# 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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2002/57/annex/II/division/I/division/4 (the official version)
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