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Division 1 F1

United Kingdom

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The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and purity.

In particular, the seeds of the species listed below shall conform to the following standards or other conditions. The minimum varietal purity shall be:

  • Poa pratensis , varieties referred to in the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4 of Annex I, Brassica napus var. napobrassica and Brassica oleracea convar. acephala : 98 %,

  • Pisum sativum, Vicia faba :

    • certified seed, 1st generation: 99 %,

    • certified seed, 2nd generation: 98 %,

  • F2Trifolium subterraneum, Medicago spp., except M. lupulina , M. sativa , M. x varia :

    • for the production of basic seed: 99,5 %,

    • for the production of certified seed for further multiplication: 98 %,

    • for the production of certified seed: 95 %.

The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance).