{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-I/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-I/division-3.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/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case of a crop of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics.\nFor the production of seed of hybrid varieties, the abovementioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the components, including male sterility or restoration of fertility.\nIn particular, crops of Brassica juncea, Brassica nigra, Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi, Gossypium spp. and hybrids of Helianthus annuus and Brassica napus shall conform to the following other standards or conditions:\nA.. Brassica juncea, Brassica nigra, Cannabis sativa, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi and Gossypium spp. other than hybrids:\nthe number of plants of the crop species which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed:\none per 30 m 2 for the production of basic seed,\none per 10 m 2 for the production of certified seed,\nB.. Hybrids of Helianthus annuus :\n(a) the percentage by number of plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:\n(aa)\nfor the production of basic seed:\ni)\ninbred lines\n0,2 %\n(ii)\nsimple hybrids:\n—\nmale parent, plants which have shed pollen while 2 % or more of the female plants have receptive flowers,\n0,2 %\n—\nfemale parent,\n0,5 %\n(bb)\nfor the production of certified seed:\n—\nmale component, plants which have shed pollen while 5 % or more of the female plants have receptive flowers,\n0,5 %\n—\nfemale component,\n1,0 %\n(b) The following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of seed of hybrid varieties:\n(aa) sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component are in flower;\n(bb) where the female component plants have receptive stigmas, the percentage by number of female component plants which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,5 %;\n(cc) for the production of basic seed the total percentage by number of plants of the female component which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the component and which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,5 %;\n(dd) where the condition laid down in Annex II(I)(2) cannot be satisfied, the following conditions shall be satisfied: a male-sterile component shall be used to produce certified seed by using a male component which contains a specific restorer line or lines so that at least one third of the plants grown from the resulting hybrid will produce pollen which appears normal in all respects;\nC.. Hybrids of Brassica napus , produced using the male sterility:\n(a) the percentage by number of plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:\n(aa) for the production of basic seed\n(i)\ninbred lines\n0,1 %\n(ii) simple hybrids\n—\nmale component,\n0,1 %\n—\nfemale component,\n0,2 %\n(bb) for the production of certified seed\n—\nmale component,\n0,3 %\n—\nfemale component,\n1,0 %\n(b) Male sterility shall be at least 99 % for the production of basic seed and 98 % for the production of certified seed. The level of male sterility shall be assessed by examining flowers for the absence of fertile anthers;\nD.. Hybrids of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense :\n(a) in crops to produce basic seed of parental lines of Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense , the minimum varietal purity of both the female and male parental lines shall be 99,8 % when 5 % or more of seed-bearing plants have pollen receptive flowers. The level of male sterility of the seed-bearing parent line shall be assessed by examining the flowers for the presence of sterile anthers and shall not be less than 99,9 %\n(b) in crops to produce certified seed of hybrid varieties of Gossypium hirsutum and/or Gossypium barbadense , the minimum varietal purity of both the seed-bearing parent and the pollen parent line shall be 99,5 % when 5 % or more of seed-bearing plants have pollen receptive flowers. The level of male sterility of the seed-bearing parent line shall be assessed by examining the flowers for the presence of sterile anthers and shall not be less than 99,7 %.",
  "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/57/annex/I/division/3",
    "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."
}