# Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (66/402/EEC), Division 2

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

The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination:
In the areas where the presence of S. halepense or S. sudanense is a particular cross-pollination issue, the following shall apply:
a)) crops to produce basic seed of Sorghum bicolor or its hybrids must be isolated not less than 800 m from any source of such contaminating pollen;
b)) crops to produce certified seed of Sorghum bicolor or its hybrids must be isolated not less than 400 m from any source of such contaminating pollen.
Crop
Minimum distance
Phalaris canariensis, Secale cereale other than hybrids:
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for the production of basic seed
300 m
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for the production of certified seed
250 m
Sorghum spp.
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for the production of basic seed
400 m
—
for the production of certified seed
200 m
xTriticosecale , self-pollinating varieties
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for the production of basic seed
50 m
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for the production of certified seed
20 m
Zea mays
200 m
The minimum distances listed in the table above may be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1966/402/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-402/annex-I/division-2
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