# Commission Directive of 15 December 1988 determining the groups of varieties of spinach beet and beetroot referred to crop isolation conditions of Annex I to Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed (89/14/EEC), Division II: Beta vulgaris L. var. vulgaris, Spinach beet, chard.

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

Subject to point I, varieties shall be classified in five groups,.according to their characteristics, as follows:
Group
Characteristics
(1)
(2)
1
White petiole and pale green leaf blade, without anthocyanin coloration.
2
White petiole and medium or dark green leaf blade, without anthocyanin coloration.
3
Green petiole and medium or dark green leaf blade, without anthocyanin coloration.
4
Pink petiole and medium or dark green leaf blade.
5
Red petiole and leaf blade with anthocyanin coloration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/14/annex/division/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-14/annex/division-II
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