# Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed, Division 3

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

The seeds shall also satisfy the following conditions:
(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
Allium 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
Beta 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
Solanum 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
(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:
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 %
(c) Other 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 %’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/55/annex/II/division/3 (the official version)
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