# Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, Division 4

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

The crop shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the propagating material. The crop shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests ( ‘ RNQPs ’ ) provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 , as well as with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.
The presence of RNQPs on the crops shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:
Fungi and oomycetes
RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs
Plants for planting (genus or species)
Thresholds for the production of pre-basic seed
Thresholds for the production of basic seed
Thresholds for the production of certified seed
Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berlese & de Toni [PLASHA]
Helianthus annuus L.
0 %
0 %
0 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/57/annex/I/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-I/division-4
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