterile brome) or Agropyron repens (Couch)\nErgot (pieces)\n! In Basic Seed the nil standard shall apply in respect of Raphanus raphanistrum and Agrostemma githago only.\nBasic Seed\n1\n0\n1\n0\n0\n0\nCertified Seed of the First Generation\n2\n1\n1\n0\n1\n1\nCertified Seed of the Second Generation\n4\n3\n2\n0\n1\n1\n(b) Rye\nGermination (% by number)\nBasic and Certified Seed\n85\nAnalytical Purity (% by weight)\nBasic and Certified Seed\n98\nSample Purity Standards\nMaximum number of seeds in 500 g.\nSeeds of Other Plant Species\nCategory\nAll other species\nOther cultivated cereal species\nAll species other than cultivated cereals\nAvena fatua Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum\nRaphanus raphanistrum or Agrostemma githago\nErgot (pieces)\n! Concerning the maximum content of seed of the species Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum. The presence of one seed of one of these species in 500 g shall not be considered an impurity if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free.\n* Concerning the maximum content of seeds of other cereal species.Where the maximum content is fixed at one seed, a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity, if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free.\nBasic Seed\n4\n1\n3\n0\n1\n1\nCertified Seed …\n10\n7\n7\n0\n3\n3\n(c) Maize\nGermination (% by number)\nAll categories …\n90\nAnalytical Purity (% by weight) …\nAll categories …\n98\nSample Purity Standards\nMaximum content of seeds of other plant species (number of seeds in 250 g) (All categories)\nNil",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "* Concerning the maximum content of seeds of other cereal species. Where the maximum content is fixed at one seed, a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity, if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "! Concerning the maximum content of seed of the species Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum. The presence of one seed of one of these species in 500 g shall not be considered an impurity if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "* Concerning the maximum content of seeds of other cereal species.Where the maximum content is fixed at one seed, a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity, if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "! In Basic Seed the nil standard shall apply in respect of Raphanus raphanistrum and Agrostemma githago only."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "! Concerning the maximum content of seed of the species Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludoviciana or Lolium temulentum. The presence of one seed of one of these species in 500 g shall not be considered an impurity if a search of a further 500 g from the same submitted sample is free."
    }
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      "affecting": "ssi/2000/248",
      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000"
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      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2000/248",
      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000"
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      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000"
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    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/2196",
      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1999"
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      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/2196",
      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1999"
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    {
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    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2001/3664",
      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (revoked)"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/1482",
      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
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      "affecting_title": "The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:52:10.634161+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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