Annex I Amendment of Directive 66/401/EEC

Directive 66/401/EEC is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Annex I, point 5 is replaced by the following:

   ‘The crop shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.

   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^f1 as well as the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation;

   The presence of RNQPs on the crop and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:

   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
   Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %
   Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %

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2. (2)

   in Annex II (I), point 3 is replaced by the following:

   ‘The seed shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed.

   The seed shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as well as the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

   The presence of RNQPs on the seeds and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in the table:

   RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs	Plants for planting (genus or species)	Thresholds for pre-basic seed	Thresholds for basic seed	Thresholds certified seed
   Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. Insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %
   Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI]	Medicago sativa L.	0 %	0 %	0 %

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