# Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed, Division 2

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

Minimum weight of a sample
Species
Weight (in g)
Allium cepa
25
Allium fistulosum
15
Allium porrum
20
Allium sativum
20
Allium schoenoprasum
15
Anthricus cerefolium
20
Apium graveolens
5
Asparagus officinalis
100
Beta vulgaris
100
Brassica oleracea
25
Brassica rapa
20
Capsicum annuum
40
Cichorium intybus (Witloof Chicory Group, Leaf Chicory Gro
15
Cichorium intybus (Industrial (Root) Chicory Group)
50
Cichorium endivia
15
Citrullus lanatus
250
Cucumis melo
100
Cucumis sativus
25
Cucurbita maxima
250
Cucurbita pepo
150
Cynara cardunculus
50
Daucus carota
10
Foeniculum vulgare
25
Lactuca sativa
10
Solanum lycopersicum L.
20
Petroselinum crispum
10
Phaseolus coccineus
1 000
Phaseolus vulgaris
700
Pisum sativum
500
Raphanus sativus
50
Rheum rhabarbarum
135
Scorzonera hispanica
30
Solanum melongena
20
Spinacia oleracea
75
Valerianella locusta
20
Vicia faba
1 000
Zea mays
1 000
In the case of F-1 hybrid varieties of the above species, the minimum weight of the sample may be decreased to a quarter of the specified weight. However the sample must have a weight of at least 5 g and consist of at least 400 seeds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/55/annex/III/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-55/annex-III/division-2
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