# Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC), Division 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The crop shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.
The crop shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests ( ‘ RNQPs ’ ) provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as well as the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation;
The presence of RNQPs on the crop and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs
Plants for planting (genus or species)
Thresholds for the production of pre-basic seed
Thresholds for the production of basic seed
Thresholds for the production of certified seed
Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN]
Medicago sativa L.
0 %
0 %
0 %
Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]
Medicago sativa L.
0 %
0 %
0 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1966/401/annex/I/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-401/annex-I/division-5
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