66/401 - - - 1COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 14 June 1966
on the marketing of fodder plant seed
(66/401/EEC)
(OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66)
Amending acts
Official Journal
No page date
(a) Council Directive of 18 February 1969 amending the Council Directive
of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (69/63/EEC)L 48 8 26. 2. 1969
(b) Council Directive of 30 March 1971 amending the Directives of 14
June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal
seed and seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the market-
ing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directive of 29 September
1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (71/162/EEC)L 87 24 17. 4. 1971
(c) Council Directive of 20 July 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June
1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed,
seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed
of oil and fibre plants and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the
marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties
of agricultural species (72/274/EEC)L 171 37 29. 7. 1972
(d) Council Directive of 6 December 1972 amending the Directives of 14
June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder-crop seed, of cereal
seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing
of oleaginous and fibrous plant seed, and the Directives of 29 Sep-
tember 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common
Catalogue of V arieties of Agricultural Plant Species (72/418/EEC)L 287 22 26. 12. 1972
(e) Council Directive of 11 December 1973 amending the Directives of 14
June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal
seed and seed potatoes; the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the market-
ing of seed of oil and fibre plants; and the Directives of 29 September
1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue
of varieties of agricultural plant species (73/438/EEC)L 356 79 27. 12. 1973
(f) Council Directive of 26 June 1975 amending Directives No
66/400/EEC, No 66/401/EEC, No 66/402/EEC, No 66/403/EEC and No
69/208/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal
seed, seed potatoes, and seed of oil and fibre plants (75/444/EEC)L 196 6 26. 7. 1975
(g) Council Directive of 19 December 1977 amending Directives
66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC,
70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder
plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the
vine, seed of oil and fibre plants, vegetable seed and on the common
catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (78/55/EEC)L 16 23 20. 1. 1978
(h) First Commission Directive of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to
Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed
(78/386/EEC)L 113 1 25. 4. 1978
(i) Council Directive of 25 July 1978 amending Directives 66/400/EEC,
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC and
70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal
seed, seed potatoes, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine,
seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed (78/692/EEC)L 236 13 26. 8. 1978
66/401 - - - 2(j) Council Directive of 5 December 1978 amending Directives
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder
plant seed, cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre plants (78/1020/EEC)L 350 27 14. 12. 1978
(k) Commission Directive of 27 June 1979 amending Council Directives
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the market-
ing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed of oil and fibre plants and
vegetable seed (79/641/EEC)L 183 13 19. 7. 1979
(l) Council Directive of 24 July 1979 amending Directives 66/401/EEC,
66/402/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of fodder
plant seed, cereal seed and vegetable seed and on the common cata-
logue of varieties of agricultural plant species (79/692/EEC)L 205 1 13. 8. 1979
(m) Commission Directive of 17 July 1980 amending Annex II to Council
Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed
(80/754/EEC)L 207 36 9. 8. 1980
(n) Commission Directive of 16 February 1981 amending the Annexes to
Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the
marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and seed of oil and fibre
plants respectively and Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC
(81/126/EEC)L 67 36 12. 3. 1981
(o) Commission Directive of 13 April 1982 amending the Annexes to
Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of
fodder plant seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively, and
Directives 78/386/EEC and 78/388/EEC (82/287/EEC)L 131 24 13. 5. 1982
(p) Commission Directive of 14 December 1984 amending Annexes I and
II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant
seed (85/38/EEC)L 16 41 19. 1. 1985
(q) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 adapting,
on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural
acts as regards the voting procedure of the CommitteesL 362 8 31. 12. 1985
(r) Council Directive of 22 April 1986 amending, on account of the acces-
sion of Spain and Portugal, certain Directives concerning the marketing
of seeds and plants (86/155/EEC)L 118 23 7. 5. 1986
(s) Commission Directive of 14 January 1987 amending various Council
Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials
(87/120/EEC)L 49 39 18. 2. 1987
(t) Commission Directive of 9 September 1987 amending Council Direc-
tives 66/401/EEC and 69/208/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant
seed and seed of oil and fibre plants respectively (87/480/EEC)L 273 43 26. 9. 1987
(u) Council Directive of 13 June 1988 amending certain Directives on the
marketing of seed and propagating material so as to provide for rules
for applying the provisions relating to seed and propagating material
satisfying less stringent requirements (88/332/EEC)L 151 82 17. 6. 1988
(v) Council Directive of 13 June 1988 amending Directives 66/400/EEC,
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and
70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal
seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and
on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species
(88/380/EEC)L 187 31 16. 7. 1988
(w) Commission Directive of 20 January 1989 amending Annex II to Coun-
cil Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed
(89/100/EEC)L 38 36 10. 2. 1989
(x) Council Directive of 4 December 1990 on the transitional measures
and the adjustments required to the Directives on plant health, seeds,
plants and animal feedingstuffs and to the veterinary and zootechnical
legislation as a result of German unification (90/654/EEC)L 353 48 17. 12. 1990
(y) Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 1992 amending Direc-
tive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seedL 104 61 22. 4. 1992
66/401 - - - II
ICOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 14 June 1966
on the marketing of fodder plant seed
(66/401/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY,
Having regard to the T reaty 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 Parlia-
ment(1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee;
Whereas fodder plant production occupies an important
place in the agriculture of the European Economic Com-
munity;
Whereas satisfactory results in fodder plant cultivation de-
pend to a large extent on the use of appropriate seed;
whereas to this end certain Member States have for some
time restricted the marketing of fodder plant seed 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 fodder plant varieties which,
by reason of their characters, promise to be of great value
for the purposes in view;
Whereas greater productivity will be achieved in Commun-
ity fodder plant cultivation if for the choice of the varieties
permitted to be marketed the Member States apply uni-
f o r mr u l e sw h i c ha r ea ss t r i c ta sp o s s i b l e ;
Whereas it is, however, justifiable to restrict marketing to
certain varieties only if the user can be sure of actually
obtaining seed of those varieties;
Whereas certain Member States have for this purpose
been applying certification schemes which are intended by
official control to ensure identity and varietal purity;
Whereas such a scheme already exists at international
level; whereas the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development has established 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 of that scheme and of national schemes
for this product;
Whereas the scheme should apply to marketing both in
other Member States and on domestic markets;
Whereas, as a general rule, fodder plant seed, for whatever
use it is intended as grown, should be allowed to be mar-
keted only if it has been officially examined and certified,
in accordance with the rules for certification, as basic seed
or certified seed or if, in the case of certain genera and
species, it has been officially examined and approved as
commercial seed; whereas the choice of the technical terms
(1)OJ No 109, 9. 7. 1964, p. 1751/64.
66/401 - - - II
II‘basic seed’ and ‘certified seed’ is based on already existing
international terminology;
Whereas there should be approval for commercial seed in
order to take into account the fact that not all genera and
species of fodder plant of importance for cropping have as
yet produced either the desired varieties or sufficient quan-
tities of seed of the existing varieties to meet all the needs
of the Community; whereas it is therefore necessary, in the
case of certain. genera and species, to approve fodder
plant seed which is not of a named variety, but which sat-
isfies the regulations in all other respects;
Whereas fodder plant seed which is not placed on the
market should not, in view of its minor economic import-
ance, be subject to Community rules; whereas Member
States must retain the right to make such seed subject to
special provisions;
Whereas Community rules should not apply to seed shown
to be intended for export to third countries;
Whereas, in order to improve not only the genetic quality
of Community fodder plant seed but also its external char-
acters, certain requirements should be laid down as to ana-
lytical purity and germination;
Whereas, in order to ensure the identity of the seed, Com-
munity rules on packaging, sampling, sealing and marking
must be established; whereas to this end the labels should
give the particulars needed both for official control and for
the information of the user and should clearly show the
Community nature of the certification of the certified seed
of the various categories;
Whereas certain Member States need blends of fodder
plant seed of several genera and species for special uses;
whereas, in order to take these needs into account,
Member States should be authorised to approve such
blends subject to certain conditions;
Whereas, in order to ensure that both the requirements as
to the quality of the seed and the provisions for ensuring
its identity are complied with during marketing, the
Member States must make provision for appropriate con-
trol arrangements;
Whereas seed satisfying these requirements should, without
prejudice to Article 36 of the T reaty, be subject to no
marketing restrictions other than those provided for in
Community rules;
Whereas, during a first stage, until a common catalogue of
varieties has been established, the restrictions allowed
should include in particular the right of Member States torestrict the marketing of certified seed to those varieties
which are of value for cropping and use in their own terri-
tory;
Whereas, subject to certain conditions, seed multiplied in
another country from basic seed certified in a Member
State should be recognised as equivalent to seed multiplied
in that Member State;
Whereas, on the other hand, provision should be made for
authorising the marketing within the Community of fodder
plant seed harvested in third countries only if such seed
affords the same assurances as seed officially certified, or
officially approved as commercial seed, within the Com-
munity and complying with Community rules;
66/401 - - - II
IIIWhereas, during periods in which there are difficulties in
obtaining supplies of certified seed of the various cat-
egories or of commercial seed, seed satisfying less stringent
requirements should temporarily be permitted to be mar-
keted;
Whereas, in order to harmonise the technical methods of
certification used in the various Member States and to en-
able comparisons to be made in the future between seed
certified within the Community and that coming from third
countries, Community test fields should be established in
Member States to permit annual post-control of seed of
the various categories of ‘certified seed’;
Whereas the Commission should be entrusted with the
task of adopting certain measures for the application of
this Directive; whereas, in order to facilitate implementa-
tion of the proposed measures, a procedure should be pro-
vided for establishing close co-operation between MemberStates and the Commission within a Standing Committee
on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horti-
culture and Forestry;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
66/401 - - 3Article 1
This Directive shall apply to fodder plant seed marketed
within the Community, irrespective of the use for whichthe seed as grown is intended.
Article 2
1.
For the purposes of this Directive, the following de-
finitions shall apply:26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - INSERT
A. Fodder plants: plants of the following genera and
species:
(a)Gramineae Grasses
Agrostis canina L. Velvet bent 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Agrostis gigantea Roth Redtop 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Agrostis stolonifera L. Creeping bent
grass
Agrostis capillaris L. Brown top 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Alopecurus pratensis L. Meadow foxtail
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.)
P. B e a u v . e x J . S e t (SIC!
and) K.B P resl.T all oatgrass 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Bromus catharticus Va h l Re s c ue g r a s s 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -INSERT
Bromus sitchensis T rin. Alaska brome-
grass
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Bermuda grass 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Dactylis glomerata L. Cocksfoot
Festuca arundinacea
SchreberT all fescue 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Festuca ovina L. Sheep’s fescue
Festuca pratensis Hudson Meadow fescue 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Festuca rubra L. Red fescue
Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass
(including West-erwold ryegrass)17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Lolium perenne L. Perennial rye-
grass
Lolium ¢ boucheanum
KunthHybrid ryegrass 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Phalaris aquatica L. Harding grass,
Phalaris07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Phleum bertolonii DC Timothy 27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - INSERT
19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Phleum pratense L. Timothy
Poa annua L. Annual meadow-
grass17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Poa nemoralis L. Wood meadow-
grass
Poa palustris L. Swamp meadow-
grass
66/401 - - 4Poa pratensis L. Smooth-stalk
meadowgrass
Poa trivialis L. Rough-stalk mea-
dowgrass
Trisetum flavescens (L.) P .
Beauv.Golden oatgrass 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
This definition shall also cover the following hybrid
resulting from the crossing of species referred toabove.22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - - INSERT
Festuca pratensis Huds.¢
Lolium multiflorum Lam.Hybrid resulting
from the crossingof tall fescue with
Italian ryegrass
(including West-
erworld ryegrass)
(¢Festulolium )
(b)Leguminosae Legumes 26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - REPLACE
Hedysarum coronarium L. Sulla
Lotus corniculatus L. Birdsfoot trefoil
Lupinus albus L. White lupin 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Lupinus angustifolius L. Blue lupin
Lupinus luteus L. Y ellow lupin
Medicago lupulina L. Black medick
Medicago sativa L. Lucerne
Medicago ¢varia T.Mar-
tynLucerne 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. Sainfoin
Pisum sativum L. (partim) Field pea
Trifolium alexandrinum L. Berseem, Egyp-
tian clover
Trifolium hybridum L. Alsike clover
Trifolium incarnatum L. Crimson clover
Trifolium pratense L. Red clover
Trifolium repens L. White clover
Trifolium resupinatum L. Persian clover
Trigonella foenum-graecum
L.Fenugreek 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Vicia faba L. (partim) Field beans
Vicia pannonica Crantz Hungarian vetch 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Vicia sativa L. Common vetch
Vicia villosa Roth Hairy vetch
(c)Other species 26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - INSERT
Brassica napus L. var. napo-
brassica (L.)Rchb.Swede cabbage 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Brassica oleracea L.convar.
acephala (DC.) Alef. var.
medullosa Thell.+ var. vari-
disL.Fodder borecale
kale18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
66/401 - - 5Phacelia tanacetifolia
Benth.California blue-
bell16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -INSERT
Raphanus sativus L.var.
oleiformis Pers.Fodder radish. 26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - INSERT
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
B. Basic Seed:
1. Seed of bred varieties: seed
(a) which has been produced under the responsi-
bility of the breeder according to acceptedpractices for the maintenance of the variety;
(b) which is intended for the production of seed
of the category ‘certified seed’;
(c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4,
satisfies the conditions laid down in AnnexesI and II for basic seed; and
(d) which has been found by official examination
to satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
2. Seed of local varieties: seed
(a) which has been produced under official con-
trol from material officially accepted as beingof the local variety on one or more holdings
situated within a clearly demarcated region of
origin;
(b) which is intended for the production of seed
of the category ‘certified seed’;
(c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4,
satisfies the conditions laid down in AnnexesI and II for basic seed; and
(d) which has been found by official examination
to satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
C. Certified seed: seed
(a) which is of direct descent from basic seed or certi-
fied seed, or, if the breeder so requests, from seedof a generation prior to basic seed which has been
found by official examination to satisfy the condi-
tions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed;26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - REPLACE
(b) which is intended for the production of seed of the
category ‘certified seed’ or of plants;
(c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (b),
satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I andII for certified seed; and
(d) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
D. Commercial seed: seed
(a) Which is identifiable as belonging to a species;(b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (b),
satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex II forcommercial seed; and
(c) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
E. Official measures: measures taken
(a) by State authorities, or(b) by any legal person whether governed by public or
by private law, acting under the responsibility ofthe State, or
66/401 - - 6(c) in the case of ancillary activities which are also
subject to State control, by any natural personduly sworn for that purpose,
provided that the persons mentioned under (b) and
(c) derive no private gain from such measures.
F. Small EEC A packages: packages containing a mixture
of seeds not intended for the production of fodderplants, with a net weight not exceeding 2 kg excluding,
where appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting
substances or other solid additives.26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - INSERT
G. Small EEC B packages: packages containing certified
seed, commercial seed or - - - if the packages concernedare not small EEC A packages - - - a mixture of seeds
with a net weight not exceeding 10 kg excluding, where
appropriate, granulated pesticides, pelleting sub-
stances or other solid additives.
1a. Amendments to be made to the list of species referred
to in paragraph 1 (A) in the light of the development ofscientific or technical knowledge concerning the
names
and hybrids resulting from the crossing of species covered
by this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 21.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
1b. The different types of varieties, including the compo-
nents, eligible for certification under this Directive may bespecified and defined in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 21.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
1c.Member States may be authorized in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 21 to permit, by wayof derogation from paragraph 1 (C) (a), to be certified as
certified seed seeds of self-pollinating or apomictic species
which have been entered for certification as basic seed and
which have been produced directly from a generation
prior to basic seed but which has not been officially ex-amined. This provision shall not apply to hybrid seeds.
Certification as certified seed may only occur if this is re-
quested by the applicant for certification with the agree-
ment of the breeder and if an official post-control test
based on samples taken officially and carried out at thelatest during the growing season of the entered seeds
shows that the seeds from the previous generation have
met the requirements for basic seed in respect of varietalidentity and purity. In this case the breeder shall, when the
samples are taken, state the total area which has been un-
der production of seed of the previous generation. These
conditions may be amended in the light of development of
scientific or technical knowledge in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 21.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -REPLA
CE
Member States shall require that the official labels for
seeds marketed in accordance with the authorization re-ferred to in the first subparagraph be marked: ‘passed for
m a r k e t i n gi n...( M e m b e rS t a t ec o n c e r n e d )o n l y ’ ;i na d d i -
tion Member States may require in this case that the offi-
cial labels also be marked: ‘intended for further multiplica-
tion only’.
66/401 - - 71d.Member States may be authorized, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 21, not to apply in re-spect of the production of a given Member State the
condition contained in Annex II, section I, point 2, para-
graph B (1) for one or more of the species concerned, if
it can be assumed from ecological conditions and previous
experience that the standards laid down in Annex II, sec-tion I, point 2, column 13 of the table are being complied
with.13/08/1979 - - - 79/692L - - - INSERT
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -REPLA CE
2. Member States may, during a transitional period of
not more than four years after the entry into force of thelaws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to
comply with this Directive, and by way of derogation from
paragraph 1 (C), certify as certified seed seed which is of
direct descent from seed officially controlled in a Member
State under the scheme in operation at that time andwhich affords the same assurances as seed certified as ba-
sic seed or certified seed in accordance with the principles
of this Directive.26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - INSERT
26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - DELETE
Article 3
1. The Member States shall provide that seed of: 26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - REPLACE
Brassica napus L. var. naprobrassica (L.) Rchb. 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLACE
Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. me-
dullosa Thell. + var. viridis L.
Dactylis glomerata L.
Festuca arundinacea Schreber 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLACE
Festuca pratensis Hudson
Festuca rubra L.¢Festulolium 22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - - REPLACE
Lolium multiflorum Lam. 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Lolium perenne L.
Lolium¢boucheanum Kunth 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Phleum pratense L.
Medicago sativa L.
Medicago ¢varia T . Martyn 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLA CE
Pisum sativum L.
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - - REPLACE
Trifolium repens L.
and, as from 1 July 1971, seed of Trifolium pratense L.
may not be placed on the market unless it has been offi-
cially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’ and unlessit satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex II.
1a. Until 31 December 1989 the Kingdom of Spain maybe authorized, in accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 21, to provide for exceptions to paragraph 1 in
t h ec a s eo fs e e do f Medicago sativa ,Brassica oleracea con-
var.acephala andRaphanus sativus .07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
66/401 - - 82. The Member States shall provide that fodder plant
seed of genera and species other than those listed in para-graph 1 may not be placed on the market unless the seed
has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified
seed’, or is commercial seed, and unless the seed also satis-
fies the conditions laid down in Annex II.
3. The Commission may, in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 21, provide that after specifieddates seed of genera and species of fodder plant other
than those listed in paragraph 1 may not be placed on the
market unless it has been officially certified as ‘basic seed’
or ‘certified seed’.
4. The Member States shall ensure that the official ex-
aminations are carried out in accordance with current in-ternational methods, insofar as such methods exist.
5. Member States may provide for derogations from the
provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2:
(a) for bred seed of generations prior to basic seed;
(b) for tests or for scientific purposes;(c) for selection work;(d) for seed as grown, marketed for processing, provided
that the identity of the seed is ensured.
Article 4
Member States may, however, by way of derogation from
the provisions of Article 3:
(a) authorize the official certification and marketing of
basic seed which does not satisfy the conditions laiddown in Annex II in respect of germination; a similar
derogation may also be granted in respect of certified
seed of Trifolium pratense where such seed is intended
for the further production of certified seed.
In the cases given above, all necessary measures shall
be taken to ensure that the supplier guarantees a spe-cific germination which he shall state for marketing
purposes on a special label bearing his name and ad-
dress and the reference number of the seed lot;
(b) in order to make seed rapidly available, notwithstand-
ing the fact that official examination to check com-pliance with the conditions laid down in Annex II in
respect of germination has not been concluded, autho-
rize the official certification or approval and market-
ing as far as the first buyer by way of trade of seed of
the categories ‘basic seed’, ‘certified seed’ or ‘commer-cial seed’. Certification or approval shall be granted
only on presentation of a provisional analytical report
on the seed and provided that the name and address
of the first recipient are given; all necessary measures
shall be taken to ensure that the supplier guaranteesthe germination ascertained at the provisional analy-
sis; this germination shall be stated for marketing pur-
poses on a special label bearing the name and addressof the supplier and the reference number of the lot.
These provisions shall not apply to seed imported from
third countries, save as otherwise provided in Article 15 inrespect of multiplication outside the Community.
66/401 - - 9Article 5
Member States may, as regards the conditions laid down
in Annexes I and II, impose additional or more stringentrequirements for the certification and examination of com-
mercial seed produced in their own territory.
Article 6
The Member States shall provide that the description of
the genealogical components which may be required is, ifthe breeder so requests, treated as confidential. 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
Article 7
1. The Member States shall require that, for the check-
ing of varieties, the examination of seed for certificationand the examination of commercial seed, samples are
drawn officially in accordance with appropriate methods.
2. For the examination of seed for certification and the
examination of commercial seed, samples shall be drawnfrom homogeneous lots; the maximum weight of a lot and
the minimum weight of a sample are given in Annex III.
Article 8
1. The Member States shall require that basic seed, certi-
fied seed and commercial seed be marketed only in suffi-ciently homogeneous lots and in sealed containers bearing,
as prescribed in Article 9, 10 or
10a, whichever is ap-
propriate, a sealing device and markings.26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
2. Member States may, for the marketing of small quan-
tities to the final consumer, provide for derogations fromthe provisions of paragraph 1 in respect of packaging, seal-
ing and marking.
Article 9
26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
1. Member States shall require that packages of basic
seed, certified seed and commercial seed, except whereseed of the two latter categories takes the form of small
EEC B packages, be sealed officially or under official su-
pervision in such a manner that they cannot be opened
without damaging the sealing system or leaving evidence
of tampering on either the official label provided for inArticle 10 (1) or the package.26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - REPLACE
In order to ensure sealing, the sealing system shall com-prise at least either the abovementioned label or the affix-ing of an official seal.
The measures provided for in the second subparagraphshall not be necessary where a non-reusable sealing systemis used.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21,it may be established whether a particular sealing systemcomplies with the provisions of this paragraph.
2. Member States shall require that, except in the caseof small EEC B packages, packages shall not be resealedon one or more occaisions (SIC! occasions) unless this is
done officially or under official
supervision. If packages
are resealed, the fact of resealing, the date of resealing and
the authority responsible therefor shall be stated on the
label required under Article 10 (1).26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - INSERT
66/401 - - 103. The Member States shall require that small EEC B
packages be sealed in such a manner that they cannot beopened without damaging the sealing system or leaving ev-
idence of tampering on the label or package. In accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, it may
be established whether a particular sealing system com-
plies with the provisions of this paragraph. Packages shallnot be resealed on one or more occasions except under
official supervision.26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - REPLACE
4. Member States may provide for exceptions to para-
graphs 1 and 2 in the case of small packages of basic seed.
Article 10 20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - REPLACE
1. Member States shall require that packages of basic
seed, certified seed and commercial seed, except whereseed of the last two categories takes the form of small
EEC B packages:
(a) be labelled on the outside with an official label which
has not previusly (SIC! previously) been used, whichsatisfies the conditions laid down in Annex IV (A) and
on which the information is given in one of the official
languages of the Community. The colour of the label
shall be white for basic seed, blue for certified seed of
the first generation after basic seed, red for certifiedseed of subsequent generations and brown for com-
mercial seed. When a label with a string-hole is used,
its attachment shall be ensured in all cases with an of-
ficial seal. If, in cases under Article 4 (a), the basic
seed or certified seed does not satisfy the conditionslaid down in Annex II in respect of germination, this
fact shall be stated on the label. The use of official
adhesive labels shall be authorized. In accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 21, the indelible
printing under official supervision of the prescribed in-
formation on the package according to the label’s
model may be authorized;
(b) contain an official document, in the same colour as the
label, giving at least the infomation required underAnnex IV (A) (I) (a) (3), (4) and (5) and, in the case
of commercial seed, under (b) (2), (4) and (5). This
document shall be drawn up in such a manner that it
cannot be confused with the official label referred to
under (a). This document is not necessary if the in-formation is printed indelibly on the package or if, in
accordance with the provisions under (a), an adhesive
l a b e lo ral a b e lo fn o n - t e a rm a t e r i a li su s e d .
2. Member States may provide for exceptions to para-graph l in the case of small packages of basic seed wherethey are marked: ‘passed for marketing in: . . . (Member
State concerned) only’.
Article 10a 26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - INSERT
1. Member States shall require that small EEC B pack-
ages:
(a) bear on the outside in accordance with Annex IV (B)
a supplier’s label, a printed notice or stamp in one ofthe official languages of the Community; in the case
of transparent packages this label may be placed in-
side, provided it can be read through the package; as
regards the colour of the label, Article 10 (1) (a) shall
apply;
66/401 - - 11(b) bear on the outside or on the supplier’s label provided
for in subparagraph (a) an officially assigned serialnumber; should an official adhesive label be used, Ar-
ticle 10 (1) (a) shall apply as regards its colour; the
methods of attaching the said serial number may be
fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down un-
der Article 21.
2. Member States may require than (SIC! that) an offi-cial adhesive label containing part of the information pre-scribed in Annex IV (B) is used for the marking of small
EEC B packages packed in their territory; insofar as the
information is given on such label, the marking provided
for in paragraph 1 (a) shall not be required.
Article 10b
Member States may provide that, on request, small EEC
B packages of certified seed and commercial seed areclosed and marked officially or under official
supervision
according to Articles 9 (1) and 10.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - REPLACE
Article 10c
The Member States shall take all measures necessary to
ensure that, in the case of small packages of seed, the iden-tity of the seed can be checked, in particular at the time
when seed lots are divided up. T o this end they may re-
quire that small packages divided up in their territory shall
be sealed officially or under official supervision.
Article 11
1.This Directive shall not affect the right of Member
States to require that, in cases other than those providedfor by this
Directive, containers of basic seed, certified
seed or commercial seed, whether the seed has been pro-
duced in their own territory or imported, must, if the seed
is to be marketed within their territory, bear a supplier’s
label or that seed lots complying with the special condi-
tions concerning the presence of Avena fatua laiddown
according to the procedure provided for in Article 21,
must be accompanied by an official certificate attesting
compliance with these conditions.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - INSERT
2. The label referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up
in such a manner that it cannot be confused with the offi-cial label referred to in Article 10 (1).16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Article 12
The Member States shall require that any chemical treat-
ment of basic seed, certified seed or commercial seed benoted either on the official label or on the supplier’s label
and on the container or inside it.
Article 13
26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
1. Member States shall require that fodder plant seed in
the form of mixtures of seed of various genera, species orvarieties or of mixtures containing seed of plants which are
not fodder plants within the meaning of this Directive may
only be marketed if they are not intended for the produc-
tion of fodder plants and if the various components of the
mixture complied, before mixing, with the marketing regu-lations applicable to them.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States mayalso authorize the marketing of fodder plant seed in theform of mixtures:
66/401 - - 12— if such mixtures are intended for the production of
fodder plants, or
— if these mixtures contain seed of plant species for
which Community provisions do not provide that theymay be mixed with seed of fodder plants.
3. Articles 8, 9, 10b, 11 and 12 shall apply, and, provid-ing, however, the label is green in colour, Articles 10 and10a. For this purpose, small EEC A packages shall be con-
sidered small EEC B packages.
However, for small EEC A packages, the officially as-
signed serial number provided for in paragraph 1 (b) ofArticle 10 (a) shall not be required.
In applying paragraph 2, Member States may authorizederogations from this Directive for small packages as re-gards maximum quantities and the information to be pro-
vided when marking, if such packages are marked: ‘Passed
f o rm a r k e t i n gi n...( M e m b e rS t a t ec o n c e r n e d )o n l y ’ .
Article 13a 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
For the purpose of seeking improved alternatives to cer-
tain elements of the certification scheme adopted underthis Directive, it may be decided to organize temporary
experiments under specified conditions at Community lev-
el in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
21.
In the framework of such experiments, Member States
may be released from certain obligations laid down in thisDirective. The extent of that release shall be defined with
reference to the provisions to which it applies. The dura-
tion of an experiment shall not exceed seven years.
Article 14
1. Member States shall ensure that: 26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
— basic seed and certified seed which has been officially
certified and the packaging of which has been marked
and closed officially or under official supervision, pur-
suant to this Directive,20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - REPLACE
— commercial seed which has been officially tested and
the packaging of which has been marked and closed
officially or under official supervision, pursuant to this
Directive,20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - REPLACE
— certified seed which has been officially certified and
officially tested commercial seed which take the formof small EEC B packages which have been marked
a n ds e a l e dp u r s u a n tt ot h i sD i r e c t i v e ,
— seed in the form of mixtures, produced in accordance
with this Directive and not intended for the produc-tion of fodder plants, whose packaging has been
marked and sealed pursuant to this Directive,
is not subject to any marketing restrictions as regards its
characteristics, examination requirements, marking andsealing other than those laid down in this Directive.
2. Member States may:
(a) where no measures have been taken by the Commis-
sion under Article 3 (3) and entered into force, pro-vide that after specified dates seed of genera and spe-
cies of fodder plant other than those listed in Article
3 (1) may not be placed on the market unless it has
been officially certified as ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified
seed’;
66/401 - - 13(b) adopt provisions concerning the maximum moisture
content accepted for marketing;
(c) restrict the marketing of certified fodder plant seed to
that of the first generation after basic seed;
(d) until such time, which should not be later than 1 Janu-
ary 1970, as a common catalogue of varieties can beintroduced, restrict the marketing of fodder plant seed
to those varieties which are entered in a national list
based on value for cropping and use in their territory;
the conditions for inclusion in this list shall be the
same for varieties coming from other Member Statesas for domestic varieties.
3. Those Member States which have provided for exemp-
tions in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (5) (a)shall ensure that bred seed of generations prior to basic
seed are subject to no marketing restrictions on account
of their characters, examination arrangements, marking
and sealing,26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
(a) if it has been officially checked by the competent certi-
fication authority, in accordance with the provisionsapplicable for the certification of basic seed,
(b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this
directive, and
(c) if its containers bear an official label giving at least the
following particulars:
— certification authority and Member State or their
distinguishing abbreviation
— consignment reference number
— month and year of sealing, 26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - INSERT
or
— month and year of the last official sampling for the
purposes of certification
— species, indicated at least under its botanical
name, which may be given in abridged form andwithout the authorities’ names, in roman char-
acters,26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
— variety, indicated at least in roman characters,
— the description ‘pre-basic seed’
— number of generations of seed of the category
‘certified seed’ prior to the first reproduction.
T h el a b e ls h a l lb ew h i t ew i t had i a g o n a lp u r p l el i n e .
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21,Member States may be released from the requirement toindicate the botanical name in respect of individual species
and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has
been established that the disadvantages of its implementa-
tion outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing
of seed.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Article 15 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
1. The Member States shall provide that fodder plant
seed
66/401 - - 14— which has been produced directly from basic seed or
certified seed officially certified either in one or moreMember States or in a third country which has been
g r a n t e de q u i v a l e n c eu n d e rA r t i c l e1 6( 1 )( b ) ,o rw h i c h
has been produced directly from the crossing of basic
seed officially certified in a Member State with basic
seed officially certified in such a third country, and
— which has been harvested in another Member State,
shall, on request and without prejudice to the provisionsof Directive 70/457/EEC, be officially certified as certifiedseed in any Member State if that seed has undergone field
inspection satisfying the conditions laid down in Annex I
for the relevant category and if official examination has
shown that the conditions laid down in Annex II for the
same category are satisfied.
Where in such cases the seed has been produced directlyfrom officially certified seed of generations prior to basicseed, Member States may also authorize official certifica-
tion as basic seed, if the conditions laid down for that cate-
gory are satisfied.
2. Fodder plant seed which has been harvested in anoth-er Member State, and which is intended for certificationin accordance with the provisions laid down in paragraph
1, shall:
— be packed and labelled with an official label satisfying
the conditions laid down in Annex V (A) and (B), inacordance with the provisions laid down in Article 9
(1), and
— be accompanied by an official document satisfying the
conditions laid down in Annex V (C).
3. The Member States shall also provide that fodderplant seed
— which has been produced directly from basic seed or
certified seed officially certified either in one or moreMember States or in a third country which has been
g r a n t e de q u i v a l e n c eu n d e rA r t i c l e1 6( 1 )( b ) ,o rw h i c h
has been produced directly from the crossing of basic
seed officially certified in a Member State with basic
seed officially certified in such a third country, and
— which has been harvested in a third country,
shall, on request, be officially certified as certified seed inany of those Member States where the basic seed or certi-fied seed referred to above was either produced or official-
ly certified, if the seed has undergone field inspection sat-
isfying the conditions laid down in an equivalence decision
made under Article 16 (1) (a) for the relevant category,
and if official examination has shown that the conditionslaid down in Annex II for the same category are satisfied.
Other Member States may also authorize official certifica-
tion of such seed.
Article 16
1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro-
posal from the Commission, shall determine whether:
(a) in the case provided for in Article 15, the field inspec-
tions in the third country satisfy the conditions laiddown in Annex I;
66/401 - - 15(b) fodder plant seed havested in a third country and af-
fording the same assurances as regards its charactersand the arrangements for its examination, for ensuring
identity, for marking and for control is equivalent in
these respects to basic seed, certified seed or commer-
cial seed harvested within the Community and com-
plying with the provisions of this Directive.
2. Member States may themselves take decisions under
paragraph 1 concerning a third country, insofar as theCouncil has not yet taken a decision with regard to that
country within the framework of this Directive. This right
shall expire on 1 July
1978.27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - REPLACE
14/12/1978 - - - 78/1020L - - - REPLACE
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply in respect of any
new Member State from the date of its accession to thedate on which it is to bring into force the laws, regulations
or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive29/07/1972 - - - 72/274L - - - INSERT
4. Paragraph 1 shall also apply to the territory of the for-
mer German Democratic Republic until 31 December1991. Detailed rules for application may be adopted in ac-
cordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.17/12/1990 - - - 90/654L - - - INSERT
Article 17
1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the
general supply of basic seed, certified seed or commercialseed that occur in one or more Member States and cannot
be overcome within the Community, one or more Member
States may be authorized, according to the procedure laid
down in Article 21, to permit, for a specified period, the
marketing of seed of a category subject to less stringentrequirements, or of seed of varieties not included in the
‘Common Catalogue of V arieties of Agricultural Plant
Species’ or in their national Catalogues of V arieties.26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - REPLACE
2. For a category of seed of any given variety, the official
label shall be that provided for the corresponding catego-ry; in all other cases it shall be that provided for commer-
cial seed. The label shall always state that the seed in ques-
tion is of a category satisfying less stringent requirements.
3. Rules for the application of paragraph 1 may be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 21. 17/06/1988 - - - 88/332L - - - INSERT
Article 18
This Directive shall not apply to fodder plant seed shown
to be intended for export to third countries.
Article 19
1.The Member States shall make suitable arrangements
for fodder plant seed to be officially controlled duringmarketing, at least by check sampling, as regards its com-
pliance with the requirements of this Directive.26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures
to ensure that the following particulars are presented dur-ing the marketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed
coming from another Member State or from a third coun-
try:26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
(a) species
(b) variety
66/401 - - 16(c) category
(d) country of production and official control authority
(e) country of dispatch
(f) importer
(g) quantity of seed.
The manner in which these particulars must be presented
may be determined in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 21.
Article 20
1. Community comparative tests shall be carried out
within the Community for the post-control of samples ofbasic seed, with the exception of that of hybrid or synthetic
varieties, and of certified seed of fodder plants, taken dur-
ing check sampling. Satisfaction of the conditions with
which the seed must comply may be checked during the
post-control tests. The arrangements for holding the testsand their results shall be submitted to the Committee re-
ferred to in Article 21.17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
2. These comparative tests shall, during a first stage, be
used to harmonize the technical methods of certificationso as to obtain results which are equivalent. As soon as this
aim is achieved, annual progress reports shall be made on
the comparative tests and sent in confidence to the Mem-
ber States and to the Commission. The Commission shall,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12,set the date for the first report.
3. The Commission, acting in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 21, shall make the necessary ar-rangements for the comparative tests to be carried out.
Fodder plant harvested in third countries may be included
in the comparative tests.
Article 21
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be
followed, matters shall be referred by the Chairman, eitheron his own initiative or at the request of the representative
of a Member State, to the Standing Committee on Seeds
and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture
and Forestry (hereinafter called the ‘Committee’) set up
by the Council Decision of 14 June 1966(
1).
2. Within the Committtee, (SIC! Committee,) the votes
of the Member States shall be weighted as provided in Ar-ticle 148 (2) of the T reaty. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a
draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shalldeliver its Opinion on such measures within a time limit
set by the Chairman according to the urgency of the mat-
ter. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of
54 votes 31/12/1985 - - - 3765/85 R- - - REPLACE
4. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall ap-
ply immediately. However, if these measures are not inaccordance with the Opinion of the Committee, they shall
forthwith be communicated by the Commission to the
Council. In that event the Commission may defer applica-
tion of the measures which it has adopted for not more
than one month from the date of such communication.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a
different decision within one month.
_______________
(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2289/66.
66/401 - - 17Article 21a 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - INSERT
Amendments to be made to the content of the Annexes
in the light of the development of scientific or technicalknowledge shall be adopted according to the procedure
laid down in Article 21.27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - REPLACE
Article 22
This Directive shall be without prejudice to the provisions
of national laws justified on grounds of the protection ofhealth and life of humans, animals or plants or the protec-
tion of industrial and commercial property.
Article 23
The Member States shall, not later than 1 July 1968, bring
into force the laws, regulations or administrative provi-sions necessary to comply with the provisions of Article 14
(1) and, not later than 1 July 1969, those necessary to
comply with the other provisions of this Directive and 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 GermanDemocratic Republic, with the following:17/12/1990 - - - 90/654L - - - INSERT
— Article 3 (1), in the case of:
— seed harvested prior to German unification or af-
ter unification insofar as the seed productionfields had been sown before that date,
— other seed if it is certified in accordance with Ar-
ticle 2 (2),
— Article 8 (2), in the case of the restriction to ‘small
quantities’ for seed of Pisum sativum L. (partim) and
Vicia faba L. (partim);
— Article 16, within the limits of the traditional trade
flows and in response to the production needs of un-dertakings in the former German Democratic Repub-
lic,
at a date later than that referred to above, but not later
than 31 December 1992 in respect of the third indent andnot later than 31 December 1994 in respect of the other
indents.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall ensure that seed
in respect of which it applies this authorization, other thanseed specified in the second sub-indent of the first indent,
is not introduced into parts of the Community other than
the territory of the former German Democratic Republic
unless it is established that the provisions of this Directive
are complied with.
Article 23a 26/02/1969 - - - 69/63L - - - INSERT
Upon application by a Member State, which will de (SIC!
be) dealt with as provided in Article 21, that State may bewholly or partially released from the obligation to apply
this Directive in respect of certain species if seed of those
species is not normally reproduced or marketed in its terri-
tory.
Article 24
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
66/401 - - 18ANNEX I 25/04/1978 - - - 78/386L - - - REPLACE
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP
1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the produc-
tion of seeds of the species and variety of the crop, and the field shall be sufficientlyfree from such plants which are volunteers from previous cropping.
2. The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neigh-
bouring sources of pollen which may result in undesiderable (SIC! undesirable) for-eign pollination:
CropMinimum
distance
1 2
Brassica spp., Phacelia tanacetifolia : 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
— for the production of basic seed 400 m
— for the production of certified seed 200 m
Species or varieties other than Brassica spp., Phacelia tanace-
tifolia ,Pisum sativum ,varieties of Poa pratensis referred to in
the second part of the third sentence of paragraph 4:16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSER T
19/07/1979 - - - 79/641 - - - REPLA CE
19/01/1985 - - - 85/38L - - - REPLA CE
— for the production of seed intended for multiplication,
fields up to two hectares 200 m
— for the production of seed intended for multiplication,
fields over two hectares 100 m
— for the production of seed intended for the production
of fodder plants, fields up to two hectares 100 m
— for the production of seed intended for the production
of fodder plants, fields over two hectares 50 m
These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesid-
erable (SIC! undesirable) foreign pollination.
3. Plants of other species, the seeds of which are difficult to distinguish from the crop
seeds in a laboratory test, shall be at a low level.
In particular, crops of lolium species or ¢Festulolium shall conform to the follow-
ing conditions: the number of plants of a lolium species or ¢Festulolium other
than the crop species shall not exceed:22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - - INSERT
—o n e p e r 5 0 m2for the production of basic seed,
—o n e p e r 1 0 m2for the production of certified seed.
4. The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity. In particular, crops
other than those of the species Pisum sativum ,Vicia faba ,Brassica napus var.napo-
brassica ,Brassica oleracea convar. acephala ,Raphanus sativus sspoleifera or of Poa
pratensis shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of the crop
species which are recognizable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not ex-ceed:12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - REPLA CE
13/05/1982 - - - 82/287L - - - INSER T
13/05/1982 - - - 82/287L - - - DELETE19/01/1985 - - - 85/38L - - - REPLA
CE
—o n e p e r 3 0 m2for the production of basic seed,
—o n e p e r 1 0 m2for the production of certified seed.
I nt h ec a s eo f Poa pratensis , the number of plants of the crop species which are
recognizable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed:19/01/1985 - - - 85/38L - - - INSERT
—o n e p e r 2 0 m2for the production of basic seed,
—f o u r p e r 1 0 m2for the production of certified seed;
66/401 - - 19however, in the case of varieties which are officially classified as ‘apomictic uni-
clonal varieties’ under agreed procedures, a number of plants recognizable as notbeing true to the variety, which does not exceed six per 10 m
2, may be regarded
as satisfying the beforementioned standards for the production of certified seed.Upon application, a Member State may be authorized, in accordance with the pro-cedure laid down in Article 21, to assess the satisfaction of the varietal purity stan-dards in the case of crops of Poa pratensis belonging to such varieties not only on
the basis of the results of the field inspection carried out in accordance with para-graph 6 of Annex I, where there is evidence that compliance with the varietal puri-ty standards set up in Annex II is ensured by appropriate seed testing or otherappropriate means.
I nt h ec a s eo ft h es p e c i e s Pisum sativum ,Vicia faba ,Brassica napus var.napobrassi-
ca,Brassica oleracea convar. acephala, Raphanus sativus spp. oleifera and of apo-
mictic uni-clonal varieties of Poaspp. only the first sentence is applicable.12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT13/05/1982 - - - 82/287L - - - INSER
T
13/05/1982 - - - 82/287L - - - DELETE19/01/1985 - - - 85/38L - - -
DELETE
5. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest pos-
sible level.25/04/1978 - - - 78/386L - - - REPLACE
6. The satisfaction of the abovementioned standards or other conditions shall be ex-
amined in official field inspections.
These field inspections shall be carried out in accordance with the following condi-tions:
A. The condition and the stage of development of the crop shall permit an ade-
quate examination.
B. There shall be at least one field inspection.
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 Annexshall be determined in accordance with appropriate methods.
ANNEX II 25/04/1978 - - - 78/386L - - - REPLACE
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED
I. CERTIFIED SEED
1. The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and purity. 13/05/1982 - - - 82/287L - - - REPLACE
In particular, the seeds of the species listed below shall conform to the following
standards or other conditions. The minimum varietal purity shall be:
—Poa pratensis , varieties referred to in the second part of the third sentence of
paragraph 4 of Annex I: 98%19/01/1985 - - - 85/38L - - - REPLACE
—Pisum sativum ,Vicia faba ,Brassica napus var.napobrassica ,Brassica oleracea
conv. acephala:
— certified seed, 1st generation: 99%,
— certified seed, 2nd and subsequent generations: 98%.
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried
out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
2. The seed shall conform to the following standards or other conditions as regards
germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species, includingLupin seeds of another colour and of bitter Lupin seeds:
A. Table:
66/401 - - 20Germination Analytical purity
SpeciesMinimum
germination
(%ofpureMaximum
content of
hard seedMinimum
analytical
purityMaximum content of
seeds of
other plant species
(% by weight) g
(% o fpure
seed)hardseed
(% of pure
seed)purity
(% by
weight) To t a lAs i n g l e
speciesAgropyron
repens
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
GRAMINEAE
Agrostis canina 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
Agrostis gigantea 80 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3
Agrostis stolonifera 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3
Agrostis capillaris 75 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - -
REPLACE
Alopecurus pratensis 70 (a) 75 2,5 1,0(f) 0,3 10/02/1989 - - - 89/100L - - - INSERT
Arrhenatherum elatius 75 (a) 90 3,0 1,0 (f) 0,5
Bromus catharticus 75 (a) 97 1,5 1,0 0,5 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Bromus sitchensis 75 (a) 97 1,5 1,0 0,5
Cynodon dactylon 70 (a) 90 2,0 1,0 0,3 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Dactylis glomerata 80 (a) 90 1,5 1,0 0,3
Festuca arundinacea 80 (a) 95 1,5 1,0 0,5
Festuca ovina 75 (a) 85 2,0 1,0 0,5
Festuca pratensis 80 (a) 95 1,5 1,0 0,5
Festuca rubra 75 (a) 90 1,5 1,0 0,5
¢Festulolium 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - - INSERT
Lolium multiflorum 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5
Lolium perenne 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5
Lolium¢bouchea-
num75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,5 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - -
REPLACE
Phalaris aquatica L. 75 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Phleum bertolonii 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3
Phleum pratense 80 (a) 96 1,5 1,0 0,3
Poa annua 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3
Poa nemoralis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3
Poa palustris 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3
Poa pratensis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3
Poa trivialis 75 (a) 85 2,0 (c) 1,0 (c) 0,3
Trisetum flavescens 70 (a) 75 3,0 1,0 (f) 0,3
LEGUMINOSAE
Hedysarum coronarium 75 (a)(b) 30 95 2,5 1,0
Lotus corniculatus 75 (a)(b) 40 95 1,8 (d) 1,0 (d)
Lupinus albus 80 (a)(b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e)
Lupinus angustifolius 75 (a)(b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e)
66/401 - - 21Analytical purityMaximum content o fseeds o fother plant
ii lfh ih ifidiConditions as
Maximum content of seeds of other plant species
(% by weight)p
species in a sample of the weight specified in
column 4 of Annex III (total per column)Conditionsas
regards con-
tent of Lupin
seedsof
Alopecurus
myosuroidesMelilotus
spp.Raphanus ra-
phanistrumSinapis
arvensisAvena fatua ,
Avena
ludoviciana ,
Avena sterilisCuscuta
spp.Rumex spp.
other than
Rumex
acetosella and
Rumex mariti-
musseedsof
another
colour
and
of bitter
Lupin seeds09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - -
REPLACE
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0( g ) 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0( g ) 0 (j)(k) 10 (n) 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
0,3 0( g ) 0 (j)(k) 10 (n)
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5( n ) 22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
0,3 0 0( k ) 5
0,3 0 0( k ) 5
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0( h ) 0 (j)(k) 2(n) 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - INSERT
0,3 0 0( k ) 5 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10
0,3 0( i ) 0( j ) 5(n) (o)(p) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0( i ) 0( j ) 5(n) (o)(p) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
66/401 - - 22Germination Analytical purity
SpeciesMinimum
germination
(%ofpureMaximum
content of
hard seedMinimum
analytical
purityMaximum content of
seeds of
other plant species
(% by weight) g
(% o fpure
seed)hardseed
(% of pure
seed)purity
(% by
weight) To t a lAs i n g l e
speciesAgropyron
repens
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Lupinus luteus 80 (a)(b) 20 98 0,5 (e) 0,3 (e)
Medicago lupulina 80 (a)(b) 20 97 1,5 1,0
Medicago sativa 80 (a)(b) 40 97 1,5 1,0
Medicago ¢varia 80 (a)(b) 40 97 1,5 1,0 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
Onobrychis viciifolia 75 (a)(b) 20 95 2,5 1,0 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
Pisum sativum 80 (a) 98 0,5 0,3 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
Trifolium alexandrinum 80 (a)(b) 20 97 1,5 1,0
Trifolium hybridum 80 (a)(b) 20 97 1,5 1,0
Trifolium incarnatum 75 (a)(b) 20 97 1,5 1,0
Trifolium pratense 80 (a)(b) 20 97 1,5 1,0
Trifo!ium repens 80 (a)(b) 40 97 1,5 1,0
Trifolium resupinatum 80 (a)(b) 20 97 1,5 1,0
Trigonella foenumgrae-
cum80 (a) 95 1,0 0,5
Vicia faba 85 (a)(b) 5 98 0,5 0,3 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
Vicia pannonica 85 (a)(b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e)
Vicia sativa 85 (a)(b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e)
Vicia villosa 85 (a)(b) 20 98 1,0 (e) 0,5 (e)
OTHER SPECIES
Brassica napus var.n a -
pobrassica80 (a) 98 1,0 0,5
Brassica oleracea con-
var. acephala (SIC! ac-
cephala var. medullosa
+var. viridis )75 (a) 98 1,0 0,5
Phacelia tanacetifolia 80 (a) 96 1,0 0,5 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Raphanus sativus var.
oleiformis80 (a) 97 1,0 0,5 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - -
REPLACE
66/401 - - 23Analytical purityMaximum content o fseeds o fother plant
ii lfh ih ifidiConditions as
Maximum content of seeds of other plant species
(% by weight)p
species in a sample of the weight specified in
column 4 of Annex III (total per column)Conditionsas
regards con-
tent of Lupin
seedsof
Alopecurus
myosuroidesMelilotus
spp.Raphanus ra-
phanistrumSinapis
arvensisAvena fatua ,
Avena
ludoviciana ,
Avena sterilisCuscuta
spp.Rumex spp.
other than
Rumex
acetosella and
Rumex mariti-
musseedsof
another
colour
and
of bitter
Lupin seeds09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - -
REPLACE
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0,3 0( i ) 0( j ) 5(n) (o)(p) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0( j ) 5 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0( j ) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10
0,3 0 0 (l)(m) 10
0,3 0 0( j ) 5 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0 0( j ) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0( i ) 0( j ) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0( i ) 0( j ) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0( i ) 0( j ) 5(n) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 5 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0,3 0,3 0 0 (j)(k) 10 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
0 0 (j)(k) 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
0,3 0,3 0 0( j ) 5 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
66/401 - - 24B. Standards or other conditions applicable where reference is made to them in
the table under Section I (2) (A) of this Annex:
(a) All fresh and healthy seeds which donot germinateafter pre-treatmentshall
be regarded as seeds which have germinated.
(b) Up to the maximum quantity indicated, hard seed present shall be regarded
as seed capable of germination.
(c) A maximum total of 0,8% by weight of seeds of other Poaspecies shall not
be regarded as an impurity.
(d) A maximum of 1% by weight of seeds of Trifolium pratense shall not be re-
garded as an impurity.
(e) A maximum total of 0,5% by weight of seeds of Lupinus albus ,Lupinus an-
gustifolius ,Lupinus luteus ,Pisum sativum ,Vicia faba ,Vicia pannonica ,Vicia
sativa ,Vicia villosa in an other (SIC! another) relevant species shall not be
regarded as an impurity.19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
(f) The prescribed maximum percentage by weight of seeds of a single species
shall not apply to seeds of Poaspp.
(g) A maximum total of two seeds of Avena fatua ,Avena ludoviciana ,Avena
sterilis in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impu-
ri tyw h e rease c o n dsa m p l eo fth esa m ew e i g h ti sf re ef ro ma n yse e d so fth e sespecies.
(h) The presence of one seed of Avena fatua ,Avena ludoviciana ,Avena sterilis
in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impuritywhere a second sample of twice the prescribed weight is free from any seedsof these species.
(i) Thedetermination of seeds of Avena fatua ,Avena ludoviciana ,Avena sterilis
by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt whether the condi-tions laid down in column 12 have been satisfied.
(j) 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 13have been satisfied.
(k) 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 thesame weight is free from any seeds of Cuscuta spp.
(l) The weight of the sample for the determination of seeds of Cuscuta spp. by
number shall be twice the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III for therelevant species.
(m) 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 twicethe prescribed weight is free from any seeds of Cuscuta spp.
(n) The determination of seeds of Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and
Rumex maritimus by number need not be carried out unless there is doubt
whether the conditions laid down in column 14 have been satisfied.09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - - REPLACE
(o) The percentage by number of Lupin seeds of another colour shall not ex-
ceed:
— in bitter Lupin, 2%
— in Lupins other than bitter Lupin, 1%
(p) The percentage by number of bitter Lupin seeds in varieties other than bit-
ter Lupin shall not exceed 2,5 %. 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - INSERT
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - DELETE
3. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest
possible level.
66/401 - - 25II. BASIC SEED
Subject to the provisions below, the conditions laid down in Section I of this Annex shall
apply to basic seed:
1. The seed of Pisum sativum ,Brassica napus var. napobrassica ,Brassica oleracea
conv. acephala ,Vicia faba and of varieties of Poa pratensis referred to in the se-
cond part of the third sentence of paragraph 4 of Annex I shall conform to the
following standards or other conditions: the minimum varietal purity shall be99,7%.19/01/1985 - - - 85/38L - - - REPLACE
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried
out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
2. The seed shall satisfy the following standards or other conditions:
A. Table:
66/401 - - 26Maximum content of seed of other plant species
Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III
(total per column)
Other
SpeciesTo t a l
(% by weight) As i n g l e
speciesRumex spp.
other than
Rumex acetosella
and
Rumex maritimusAgropyron
repensAlopecurus
myosuroidesMelilotus
spp.Other
standards
or conditions09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - -
REPLACE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
GRAMINEAE
Agrostis canina 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j) 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
Agrostis gigantea 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j)
Agrostis stolonifera 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j)
Agrostis capillaris 0,3 20 1 1 1 (j) 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - -
REPLACE
Alopecurus pratensis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Arrhenatherum elatius 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (i) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Bromus catharticus 0,4 20 5 5 5 (j) 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -
INSERT
Bromus sitchensis 0,4 20 5 5 5 (j)
Cynodon dactylon 0,3 20 (a) 1 1 1 (j) 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - -
INSERT
Dactylis glomerata 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Festuca arundinacea 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Festuca ovina 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Festuca pratensis 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Festuca rubra 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
66/401 - - 27Maximum content of seed of other plant species
Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III
(total per column)
Other
SpeciesTo t a l
(% by weight) As i n g l e
speciesRumex spp.
other than
Rumex acetosella
and
Rumex maritimusAgropyron
repensAlopecurus
myosuroidesMelilotus
spp.Other
standards
or conditions09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - -
REPLACE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
¢Festulolium 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - -
INSERT
Lolium multiflorum 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Lolium perenne 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Lolium¢boucheanum 0,3 20 (a) 2 5 5 (j) 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - -
REPLACE26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLA
CE
Phalaris aquatica L. 0,3 20 2 5 5 (j) 07/05/1988 - - - 88/155L - - -
INSERT26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLA
CE
Phleum bertolonii 0,3 20 2 1 1 (j)
Phleum pratense 0,3 20 2 1 1 (j)
Poa annua 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
Poa nemoralis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
Poa palustris 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
Poa pratensis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
Poa trivialis 0,3 20 (b) 1 1 1 (f) (j)
Trisetum flavescens 0,3 20 (c) 1 1 1 (i) (j)
LEGUMINOSAE
Hedysarum coronarium 0,3 20 2 0( e ) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Lotus corniculatus 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (g) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
66/401 - - 28Maximum content of seed of other plant species
Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III
(total per column)
Other
SpeciesTo t a l
(% by weight) As i n g l e
speciesRumex spp.
other than
Rumex acetosella
and
Rumex maritimusAgropyron
repensAlopecurus
myosuroidesMelilotus
spp.Other
standards
or conditions09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - -
REPLACE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Lupinus albus 0,3 20 2 0( d ) (h) (k) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
Lupinus angustifolius 0,3
20 2 0( d ) (h) (k) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Lupinus luteus 0,3 20 2 0( d ) (h) (k) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Medicago lupulina 0,3 20 5 0( e ) (j)
Medicago sativa 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Medicago ¢varia 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (j) 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLA
CE
Onobrychis viciifolia 0,3 20 2 0( d ) 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLA
CE
Pisum sativum 0,3 20 2 0( d ) 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLA
CE
Trifolium alexandrinum 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Trifolium hybridum 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Trifolium incarnatum 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Trifolium pratense 0,3 20 5 0( e ) (j)
Trifolium repens 0,3 20 5 0( e ) (j)
Trifolium resupinatum 0,3 20 3 0( e ) (j) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
66/401 - - 29Maximum content of seed of other plant species
Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III
(total per column)
Other
SpeciesTo t a l
(% by weight) As i n g l e
speciesRumex spp.
other than
Rumex acetosella
and
Rumex maritimusAgropyron
repensAlopecurus
myosuroidesMelilotus
spp.Other
standards
or conditions09/08/1980 - - - 80/754L - - -
REPLACE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Trigonella foenumgraecum 0,3 20 2 0( d ) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLACE
Vicia
faba 0,3 20 2 0( d ) 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -REPLA
CE
Vicia pannonica 0,3 20 2 0( d ) (h) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Vicia sativa 0,3 20 2 0( d ) (h) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Vicia villosa 0,3 20 2 0( d ) (h) 26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
OTHER SPECIES
Brassica napus var.napobrassi-
ca0,3 20 2
(j)26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Brassica oleracea convar. ace-
phala (SIC! acephala var. me-
dullosa +v a r . viridis )0,3 20 3
(j)26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLACE
Phacelia tanacetifolia 0,3 20 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -
INSERT
Raphanus sativus var.oleiformis 0,3 20 2 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - -
REPLACE26/09/1987 - - - 87/480L - - -
REPLA
CE
66/401 - - 30B. Standard or other conditions applicable where reference is made to them in the
table under Section II (2) (A) of this Annex:
(a) A maximum total of 80 seeds of Poaspp. shall not be regarded as an impurity.
(b) The condition laid down in column 3 is not applicable to the seeds of Poaspp.
The maximum total content of seeds of Poaspp other than the species to be
examined shall not exceed one in a sample of 500 seeds.
(c) A maximum total of 20 seeds of Poaspp. shall not be regarded as an impurity.
(d) The determination of seeds of Melilotus spp. by number need not be carried
out unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in column 7 havebeen satisfied.
(e) The presence of one seed of Melilotus spp. in a sample of the prescribed weight
shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of twice the pre-scribed weight is free from any seeds of Melilotus spp.
(f) The condition (c) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable.
(g) The condition (d) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable.
(h) The condition (e) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable.
(i) The condition (f) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex is not applicable.
(j) The conditions (k) and (m) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex are not
applicable.
(k) The percentage by number of bitter Lupin seeds in varieties other than bitter
Lupin shall not exceed 1%.
III. COMMERCIAL SEED
Subject to the provisions below, the conditions laid down in Section I (2) and (3) of this An-nex shall apply to commercial seed:
1. The percentages by weight laid down in columns 5 and 6 of the table under Section
I (2) (A) of this Annex are increased by 1%.
2. In Poa annua a maximum total of 10% by weight of seeds of other Poaspecies shall
not be regarded as an impurity.
3. In Poaspp. other than Poa annua a maximum total of 3% by weight of seeds of other
Poaspecies shall not be regarded as an impurity.
4. In Hedisarum coronarium a maximum total of 1% by weight of seeds of Melilotus
spp. shall not be regarded as an impurity.
5. The condition (d) laid down in Section I (2) of this Annex for Lotus corniculatus is
not applicable.
6. In Lupin species:
(a) the minimum analytical purity shall be 97% by weight;
(b) the percentage by number of Lupin seeds of another colour shall not exceed:
— in bitter Lupin, 4%
— in Lupins other than bitter Lupin, 2%
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - DELETE
7. In Vicia spp. a maximum total of 6% by weight of seeds of Vicia pannonica ,Vicia
villiosa or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall be not regarded
as an impurity.
8. In Vicia pannonica ,Vicia sativa ,Vicia villosa the minimum analytical purity shall be
97% by the weight.
66/401 - - 31ANNEX III 25/04/1978 - - - 78/386L - - - REPLACE
LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS
SpeciesMaximum
weight of a lot
(tonnes)Minimum
weight of a
sample to be
drawn from
al o t
(grams)W e i g h to ft h es a m p l ef o r
the determinations by
number provided for in
c o l u m n s1 2t o1 4o f
Annex II (I) (2) (A) and
columns 3 to 7 of
Annex II (II) (2) (A)
(grams)
1 2 3 4
GRAMINEAE
Agrostis canina 10 50 5 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Agrostis gigantea 10 50 5
Agrostis stolonifera 10 50 5
Agrostis capillaris 10 50 5 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - REPLACE
Alopecurus pratensis 10 100 30
Arrhenatherum elatius 10 200 80
Bromus catharticus 10 200 200 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Bromus sitchensis 10 200 200
Cynodon dactylon 10 50 5 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155 - - - INSERT
Dactylis glomerata 10 100 30
Festuca arundinacea 10 100 50
Festuca ovina 10 100 30
Festuca pratensis 10 100 50
Festuca rubra 10 100 30
×Festulolium 10 200 60 22/04/1992 - - - 92/19L - - - INSERT
Lolium multiflorum 10 200 60
Lolium perenne 10 200 60
Lolium×boucheanum 10 200 60 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - REPLACE
Phalaris aquatica L. 10 100 50 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155 - - - INSERT
Phleum bertolonii 10 50 10
Phleum pratense 10 50 10
Poa annua 10 50 10
Poa nemoralis 10 50 5
Poa palustris 10 50 5
Poa pratensis 10 50 5
Poa trivialis 10 50 5
Trisetum flavescens 10 50 5
LEGUMINOSAE
Hedysarum coronarium
—f r u i t 1 0 10 0 0 300
— seed 10 400 120
Lotus corniculatus 10 200 30
Lupinus albus 20 10 0 0 10 0 0
Lupinus angustifolius 20 10 0 0 10 0 0
Lupinus luteus 20 10 0 0 10 0 0
66/401 - - 32SpeciesMaximum
weight of a lot
(tonnes)Minimum
weight of a
sample to be
drawn from
al o t
(grams)W e i g h to ft h es a m p l ef o r
the determinations by
number provided for in
c o l u m n s1 2t o1 4o f
Annex II (I) (2) (A) and
columns 3 to 7 of
Annex II (II) (2) (A)
(grams)
1 2 3 4
Medicago lupulina 10 300 50
Medicago sativa 10 300 50
Medicago ×varia 10 300 50 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Onobrychis viciifolia: 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
—f r u i t 1 0 600 600
— seed 10 400 400
Pisum sativum 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Trifolium alexandrinum 10 400 60
Trifolium hybridum 10 200 20
Trifolium incarnatum 10 500 80
Trifolium pratense 10 300 50
Trifolium repens 10 200 20
Trifolium resupinatum 10 200 20
Trigonella foenumgraecum 10 500 450
Vicia faba 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Vicia pannonica 20 10 0 0 10 0 0
Vicia sativa 20 10 0 0 10 0 0
Vicia villosa 20 10 0 0 10 0 0
OTHER SPECIES
Brassica napus var.napobrassica 10 200 100
Brassica oleracea convar .acephala 10 200 100
Phacelia tanacetifolia 10 300 40 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Raphanus sativus var.oleiformis 10 300 300 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - REPLACE
The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5%. 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - INSERT
66/401 - - 33ANNEX IV 26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
MARKING
A.Official label
I.Information required
(a) For basic seed and certified seed:
1. ‘EEC rules and standards’,
2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials,
3. Reference number of lot,
3. (a) (SIC! 3a.) Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed . . . ’
(month and year),26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - INSERT
or
month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certifica-
tion expressed thus: ‘sampled . . .’ (month and year),
4. Species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be giv-
en in abridged form and without the authorities’ names, in roman char-
acters,26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
5. Variety indicated at least in roman
characters, 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
6. Category,
7. Country of production,
8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds,
9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting sub-
stances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive andalso the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and thetotal weight,
10. For certified seed of the second generation and subsequent genera-
tions after basic seed: number of generations after basic seed,
11. For seed of grass varieties which have not been subjected to tests for
their cropping value and use in accordance with Article 4 (2) (a) ofCouncil Directive No 70/457/EEC (
1) of 29 September 1970 concern-
ing the common catalogue of species of agricultural plants: ‘Not in-tended for the production of fodder plants’,
12. Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested ...
(month and year)’ and the service responsible for such retesting maybe indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker at-tached to the official label.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
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 ofindividual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it hasbeen established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh theadvantages expected for the marketing of seed.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
(b) For commercial seed: 26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
1. ‘EEC rules and standards’,
2. ‘Commercial seed (not certified as to variety)’,
3. Supervising authority and Member State or their initials,
4. Reference number of lot,
4a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed . . .’ (month and
year),26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - INSERT
or
_______________
(1) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1.
66/401 - - 34month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certifica-
tion expressed thus: ‘sampled . . .’ (month and year),
5. Species (1) indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be
given in abridged form and without the authorities’ names, in roman
characters,26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
6. Area of production,
7. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds,
8. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting sub-
stances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive andalso the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and thetotal weight,
9. Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested ...
(month and year)’; and the service responsible for such retesting maybe indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker at-tached to the official label.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
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 ofindividual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it hasbeen established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh theadvantages expected for the marketing of seed.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
(c) For mixtures of seed: 26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
1. ‘Mixture of seed for . . .’ (intended use),
2. Authority responsible for sealing and Member State or their initials,
3. Reference number of lot,
3. (a)(SIC! 3a.) Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed . . .’
(month and year),26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - INSERT
4. Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and,
where appropriate, by variety both indicated at least in roman charac-
ters; it is sufficient to give the name of the mixture if the percentageby weight has been notified in writing to the purchaser and officiallyrecorded,26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds,
6. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting sub-
stances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive andalso the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and thetotal weight,
7. Where at least germination of all the components of the mixture has
b e e nr e t e s t e d ,t h ew o r d s‘ r e t e s t e d...( m o n t ha n dy e a r ) ’a n dt h es e r -vice responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such informationmay be given on an official sticker attached to the official label label(SIC! official label).20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
II.Minimum dimensions 26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - REPLACE
110¢67 mm.
B.Supplier’s label or information on the packaging (small EEC package)
Information required
(a) Certified seed:
1. ‘Small EEC B package’,
_______________
(1) For lupins, it should be specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins.
66/401 - - 352. Name and address of the supplier responsiblefor markingor hisidentification
mark,
3. Officially assigned serial number,
4. Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their
initials,
5. Reference number if the official serial number does not enable the certified
seed lot to be identified,
6. Species indicated at least in roman characters, 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
7. Variety indicated at least in roman characters, 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
8. ‘Certified seed’,
9. Net or gross weight or number of pure seeds,
10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or
other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approxi-mate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight,
11. For seed of grass varieties which have not been subjected to tests for their
cropping value and use in accordance with Article 4 (2) (a) of Council Direc-tive No 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 concerningthe commoncatalogueof species of agricultural plants: ‘not intended for the production of fodderplants’.
(b) Commercial seed:
1. ‘Small EEC B package’,
2. Name and address of the supplier responsiblefor markingor hisidentification
mark,
3. Officially assigned serial number,
4. Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their
initials,
5. Reference number if the official serial number does not enable the admitted
seed lot to be identified,
6. Species (1) indicated at least in roman characters, 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
7. ‘Commercial seed’
8. Net weight or gross weight or number of pure seeds,
9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or
other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approxi-mate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight.
(c) Seed mixtures:
1. ‘Small EEC A package’ or ‘small EEC B package’,
2. Name and address of the supplier responsiblefor markingor hisidentification
mark,
3. Small EEC B package: officially assigned serial number,
4. Small EEC B package: service which assigned the serial number and name of
Member State or their initials,
5. Small EEC B package: reference number if the official serial number does not
enable the used seed lots to be identified,
6. Small EEC A package: reference number enabling the used seed lots to be
identified,
7. Small EEC A package: Member State or its initials,
8 . ‘ S e e d - m i x t u r ef o r...( i n t e n d e du s e ) ’ ,
9. Net weight or gross weight or number of pure seeds,
10. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or
other solid additives areused,thenatureof theadditives and also theapproxi-mate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight,
_______________
(1) For lupins, it should be specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins.
66/401 - - 3611. Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and, where
appropriate, by variety both indicated at least in roman characters; it is suffi-
cient to give part of this information, as Member States may prescribe forsmall packages produced in their territory, and a reference to the kind of mix-ture if the proportion by weight can be communicated to the purchaser on re-quest and has been officially recorded.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
66/401 - - 37ANNEX V 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Label and document provided in the case of seed not finally certified,
harvested in another Member State
A.Information required for the label
— authority responsible for field inspection and Member States 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,
—c a t e g o r y ,
— field or lot reference number,
— declared net or gross weight,
— the words ‘seed not finally certified’.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may bereleased from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individu-al species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been establishedthat the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected forthe 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 (SIC! authorities’) names, in romancharacters,
— variety, indicated at least in roman characters,
—c a t e g o r y ,
— 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 harvested and number of packages,
— number of generations after basic seed, in the case of certified seed,
— attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop from which the seed
comes have been fulfilled,
— where appropriate, results of a preliminary seed analysis.