# The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993, Paragraph 8: Varietal purity standards

Extent: E+W+S

(a) for crops of those Groups listed in the first column of the table, the minimum varietal purity standards must be:—
Kind
Varietal purity percentage by number in crops to produce
Basic Seed
Certified Seed
Kale Group (including Curly Kale and Borecole)
Cauliflower Group
Capitata Group (Red cabbage and White cabbage)
Brussels Sprouts Group
Kohlrabi Group
Savoy Cabbage Group
Broccoli Group (calabrese type and sprouting type)
Palm Kale Group
Tronchuda Group (Portuguese cabbage)
99.8
99.5
Chinese Cabbage Group
Vegetable Turnip Group
99.7
98.0
Dwarf French Bean Group
Climbing French Bean Group
99.8
99.0
Broad Beans
99.7
99.0
Round Pea Group
Wrinkled Pea Group
Sugar Pea Group
99.995
99.995
(b) Within the standards laid down in (a) above the maximum percentage of flower colour off-types shall not exceed the percentages here specified:—
Kind
Basic Seed
Certified Seed
Dwarf French Bean Group
Climbing French Bean Group
0.1
0.5
Broad Beans
NIL
NIL
Round Pea Group
Wrinkled Pea Group
Sugar Pea Group
NIL
NIL

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2008/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vegetable-seeds-regulations-1993/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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