{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-401/annex-II/division-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-401/annex-II/division-II.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1966/401",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-401",
  "path": "annex/II/division/II",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "BASIC SEED",
  "text": "Subject to the provisions below, the conditions laid down in Section I of this Annex shall apply to basic seed:\n1.. 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 %.\nThe minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.\n2.. The seed shall satisfy the following other standards or conditions:\nA.. Table:\nSpecies\nMaximum content of seeds of other plant species\nOther standards or conditions\nTotal (% by weight)\nContent by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)\nA single species\nRumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus\nElytrigia repens\nAlopecurus myosuroides\nMelilotus spp.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nPoaceae (Gramineae)\nAgrostis canina\n0,3\n20\n1\n1\n1\n(j)\nAgrostis capillaris\n0,3\n20\n1\n1\n1\n(j)\nAgrostis gigantea\n0,3\n20\n1\n1\n1\n(j)\nAgrostis stolonifera\n0,3\n20\n1\n1\n1\n(j)\nAlopecurus pratensis\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nArrhenatherum elatius\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(i) (j)\nBromus catharticus\n0,4\n20\n5\n5\n5\n(j)\nBromus sitchensis\n0,4\n20\n5\n5\n5\n(j)\nCynodon dactylon\n0,3\n20 (a)\n1\n1\n1\n(j)\nDactylis glomerata\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nFestuca arundinacea\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nFestuca filiformis\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nFestuca ovina\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nFestuca pratensis\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nFestuca rubra\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nFestuca trachyphylla\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\n× Festulolium\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nLolium multiflorum\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nLolium perenne\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nLolium × hybridum\n0,3\n20 (a)\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nPhalaris aquatica\n0,3\n20\n2\n5\n5\n(j)\nPhleum nodosum\n0,3\n20\n2\n1\n1\n(j)\nPhleum pratense\n0,3\n20\n2\n1\n1\n(j)\nPoa annua\n0,3\n20 (b)\n1\n1\n1\n(f) (j)\nPoa nemoralis\n0,3\n20 (b)\n1\n1\n1\n(f) (j)\nPoa palustris\n0,3\n20 (b)\n1\n1\n1\n(f) (j)\nPoa pratensis\n0,3\n20 (b)\n1\n1\n1\n(f) (j)\nPoa trivialis\n0,3\n20 (b)\n1\n1\n1\n(f) (j)\nTrisetum flavescens\n0,3\n20 (c)\n1\n1\n1\n(i) (j)\nFabaceae (Leguminosae)\nBiserrula pelecinus\n0,3\n20\n5\nGalega orientalis\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (e)\n(j)\nHedysarum coronarium\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (e)\n(j)\nLathyrus cicera\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (d)\nLotus corniculatus\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(g) (j)\nLupinus albus\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\n(h) (k)\nLupinus angustifolius\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\n(h) (k)\nLupinus luteus\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\n(h) (k)\nMedicago doliata\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (e)\nMedicago italica\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (e)\nMedicago littoralis\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (e)\nMedicago lupulina\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (e)\n(j)\nMedicago murex\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (e)\nMedicago polymorpha\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\nMedicago rugosa\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\nMedicago sativa\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(j)\nMedicago scutellata\n0,3\n20\n5\nMedicago truncatula\n0,3\n20\n5\nMedicago × varia\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(j)\nOnobrychis viciifolia\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\nOrnithopus compressus\n0,3\n20\n5\nOrnithopus sativus\n0,3\n20\n5\nPisum sativum\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\nTrifolium alexandrinum\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(j)\nTrifolium fragiferum\n0,3\n20\n5\nTrifolium glanduliferum\n0,3\n20\n5\nTrifolium hirtum\n0,3\n20\n5\nTrifolium hybridum\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(j)\nTrifolium incarnatum\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(j)\nTrifolium isthmocarpum\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\n(j)\nTrifolium michelianum\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\n—\nTrifolium pratense\n0,3\n20\n5\n0 (e)\n(j)\nTrifolium repens\n0,3\n20\n5\n0 (e)\n(j)\nTrifolium resupinatum\n0,3\n20\n3\n0 (e)\n(j)\nTrifolium squarrosum\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\n—\nTrifolium subterraneum\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\n(j)\nTrifolium vesiculosum\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n—\n(j)\nTrigonella foenum-graecum\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\nVicia benghalensis\n0,3\n20\n5\n—\n—\n0 (d)\n—\nVicia faba\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\nVicia pannonica\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\n(h)\nVicia sativa\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\n(h)\nVicia villosa\n0,3\n20\n2\n0 (d)\n(h)\nOther species\nBrassica napus var. napobrassica\n0,3\n20\n2\n(j)\nBrassica oleracea convar. acephala ( acephala var. medullosa + var. viridis )\n0,3\n20\n3\n(j)\nPhacelia tanacetifolia\n0,3\n20\nPlantago lanceolata\n0,3\n20\n3\nRaphanus sativus var. oleiformis\n0,3\n20\n2\nB.. Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section II (2) (A) of this Annex:\n(a) a maximum total of 80 seeds of Poa spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity;\n(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;\n(c) a maximum total of 20 seeds of Poa spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity;\n(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;\n(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;\n(f) the condition (c) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;\n(g) the condition (d) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;\n(h) the condition (e) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;\n(i) the condition (f) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable;\n(j) the conditions (k) and (m) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex are not applicable;\n(k) the percentage by number of bitter seeds in varieties of Lupinus spp. shall not exceed 1 %.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1966/401/annex/II/division/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:55.382893+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}