# Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC), Division 3

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

The seed shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.
The seed shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and 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 seeds 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 pre-basic seed
Thresholds for basic seed
Thresholds 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/II/division/I/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-401/annex-II/division-I/division-3
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