{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-II/division-I/division-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2002-57/annex-II/division-I/division-4.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/II/division/I/division/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "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.:\nA.. Table:\nSpecies and category\nMinimum-germination (% of pure seed)\nAnalytical purity\nMaximum 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)\nConditions as regards content of Orobanche seeds\nMinimum analytical purity (% by weight)\nMaximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight)\nOther plan species (a)\nAvena fatua, Avena sterilis\nCuscuta spp.\nRaphanus raphanistrum\nRumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella\nAlopecurus myosuroides\nLolium remotum\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\nArachis hypogaea\n70\n99\n—\n5\n0\n0 (c)\nBrassica spp.\n—\nbasic seed,\n85\n98\n0,3\n—\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n10\n2\n—\ncertified seed,\n85\n98\n0,3\n—\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n10\n5\nCannabis sativa\n75\n98\n—\n30 (b)\n0\n0 (c)\n(e)\nCarthamus tinctorius\n75\n98\n—\n5\n0\n0 (c)\n(e)\nCarum carvi\n70\n97\n—\n25 (b)\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n10\n3\nGlycine max\n80\n98\n—\n5\n0\n0 (c)\nGossypium spp.\n80\n98\n—\n15\n0\n0 (c)\nHelianthus annuus\n85\n98\n—\n5\n0\n0 (c)\nLinum usitatissimum :\n—\nflax,\n92\n99\n—\n15\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n4\n2\n—\nlinseed,\n85\n99\n—\n15\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n4\n2\nPapaver somniferum\n80\n98\n—\n25 (b)\n0\n0 (c) (d)\nSinapis alba :\n—\nbasic seed,\n85\n98\n0,3\n—\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n10\n2\n—\ncertified seed,\n85\n98\n0,3\n—\n0\n0 (c) (d)\n10\n5\nB.. Other standards or conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the table under Section I(4)(A) of this Annex:\n(a) the maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 5 include also the seeds of the species in columns 6 to 11;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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.;\n(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.",
  "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/II/division/I/division/4",
    "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."
}