{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-402/annex-II/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-402/annex-II/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1966/402",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (66/402/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-402",
  "path": "annex/II/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The seed shall conform to the following other standards or conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plants species::\nA.. Table:\nSpecies and category\nMinimum germination (% of pure seed)\nMinimum analytical purity (% by weight)\nMaximum content by number of seeds of other plant species including red seeds of Oryza sativa in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)\nOther plant species (a)\nRed seeds of Oryza sativa\nOther cereal species\nPlant species other than cereals\nAvena fatua, Avena sterilis, Lolium temulentum\nRaphanus raphanistrum, Agrostemma githago\nPanicum spp.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nAvena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta :\n—\nbasic seed,\n85\n99\n4\n1 (b)\n3\n0 (c)\n1\n—\ncertified seed, 1st and 2nd generation,\n85 (d)\n98\n10\n7\n7\n0 (c)\n3\nAvena nuda:\n—\nbasic seed,\n75\n99\n4\n1 (b)\n3\n0 (c)\n1\n—\ncertified seed, 1st and 2nd generation,\n75 (d)\n98\n10\n7\n7\n0 (c)\n3\nOryza sativa :\n—\nbasic seed,\n80\n98\n4\n1\n1\n—\ncertified seed, 1st generation,\n80\n98\n10\n3\n3\n—\ncertified seed, 2nd generation,\n80\n98\n15\n5\n3\nSecale cereale:\n—\nbasic seed,\n85\n98\n4\n1 (b)\n3\n0 (c)\n1\n—\ncertified seed,\n85\n98\n10\n7\n7\n0 (c)\n3\nPhalaris canariensis :\n—\nbasic seed,\n75\n98\n4\n1 (b)\n0 (c)\n—\ncertified seed,\n75\n98\n10\n5\n0 (c)\nSorghum spp.\n80\n98\n0\nxTriticosecale:\n—\nbasic seed,\n80\n98\n4\n1 (b)\n3\n0 (c)\n1\n—\ncertified seed, 1st and 2nd generation,\n80\n98\n10\n7\n7\n0 (c)\n3\nZea mays\n90\n98\n0\nB.. Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex:\n(a) the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also the seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10;\n(b) a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of same weight is free from any seeds of other cereals species;\n(c) the presence of one seed of Avena fatua, Avena sterilis or Lolium temulentum 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;\n(d) in the case of varieties of Hordeum vulgare (naked barley) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 75 % of pure seed. The official label shall include the words ‘Minimum germination capacity 75 %’.",
  "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1966/402/annex/II/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:55.103697+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."
}