{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-55/annex-II/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-55/annex-II/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2002/55",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-55",
  "path": "annex/II/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The seeds shall also satisfy the following conditions:\n(a) Standards\nSpecies\nMinimum analytical purity (% by weight)\nMaximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)\nMinimum germination (% clusters or pure seed)\nAllium cepa\n97\n0,5\n70\nAllium fistulosum\n97\n0,5\n65\nAllium porrum\n97\n0,5\n65\nAllium sativum\n97\n0,5\n65\nAllium schoenoprasum\n97\n0,5\n65\nAnthriscus cerefolium\n96\n1\n70\nApium graveolens\n97\n1\n70\nAsparagus officinalis\n96\n0,5\n70\nBeta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group\n97\n0,5\n50 (clusters)\nBeta vulgaris (other than Garden Beet Group)\n97\n0,5\n70 (clusters)\nBrassica oleracea (Cauliflower Group)\n97\n1\n70\nBrassica oleracea (other than Cauliflower Group)\n97\n1\n75\nBrassica rapa (Chinese Cabbage Group)\n97\n1\n75\nBrassica rapa (Vegetable Turnip Group)\n97\n1\n80\nCapsicum annuum\n97\n0,5\n65\nCichorium intybus (Witloof Chicory Group, Leaf Chicory Group)\n95\n1,5\n65\nCichorium intybus (Industrial (Root) Chicory Group)\n97\n1\n80\nCichorium endivia\n95\n1\n65\nCitrullus lanatus\n98\n0,1\n75\nCucumis melo\n98\n0,1\n75\nCucumis sativus\n98\n0,1\n80\nCucurbita maxima\n98\n0,1\n80\nCucurbita pepo\n98\n0,1\n75\nCynara cardunculus\n96\n0,5\n65\nDaucus carota\n95\n1\n65\nFoeniculum vulgare\n96\n1\n70\nLactuca sativa\n95\n0,5\n75\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n97\n0,5\n75\nPetroselinum crispum\n97\n1\n65\nPhaseolus coccineus\n98\n0,1\n80\nPhaseolus vulgaris\n98\n0,1\n75\nPisum sativum\n98\n0,1\n80\nRaphanus sativus\n97\n1\n70\nRheum rhabarbarum\n97\n0,5\n70\nScorzonera hispanica\n95\n1\n70\nSolanum melongena\n96\n0,5\n65\nSpinacia oleracea\n97\n1\n75\nValerianella locusta\n95\n1\n65\nVicia faba\n98\n0,1\n80\nZea mays\n98\n0,1\n85\n(b) The 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:\nBacteria\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\nGenus or species of vegetable seed\nThreshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed\nClavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al . [CORBMI]\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\nXanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Smith) Vauterin et al . [XANTPH]\nPhaseolus vulgaris L.\n0 %\nXanthomonas euvesicatoria Jones et al . [XANTEU]\nCapsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\nXanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans Schaad et al . [XANTFF]\nPhaseolus vulgaris L.\n0 %\nXanthomonas gardneri (ex Šutič 1957) Jones et al [XANTGA]\nCapsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\nXanthomonas perforans Jones et al . [XANTPF]\nCapsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\nXanthomonas vesicatoria (ex Doidge) Vauterin et al . [XANTVE]\nCapsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\nInsects and mites\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\nGenus or species of vegetable seed\nThreshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed\nAcanthoscelides obtectus (Say) [ACANOB]\nPhaseolus coccineus L., Phaseolus vulgaris L.\n0 %\nBruchus pisorum (Linnaeus) [BRCHPI]\nPisum sativum L.\n0 %\nBruchus rufimanus Boheman [BRCHRU]\nVicia faba L.\n0 %\nNematodes\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs\nGenus or species of vegetable seed\nThreshold for the presence of RNQPs on the vegetable seed\nDitylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]\nAllium cepa L., Allium porrum L.\n0 %\nViruses, viroids, virus-like diseases and phytoplasmas\nRNQPs or symptoms caused by the RNQPs\nGenus or species of the vegetable seed\nThreshold for the presence of the RNQPs on the vegetable seed\nPepino mosaic virus [PEPMV0]\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\nPotato spindle tuber viroid [PSTVD0]\nCapsicum annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.\n0 %\n(c) Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under point (a):\nIn 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 %’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Directive 2006/124/EC of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed and Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 of 17 June 2019 amending the list of genera and species in Article 2(1)(b) of Council Directive 2002/55/EC, in Annex II to Council Directive 2008/72/EC and in the Annex to Commission Directive 93/61/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013 amending Council Directives 2002/55/EC and 2008/72/EC and Commission Directive 2009/145/EC as regards the botanical name of tomato (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC, Commission Directives 93/49/EEC and 93/61/EEC and Implementing Directives 2014/21/EU and 2014/98/EU as regards pests of plants on seeds and other plant reproductive material (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Inserted 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/2002/55/annex/II/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:56.263503+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."
}