Division 3

The seeds shall also satisfy the following conditions:

1. (a)

   Standards

   Species	Minimum analytical purity (% by weight)	Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)	Minimum germination (% clusters or pure seed)
   Allium cepa	97	0,5	70
   F1Allium fistulosum	97	0,5	65
   Allium porrum	97	0,5	65
   Allium sativum	97	0,5	65
   Allium schoenoprasum	97	0,5	65
   Anthriscus cerefolium	96	1	70
   Apium graveolens	97	1	70
   Asparagus officinalis	96	0,5	70
   F2Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group	97	0,5	50 (clusters)
   Beta vulgaris (other than Garden Beet Group)	97	0,5	70 (clusters)
   Brassica oleracea (Cauliflower Group)	97	1	70
   Brassica oleracea (other than Cauliflower Group)	97	1	75
   Brassica rapa (Chinese Cabbage Group)	97	1	75
   Brassica rapa (Vegetable Turnip Group)	97	1	80
   Capsicum annuum	97	0,5	65
   Cichorium intybus (Witloof Chicory Group, Leaf Chicory Group)	95	1,5	65
   Cichorium intybus (Industrial (Root) Chicory Group)	97	1	80
   Cichorium endivia	95	1	65
   Citrullus lanatus	98	0,1	75
   Cucumis melo	98	0,1	75
   Cucumis sativus	98	0,1	80
   Cucurbita maxima	98	0,1	80
   Cucurbita pepo	98	0,1	75
   Cynara cardunculus	96	0,5	65
   Daucus carota	95	1	65
   Foeniculum vulgare	96	1	70
   Lactuca sativa	95	0,5	75
   F3Solanum lycopersicum L.	97	0,5	75
   Petroselinum crispum	97	1	65
   Phaseolus coccineus	98	0,1	80
   Phaseolus vulgaris	98	0,1	75
   Pisum sativum	98	0,1	80
   Raphanus sativus	97	1	70
   Rheum rhabarbarum	97	0,5	70
   Scorzonera hispanica	95	1	70
   Solanum melongena	96	0,5	65
   Spinacia oleracea	97	1	75
   Valerianella locusta	95	1	65
   Vicia faba	98	0,1	80
   Zea mays	98	0,1	85

2. (b)

   F4The presence of regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs) on vegetable seed shall, at least upon visual inspection, not exceed the respective thresholds set out in the following table:

   Bacteria
   RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or species of vegetable seed	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
   Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al . [CORBMI]	Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
   Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Smith) Vauterin et al . [XANTPH]	Phaseolus vulgaris L.	0 %
   Xanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al . [XANTEU]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
   Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans Schaad et al . [XANTFF]	Phaseolus vulgaris L.	0 %
   Xanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič 1957) Jones et al [XANTGA]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
   Xanthomonas perforans Jones et al . [XANTPF]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
   Xanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al . [XANTVE]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
   Insects and mites
   RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or species of vegetable seed	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
   Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) [ACANOB]	Phaseolus coccineus L., Phaseolus vulgaris L.	0 %
   Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus) [BRCHPI]	Pisum sativum L.	0 %
   Bruchus rufimanus Boheman [BRCHRU]	Vicia faba L.	0 %
   Nematodes
   RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Genus or species of vegetable seed	Threshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed
   Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L.	0 %
   Viruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas
   RNQPs or symptoms caused by the RNQPs	Genus or species of the vegetable seed	Threshold for the presence of the RNQPs on the vegetable seed
   Pepino mosaic virus [PEPMV0]	Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %
   Potato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0]	Capsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.	0 %

3. (c)

   F5Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under point (a):

   In the case of varieties of Zea mays (Sweet corn – super-sweet types) the required minimum germination capacity is reduced to 80 % of pure seed. The official label or the supplier’s label, where appropriate, shall include the words ‘Minimum germination capacity 80 %’.