Division 4 F1
United Kingdom
The seed shall conform to the following other standards or conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species including Orobanche spp.:
- A..
Table:
Species and category Minimum-germination (% of pure seed) Analytical purity Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column) Conditions as regards content of Orobanche seeds Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) Other plan species (a) Avena fatua, Avena sterilis Cuscuta spp. Raphanus raphanistrum Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella Alopecurus myosuroides Lolium remotum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Arachis hypogaea 70 99 — 5 0 0 (c) Brassica spp. —
basic seed,
85 98 0,3 — 0 0 (c) (d) 10 2 —
certified seed,
85 98 0,3 — 0 0 (c) (d) 10 5 Cannabis sativa 75 98 — 30 (b) 0 0 (c) (e) Carthamus tinctorius 75 98 — 5 0 0 (c) (e) Carum carvi 70 97 — 25 (b) 0 0 (c) (d) 10 3 Glycine max 80 98 — 5 0 0 (c) Gossypium spp. 80 98 — 15 0 0 (c) Helianthus annuus 85 98 — 5 0 0 (c) Linum usitatissimum : —
flax,
92 99 — 15 0 0 (c) (d) 4 2 —
linseed,
85 99 — 15 0 0 (c) (d) 4 2 Papaver somniferum 80 98 — 25 (b) 0 0 (c) (d) Sinapis alba : —
basic seed,
85 98 0,3 — 0 0 (c) (d) 10 2 —
certified seed,
85 98 0,3 — 0 0 (c) (d) 10 5 - B..
Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section I(4)(A) of this Annex:
- (a)
the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 5 include also the seeds of the species in columns 6 to 11;
- (b)
the determination of total content of seeds of other plant species by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 5 have been satisfied;
- (c)
the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 7 have been satisfied;
- (d)
the presence of one seed of Cuscuta spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of Cuscuta spp.;
- (e)
the seed shall be free from Orobanche spp.; however the presence of one seed of Orobanche spp. in a sample of 100 grams shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of 200 grams is free from any seeds of Orobanche spp.
- (a)