{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-I/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-I/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2002/57",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57",
  "path": "annex/I/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination:\nCrop\nMinimum distance\nBrassica spp. other than Brassica napus, Cannabis sativa other than monoecious Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi, Sinapis alba :\n—\nfor the production of basic seed,\n400 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed,\n200 m\nBrassica napus :\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of varieties other than hybrids,\n200 m\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of hybrids,\n500 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of varieties other than hybrids,\n100 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of hybrids,\n300 m\nCannabis sativa , monoecious Cannabis sativa :\n—\nfor the production of basic seed,\n5 000 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed,\n1 000 m\nHelianthus annuus :\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of hybrids,\n1 500 m\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of varieties other than hybrids,\n750 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed,\n500 m\nGossypium hirsutum and/or Gossypium barbadense :\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of Gossypium hirsutum ,\n100 m\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of Gossypium barbadense ,\n200 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of non-hybrid varieties and intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum produced without Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS),\n30 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum produced with CMS,\n800 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of non-hybrid varieties and intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium barbadense produced without CMS,\n150 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium barbadense produced with CMS,\n800 m\n—\nfor the production of basic seed of fixed interspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense ,\n200 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of fixed interspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense and hybrids produced without CMS,\n150 m\n—\nfor the production of certified seed of hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense produced with CMS,\n800 m\nThese distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to 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 (Official Journal of the European Union L 166 of 27 June 2009)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/57/annex/I/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:56.090987+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."
}