{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-109/annex-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-109/annex-I.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2009/109",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 9 February 2009 on the organisation of a temporary experiment providing for certain derogations for the marketing of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder plants pursuant to Council Directive 66/401/EEC to determine whether certain species not listed in Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC or 2002/57/EC fulfil the requirements for being included in Article 2(1)(A) of Directive 66/401/EEC (notified under document number C(2009) 724) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/109/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-109",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "SPECIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 AND CONDITIONS FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION\nUp to the maximum quantity indicated, hard seed present shall be regarded as seed capable of germination.\nA maximum total of 6 % by weight of seeds of Vicia pannonica, Vicia villosa or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity.\nSeeds of Avena fatua and Avena sterilis shall not be present in a sample of the prescribed weight.\nThe presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample twice the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free of any seeds of Cuscuta spp.\nThe presence of seeds of Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus shall not exceed 10 in a sample with the prescribed weight.\nSpecies\nMinimum germination(% of pure seeds)\nMinimum analytical purity(% by weight)\nMaximum content of seeds of other plant species(% by weight)\nMaximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 7\nMaximum weight of a lot(tonnes)\nMinimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot(grams)\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nBiserrula pelecinus\n70 (including hard seeds)\n98\n0,5\n10\n30\nLathyrus cicera\n80\n95\n1,0\n( c ) ( d ) ( e )\n25\n1 000\nLotus uliginosus\n75 (40)\n97\n0,5\n10\n25\nLotus glaber\n75 (40)\n97\n0,5\n10\n30\nMedicago doliata\n70\n98\n2,0\n( c ) ( d ) ( e )\n10\n100\nMedicago murex\n70 (30)\n98\n2,0\n10\n50\nMedicago polymorpha\n70 (30)\n98\n2,0\n10\n70\nMedicago rugosa\n70 (20)\n98\n2,0\n10\n180\nMedicago scutellata\n70\n98\n2,0\n10\n400\nMedicago italica\n70 (20)\n98\n2,0\n10\n100\nMedicago littoralis\n70\n98\n2,0\n10\n70\nMedicago truncatula\n70 (20)\n98\n2,0\n10\n100\nOrnithopus compressus\n75 (including hard seeds)\n90\n1,0\n10\n120\nOrnithopus sativus\n75 (including hard seeds)\n90\n1,0\n10\n90\nPlantago lanceolata\n75\n85\n1,5\n5\n20\nTrifolium fragiferum\n70\n98\n1,0\n10\n40\nTrifolium glanduliferum\n70 (30)\n98\n1,0\n10\n20\nTrifolium hirtum\n70\n98\n1,0\n10\n70\nTrifolium isthmocarpum\n70 (including hard seeds)\n98\n1,0\n( c ) ( d ) ( e )\n10\n100\nTrifolium. michelianum\n75 (30)\n98\n1,0\n10\n25\nTrifolium squarrosum\n75 (20)\n97\n1,5\n10\n150\nTrifolium subterraneum\n80 (40)\n97\n0,5\n10\n250\nTrifolium vesiculosum\n70 (including hard seeds)\n98\n1,0\n10\n100\nVicia benghalensis\n80 (20)\n97\n1,0\n20\n1 000",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 June 2014 amending Decision 2009/109/EC on the organisation of a temporary experiment providing for certain derogations for the marketing of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder plants pursuant to Council Directive 66/401/EEC (notified under document C(2014) 3788) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/362/EU)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Up to the maximum quantity indicated, hard seed present shall be regarded as seed capable of germination."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Seeds of Avena fatua and Avena sterilis shall not be present in a sample of the prescribed weight."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample twice the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free of any seeds of Cuscuta spp."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The presence of seeds of Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus shall not exceed 10 in a sample with the prescribed weight."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "A maximum total of 6 % by weight of seeds of Vicia pannonica, Vicia villosa or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/109/annex/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:34.225626+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."
}