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Division 2 F1

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The seed shall conform to the following standards or other conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species, including the presence of bitter seed in sweet varieties of Lupinus spp.:

  1. A..

    Table:

    F2Species Germination Analytical purity Maximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column) Conditions as regards content of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour and of bitter lupin seeds
    Minimum germination (% of pure seed) Maximum content of hard seed (% of pure seed) Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) Avena fatua , Avena sterilis Cuscuta spp. Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus
    Total A single species Elytrigia repens Alopecurus myosuroides Melilotus spp. Raphanus raphanistrum Sinapis arvensis
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
    Poaceae (Gramineae)
    Agrostis canina 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Agrostis capillaris 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Agrostis gigantea 80 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2(n)
    Agrostis stolonifera 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Alopecurus pratensis 70 (a) 75 2,5 1,0 (f) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Arrhenatherum elatius 75 (a) 90 3,0 1,0 (f) 0,5 0,3 0 (g) 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Bromus catharticus 75 (a) 97 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 (g) 0 (j) (k) 10 (n)
    Bromus sitchensis 75 (a) 97 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 (g) 0 (j) (k) 10 (n)
    Cynodon dactylon 70 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2
    Dactylis glomerata 80 (a) 90 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Festuca arundinacea 80 (a) 95 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Festuca filiformis 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Festuca ovina 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Festuca pratensis 80 (a) 95 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Festuca rubra 75 (a) 90 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Festuca trachyphylla 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    × Festulolium 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Lolium multiflorum 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Lolium perenne 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Lolium × hybridum 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Phalaris aquatica 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5
    Phleum nodosum 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (k) 5
    Phleum pratense 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 0,3 0 0 (k) 5
    Poa annua 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5 (n)
    Poa nemoralis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Poa palustris 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Poa pratensis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Poa trivialis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Trisetum flavescens 70 (a) 75 3,0 1,0 (f) 0,3 0,3 0 (h) 0 (j) (k) 2 (n)
    Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
    Biserrula pelecinus 70 98 0,5 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Galega orientalis 60 (a) (b) 40 97 2,0 1,5 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10 (n)
    Hedysarum coronarium 75 (a) (b) 30 95 2,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (k) 5
    Lathyrus cicera 80 95 1 0,5 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 20
    Lotus corniculatus 75 (a) (b) 40 95 1,8 (d) 1,0 (d) 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Lupinus albus 80 (a) (b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) (o) (p)
    Lupinus angustifolius 75 (a) (b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) (o) (p)
    Lupinus luteus 80 (a) (b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n) (o) (p)
    Medicago doliata 70 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago italica 70 (b) 20 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago littoralis 70 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago lupulina 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Medicago murex 70 (b) 30 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago polymorpha 70 (b) 30 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago rugosa 70 (b) 20 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago sativa 80 (a) (b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Medicago scutellata 70 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j)(k) 10
    Medicago truncatula 70 (b) 20 98 2 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Medicago × varia 80 (a) (b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Onobrychis viciifolia 75 (a) (b) 20 95 2,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (j) 5
    Ornithopus compressus 75 90 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Ornithopus sativus 75 90 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Pisum sativum 80 (a) 98 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 (n)
    Trifolium alexandrinum 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium fragiferum 70 98 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trifolium glanduliferum 70 (b) 30 98 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trifolium hirtum 70 98 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trifolium hybridum 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium incarnatum 75 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium isthmocarpum 70 98 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trifolium michelianum 75 (b) 30 98 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trifolium pratense 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium repens 80 (a) (b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium resupinatum 80 (a) (b) 20 97 1,5 1,0 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium squarrosum 75 (b) 20 97 1,5 0,3 0 0 (l) (m) 10
    Trifolium subterraneum 80 (b) 40 97 0,5 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trifolium vesiculosum 70 98 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Trigonella foenum-graecum 80 (a) 95 1,0 0,5 0,3 0 0 (j) 5
    Vicia benghalensis 80 (b) 20 97 (e) 1 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Vicia faba 80 (a) (b) 5 98 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) 5 (n)
    Vicia pannonica 85 (a) (b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n)
    Vicia sativa 85 (a) (b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n)
    Vicia villosa 85 (a) (b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e) 0,3 0 (i) 0 (j) 5 (n)
    Other species
    Brassica napus var. napobrassica 80 (a) 98 1,0 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 5
    Brassica oleracea convar. acephala ( acephala var. medullosa  + var. viridis ) 75 (a) 98 1,0 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) (k) 10
    Phacelia tanacetifolia 80 (a) 96 1,0 0,5 0 0 (j) (k)
    Plantago lanceolata 75 85 1,5 0 (i) 0 (j) (k) 10
    Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis 80 (a) 97 1,0 0,5 0,3 0,3 0 0 (j) 5
  2. B..

    Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section I (2) (A) of this Annex:

    1. (a)

      all fresh and healthy seeds which do not germinate after pre-treatment shall be regarded as seeds which have germinated;

    2. (b)

      up to the maximum quantity indicated, hard seed present shall be regarded as seed capable of germination;

    3. (c)

      a maximum total of 0,8 % by weight of seeds of other Poa species shall not be regarded as an impurity;

    4. (d)

      a maximum of 1 % by weight of seeds of Trifolium pratense shall not be regarded as an impurity;

    5. (e)

      a maximum total of 0,5 % by weight of seeds of Lupinus albus , Lupinus angustifolius , Lupinus luteus , Pisum sativum , Vicia faba , Vicia spp. in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity;

    6. (f)

      the prescribed maximum percentage by weight of seeds of a single species shall not apply to seeds of Poa spp;

    7. (g)

      a maximum total of two seeds of Avena fatua , and Avena sterilis in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of these species;

    8. (h)

      the presence of one seed of Avena fatua , and Avena sterilis in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free from any seeds of these species;

    9. (i)

      the determination of seeds of Avena fatua , and Avena sterilis by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 12 have been satisfied;

    10. (j)

      the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 13 have been satisfied;

    11. (k)

      the presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of Cuscuta spp;

    12. (l)

      the weight of the sample for the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by number shall be twice the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III for the relevant species;

    13. (m)

      the presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free from any seeds of Cuscuta spp;

    14. (n)

      the determination of seeds of Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 14 have been satisfied;

    15. (o)

      the percentage by number of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour shall not exceed:

      — in bitter lupin,

    16. 2 %

      17. — in Lupinus spp. other than bitter lupin,

    17. 1 %

  3. (p)

    the percentage by number of bitter seeds in varieties of Lupinus spp. shall not exceed 2,5 %.

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

Substituted 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).