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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of14June1966
onthemarketingofcereal seed
(66/402/EEC)
(OJ P 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 69/60/EEC of 18 February 1969 L 48 1 26.2.1969
►M2Council Directive 71/162/EEC of 30 March 1971 L 87 24 17.4.1971
►M3Council Directive 72/274/EEC of 20 July 1972 L 171 37 29.7.1972
►M4Council Directive 72/418/EEC of 6 December 1972 L 287 22 26.12.1972
►M5Council Directive 73/438/EEC of 11 December 1973 L 356 79 27.12.1973
►M6Council Directive 75/444/EEC of 26 June 1975 L 196 6 26.7.1975
►M7Council Directive 78/55/EEC of 19 December 1977 L 16 23 20.1.1978
►M8First Commission Directive 78/387/EEC of 18 April 1978 L 113 13 25.4.1978
►M9Council Directive 78/692/EEC of 25 July 1978 L 236 13 26.8.1978
►M10Council Directive 78/1020/EEC of 5 December 1978 L 350 27 14.12.1978
►M11Commission Directive 79/641/EEC of 27 June 1979 L 183 13 19.7.1979
►M12Council Directive 79/692/EEC of 24 July 1979 L 205 1 13.8.1979
►M13Commission Directive 81/126/EEC of 16 February 1981 L 67 36 12.3.1981
►M14Counsil Directive of 13 July 1981 L 203 52 23.7.1981
►M15Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31.12.1985
►M16Council Directive 86/155/EEC of 22 April 1986 L 118 23 7.5.1986
►M17Commission Directive 86/320/EEC of 20 June 1986 L 200 38 23.7.1986
►M18Commission Directive 87/120/EEC of 14 January 1987 L 49 39 18.2.1987
►M19Council Directive 88/332/EEC of 13 June 1988 L 151 82 17.6.1988
►M20Council Directive 88/380/EEC of 13 June 1988 L 187 31 16.7.1988
►M21Commission Directive 88/506/EEC of 13 September 1988 L 274 44 6.10.1988
►M22Commission Directive 89/2/EEC of 15 December 1988 L 5 31 7.1.1989
►M23Commission Commission Directive 90/623/EEC of 7 November 1990 L 333 65 30.11.1990
►M24Council Directive 90/654/EEC of 4 December 1990 L 353 48 17.12.1990
►M25Commission Directive 93/2/EEC L 54 20 5.3.1993
►M26Commission Directive 95/6/EC of 20 March 1995 L 67 30 25.3.1995
►M27Council Directive 96/72/EC of 18 November 1996 L 304 10 27.11.1996
►
M29CouncilDirective98/96/ECof14December1998L25271.2.1999
►M28CouncilDirective98/95/ECof14December1998L2511.2.1999
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►M30Commission Directive 1999/8/EC of 18 February 1999 L 50 26 26.2.1999
►M31Commission Directive 1999/54/EC of 26 May 1999 L 142 30 5.6.1999
►M32Council Directive 2001/64/EC of 31 August 2001 L 234 60 1.9.2001
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern IrelandL 73 14 27.3.1972
(adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973
►A2Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
►A3Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
Corrected by:►
C1Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 17 (66/402/EEC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 199, 26.7.1997, p. 69 (66/402/EEC)
►C3Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 29 (69/60/EEC)
►C4Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 87 (71/162/EEC)
►C5Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 106 (72/418/EEC)
►C6Corrigendum, OJ L 161, 16.6.2001, p. 48 (98/96/EC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of14June1966
onthemarketingofcereal seed
(66/402/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament; (
1)
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;
Whereas cereal production occupies an important place in the agricul-
ture of the European Economic Community;
Whereas satisfactory results in cereal cultivation depend to a large
extent on the use of appropriate seed; whereas to this end certainMember States have for some time restricted the marketing of cerealseed to high-quality seed; whereas they have been able to take advan-tage of the systematic plant selection work carried out over several
decades which has resulted in the development of sufficiently stable
and uniform cereal varieties which, by reason of their characters,promise to be of great value for the purposes in view;
Whereas greater productivity will be obtained in Community cereal
cultivation if for the choice of the varieties permitted to be marketed
the Member States apply uniform rules which are as strict as possible;
Whereas it is, however, justifiable to restrict marketing to certain vari-
eties only if the farmer can be sure of actually obtaining seed of thosevarieties;
Whereas certain Member States have for this purpose been applying
certification schemes which are intended by official control to ensureidentity and varietal purity;
Whereas such schemes already exist at international level; whereas the
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has recom-
mended minimum standards for the certification of maize seed inEuropean and Mediterranean countries; whereas, furthermore, theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has estab-lished a scheme for the varietal certification of herbage seed moving
in international trade;
Whereas it is desirable to establish a uniform certification scheme for
the Community based on the experience gained in the application ofthose schemes;
Whereas the scheme should apply to marketing both in other Member
States and on domestic markets;
Whereas, as a general rule, cereal seed should be allowed to be
marketed only if it has been officially examined and certified, in accor-
dance with the rules for certification, as basic seed or certified seed;
whereas the choice of the technical terms ‘basic seed’ and ‘certifiedseed’ is based on already existing international terminology;
Whereas cereal seed which is not placed on the market should not, in
view of its minor economic importance, be subject to Community
rules; whereas Member States must retain the right to make such seedsubject to special provisions;
Whereas Community rules should not apply to seed shown to be
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Whereas,inordertoimprovenotonlythegeneticqualityofCommu-
nitycerealseedbutalsoitsexternalcharacters,certainconditionsmustbelaiddownastoanalyticalpurity,germinationandhealthstatus;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheidentityoftheseed,Communityrules
onpackaging,sampling,sealingandmarkingmustbeestablished;
whereastothisendthelabelsshouldgivetheparticularsneededboth
forofficialcontrolandfortheinformationofthefarmerandshouldclearlyshowtheCommunitynatureofthecertification;
WhereascertainMemberStatesneedblendsofcerealseedofvarious
speciesforspecialuses;whereas,inordertotaketheseneedsintoaccount,MemberStatesshouldbeauthorisedtoapprovesuchblendssubjecttocertainconditions;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatboththerequirementsastothequality
oftheseedandtheprovisionsforensuringitsidentityarecomplied
withduringmarketing,theMemberStatesmustmakeprovisionfor
appropriatecontrolarrangements;
Whereasseedsatisfyingtheserequirementsshould,withoutprejudice
toArticle36oftheTreaty,besubjecttonomarketingrestrictionsotherthanthoseprovidedforinCommunityrules,exceptinthosecaseswhereCommunityrulesprovidefortolerancesinrespectofharmfulorganisms;
Whereas,duringafirststage,untilacommoncatalogueofvarietieshas
beenestablished,therestrictionsallowedshouldincludeinparticulartherightofMemberStatestorestrictthemarketingofcertifiedseed
tothosevarietieswhichareofvalueforcroppinganduseintheir
ownterritory;
Whereas,subjecttocertainconditions,seedmultipliedinanother
countryfrombasicseedcertifiedinaMemberStateshouldberecog-nisedasequivalenttoseedmultipliedinthatMemberState;
Whereas,ontheotherhand,provisionshouldbemadeforauthorising
themarketingwithintheCommunityofcerealseedharvestedinthirdcountriesonlyifsuchseedaffordsthesameassurancesasseedoffi-ciallycertifiedintheCommunityandcomplyingwithCommunity
rules;
Whereas,duringperiodsinwhichtherearedifficultiesinobtaining
suppliesofcertifiedseedofthevariouscategories,seedsatisfyingless
stringentrequirementsshouldtemporarilybepermittedtobemarketed;
Whereas,inordertoharmonisethetechnicalmethodsofcertification
usedinthevariousMemberStatesandtoenablecomparisonstobemadeinthefuturebetweenseedcertifiedwithintheCommunityandthatcomingfromthirdcountries,CommunitytestfieldsshouldbeestablishedinMemberStatestopermitannualpost-controlofseedofthevariouscategoriesof‘certifiedseed’;
WhereastheCommissionshouldbeentrustedwiththetaskofadopting
certainmeasuresfortheapplicationofthisDirective;whereas,inorder
tofacilitateimplementationoftheproposedmeasures,aprocedure
shouldbeprovidedforestablishingcloseco-operationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommissionwithinaStandingCommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialforAgriculture,HorticultureandForestry;
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article1
ThisDirectiveshallapplytotheproductionwithaviewtomarketing,andtothemarketing,ofcerealseedwithintheCommunity.
Article1a
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transfer aimed at commercial exploitation of seed to third parties,
whether or not for consideration.
Trade in seed not aimed at commercial exploitation of the variety, such
as the following operations, shall not be regarded as marketing:
— the supply of seed to official testing and inspection bodies;
— the supply of seed to providers of services for processing or packa-
ging, provided the provider of services does not acquire title to seed
thus supplied.
The supply of seed under certain conditions to providers of services forthe production of certain agricultural raw materials, intended for indus-
trial purposes, or seed propagation for that purpose, shall not be
regarded as marketing, provided the provider of services does notacquire title to either the seed thus supplied or the product of theharvest. The supplier of seed shall provide the Certification Authoritywith a copy of the relevant parts of the contract made with the provider
of services and this shall include the standards and conditions currently
met by the seed provided.
The conditions for the application of this provision shall be determined
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.
Article 2
1. For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall
apply:
A. Cereals: plants of the following species intended for agricultural or
horticultural production other than production for ornamentalpurposes:
Avena sativa L. Oats
Hordeum vulgare L. Barley
Oryza sativa L. Rice
Phalaris canariensis L. Canary grass
Secale cereale L. Rye
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum
Sorghum sudanense (Piper)
Stapf.Sudan grass
XTriticosecale Wittm. Triticale
Triticum aestivum L. emend.
Fiori et Paol.Wheat
Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat
Triticum spelta L. Spelt wheat
Zea mays L. (partim) Maize except popcorn and
sweet corn
This definition shall also cover the following hybrids resulting
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Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench ×
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.Hybrids resulting from the
crossing of Sorghum andSudan grass.
Unless otherwise specified, seed of the aforementioned hybrids
shall be subject to the standards or other conditions applicable to
seed of each of the species from which they are derived.
B. Varieties, hybrids and inbred lines of maize ►
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spp.◄:
(a) Open-pollinated variety: a sufficiently uniform and stable
variety;
(b) Inbred line: a sufficiently uniform and stable line, obtained
either by artificial self-fertilization accompanied by selectionover several successive generations or by equivalent opera-tions;
(c) Simple hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the
breeder, between two inbred lines;
(d) Double hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by the
breeder, between two simple hybrids;
(e)►
C1Triple-cross ◄hybrid: the first generation of a cross,
defined by the breeder, between an inbred line and a simplehybrid;
(f) TopCross hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by
the breeder, between an inbred line or a simple hybrid and anopen-pollinated variety;
(g) Intervarietal hybrid: the first generation of a cross, defined by
the breeder, between plants grown from basic seed of twoopen-pollinated varieties.
C. Basic seed (oats, barley, rice, canary grass, rye triticale, wheat,
durum wheat and spelt wheat, other than hybrids in each case):
seed
(a) which has been produced under the responsibility of the
breeder according to accepted practices for the maintenanceof the variety;
(b) which is intended for the production of seed either of the cate-
gory ‘certified seed’ or of the categories ‘certified seed, first
generation’ or ‘certified seed, second generation’;
(c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1) (a), satisfies
the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed;
and
(d) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the
abovementioned conditions.
Ca.►
M31Basic seed (hybrids of oats, barley, rice, rye, wheat, durum
wheat, spelt wheat and self-pollinating triticale) ◄
(a) which is intended for the production of hybrids;
(b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the
conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed; and
(c) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the
abovementioned conditions.
D. Basic seed (maize (SIC! maize and) ►M16Sorghum spp◄.):
1. Basic seed of open-pollinated varieties: seed
(a) which has been produced under the responsibility of the
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(b)whichisintendedfortheproductionofseedofthisvariety
ofthecategory‘certifiedseed’orofTopCrosshybridsor
ofintervarietalhybrids;
(c)which,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4,satisfiesthe
conditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforbasicseed;and
(d)whichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythe
abovementionedconditions.
2.Basicseedofinbredlines:seed
(a)which,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4,satisfiesthe
conditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforbasicseed;and
(b)whichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythe
abovementionedconditions.
3.Basicseedofsimplehybrids:seed
(a)whichisintendedfortheproductionofdoublehybrids,
►C1triple-cross ◄hybridsorTopCrosshybrids;
(b)which,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4,satisfiesthe
conditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforbasicseed;and
(c)whichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythe
abovementionedconditions.
E.►M31Certifiedseed(canarygrass,otherthanhybrids,rye,
sorghum,sudangrass,maizeandhybridsofoats,barley,rice,
wheat,durumwheat,speltwheatandselfpollinatingtriticale):
seed◄
(a)which ►C3hasbeenproduceddirectly ◄frombasicseed
or,ifthebreedersorequests,fromseedofagenerationprior
tobasicseedwhichcansatisfyandhasbeenfoundbyofficial
examinationtosatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforbasicseed;
(b)whichisintendedforpurposesotherthantheproductionof
cerealseed;
(c)which,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4(1)(b)and(2),
satisfiestheconditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforcerti-fiedseed;and
(d)(i)whichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythe
abovementionedconditions,or
(ii)inthecaseoftheconditionslaiddowninAnnexI,has
beenfoundtosatisfythoseconditionseitherbyofficialexaminationorbyexaminationcarriedoutunderofficialsupervision.
F.Certifiedseedofthefirstgeneration(oats,barley,rice,triticale,
wheat,durumwheatandspeltwheat,otherthanhybridsineachcase):seed
(a)which ►
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or,ifthebreedersorequests,fromseedofagenerationpriortobasicseedwhichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforbasic
seed;
(b)whichisintendedeitherfortheproductionofseedofthecate-
gory‘certifiedseed,secondgeneration’orforpurposesother
thantheproductionofcerealseed;
(c)whichsatisfiestheconditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandII
forcertifiedseedofthefirstgeneration;and1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—7
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(d)(i)whichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythe
abovementionedconditions,or
(ii)inthecaseoftheconditionslaiddowninAnnexI,has
beenfoundtosatisfythoseconditionseitherbyofficial
examinationorbyexaminationcarriedoutunderofficialsupervision.
G.Certifiedseedofthesecondgeneration(oats,barley,rice,triticale,
wheat,durumwheatandspeltwheat,otherthanhybridsineachcase):seed
(a)which ►
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fromcertifiedseedofthefirstgenerationor,ifthebreedersorequests,fromseedofagenerationpriortobasicseedwhichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythecondi-tionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIforbasicseed;
(b)whichisintendedforpurposesotherthantheproductionof
cerealseed;
(c)whichsatisfiestheconditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandII
forcertifiedseedofthesecondgeneration;and
(d)(i)whichhasbeenfoundbyofficialexaminationtosatisfythe
abovementionedconditions,or
(ii)inthecaseoftheconditionslaiddowninAnnexI,has
beenfoundtosatisfythoseconditionseitherbyofficialexaminationorbyexaminationcarriedoutunderofficialsupervision.
H.Officialmeasures:measurestaken
(a)byStateauthorities,or
(b)byanylegalpersonwhethergovernedbypublicorbyprivate
law,actingundertheresponsibilityoftheState,or
(c)inthecaseofancillaryactivitieswhicharealsosubjectto
Statecontrol,byanynaturalpersondulyswornforthat
purpose,
providedthatthepersonsmentionedunder(b)and(c)deriveno
privategainfromsuchmeasures.
1a.Amendmentstobemadetothelistofspeciesreferredtoinpara-graph1(A)shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
1b.Amendmentstobemadetoparagraph1(C)(Ca),(E),(F)and
(G)forthepurposeofincludinghybridsofcanarygrass,ryeandtriti-caleinthescopeofthisDirectiveshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
1c.Thedifferenttypesofvarieties,includingthecomponents,
eligibleforcertificationundertheprovisionsofthisDirective,maybespecifiedanddefinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.Inaccordancewiththesameprocedurethedefinitionsinparagraph1(B)shallbeadaptedaccordingly.
►M201e.◄Until►M2030June1987 ◄,MemberStatesmay
beauthorized,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,topermitthemarketingofseedofspecificvarietiesofrye,chieflyintendedforuseasfodder,whichdonotsatisfytheconditionslaiddown:1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—8
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—inAnnexIIasregardsgermination,
2.MemberStatesmay:
(a)includeseveralgenerationsinthebasicseedcategoryandsubdi-
videthiscategorybygeneration;
(b)providethatofficialexaminationsinrespectofgerminationand
analyticalpuritynotbecarriedoutonalllotsduringcertification
unlessthereisdoubtwhethertheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIIintheserespectshavebeensatisfied.
(c)duringatransitionalperiodofnotmorethanthreeyearsafterthe
entryintoforceofthelaws,regulationsoradministrativeprovi-sionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirective,andbywayofderogationfromparagraph1(E),(F)and(G),certifyascertifiedseedseedwhichisofdirectdescentfromseedofficiallycontrolledinaMemberStateundertheschemeinoperationatthattimeand
whichaffordsthesameassurancesasbasicseedcertifiedinaccor-
dancewiththeprinciplesofthisDirective;thisprovisionshallapplycorrespondinglytothecertifiedseedofthefirstgenerationreferredtoinparagraph1(G).
(d)beauthorized,onrequestandaccordingtotheprocedurelaiddown
inArticle21,toofficiallycertifyseedofautogamousspeciesofthecategories‘certifiedseed,firstgeneration’or‘certifiedseed,secondgeneration’until ►
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—when,insteadoftheofficialfieldinspectionprescribedin
AnnexI,afieldinspection,officiallycontrolledbyspot-checksonatleast20%ofthecropsofeachspecies,iscarriedout;
—providedthat,inadditiontothebasicseed,atleastthetwo
generationsofpre-basicseedimmediatelyprecedingthatcate-
gory,havebeenfoundbyanofficialexaminationcarriedout
in(SIC!inthe)MemberStateconcerned,tosatisfythecondi-tionslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIastothevarietalidentityandvarietalpurityofbasicseed.
3.Whentheexaminationunderofficialsupervisionreferredtoin
paragraphs1(E)(d)(ii),1(F)(d)(ii)and1(G)(d)(ii)aboveiscarriedout,
thefollowingrequirementsshallbecompliedwith:
(i)theinspectorsshall:
(a)havethenecessarytechnicalqualifications;
(b)derivenoprivategaininconnectionwiththecarryingoutof
theinspections;
(c)havebeenofficiallylicensedbytheseedcertificationauthority
oftheMemberStateconcernedandthislicensingshallincludeeithertheswearing-inofinspectorsorthesignaturebyinspec-torsofawrittenstatementofcommitmenttotherules
governingofficialexaminations;
(d)carryoutinspectionsunderofficialsupervisioninaccordance
withtherulesapplicabletoofficialinspections;
(ii)theseedcroptobeinspectedshallbegrownfromseedwhichhas
undergoneofficialpost-control,theresultsofwhichhavebeen
satisfactory;
(iii)►
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cialinspectors.Thatproportionshallbe10%forself-pollinated
cropsand20%forcross-pollinatedcropsor,forthosespecies
forwhichMemberStatesprovideforofficiallaboratoryseed-testingusingmorphological,physiologicalor,whereappropriate,biochemicalprocedurestoidentifythevarietyandestablishpurity,5%and15%respectively;
(iv)aproportionofsamplesfromtheseedlotsharvestedfromtheseed
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priate,forofficiallaboratoryseedtestinginrespectofvarietal
identityandpurity;
(v)theMemberStatesshalldeterminethepenaltiesapplicableto
infringementsoftherulesgoverningexaminationunderofficialsupervision.Thepenaltiestheyprovideformustbeeffective,proportionateanddissuasive.Penaltiesmayincludethewithdrawaloftherecognitionreferredtoinparagraph(3)(i)(c)fromofficiallylicensedinspectorswhoarefoundguiltyofdeliberatelyornegli-
gentlycontraveningtherulesgoverningofficialexaminations.
Anycertificationoftheseedexaminedshallbeannulledintheeventofsuchcontraventionunlessitcanbeshownthatsuchseedstillmeetsallrelevantrequirements.
4.FurthermeasuresapplicabletothecarryingoutofexaminationsunderofficialsupervisionmaybeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Untilsuchmeasuresareadopted,theconditionssetoutinArticle2of
CommissionDecision89/540/EECshallbeadheredto.
Article3
1.MemberStatesshallprovidethatcerealseedmaynotbeplaced
onthemarketunlessithasbeenofficiallycertifiedas‘basicseed’,‘certifiedseed’,‘certifiedseed,firstgeneration’or‘certifiedseed,secondgeneration’.
2.TheMemberStatesshall,forthepurposesofcertification
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seedandcertifiedseedofallkinds.
3.TheMemberStatesshallensurethattheofficialexaminationsof
seedarecarriedoutinaccordancewithcurrentinternationalmethods,insofarassuchmethodsexist.
Article3a
NotwithstandingArticle3(1),MemberStatesshallprovidethat:
—bredseedofgenerationspriortobasicseed,and
—seedasgrown,marketedforprocessing,providedthattheidentity
oftheseedisensured,
maybeplacedonthemarket.
Article4
1.MemberStatesmay,however,bywayofderogationfromthe
provisionsofArticle3:
(a)authorizetheofficialcertificationandmarketingofbasicseed
whichdoesnotsatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIIin
respectofgermination;tothisendallnecessarymeasuresshallbe
takentoensurethatthesupplierguaranteesaspecificgermination
whichheshallstateformarketingpurposesonaspeciallabelbearinghisnameandaddressandthereferencenumberoftheseedlot;
(b)inordertomake ►
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not-withstandingthefactthattheofficialexaminationtocheckcompliancewiththeconditionslaiddowninAnnexIIinrespect
ofgerminationhasnotbeenconcluded,authorizetheofficialcerti-
ficationandmarketingasfarasthefirstbuyerbywayoftradeofthecategories‘basicseed’or‘certifiedseed’.Certificationshallbegrantedonlyonpresentationofaprovisionalanalyticalreportontheseedandprovidedthatthenameandaddressofthefirstreci-pientaregiven;allnecessarymeasuresshallbetakentoensure1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—10
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thatthesupplierguaranteesthegerminationascertainedatthe
provisionalanalysis;thisgerminationshallbestatedformarketingpurposesonaspeciallabelbearingthenameandaddressofthe
supplierandthereferencenumberofthelot.
Theseprovisionsshallnotapplytoseedimportedfromthirdcountries,
saveasotherwiseprovidedinArticle15inrespectofmultiplicationoutsidetheCommunity.
4.MemberStatesmakinguseofthederogationprovidedforineithersubparagraph1(a)or1(b)shallassisteachotheradministrativelyasregardsinspection.
Article4a
1.NotwithstandingArticle3(1),MemberStatesmayauthoriseproducersintheirownterritorytoplaceonthemarket:
(a)smallquantitiesofseedfor,scientificpurposesorselectionwork;
(b)appropriatequantitiesofseedforothertestortrialpurposes,
provideditbelongstovarietiesforwhichanapplicationforentryinthecataloguehasbeensubmittedintheMemberStateinques-tion.
Inthecaseofgeneticallymodifiedmaterial,suchauthorisationmaybe
grantedonlyifallappropriatemeasureshavebeentakentoavoid
adverseeffectsonhumanhealthandtheenvironment.Fortheenviron-mentalriskassessmenttobecarriedoutinthisrespect,theprovisionsofArticle7(4)ofDirective70/457/EECshallapplyaccordingly.
2.Thepurposesforwhichtheauthoritiesreferredtoinparagraph
1(b)maybegiven,theprovisionsrelatingtothemarkingofpackages,andthequantitiesandtheconditionsunderwhichMemberStatesmay
grantsuchauthorisationshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle21.
3.AuthorisationsgrantedbeforethedateofadoptionofthisDirec-
tivebyMemberStatestoproducersintheirownterritoryforthepurposessetoutinparagraph1shallremaininforcependingdetermi-nationoftheprovisionsreferredtoinparagraph2.Thereafter,allsuchauthorisationsshallrespecttheprovisionsestablishedinaccordancewithparagraph2.
Article5
MemberStatesmay,asregardstheconditionslaiddowninAnnexesIandII,imposeadditionalormorestringentrequirementsforthecertifi-cationofseedproducedintheirownterritory.
Article5a
MemberStatesmayrestrictthecertificationofseedofoats,barley,riceandwheattothatofcertifiedseedofthefirstgeneration.
Article6
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Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshallrequirethat,forthecheckingofvari-
etiesandinbredlinesofmaizeandfortheexaminationofseedforcertification,samplesaredrawnofficiallyinaccordancewithappro-priatemethods.
2.Fortheexaminationofseedforcertification,samplesshallbe
drawnfromhomogeneouslots;themaximumweightofalotandtheminimumweightofasamplearegiveninAnnexIII.
Article8
1.TheMemberStatesshallrequirethatbasicseedandcertifiedseedofallkindsbemarketedonlyinsufficientlyhomogeneous►
M1lots◄andinsealed ►C1packages ◄bearing,asprescribed
inArticles9and10,asealingdeviceandmarkings.
2.MemberStatesmay,forthemarketingofsmallquantitiestothe
finalconsumer,provideforderogationsfromtheprovisionsofpara-graph1inrespectofpackaging,sealingandmarking.
Article9
1.TheMemberStatesshallrequirethatpackagesofbasicseedand
certifiedseedofallcategoriesbesealedofficiallyorunderofficial
supervisioninsuchamannerthattheycannotbeopenedwithoutdama-gingthesealingsystemorwithoutleavingevidenceoftamperingoneithertheofficiallabelprovidedforinArticle10(1)orthepackage.
Inordertoensuresealing,thesealingsystemshallcompriseatleast
eithertheabovementionedlabelortheaffixingofanofficialseal.
Themeasuresprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraphaboveshallnot
benecessarywhereanon-reusablesealingsystemisused.
InaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,itmaybe
establishedwhetheraparticularsealingsystemcomplieswiththeprovisionsofthisparagraph.
Packageswhichhavebeenofficiallysealedshallnotbere-sealed,
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official◄supervision.Ifpackagesareresealed,thefactofresealing,
themostrecentdateofresealingandtheauthorityresponsiblethereforshallbestatedonthelabelrequiredunderArticle10(1).
3.MemberStatesmayprovideforexceptionstoparagraph1inthe
caseofsmallpackages ►
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tions relating to these exceptions may be determined in accordancewith the procedure laid down in Article 21 ◄.
Article 10
1. Member States shall require that packages of basic seed and certi-fied seed of all kinds:
(a) be labelled on the outside with an official label which has not
previously been used, which satisfies the conditions laid down inAnnex IV and on which the information is given in one of the offi-cial languages of the Community. The colour of the label shall be
white for basic seed, blue for certified seed and for certified seed of
the first generation and red for certified seed of the second genera-tion. When a label with a string-hole is used, its attachment shallbe ensured in all cases with an official seal. If, in cases underArticle 4 (1) (a) and (2), the basic seed or maize seed does not1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 12
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satisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIIinrespectofgermina-
tion,thisfactshallbestatedonthelabel.Theuseofofficialadhesivelabelsshallbeauthorized.Inaccordancewiththeproce-
durelaiddowninArticle21,theindelibleprintingunderofficial
supervisionoftheprescribedinformationonthepackageaccordingtothelabel'smodelmaybeauthorized;
(b)containanofficialdocument,inthesamecolourasthelabel,
givingatleasttheinformationrequiredunderAnnexIV(A)(a)(3),(4)and(5).Thisdocumentshallbedrawnupinsuchamannerthatitcannotbeconfusedwiththeofficiallabelreferredtounder(a).Thisdocumentisnotnecessaryiftheinformationisprintedindeliblyonthepackageorif,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsunder(a),anadhesivelabeloralabelofnon-tearmaterialisused.
2.MemberStatesmayprovideforexceptionstoparagraph1inthe
caseofsmallpackagessealedintheirownterritory.Conditionsrelating
totheseexceptionsmaybedeterminedinaccordancewiththeproce-durelaiddowninArticle21.
3.InaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,
MemberStatesmaybeauthorizedtoretainuntil30June1980provi-sionsallowingthemarketingofcerealseedsthepackagingofwhichincludestheprescribedinformationbutinadifferentlayoutfromthat
providedforinthesixthsentenceofparagraph1(a).
Article10a
1.MemberStatesmay,bywayofderogationfromArticles8,9and10,provideasimplificationoftheprovisionsrelatingtotheclosing
deviceandthemarkingofpackagesinthecaseofmarketingofseedofthecategory‘certifiedseed’inbulktothefinalconsumer.
2.Conditionsfortheapplicationofthederogationunderparagraph
1aboveshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle21(2).
Untilsuchmeasuresareadopted,theconditionssetoutinArticle2of
CommissionDecision94/650/EC(
1)shallapply.
Article11
1.InaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,itmaybeprovidedthat,incasesotherthanthosealreadyprovidedforinthisDirective,packagesofbasicorcertifiedseedofanykindshallbeara
supplier'slabel(whichmayeitherbealabelseparatefromtheofficial
labelortaketheformofsuppliers'informationprintedonthepackageitself).TheparticularstobeprovidedonanysuchlabelshallalsobeestablishedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
2.ThisDirectiveshallnotaffecttherightofMemberStatesto
requirethatseedlotscomplyingwiththespecialconditionsconcerningthepresenceofAvenafatualaiddowninaccordancewiththeproce-
dureprovidedforinArticle21shallbeaccompaniedbyanofficial
certificateattestingcompliancewiththoseconditions.
Article11a
Inthecaseofseedofavarietywhichhasbeengeneticallymodified,
anylabelordocument,officialorotherwise,whichisaffixedtoor
accompaniestheseedlot,undertheprovisionsofthisDirective,shallclearlyindicatethatthevarietyhasbeengeneticallymodified.1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—13
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Article12
TheMemberStatesshallrequirethatanychemicaltreatmentofbasic
seedorcertifiedseedofall ►C1categories ◄benotedeitheronthe
officiallabeloronthesupplier'slabelandonthe ►C1package ◄or
insideit.
Article13
1.MemberStates ►M28shall◄permitseedofaspeciesof
cerealtobemarketedintheformofspecificmixturesofseedsofvariousvarietiesprovidedthatscientificortechnicalknowledgeindi-catesthatthesemixturesaresuchastobeparticularlyeffectiveagainstthepropagationofcertainharmfulorganismsandprovided
alsothatthecomponentsofthemixturecomply,beforemixing,with
themarketingrulesapplicabletothem.
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marketingofcerealseedintheformof ►C1mixtures ◄ofvarious
species,providedthatthecomponentsoftheblendcomplied,before
blending,withthemarketingrulesapplicabletothem.
2a.Thespecificconditionsunderwhichsuchmixturesmaybe
marketedshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
►
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shallalsothoseofArticle10,exceptthatforblendedseedthelabel
usedshallbegreen.
Article13a
Forthepurposeofseekingimprovedalternativestocertainprovisions
setoutinthisdirective,itmaybedecidedtoorganisetemporary
experimentsunderspecifiedconditionsatCommunitylevelinaccor-dancewiththeprovisionslaiddowninArticle21.
Intheframeworkofsuchexperiments,MemberStatesmaybereleased
fromcertainobligationslaiddowninthisDirective.Theextentofthat
releaseshallbedefinedwithreferencetotheprovisionstowhichit
applies.Thedurationofanexperimentshallnotexceedsevenyears.
Article14
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatseedwhichisplacedonthemarketundertheprovisionsofthisDirective,whethermandatoryordiscretionary,isnotsubjecttoanymarketingrestrictionsasregardsitscharacteristics,examinationrequirements,markingandsealingother
thanthoselaiddowninthisoranyotherDirective.
1a.TheCommission,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedfor
inArticle21,shallforthemarketingofcerealseedsauthorize,inrespectofthewholeorpartsoftheterritoryofoneormoreMemberStates,provisionswhicharemorestrictthanthoselaiddowninAnnexIIconcerningthepresenceofAvenafatuainthoseseeds,ifsimilar
provisionsareappliedtothehomeproductionofthoseseedsandif
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Article14a
Theconditionsunderwhichbredseedofgenerationspriortobasic
seedmaybeplacedonthemarketunderthefirstindentofArticle3a,
shallbeasfollows:
(a)itmusthavebeenofficiallyinspectedbythecompetentcertifica-
tionauthorityinaccordancewiththeprovisionsapplicabletothe
certificationofbasicseed;
(b)itmustbepackedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisDirec-
tive;and
(c)thepackagesmustbearanofficiallabelgivingatleastthe
followingparticulars:
—certificationauthorityandMemberStateortheirdistinguishing
abbreviation,
—lotreferencenumber,
—monthandyearofsealing,or
—monthandyearofthelastofficialsamplingforthepurposesof
certification,
—species,indicatedatleastunderitsbotanicalname,whichmay
begiveninabridgedformandwithouttheauthors'names,in
Romancharacters,
—variety,indicatedatleastinRomancharacters,
—thedescription‘pre-basicseed’,
—numberofgenerationsprecedingseedofthecategories‘certi-
fiedseed’or‘certifiedseedofthefirstgeneration’.
Thelabelshallbewhitewithadiagonalvioletline.
Article15
1.TheMemberStatesshallprovidethatcerealseed
—whichhasbeenproduceddirectlyfrombasicseedorcertifiedseed
ofthefirstgenerationofficiallycertifiedeitherinoneormore
MemberStatesorinathirdcountrywhichhasbeengrantedequiva-lenceunderArticle16(1)(b),orwhichhasbeenproduceddirectly
fromthecrossingofbasicseedofficiallycertifiedinaMember
Statewithbasicseedofficiallycertifiedinsuchathirdcountry,and
—whichhasbeenharvestedinanotherMemberState,
shall,onrequestandwithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofDirective
70/457/EEC,beofficiallycertifiedascertifiedseedinanyMemberStateifthatseedhasundergonefieldinspectionsatisfyingthecondi-tionslaiddowninAnnexIfortherelevantcategoryandifofficialexaminationhasshownthattheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIIfor
thesamecategoryaresatisfied.
Whereinsuchcasestheseedhasbeenproduceddirectlyfromoffi-
ciallycertifiedseedofgenerationspriortobasicseed,MemberStates
mayalsoauthorizeofficialcertificationasbasicseed,iftheconditions
laiddownforthatcategoryaresatisfied.
2.CerealseedwhichhasbeenharvestedintheCommunity,and
whichisintendedforcertificationinaccordancewithparagraph1,shall:
—bepackedandlabelledwithanofficiallabelsatisfyingthecondi-
tionslaiddowninAnnexV(A)and(B),inaccordancewith
Article9(1),and
—beaccompaniedbyanofficialdocumentsatisfyingtheconditions
laiddowninAnnexV(C).
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notbeendefinitivelycertifiedandthoseresponsibleforcertificationare
thesame,oriftheyagreeonexemption.
3.TheMemberStatesshallalsoprovidethatcerealseed
—whichhasbeenproduceddirectlyfrombasicseedorcertifiedseed
ofthefirstgenerationofficiallycertifiedeitherinoneormore
MemberStatesorinathirdcountrywhichhasbeengrantedequiva-
lenceunderArticle16(1)(b),orwhichhasbeenproduceddirectlyfromthecrossingofbasicseedofficiallycertifiedinaMemberStatewithbasicseedofficiallycertifiedinsuchathirdcountry,and
—whichhasbeenharvestedinathirdcountry,
shall,onrequest,beofficiallycertifiedascertifiedseedinanyofthose
MemberStateswherethebasicseedwaseitherproducedorofficiallycertified,iftheseedhasundergonefieldinspectionsatisfyingthe
conditionslaiddowninanequivalencedecisionmadeunderArticle
16(1)(a)fortherelevantcategory,andifofficialexaminationhasshownthattheconditionslaiddowninAnnexIIforthesamecategoryaresatisfied.OtherMemberStatesmayalsoauthorizeofficialcertifica-tionofsuchseed.
Article16
1.TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommission,shalldeterminewhether:
(a)inthecaseprovidedforinArticle15,thefieldinspectionsinthe
thirdcountrysatisfytheconditionslaiddowninAnnexI;
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sameassurancesasregardsits ►C1characteristics ◄andthe
arrangementsforitsexamination,forensuringidentity,formarkingandforcontrolisequivalentintheserespectstobasicseed,certi-
fiedseedorcertifiedseedofthefirstorsecondgeneration
harvestedwithintheCommunityandcomplyingwiththeprovi-sionsofthisDirective.
2.MemberStatesmaythemselvestakedecisionsunderparagraph1concerningathirdcountry,insofarastheCouncilhasnotyettakena
decisionwithregardtothatcountrywithintheframeworkofthis
Directive.Thisrightshallexpireon1July1975.
3.Paragraphs1and2shallalsoapplyinrespectofanynew
MemberStatefromthedateofitsaccessiontothedateonwhichitistobringintoforcethelaws,regulationsoradministrativeprovisions
necessarytocomplywiththisDirective.
4.Paragraph1shallalsoapplytotheterritoryoftheformerGerman
DemocraticRepublicuntil31December1991.DetailedrulesmaybeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article17
1.InordertoremoveanytemporarydifficultiesinthegeneralsupplyofbasicorcertifiedseedthatoccurintheCommunityandcannotbeotherwiseovercome,itmaybedecidedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle21thatMemberStatesshallpermit,
foraspecifiedperiod,themarketingthroughouttheCommunityinquantitiesnecessarytoresolvethesupplydifficultiesofseedofacate-gorysubjecttolessstringentrequirements,orofseedofavarietynotincludedinthe CommonCatalogueofVarietiesofAgriculturalPlant
SpeciesorinthenationalcataloguesofvarietiesoftheMemberStates.
2.Foracategoryofseedofanygivenvariety,theofficiallabelshallbethatprovidedforthecorrespondingcategory;forseedofvarietiesnotincludedintheabovementionedcataloguesthecolouroftheoffi-1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—16
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ciallabelshallbebrown.Thelabelshallalwaysstatethattheseedin
questionisofacategorysatisfyinglessstringentrequirements.
3.Rulesfortheapplicationofparagraph1maybeadoptedinaccor-
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article18
ThisDirectiveshallnotapplytocerealseedshowntobeintendedfor
exporttothirdcountries.
Article19
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatofficialinspectionsarecarriedoutinrelationtothemarketing,atleastbyrandomchecks,toverifycompliancewiththerequirementsofthisDirective.
2.Withoutprejudicetothefreemovementofseedwithinthe
Community,MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheyaresuppliedwiththefollowingparticularsduringthemarketingofquantitiesexceedingtwokilogramsofseedimportedfromthirdcountries:
(a)species;
(b)variety;
(c)category;
(d)countryofproductionandofficialinspectionauthority;
(e)countryofdispatch;
(f)importer;
(g)quantityofseed.
Themannerinwhichtheseparticularsaretobepresentedmaybe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article20
1.CommunitycomparativetestsshallbecarriedoutwithintheCommunityforthepost-controlofsamplesofbasicseed,withtheexceptionofthatofhybridorsyntheticvarieties,andofcertifiedseedofallkindsofcereal,takenduringchecksampling.Satisfactionofthe
conditionswithwhichtheseedmustcomplymaybecheckedduring
thepost-controltests.ThearrangementsforholdingthetestsandtheirresultsshallbesubmittedtotheCommitteereferredtoinArticle21.
2.Thesecomparativetestsshall,duringafirststage,beusedto
harmonizethetechnicalmethodsofcertificationsoastoobtainresultswhichareequivalent.Assoonasthisaimisachieved,annualprogressreportsshallbemadeonthecomparativetestsandsentinconfidencetotheMemberStatesandtotheCommission.TheCommission,actinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21,shallsetthe
dateforthefirstreport.
3.TheCommission,actinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle21,shallmakethenecessaryarrangementsforthecomparativeteststobecarriedout.Cerealseedharvestedinthirdcoun-triesmaybeincludedinthecomparativetests.
Article21
1.TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheStandingCommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialforAgriculture,HorticultureandForestryestablishedbyArticle1ofDecision66/399/EEC(hereinafter‘theCommittee’).1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—17
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2.Wherereferenceismadetothisparagraph,Articles4and7of
CouncilDecision1999/468/ECof28June1999layingdowntheproce-duresfortheexerciseofimplementingpowersconferredonthe
Commission(
1)shallapply.
TheperiodprovidedforinArticle4(3)ofDecision1999/468/ECshall
besetatonemonth.
3.TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedures.
Article21a
AmendmentstobemadetothecontentoftheAnnexesinthelightof
thedevelopmentofscienific(SIC!scientific)ortechnicalknowledgeshallbeadoptedaccordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article21b
AmendmentstobemadetothecontentoftheAnnexesinordertoestablishtheconditionstobesatisfiedbythecropandtheseedofhybridsofoats,barley,rice,wheat,durumwheat,speltwheatandotherspeciesforwhichhybridsareincludedinthescopeofthisDirectivepursuanttoArticle2(1b)andtheconditionstobesatisfiedbythe
cropandtheseedofcross-pollinatingvarietiesoftriticaleshallbe
adoptedaccordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle21.
Article22
SaveasotherwiseprovidedinAnnexII ►
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tolerancesforharmfulorganisms,thisDirectiveshallbewithoutpreju-dicetotheprovisionsofnationallawsjustifiedongroundsoftheprotectionofhealthandlifeofhumans,animalsorplantsortheprotec-tionofindustrialandcommercialproperty
Article22a
1.SpecificconditionsmaybeestablishedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle21totakeaccountofdevelopmentsintheareasof:
(a)conditionsunderwhichchemicallytreatedseedmaybemarketed;
(b)conditionsunderwhichseedmaybemarketedinrelationtothe
conservationinsituandthesustainableuseofplantgeneticresources,includingseedmixturesofspecieswhichalsoincludespecieslistedinArticle1ofCouncilDirective70/457/EEC,andareassociatedwithspecificnaturalandsemi-naturalhabitatsandarethreatenedbygeneticerosion;
(c)conditionsunderwhichseedsuitablefororganicproductionmaybe
marketed.
2.Thespecificconditionsreferredtoinparagraph1shallincludeinparticularthefollowingpoints:
(i)inthecaseof(b),theseedofthesespeciesshallbeofaknown
provenanceapprovedbytheappropriateauthorityineachMemberStateformarketingtheseedindefinedareas;
(ii)inthecaseof(b),appropriatequantitativerestrictions.
Article23
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with the provisions of Article 14 (1) and, not later than 1 July 1969,
those necessary to comply with the other provisions of this Directiveand its Annexes. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to comply, in
respect of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic,with the following:
— Article 3 (1), in the case of:
— seed harvested prior to German unification or after unification
insofar as the seed production fields had been sown before thatdate,
— other seed if it is certified in accordance with Article 2 (2) (c);
— Article 8 (2), in the case of the restriction to ‘small quantities’;— Article 13 (1), in the case of seed of ‘ Hordeum vulgare L.’;
— Article 16, within the limits of the traditional trade flows and in
response to the production needs of undertakings in the former
German Democratic Republic,
at a date later than referred to above, but not later than 31 December
1992 in respect of the first and fourth indents and not later than 31December 1994 in respect of the second and third indents.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall ensure that seed in respect of
which it applies this authorization, other than seed specified in thesecond sub-indent of the first indent, is not introduced into parts of
the Community other than the territory of the former German Demo-
cratic Republic unless it is established that the provisions of thisDirective are complied with.
Article 23a
Upon application by a Member State, which will be dealt with as
provided in Article 21, that State may be wholly or partially released
from the obligation to apply the provisions of this Directive, with the
exception of Article 14 (1):
(a) in respect of the following species:
— canary grass,
— sorghum,— Sudan grass;
(b) in respect of other species which are not normally reproduced or
marketed in its territory.
Article 24
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CONDITIONSTOBESATISFIEDBYTHECROP
1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with
the production of seeds of the species and variety of the crop, and the field
shall be sufficiently free from such plants which are volunteers from
previous cropping.
2. The cropshall conform to the following standards as regards distances from
neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesiderable (SIC!
undesirable) foreign pollination ►M16and in particular, in the case of
sorghum, from sources of Sorghum halepense ◄:
CropMinimum distance
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Phalaris canariensis, Secale cereale ►M26other
than hybrids ◄:
— for the production of basic seed 300 m
— for the production of certified seed 250 m
Sorghum spp. 300 m
Triticosecale, self-pollinating varieties
— for the production of basic seed 50 m
— for the production of certified seed 20 m
Zea mays 200 m
These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any
undesiderable (SIC! undesirable) foreign pollination.
3.►M31The cropshall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal p urity
or, in the case of a cropof an inbred line, sufficient identity and p urity as
regards its characteristics. For the production of seed of hybrid varieties, the
abovementioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the
components, including male sterility or fertility restoration ◄
In particular, crops of ►M18Oryza sativa ◄, Phalaris canariensis,
Secale cereale ►M26other than hybrids ◄►M16, Sorghum spp.
and◄Zea mays shall conform to the following standards or other condi-
tions:
A.Phalaris canariensis, Secale cereale ►M26other than hybrids ◄:
the number of plant of the crop species, which are recognizable as
obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed:
— one per 30 m2for the production of basic seed,
— one per 10 m2for the production of certified seed.
B.Zea mays:
(a) the percentage by number of plants which are recognizable as
obviously not being true to the variety, to the inbred line, or to the
component shall not exceed:
(aa) for the production of basic seed:
(i) inbred lines, 0,1 %,
(ii) simple hybrid, each component, 0,1 %,
(iii) open-pollinated varieties, 0,5 %;
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(ii) open-pollinated varieties, 1,0 %;
(b) the following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the
production of seed of hybrid varieties:
(aa) a sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male
component while the plants of the female component are in
flower;
(bb) where appropriate, emasculation shall be carried out;
(cc) where 5 % or more of the female component plants have
receptive stigmas, the percentage of female component which
have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed:
— 1 % at any official field inspection, and
— 2 % at the total of the official field inspections.
Plants are considered as having shed pollen or shedding pollen
where, on 50 mm or more of the central axis or laterals of a
panicle, the anthers have emerged from their glumes and have
shed or are shedding pollen.
C.Sorghum spp.
(a) the percentage by number of plants of a Sorghum species other than
the crop species or plants which are recognizable as obviously not
being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:
(aa) for the production of basic seed
(i) at flowering: 0,1 %,
(ii) at maturity: 0,1 %;
(bb) for the production of certified seed
(i) plants of the male component which have shed pollen
when the plants of the female component have receptive
stigmas: 0,1 %,
(ii) plants of the female component
— at flowering: 0,3 %,
— at maturity: 0,1 %;
(b) the following standards or other conditions shall be satisfied for the
production of certified seed ►M17of hybrid varieties ◄:
(aa) sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male
component while the plants of the female component have
receptive stigrnas;
(bb) where plants of the female component have receptive stigrnas,
the percentage of plants of that component which have shed
pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,1 %;
(c) crops of open pollinated varieties or synthetic varieties of Sorghum
spp. shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants
of the cropwhich are recognizable as obviously not being true to the
variety shall not exceed:
— one per 30 m2for the production of basic seed,
— one per 10 m2for the production of certified seed.
D.Oryza sativa:
the number of plants which are recognizable as obviously being wild
plants or red-grain plants shall not exceed:
— 0 for the production of basic seed,
— 1 per 50 m2for the production of certified seed.
3a. Hybrids of rye.
(a) The cropshall conform to the following standards as regards distances
from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable
foreign pollination.
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—wheremalesterilityisnotused600m
—fortheproductionofcertifiedseed500m
(b)Thecropshallhavesufficientidentityandpurityasregardsthecharac-
teristicsofthecomponents,includingmalesterility.
Inparticular,thecropshallconformtothefollowingstandardsorother
conditions:
(i)thenumberofplantsorthecropspecies,whicharerecognizableas
obviouslynotbeingtruetothecomponentshallnotexceed,
—oneper30m2fortheproductionofbasicseed,
—oneper10m2fortheproductionofcertifiedseed,thisstandard
toapplyinofficialfieldinspectionstothefemalecomponent
only,
(ii)inthecaseofbasicseed,wheremalesterilityisused,thelevelof
sterilityofthemale-sterilecomponentshallbeatleast98%.
(c)Whereappropriate,certifiedseedshallbeproducedinmixedcultivation
ofafemalemale-sterilecomponentwithamalecomponentwhich
restoresmalefertility.
3b.Cropstoproducecertifiedseedofhybridsofoats,barley,rice,wheat,
durumwheat,speltwheatandsel-pollinatingtriticale
(a)Thecropshallconformtothefollowingstandardsasregardsdistances
fromneighbouringsourcesofpollenwhichmayresultinundesirableforeignpollination:
—theminimumdistanceofthefemalecomponentshallbe25mfrom
anyothervarietyofthesamespeciesexceptfromacropofthemale
component,
—thisdistancecanbedisregardedifthereissufficientprotectionfrom
anyundesirableforeignpollination.
(b)Thecropshallhavesufficientidentityandpurityasregardsthecharac-
teristicsofthecomponents.
Whereseedisproducedbyuseofachemicalhybridisationagent,the
cropshallconformtothefollowingstandardsorotherconditions:
(i)theminimumvarietalpurityofeachcomponentshallbe:
—oats,barley,rice,wheat,durumwheatandspeltwheat:99,7%,
—self-pollinatingtriticale:99,0%;
(ii)theminimumhybriditymustbe95%.Thepercentagehybridity
shallbeassessedinaccordancewithcurrentinternationalmethods,
insofarassuchmethodsexist.Incaseswherethehybridityis
determinedduringseedtestingpriortocertification,thedetermina-
tionofthehybridityduringfieldinspectionneednotbedone.
4.Harmfulorganismswhichreducetheusefulnessoftheseed,inparticular
Ustilagineae, shallbeatthelowestpossiblelevel.
5.Thesatisfactionoftheabovementionedstandardsorotherconditionsshall,
inthecaseofbasicseed,beexaminedinofficialfieldinspectionsand,in
thecaseofcertifiedseed,beexaminedeitherinofficialfieldinspections
orininspectionscarriedoutunderofficialsupervision.
Thesefieldinspectionsshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththefollowing
conditions:
A.Theconditionandthestageofdevelopmentofthecropshallpermitan
adequateexamination.
B.Thenumberoffieldinspectionsshallbeatleast:
(a)forAvenasativa ,►
M11Hordeumvulgare ◄,Oryzasativa,
Phalariscanariensis, ►M20Triticosecale, ◄Triticumaestivum,
Triticumdurum,Triticumspelta,Secalecereale :one;1966L0402—EN—01.09.2001—009.001—22
▼M31
▼M8
▼M29
▼M8
▼M8
(b) for►M16Sorghum spp.◄andZea mays during the flowering
season:
(aa) open-pollinated varieties: one,
(bb) inbred lines or hybrids: three.
When the cropfollows a ►M16Sorghum spp. and ◄Zea mays
crop in either the preceding year or current year, at least one special
field inspection shall be made to check the satisfaction of the provi-sions laid down in point 1 of this Annex.
C. The size, the number and the distribution of the portions of the field to
be inspected in order to examine the satisfaction of the provisions of this
Annex shall be determined in accordance with appropriate methods.1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 23
▼M8
ANNEXII
CONDITIONSTOBESATISFIEDBYTHESEED
1.►M31The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or,
in the case of seed of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards
its characteristics. For the seed of hybrid varieties, the abovementioned provi-
sions shall also apply to the characteristics of the components. ◄
In particular, the seed of the species listed below shall conform to the
following standards or other conditions:
A.Avena sativa, ►M11Hordeum vulgare ◄, Oryza sativa, Triticum
aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta ►M20other than hybrids in
each case ◄:
CategoryMinimum varietal
purity
(%)
Basic seed 99,9
Certified seed, 1st generation 99,7
Certified seed, 2nd generation 99,0
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspec-
tions carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex
I.
Aa.Self-pollinating varieties of Triticosecale ►M31other than hybrids ◄
CategoryMinimum varietal
purity
(%)
Basic seed 99,7
Certified seed, 1st generation 99,0
Certified seed, 2nd generation 98,0
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspec-
tions carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex
I.
Ab. Hybrids of oats, barley, rice, wheat, durum wheat, spelt wheat and self-
pollinating triticale.
The minimum varietal purity of the seed of the category certified seed
shall be 90 %. It shall be examined in official post control tests on an
approriate proportion of samples.
B.►M16Sorghum spp. and ◄Zea mays:
Where for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties a female
male-sterile component and a male component which does not restore
male fertility have been used, the seed shall be produced:
— either by blending seed lots in a proportion appropriate to the variety
where, on the one hand, a female male-sterile component has been
used and, on the other, a female male-fertile component has been
used,
— or by growing the female male-sterile component and the female
male-fertile component in a proportion appropriate to the variety.
The proportion of these components shall be examined in field
inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down
in Annex I.
C.Hybrids of rye
Seed shall not be certified as certified seed unless due account has been
taken of the results of an official post-control test, on samples of basic1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 24
▼M20
▼M31
▼M8
▼M26
▼M26
seed taken officially and carried out during the growing season of the
seed entered for certification as certified seed to ascertain whether the
basic seed met the requirements for basic seed laid down in this Deci-
sion in respect of identity and purity as regards the characters of the
components, including male sterility.
2. The seed shall conform to the following standards or other conditions as
regards germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plants
species:
A. Table:1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 25
▼M8
Species and categoryMinimum germina-
tion
(% of pure seed)Minimum
analytical
purity
(% by weight)Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species including red seeds of Oryza sativa in a sample of the
weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)
Other plant
species (a)Red seeds of
Oryza sativaOther cereal
speciesPlant species
other than
cerealsAvena fatua,
Avena sterilis,
Avena ludo-
viciana,
Lolium temu-
lentumRaphanus
raphanistrum,
Agrostemma
githagoPanicum spp.
1 2 34567891 0
Avena sativa, ►M11Hordeum vulgare ◄,
Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum
spelta:
— basic seed 85 99 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1
— certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation 85 ►M21(d)◄ 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3
Phalaris canariensis:
— basic seed 75 98 4 1 (b) 0 (c)
— certified seed 75 98 10 5 0 (c)
Oryza sativa:
— basic seed 80 98 4 ►M181◄ 1
— certified seed, 1st generation 80 98 10 ►M183◄ 3
— certified seed, 2nd generation 80 98 15 ►M185◄ 3
Secale cereale:
— basic seed 85 98 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1
— certified seed 85 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3
Sorghum spp. 80 98 0
Triticosecale
— basic seed ►M3080◄ 98 4 1 (b) 3 0 (c) 1
— certified seed, 1st and 2nd generation ►M3080◄ 98 10 7 7 0 (c) 3
Zea mays 90 98 0▼M81966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 26
▼M16
▼M20
▼M8
▼M8
B. Standards or other conditions applicable where reference is made to them
in the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex:
(a) The maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also
the seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10.
(b) A second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second
sample of same weight is free from any seeds of other cereals
species.
(c) The presence of one seed of Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Avena ludo-
vicianaorLolium temulentum 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 these species.
(d) in the case of varieties of Avena sativa which are officially classified
as of the ‘naked oat’ type the minimum germination capacity is
reduced to 75% of pure seed. In such a case the official label shall
be endorsed ‘minimum germination capacity 75%’.
3. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the
lowest possible level.
In particular, the seed shall conform to the following standards in respect of
Claviceps purpurea (maximum number of sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia
in a sample of the weight specified in column 3 of Annex III).
Category Claviceps purpurea
12
Cereals other than hybrid rye:
— basic seed 1
— certified seed 3
Hybrids of rye:
— basic seed 1
— certified seed 4 (a)
(a) The presence of five sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia in a sample of the
prescribed weight shall be deemed to be in conformity with the standards, where a
second sample of the same weight contains not more than four sclerotia or frag-
ments ofsclerotia.1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 27
▼M25
▼M26
▼M8
ANNEXIII
LOTANDSAMPLEWEIGHTS
SpeciesMaximum
weight of a lot
(tonnes)Minimum weight
of a sample to be
drawn from a lot
(grams)Weight of the
sample for deter-
minations by
number provided
for in columns 4
to 10 of Annex II
(2) (A) and
Annex II (3)
(grams)
1 234
Avena sativa,
►M11Hordeum
vulgare◄, Triticum
aestivum, Triticum
durum, Triticum spelta,
Secale cereale,
►M20Triticosecal ◄►M1825◄ 1 000 500
Phalaris canariensis 10 400 200
Oryza sativa ►M1825◄ 500 500
Sorghum spp. 10 1 000 900
Zea mays , basic seed of
inbred lines ►M1340◄ 250 250
Zea mays , basic seed
other than of inbred
lines; certified seed ►M1340◄ 1 000 1 000
The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 28
▼M16
▼M8
▼M18
▼B
ANNEXIV
Label
A.Required information
(a) For basic seed and certified seed:
1.►M27EC◄rules and standards.
2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials.
3. Reference number of lot.
3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed …’ (month and
year),
ormonth and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of
certification expressed thus: ‘sampled …’ (month and year).
4. Species, ►
M20indicated at least under its botanical name, which
may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names,
in roman characters. ◄
5. Variety, indicated at least in roman characters.6. Category.
7. Country of production.
8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of ►
C5seeds◄.
8a. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting
substances, or other solid additives are used the nature of the addi-
tive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds
and the total weight.
9. In the case of varieties which are hybrids or inbred lines:
— for basic seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed
belongs has been officially accepted under Directive 70/457/
EEC:
the name of this component, under which it has been officially
accepted, with or without reference to the final variety, accom-
panied, in the case of hybrids or inbred lines which are intended
solely as components for final varieties, by the word ‘compo-
nent’;
— for basic seed in other cases:
the name of the component to which the basic seed belongs,
which may be given in code form, accompanied by a reference
to the final variety, with or without reference to its function
(male or female), and accompanied by the word ‘component’;
— for certified seed:
the name of the variety to which the seed belongs, accompanied
by the word ‘hybrid’.
10. Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested …
(month and year)’ and the service responsible for such retesting may
be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker
attached to the official label. ►M20In accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 21, Member States may be released from
the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of indivi-
dual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has
been established that the disadvantages of its implementation
outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed. ◄
(b) For seed mixtures:
►C11. ‘Mixture ◄…’ (species ►M20or varieties ◄).1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 29
▼M1
▼B
▼M9
▼B
▼M20
▼B
▼M4
▼M6
▼M20
▼M7
▼C1
▼B
▼B
2. Authority responsible for sealing and Member State.
3. Reference number of lot.
3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed …’ (year and
month).
4. Species, category, variety, country of production and proportion by
weight of each of the components; ►M20the names of the species
and of the varieties shall be indicted (SIC! indicated) at least in
roman characters. ◄
5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of ►C5seeds◄.
6. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting
substances, or other solid additives are used the nature of the addi-
tive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds
and the total weight.
7. Where at least germination of all the components of the mixture has
been retested, the words ‘retested … (month and year)’ and the
service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such infor-
mation may be given on an official sticker attached to the official
label.
8. ‘Marketing permitted exclusively in …’ (Member State concerned).
B.Minimum dimensions
110 mm × 67 mm.1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 30
▼M9
▼B
▼M4
▼M6
▼M7
▼M12
▼B
▼M20
ANNEXV
Label and document provided in the case of seed not finally certified,
harvestedinanotherMember State
A.Information required for the label
— authority responsible for field inspection and Member State or their
initials,
— species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given
in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters,
— variety, indicated at least in roman characters; in the case of varieties
(inbred lines, hybrids), which are intended solely as components for
hybrid varieties, the word ‘component’ shall be added,
— category,
— in the case of hybrid varieties the word ‘hybrid’,
— declared net or gross weight,— the words ‘seed not finally certified’.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States
may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in
respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods
where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation
outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.
B.Colour of the label
The label shall be grey.
C.Information required for the document
— authority issuing the document,
— species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given
in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters,
(SIC! — variety, indicated at least in roman characters,)— category,
— reference number of the seed used to sow the field and name of the
country or countries which certified that seed,
— field or lot reference number,— area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document,— quantity of seed harveted and number of packages,— number of generations after basic seed, in the cass (SIC! case) of certi-
fied seed,
— attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the cropfrom which the
seed comes have been fulfilled,
— where appropriate, results of a preliminary seed analysis.1966L0402 — EN — 01.09.2001 — 009.001 — 31