# Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, Division 2

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

The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination:
Crop
Minimum distance
Brassica spp. other than Brassica napus, Cannabis sativa other than monoecious Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi, Sinapis alba :
—
for the production of basic seed,
400 m
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for the production of certified seed,
200 m
Brassica napus :
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for the production of basic seed of varieties other than hybrids,
200 m
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for the production of basic seed of hybrids,
500 m
—
for the production of certified seed of varieties other than hybrids,
100 m
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for the production of certified seed of hybrids,
300 m
Cannabis sativa , monoecious Cannabis sativa :
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for the production of basic seed,
5 000 m
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for the production of certified seed,
1 000 m
Helianthus annuus :
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for the production of basic seed of hybrids,
1 500 m
—
for the production of basic seed of varieties other than hybrids,
750 m
—
for the production of certified seed,
500 m
Gossypium hirsutum and/or Gossypium barbadense :
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for the production of basic seed of Gossypium hirsutum ,
100 m
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for the production of basic seed of Gossypium barbadense ,
200 m
—
for the production of certified seed of non-hybrid varieties and intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum produced without Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS),
30 m
—
for the production of certified seed of intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum produced with CMS,
800 m
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for the production of certified seed of non-hybrid varieties and intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium barbadense produced without CMS,
150 m
—
for the production of certified seed of intraspecific hybrids of Gossypium barbadense produced with CMS,
800 m
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for the production of basic seed of fixed interspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense ,
200 m
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for the production of certified seed of fixed interspecific hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense and hybrids produced without CMS,
150 m
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for the production of certified seed of hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense produced with CMS,
800 m
These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/57/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-I/division-2
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