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Division II BASIC SEEDF1

United Kingdom

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Subject to the provisions below, the conditions laid down in Section I of this Annex shall apply to basic seed:

  1. 1..

    The seed of Pisum sativum, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala, Vicia faba and of varieties of Poa pratensis referred to in the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4 of Annex I shall conform to the following standards or other conditions: the minimum varietal purity shall be 99,7 %.

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

  2. 2..

    The seed shall satisfy the following other standards or conditions:

    1. A..

      Table:

      F2Species Maximum content of seeds of other plant species Other standards or conditions
      Total (% by weight) Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)
      A single species Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus Elytrigia repens Alopecurus myosuroides Melilotus spp.
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
      Poaceae (Gramineae)
      Agrostis canina 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j)
      Agrostis capillaris 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j)
      Agrostis gigantea 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j)
      Agrostis stolonifera 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j)
      Alopecurus pratensis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Arrhenatherum elatius 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (i) (j)
      Bromus catharticus 0,4 20 5 5 5 (j)
      Bromus sitchensis 0,4 20 5 5 5 (j)
      Cynodon dactylon 0,3 20 (a) 1 1 1 (j)
      Dactylis glomerata 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Festuca arundinacea 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Festuca filiformis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Festuca ovina 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Festuca pratensis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Festuca rubra 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Festuca trachyphylla 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      × Festulolium 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Lolium multiflorum 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Lolium perenne 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Lolium × hybridum 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j)
      Phalaris aquatica 0,3 20 2 5 5 (j)
      Phleum nodosum 0,3 20 2 1 1 (j)
      Phleum pratense 0,3 20 2 1 1 (j)
      Poa annua 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
      Poa nemoralis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
      Poa palustris 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
      Poa pratensis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
      Poa trivialis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
      Trisetum flavescens 0,3 20 (c) 1 1 1 (i) (j)
      Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
      Biserrula pelecinus 0,3 20 5
      Galega orientalis 0,3 20 2 0 (e) (j)
      Hedysarum coronarium 0,3 20 2 0 (e) (j)
      Lathyrus cicera 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (d)
      Lotus corniculatus 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (g) (j)
      Lupinus albus 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) (k)
      Lupinus angustifolius 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) (k)
      Lupinus luteus 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h) (k)
      Medicago doliata 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (e)
      Medicago italica 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (e)
      Medicago littoralis 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (e)
      Medicago lupulina 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (e) (j)
      Medicago murex 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (e)
      Medicago polymorpha 0,3 20 5 — — —
      Medicago rugosa 0,3 20 5 — — —
      Medicago sativa 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j)
      Medicago scutellata 0,3 20 5
      Medicago truncatula 0,3 20 5
      Medicago × varia 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j)
      Onobrychis viciifolia 0,3 20 2 0 (d)
      Ornithopus compressus 0,3 20 5
      Ornithopus sativus 0,3 20 5
      Pisum sativum 0,3 20 2 0 (d)
      Trifolium alexandrinum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j)
      Trifolium fragiferum 0,3 20 5
      Trifolium glanduliferum 0,3 20 5
      Trifolium hirtum 0,3 20 5
      Trifolium hybridum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j)
      Trifolium incarnatum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j)
      Trifolium isthmocarpum 0,3 20 5 — — — (j)
      Trifolium michelianum 0,3 20 5 — — — —
      Trifolium pratense 0,3 20 5 0 (e) (j)
      Trifolium repens 0,3 20 5 0 (e) (j)
      Trifolium resupinatum 0,3 20 3 0 (e) (j)
      Trifolium squarrosum 0,3 20 5 — — — —
      Trifolium subterraneum 0,3 20 5 — — — (j)
      Trifolium vesiculosum 0,3 20 5 — — — (j)
      Trigonella foenum-graecum 0,3 20 2 0 (d)
      Vicia benghalensis 0,3 20 5 — — 0 (d) —
      Vicia faba 0,3 20 2 0 (d)
      Vicia pannonica 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h)
      Vicia sativa 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h)
      Vicia villosa 0,3 20 2 0 (d) (h)
      Other species
      Brassica napus var. napobrassica 0,3 20 2 (j)
      Brassica oleracea convar. acephala ( acephala var. medullosa  + var. viridis ) 0,3 20 3 (j)
      Phacelia tanacetifolia 0,3 20
      Plantago lanceolata 0,3 20 3
      Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis 0,3 20 2
    2. B..

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

      1. (a)

        a maximum total of 80 seeds of Poa spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity;

      2. (b)

        the condition laid down in column 3 is not applicable to the seeds of Poa spp. The maximum total content of seeds of Poa spp other than the species to be examined shall not exceed one in a sample of 500 seeds;

      3. (c)

        a maximum total of 20 seeds of Poa spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity;

      4. (d)

        the determination of seeds of Melilotus spp. by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 7 have been satisfied;

      5. (e)

        the presence of one seed of Melilotus 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 Melilotus spp;

      6. (f)

        the condition (c) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;

      7. (g)

        the condition (d) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;

      8. (h)

        the condition (e) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;

      9. (i)

        the condition (f) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;

      10. (j)

        the conditions (k) and (m) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex are not applicable;

      11. (k)

        the percentage by number of bitter seeds in varieties of Lupinus spp. shall not exceed 1 %.

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).