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Council Directive
of 14 June 1966
on the marketing of cereal seed
(66/402/EEC)
(OJ No L 125 de 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309.)
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 cereal seed (69/60/EEC)L 48 1 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, deed 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
2(h) FIRST Commission Directive of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes
to Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed (78/387/EEC)L 113 13 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
(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 Di-
rectives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the
marketing 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 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
(n) Council Directive of 13 July 1981 amending Directives 66/402/EEC and
66/403/EEC on, respectively, the marketing of cereal seed and of seed
potatoes (81/561/EEC)L 203 52 23. 7. 1981
(o) 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
(p) COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 22 April 1986 amending, on account of the
accession of Spain and Portugal, certain Directives concerning the
marketing of seeds and plants (86/155/EEC)L 118 23 7. 5. 1986
(q) Commission Directive of 20 June 1986 amending Council Directive
66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed (86/320/EEC)L 200 38 23. 7. 1986
(r) 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
(s) 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
(t) 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
(u) COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 13 September 1988 amending Annex
II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
(88/506/EEC)L 274 44 6. 10. 1988
(v) Commission Directive of 15 December 1988 amending Council Direc-
tive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed (89/2/EEC)L 5 31 7. 1. 1989
(w) COMMISSION Commission Directive of 7 November 1990 amending
Annex II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal
seed (90/623/EEC)L 333 65 30. 11. 1990
3(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 93/2/EEC of 28 January 1993 amending
Annex II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal
seedL 54 20 5. 3. 1993
66/402 - - 4Article 1
This Directive shall apply to cereal seed marketed within
the Community.
Article 2
1. For the purposes of this Directive, the following defi-
nitions shall apply:
A. Cereals: plants of the following species intended for
agricultural or horticultural production other thanproduction for ornamental purposes:26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - REPLACE
Avena sativa L. Oats
Hordeum vulgare L. Barley 19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Oryza sativa L. Rice
Phalaris canariensis L. Canary grass 26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - INSERT
Secale cereale L. Rye
Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Moench Sorghum07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Sorghum sudanense
(Piper) Stapf. Sudan grass
X Triticosecale Wittm. T riticale 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Triticum aestivum L.
emend. Fiori et Paol. Wheat19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
Triticum durum Desf. Durum wheat
Triticum spelta L. Spelt wheat
Zea mays L. (partim) Maize except popcorn
and sweet corn18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - REPLACE
This definition shall also cover the following hybrids
resulting from the crossing of species referred toabove.23/07/1986 - - - 86/320L - - - INSERT
Sorghum bicolor (L)
Moench ¢Sorghum su-
danense (Piper) Stapf.Hybrids resulting from
the crossing of Sorghumand Sudan grass.
Unless otherwise specified, seed of the aforemen-tioned hybrids shall be subject to the standards orother conditions applicable to seed of each of the
species from which they are derived.
B. V arieties, hybrids and inbred lines of maize and Sor-
ghum spp.:07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
(a) Open-pollinated variety: a sufficiently uniform
and stable variety;
(b) Inbred line: a sufficiently uniform and stable line,
obtained either by artificial self-fertilization ac-companied by selection over several successive
generations or by equivalent operations;
(c) Simple hybrid: the first generation of a cross, de-
fined by the breeder, between two inbred lines;
(d) Double hybrid: the first generation of a cross, de-
fined by the breeder, between two simple hybrids;
66/402 - - 5(e) Three-cross hybrid: the first generation of a cross,
defined by the breeder, between an inbred lineand a simple hybrid;
(f) T op Cross hybrid: the first generation of a cross,
defined by the breeder, between an inbred line ora simple hybrid and an open-pollinated variety;
(g) Intervarietal hybrid: the first generation of a cross,
defined by the breeder, between plants grownfrom basic seed of two open-pollinated varieties.
C. Basic seed (oats, barley, rice, canary grass, rye triti-
cale, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat, other thanhybrids in each case): seed
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(a) which has been produced under the responsibility
of the breeder according to accepted practices forthe maintenance of the variety;
(b) which is intended for the production of seed either
of the category ‘certified seed’ or of the categories‘certified seed, first generation’ or ‘certified seed,
second generation’;
(c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1)
(a), satisfies the conditions laid down in AnnexesI and II for basic seed; and
(d) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
Ca. Basic seed (hybrids of oats, barley, rice,
rye, wheat,
durum wheat and spelt wheat):16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT07/01/1989 - - - 89/2L - - - INSER
T
(a) which is intended for the production of hybrids;
(b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satis-
fies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and IIfor basic seed; and
(c) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
D. Basic seed (maize (SIC! maize and) Sorghum spp.): 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
1. Basic seed of open-pollinated 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 this variety of the category ‘certified seed’or of T op Cross hybrids or of intervarietal hy-
brids;
(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.
66/402 - - 62. Basic seed of inbred lines: seed
(a) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4,
satisfies the conditions laid down in AnnexesI and II for basic seed; and
(b) which has been found by official examination
to satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
3. Basic seed of simple hybrids: seed
(a) which is intended for the production of double
hybrids, three-cross hybrids or T op Cross hy-brids;
(b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4,
satisfies the conditions laid down in AnnexesI and II for basic seed; and
(c) which has been found by official examination
to satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
E. Certified seed (canary grass, other than hybrids,
rye,
sorghum, Sudan grass, maize and hybrids of oats,
barley, rice, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat):
seed16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
07/01/1989 - - - 89/2L - - - REPLACE
(a) which is of direct descent from basic seed or, if the
breeder so requests, from seed of a generationprior to basic seed which can satisfy and has been
found by official examination to satisfy the condi-
tions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed;26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
(b) which is intended for purposes other than the pro-
duction of cereal seed;
(c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1) (b)
and (2), satisfies the conditions laid down in An-nexes I and II for certified seed; and
(d) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
F. Certified seed of the first generation (oats, barley,
rice, triticale, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat,other than hybrids in each case): seed 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
(a) which is of direct descent from basic seed or, if the
breeder so requests, from seed of a generationprior to basic seed which has been found by offi-
cial examination to satisfy the conditions laid
down in Annexes I and II for basic seed;26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
(b) which is intended either for the production of seed
of the category ‘certified seed, second generation’or for purposes other than the production of cere-
al seed;
(c) which satisfies the conditions laid down in An-
nexes I and II for certified seed of the first genera-tion; and
(d) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
66/402 - - 7G. Certified seed of the second generation (oats, barley,
rice, triticale, wheat, durum wheat and spelt wheat,other than hybrids in each case): seed16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
(a) which is of direct descent from basic seed, from
certified seed of the first generation or, if thebreeder so requests, from seed of a generation
prior to basic seed which has been found by offi-
cial examination to satisfy the conditions laid
down in Annexes I and II for basic seed;26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
(b) which is intended for purposes other than the pro-
duction of cereal seed;
(c) which satisfies the conditions laid down in An-
nexes I and II for certified seed of the second gen-eration; and
(d) which has been found by official examination to
satisfy the abovementioned conditions.
H. 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
(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.
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
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1b. Amendments to be made to paragraph 1 (C) (Ca),
(E), (F) and (G) for the purpose of including hybrids ofcanary grass, rye and triticale in the scope of this Directive
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 21.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
1c. The different types of varieties, including the compo-
nents, eligible for certification under the provisions of thisDirective, may be specified and defined in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 21. In accordance with
the same procedure the definitions in paragraph 1 (B)
shall be adapted accordingly.
66/402 - - 81d.Member States may be authorized in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 21 to permit, by wayof derogation from paragraph 1 under F (a) or G (a), to
be certified as certified seed of the first generation or
certified seed of the second generation seeds of self-pollin-
ating species which have been entered for certification as
basic seed and which have been produced from a gener-ation prior to basic seed but which has not been officially
examined. 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 testbased on samples taken officially and carried out at the
latest during the growing season of the entered seed shows
that the seeds from the previous generation have met therequirements for basic seed in respect of varietal identity
and purity. In this case the breeder shall, when the samples
are taken, state the total area which has been under pro-
duction of seeds of the previous generation. These condi-
tions may be amended in the light of development ofscientific or technical knowledge in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 21.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
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’.
1e.Until 30 June 1987, Member States may be author-
ized, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Ar-ticle 21, to permit the marketing of seed of specific var-
ieties of rye, chiefly intended for use as fodder, which do
not satisfy the conditions laid down:13/08/1979 - - - 79/692L - - - INSERT16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLA
CE
— in Annex Il as regards germination,
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2. Member States may:
(a) include several generations in the basic seed category
and subdivide this category by generation;
(b) provide that official examinations in respect of ger-
mination and analytical purity not be carried out onall lots during certification unless there is doubt
whether the conditions laid down in Annex II in these
respects have been satisfied.
(c) during a transitional period of not more than three
years after the entry into force of the laws, regulationsor administrative provisions necessary to comply with
this Directive, and by way of derogation from para-
graph 1 (E), (F) and (G), certify as certified seed seed
which is of direct descent from seed officially con-
trolled in a Member State under the scheme in opera-tion at that time and which affords the same assur-
ances as basic seed certified in accordance with the
principles of this Directive; this provision shall apply
correspondingly to the certified seed of the first gen-
eration referred to in paragraph 1 (G).26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - INSERT
66/402 - - 9(d) be authorized, on request and according to the proce-
dure laid down in Article 21, to officially certify seedof autogamous species of the categories ‘certified
seed, first generation’ or ‘certified seed, second gen-
eration’ until 30 June
1989 at the latest:27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - INSERT
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— when, instead of the official field inspection pre-
scribed in Annex I, a field inspection, officiallycontrolled by spot-checks on at least 20% of the
crops of each species, is carried out;
— provided that, in addition to the basic seed, at
least the two generations of pre-basic seed im-mediately preceding that category, have been
found by an official examination carried out in
(SIC! in the) Member State concerned, to satisfy
the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II as to
the varietal identity and varietal purity of basicseed.
Article 3
1. The Member States shall provide that cereal seed may
not be placed on the market unless it has been officiallycertified as ‘basic seed’, ‘certified seed’, ‘certified seed, first
generation’ or ‘certified seed, second generation’ and un-
less it satisfies the conditions laid down in Annex II.
2. The Member States shall, for the purposes of certifica-
tion and marketing, fix the maximum moisture content ofbasic seed and certified seed of all kinds.
3. The Member States shall ensure that the official ex-
aminations of seed are carried out in accordance with cur-rent international methods, insofar as such methods exist.
4. 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
1. 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; to this
end all necessary measures shall be taken to ensure
that the supplier guarantees a specific germination
w h i c hh es h a l ls t a t ef o rm a r k e t i n gp u r p o s e so na
special label bearing his name and address and the ref-erence number of the seed lot;
66/402 - - 10(b) in order to make maize seed rapidly available, not-
withstanding the fact that the official examination tocheck compliance with the conditions laid down in
Annex II in respect of germination has not been con-
cluded, authorize the official certification and market-
ing as far as the first buyer by way of trade of the cat-
egories ‘basic seed’ or ‘certified seed’. Certification
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 guarantees the germination ascertained at theprovisional analysis; this germination shall be stated
for marketing purposes on a special label bearing the
name and address of the supplier and the referencenumber of the lot.26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - DELETE
These provisions shall not apply to seed imported from
third countries, save as otherwise provided in Article 15 inrespect of multiplication outside the Community.
2. In the case of maize seed, Member States may reduce
to 85% the minimum germination required under AnnexII.
3. In the case of triticale seed intend (SIC! intended) for
marketing in their own territory, Member States may re-duce to 80% the minimum germination required under
Annex II. If, in such cases, triticale seed does not satisfy
the conditions laid down in Annex II in respect of ger-
mination, this fact, and the fact that the seed is for market-
ing only in the territory of the Member State concerned,shall be stated on the label.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Article 5
Member States may, as regards the conditions laid down
in Annexes I and II, impose additional or more stringentrequirements for the certification of seed produced in
their own territory.
Article 6
The Member States shall provide that the description of
genealogical components which may be required is, if thebreeder so requests, treated as confidential. 17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - REPLACE
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Article 7
1. The Member States shall require that, for the check-
ing of varieties and inbred lines of maize and for the ex-amination of seed for certification, samples are drawn offi-
cially in accordance with appropriate methods.
2. For the examination of seed for certification, samples
shall be drawn from homogeneous lots; the maximumweight 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 and
certified seed of all kinds be marketed only in sufficientlyhomogeneous
lots and in sealed containers bearing, as
prescribed in Articles 9 and 10, a sealing device and mark-
ings.26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
66/402 - - 112. 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
1. The Member States shall require that packages of
basic seed and certified seed of all categories be sealedofficially or under official supervision in such a manner
that they cannot be opened without damaging the sealing
system or without leaving evidence of tampering on either
the official label provided for in Article 10 (1) or the pack-
age.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 subparagraphabove shall not be necessary where a non-reusable sealingsystem is 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.
Packages which have been officially sealed shall not be re-sealed, whether one or more times, except officially or
un-
der official supervision. If packages are resealed, the fact
of resealing, the most recent date of resealing and the au-
thority responsible therefor shall be stated on the label
required under Article 10 (1).26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
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3. Member States may provide for exceptions to para-
graph 1 in the case of small packages.26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - INSERT
Artide 10 20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - REPLACE
1. Member States shall require that packages of basic
seed and certified seed of all kinds:
(a) be labelled on the outside with an official label which
has not previously been used, which satisfies theconditions laid down in Annex IV 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 and for certified
seed of the first generation and red for certified seedof the second generation. When a label with a string-
hole is used, its attachment shall be ensured in all
cases with an official seal. If, in cases under Article 4
(l) (a) and (2), the basic seed or maize seed does not
satisfy the conditions laid down in Annex II in respectof germination, this fact shall be stated on the label.
The use of official adhesive labels shall be authorized.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article2l, the indelible printing under official supervision of
the prescribed information on the package according
to the label’s model may be authorized;
66/402 - - 12(b) contain an official document, in the same colour as the
label, giving at least the information required underAnnex IV (A) (a) (3), (4) and (5). This document shall
be drawn up in such a manner that it cannot be con-
fused with the official label referred to under (a). This
document is not necessary if the information is printed
indelibly on the package or if, in accordance with theprovisions under (a), an adhesive label or a label of
non-tear material is used.
2. Member States may provide for exceptions to para-
graph 1 in the case of small packages where they aremarked: ‘passed for marketing in . . . (Member State con-
cerned) only’.
3. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
21, Member States may be authorized to retain until 30June 1980 provisions allowing the marketing of cereal
seeds the packaging of which includes the prescribed in-
formation but in a different layout from that provided for
in the sixth sentence of paragraph 1 (a).
Article 11
1.This Directive shall not affect the right of Member
States to require that, in cases other than those providedfor in Article 4, containers of basic seed or certified seed
of all kinds, whether the seed has been produced in their
own territory or imported, must, if the seed is to be mar-
keted within their territory, bear a supplier’s label or
that
seed lots complying with the special conditions concerning
t h ep r e s e n c eo f Avena fatua laid down according to the
procedure provided for in Article 21, shall be accompa-
nied by an official certificate attesting compliance with
these conditions.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
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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 or certified seed of all kinds be notedeither on the official label or on the supplier’s label and
on the container or inside it.
Article 13
1. Member States may permit seed of a species of cereal
to be marketed in the form of specific mixtures of seedsof various varieties provided that scientific or technical
knowledge indicates that these mixtures are such as to be
particularly effective against the propagation of certain
harmful organisms and provided also that the components
of the mixture comply, before mixing, with the marketingrules applicable to them.13/08/1979 - - - 79/692L - - - INSERT
2.Member States may authorize the marketing of cereal
seed in the form of blends of seed of various species, pro-vided that the components of the blend complied, before
blending, with the marketing rules applicable to them.13/08/1979 - - - 79/692L - - - REPLACE
3.
The provisions of Articles 8, 9 and 11 shall apply, as
shall also those of Article 10, except that for blended seedthe label used shall be green.13/08/1979 - - - 79/692L - - - REPLACE
66/402 - - 13Article 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
level in accordance with the procedure laid down in Ar-
ticle 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. The Member States shall ensure that basic seed and
certified seed of all kinds which have been officially certi-fied and whose containers have been marked and
closed
officially or under official supervision as prescribed in this
Directive are subject to no marketing restrictions as re-
gards their characters, examination arrangements, marking
and sealing other than those laid down in this Directive.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - REPLACE
2. Member States may:
(a) restrict the marketing of certified seed of oats, barley,
rice, triticale, wheat or spelt to that of the first genera-
tion;16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
(b) 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 cereal 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 (4) (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 charac-
ters,26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
66/402 - - 14— variety, indicated at least in roman characters,
— the description ‘pre-basic seed’,
— number of prior generations of seed of the cat-
egories ‘certified seed’ or ‘certified seed of thefirst 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 Article21, Member States may be released from the require-ment to indicate the botanical name in respect of indi-
vidual species and, where appropriate, for limited pe-
riods where it has been established that the disadvan-
tages of its implementation 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 cereal seed
— which has been produced directly from basic seed or
certified seed of the first generation officially certifiedeither in one or more Member States or in a third
country which has been granted equivalence under Ar-
ticle 16 (1) (b), or which has been produced directly
from the crossing of basic seed officially certified in a
Member State with basic seed officially certified insuch 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. Cereal seed which has been harvested in anotherMember State, and which is intended for certification inaccordance 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), inaccordance 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).
66/402 - - 153. The Member States shall also provide that cereal seed
— which has been produced directly from basic seed or
certified seed of the first generation officially certifiedeither in one or more Member States or in a third
country which has been granted equivalence under Ar-
ticle 16 (1) (b), or which has been produced directly
from the crossing of basic seed officially certified in a
Member State with basic seed officially certified insuch 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 waseither produced or officially certified, if the seed has un-
dergone field inspection satisfying the conditions laid
down in an equivalence decision made under Article 16
(1) (a) for the relevant category, and if official examin-
ation has shown that the conditions laid down in Annex IIfor the same category are satisfied. Other Member States
may also authorize official certification 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;
(b) cereal grain harvested in a third country and affording
the same assurances as regards its characters and thearrangements for its examination, for ensuring identi-
ty, for marking and for control is equivalent in these
respects to basic seed, certified seed or certified seed
of the first or second generation harvested within the
Community and complying with the provisions of thisDirective.
2. Member States may themselves take decisions under
paragraph 1 concerning a third country, in so far 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 1975.27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - 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
Directive.29/07/1972 - - - 72/274L - - - INSERT
4. Paragraph 1 shall also apply to the territory of the for-
mer German Democratic Republic until 31 December1991. Detailed rules may be adopted in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 21.17/12/1990 - - - 90/654L - - - INSERT
66/402 - - 16Article 17
1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the
general supply of basic seed or certified seed of any kindthat occur in one or more Member States and cannot be
overcome within the Community, one or more Member
States may be authorized, in accordance with the pro-
cedure laid down in Article 21, to permit, for a specified
period, the marketing of seed of a category subject to lessstringent requirements, or of seed 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 or inbred
line, the official label shall be that provided for the corre-sponding category; in all other cases it shall be
brown. The
label shall always state that the seed in question is of a
category satisfying less stringent requirements.26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
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 cereal seed shown to be
intended for export to third countries.
Article 19
1.The Member States shall make suitable arrangements
for cereal seed to be officially controlled during market-ing, at least by check sampling, as regards its compliance
with the requirements of this Directive.26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that the following particulars are presented duringthe marketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming
from another Member State or from a third country:26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - INSERT
(a) species
(b) variety
(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 all kinds of cereal, taken
during 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
66/402 - - 172. 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, act-
ing in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article21, shall set the date for the first report.
3. The Commission, acting in accordance with the pro-
cedure laid down in Article 21, shall make the necessaryarrangements for the comparative tests to be carried out.
Cereal seed 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 1961(
1).
2. Within the Committee, the votes of the Member
States shall be weighted as provided in Article 148 (2) ofthe 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 matter.
Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of
54 votes. 31/12/1985 - - - 3768/85R - - - 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.
Article 21a
17/04/1971 - - - 71/162L - - - INSERT
Amendments to be made to the content of the Annexes
in the light of the development of scienific (SIC! scientific)or technical knowledge shall be adopted according to the
procedure laid down in Article 21.27/12/1973 - - - 73/438L - - - REPLACE
Article 21b 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
Amendments to be made to the content of the Annexes
in order to establish the conditions to be satisfied by thecrop and the seed of hybrids of oats, barley, rice, wheat,
durum wheat, spelt wheat and other species for which hy-
brids are included in the scope of this Directive pursuant
to Article 2 (1b) and the conditions to be satisfied by the
crop and the seed of cross-pollinating varieties of triticaleshall be adopted according to the procedure laid down in
Article 21.
_______________
(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2289/66.
66/402 - - 18Article 22
Save as otherwise provided in Annex II (3) in respect of
tolerances for harmful organisms, this Directive shall bewithout prejudice to the provisions of national laws justi-
fied on grounds of the protection of health and life of hu-
mans, animals or plants or the protection of industrial and
commercial property6/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
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
after 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) (c);
— Article 8 (2), in the case of the restriction to ‘small
quantities’;
— Article 13 (1), in the case of seed of ‘ Hordeum vulgare
L.’;
— Article 16, within the limits of the traditional trade
flows and in response to the production needs of un-dertakings in the former German Democratic Re-
public,
at a date later than referred to above, but not later than
31 December 1992 in respect of the first and fourth in-dents and not later than 31 December 1994 in respect of
the second and third indents.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall ensure that seed
in respect of which it applies this authorization, other 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 - - - 69/60L - - - INSERT
Upon application by a Member State, which will be dealt
with as provided in Article 21, that State may be whollyor partially released from the obligation to apply the pro-
visions of this Directive, with the exception of Article 14
(1):16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
(a) in respect of the following species:
— canary grass,
— sorghum,
— Sudan grass;
(b) in respect of other species which are not normally re-
produced or marketed in its territory.
66/402 - - 19Article 24
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
66/402 - - 20ANNEX I 25/04/1978 - - - 78/387L - - - REPLACE
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP
1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the pro-
duction of seeds of the species and variety of the crop, and the field shall be suffi-ciently free 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)foreign pollination and in particular, in the case of sorghum, from sources of
Sor-
ghum halepense :07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
CropMinimum
distance
1 2
Phalaris canariensis ,Secale cereale :
— for the production of basic seed 300 m
— for the production of certified seed 250 m
Sorghum spp. 300 m 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Triticosecale , self-pollinating varieties 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
— for the production of basic seed 50 m
— for the production of certified seed 20 m
Zea mays 200 m
These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any unde-
siderable (SIC! undesirable) foreign pollination.
3. The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case
of a crop of an inbred line of Sorghum spp. andZea mays , sufficient identity and
purity as regards its characteristics.07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
For the production of seed of hybrid varieties of Sorghum spp. andZea mays ,t h e
abovementioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the compo-nents, including male sterility or fertility restoration.07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
In particular, crops of Oryza sativa ,Phalaris canariensis ,Secale cereale ,Sorghum
spp. andZea mays shall conform to the following standards or other conditions:18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - INSER T
07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSER T
A.Phalaris canariensis ,Secale cereale :
t h en u m b e ro fp l a n to ft h ec r o ps p e c i e s ,w h i c ha r er e c o g n i z a b l ea so b v i o u s l y
not being true to the variety shall not exceed:
—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.
B.Zea mays :
(a) the percentage by number of plants which are recognizable as obviously
not being true to the variety, to the inbred line, or to the component shallnot exceed:
(aa) for the production of basic seed:
(i) inbred lines, 0,1%,
(ii) simple hybrid, each component, 0,1%,
(iii) open-pollinated varieties, 0,5%;
(bb) for the production of certified seed:
(i) hybrid varieties component:
—i n b r e d l i n e s , 0 , 2 % ,
— simple hybrid, 0,2%,
— open-pollinated variety, 1,0%,
(ii) open-pollinated varieties, 1,0%;
(b) the following other standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the pro-
duction of seed of hybrid varieties:
(aa) a sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male compo-
nent while the plants of the female component are in flower;
66/402 - - 21(bb) where appropriate, emasculation shall be carried out;
(cc) where 5% or more of the female component plants have receptive
s t i g m a s ,t h ep e r c e n t a g eo ff e m a l ec o m p o n e n tw h i c hh a v es h e dp o l -len or are shedding pollen shall not exceed:
— 1% at any official field inspection, and
— 2% at the total of the official field inspections.
Plants are considered as having shed pollen or shedding pollenwhere, on 50 mm or more of the central axis or laterals of a pan-icle, the anthers have emerged from their glumes and have shedor are shedding pollen.
C.Sorghum spp. 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
(a) the percentage by number of plants of a Sorghum species other than the
crop species or plants which are recognizable as obviously not being trueto the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed:
(aa) for the production of basic seed
(i) at flowering: 0,1%,
(ii) at maturity: 0,1%;
(bb) for the production of certified seed
(i) plants of the male component which have shed pollen when
the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas:0,1%,
(ii) plants of the female component
—a t f l o w e r i n g : 0 , 3 % ,
— at maturity: 0,1%;
(b) the following standards or other conditions shall be satisfied for the pro-
duction of certified seed of hybrid varieties: 23/07/1986 - - - 86/320L - - - INSERT
(aa) sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component
while the plants of the female component have receptive stigrnas;
(bb) where plants of the female component have receptive stigrnas, the
percentage of plants of that component which have shed pollen orare shedding pollen shall not exceed 0,1%;
(c) crops of open pollinated varieties or synthetic varieties of Sorghum spp.
shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of thecrop which are recognizable as obviously not being true to the varietyshall not exceed:23/07/1986 - - - 86/320L - - - INSERT
—o n e p e r 3 0 m2for the producton of basic seed,
—o n e p e r 1 0 m2for the production of certified seed.
D.Oryza sativa : 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - INSERT
the number of plants which are recognizable as obviously being wild plants
or red-grain plants shall not exceed:
— 0 for the production of basic seed,
—1 p e r 5 0 m2for the production of certified seed.
4. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed, in particular Ustilagi-
neae, shall be at the lowest possible level.25/04/1978 - - - 78/387L - - - REPLACE
66/402 - - 225. 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. The number of field inspections shall be at least:
(a) for Avena sativa ,H o r d e u m vulgare, Oryza sativa ,Phalaris canariensis ,Tri-
ticosecale ,Triticum aestivum ,Triticum durum ,Triticum spelta ,Secale cer-
eale:o n e ;19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLA CE
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLA CE
(b) for Sorghum spp. and Zea mays during the flowering season: 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
(aa) open-pollinated varieties: one,
(bb) inbred lines or hybrids: three.
When the crop follows a Sorghum spp. andZea mays crop in either the
preceding year or current year, at least one special field inspection shallbe made to check the satisfaction of the provisions laid down in point 1of this Annex.07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
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 - - - 78/387L - - - REPLACE
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED
1. The seed shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity, or in the case
of seed of an inbred line of Sorghum spp. andZea mays , sufficient identity and
purity as regards its characteristics.07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
For the seed of hybrid varieties of Sorghum spp. and Zea mays , the abovemen-
tioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristcs of the components.07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
In particular, the seed of the species listed below shall conform to the following
standards or other conditions:
A.Avena sativa ,Hordeum vulgare ,Oryza sativa ,Triticum aestivum ,Triticum du-
rum,Triticum spelta other than hybrids in each case:19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
CategoryMinimum
varietal purity
(%)
Basic seed 99,9
Certified seed, 1st generation 99,7
Certified seed, 2nd generation 99,0
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections
carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
Aa. Self-pollinating varieties of Triticosecale 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
CategoryMinimum
varietal purity
(%)
Basic seed 99,7
Certified seed, 1st generation 99,0
Certified seed, 2nd generation 98,0
The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections
carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Annex I.
B.Sorghum spp. andZea mays : 25/04/1978 - - - 78/387L - - - REPLACE
07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSER T
Where for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties a female male-
sterile component and a male component which does not restore male fertilityhave been used, the seed shall be produced:
66/402 - - 23— either by blending seed lots in a proportion appropriate to the variety
where, on the one hand, a female male-sterile component has been usedand, on the other, a female male-fertile component has been used,
— or by growing the female male-sterile component and the female male-
fertile component in a proportion appropriate to the variety. The propor-tion of these components shall be examined in field inspections carriedout 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 plants species:
A. Table:
66/402 - - 24Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species including red seeds of Oryza sativa in a sample of the weight
specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)
Species and categor yMinimum
germination
(% of pure
seed)Minimum
analytical
purity
(% by weight)Other plant
species
(a)Red seeds of
Oryza sativaOther cereal
speciesPlant species
other than
cerealsAvena fatua ,
Avena sterilis ,
Avena
ludoviciana ,
Lolium
temulentumRaphanus
raphanistrum ,
Agrostemma
githagoPanicum spp.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Avena sativa ,Hordeum vul-
gare,Triticum aestivum ,Triti -
cum durum ,Triticum spelta :19/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - -
REPLACE
— basic seed 85 99 4 1( b ) 3 0( c ) 1
— certified seed, 1st and
2nd generation 85(d) 98 10 7 7 0( c ) 306/10/1988 - - - 88/506L - - -
INSERT
Phalaris canariensis :
— basic seed 75 98 4 1( b ) 0( c )
— certified seed 75 98 10 5 0( c )
Oryza sativa :
— basic seed 80 98 4 1 1 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - -
REPLACE
— certified seed, 1st gen-
eration 80 98 10 3 318/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - -
REPLACE
— certified seed, 2nd gen-
eration 80 98 15 5 318/02/1987 - - - 87/120 - - -
REPLACE
Secale cereale :
— basic seed 85 98 4 1( b ) 3 0( c ) 1
— certified seed 85 98 10 7 7 0( c ) 3
Sorghum spp. 80 98 0 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - -
INSERT
Triticosecale 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - -INSERT
— basic seed 85 98 4 1( b ) 3 0( c ) 1
— certified seed, 1st and
2nd generation 85 98 10 7 7 0( c ) 3
Zea mays 90 98 0
66/402 - - 25B. Standards or other conditions applicable where reference is made to them in
the table under Section 2 (A) of this Annex:
(a) The maximum contents of seeds laid down in column 4 include also the
seeds of the species in columns 5 to 10.
(b) A second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample
of same weight is free from any seeds of other cereals species.
(c) The presence of one seed of Avena fatua ,Avena sterilis ,Avena ludoviciana
orLolium temulentum in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be
regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is freefrom any seeds of these species.
(d) in the case of varieties of Avena sativa which are officially classified as of
the ‘naked oat’ type the minimum germination capacity is reduced to 75%of pure seed. In such a case the official label shall be endorsed ‘minimumgermination capacity 75%’.06/10/1988 - - - 88/506L - - - INSERT05/03/1993 - - - 93/2L - - - REPLACE
3. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest
possible level.25/04/1978 - - - 78/387L - - - REPLACE
In particular, the seeds shall conform to the following standards:
CategoryClaviceps purpurea
(maximum number of sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia in a
sample of the weight specified in
column 4 of Annex III)
1 2
Basic seed 1
Certified seed 3
ANNEX III 25/04/1978 - - - 78/387L - - - REPLACE
LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS
SpeciesMaximum weight
of a lot
(tonnes)Minimum weight
of a sample to be
drawn from a lot
(grams)Weight of the sam-
ple for determina-
tions by number
provided for in
columns 4 to 10 of
Annex II (2) (A)
and Annex II (3)
(grams)
1 2 3 4
Avena sativa ,Hordeum vulgare ,Tri -
ticum aestivum ,Triticum durum ,Tri -
ticum spelta ,Secale cereale ,Tritico-
secal 25 10 0 0 50019/07/1979 - - - 79/641L - - - REPLACE
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSER T
18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - REPLA CE
Phalaris canariensis 10 400 200
Oryza sativa 25 500 500 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - REPLACE
Sorghum spp. 10 10 0 0 900 07/05/1986 - - - 86/155L - - - INSERT
Zea mays , basic seed of inbred lines 40 250 250 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - REPLACE
Zea mays , basic seed other than of
inbred lines; certified seed 40 10 0 0 10 0 0 12/03/1981 - - - 81/126L - - - REPLACE
The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5%. 18/02/1987 - - - 87/120L - - - INSERT
66/402 - - 26ANNEX IV
Label
A.Required information
(a) For basic seed and certified seed:
1. EEC rules and standards. 26/02/1969 - - - 69/60L - - - REPLACE
2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials.
3. Reference number of lot.3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed . . .’ (month and year),
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 given
in abridged form and without the authorities’ names, in roman charac-
ters.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
5. V ariety, indicated at least in roman characters. 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
6. Category.7. Country of production.8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of grains.
26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - REPLACE
8a. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances,
or other solid additives are used the nature of the additive and also theapproximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight.26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - INSERT
9. In the case of varieties which are hybrids or inbred lines: 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - REPLACE
— for basic seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed
belongs has been officially accepted under Directive 70/457/EEC:
the name of this component, under which it has been officially ac-cepted, with or without reference to the final variety, accompanied,i nt h ec a s eo fh y b r i d so ri n b r e dl i n e sw h i c ha r ei n t e n d e ds o l e l ya scomponents for final varieties, by the word ‘component’;
— for basic seed in other cases:
the name of the component to which the basic seed belongs, whichmay be given in code form, accompanied by a reference to the finalvariety, with or without reference to its function (male or female),and accompanied by the word ‘component’;
— for certified seed:
t h en a m eo ft h ev a r i e t yt ow h i c ht h es e e db e l o n g s ,a c c o m p a n i e db ythe word ‘hybrid’.
10. Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘retested . . .
(month and year)’ and the service responsible for such retesting may beindicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attachedto the official label. In accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article
21, Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the
botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate,
for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages
of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the market-
ing of seed.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
(b) For seed blends
1 . ‘ B l e n d ....’( s p e c i e so r varieties). 16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
2. Authority responsible for sealing and Member State.3. Reference number of lot.3a. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘sealed . . .’ (year and month).
26/08/1978 - - - 78/692L - - - INSERT
66/402 - - 274. Species, category, variety, country of production and proportion by
weight of each of the components; the names of the species and of the
varieties shall be indicted (SIC! indicated) at least in roman characters.16/07/1988 - - - 88/380L - - - INSERT
5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of grains. 26/12/1972 - - - 72/418L - - - REPLACE
6. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances,
or other solid additives are used the nature of the additive and also theapproximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight.26/07/1975 - - - 75/444L - - - INSERT
7. Where at least germination of all the components of the mixture has been
retested, the words ‘retested . . . (month and year)’ and the service re-sponsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may begiven on an official sticker attached to the official label.20/01/1978 - - - 78/55L - - - INSERT
8. ‘Marketing permitted exclusively in . . .’ (Member State concerned). 13/08/1979 - - - 79/692L - - - INSERT
B.Minimum dimensions
110 mm ¢67 mm.
ANNEX 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 State or their initials,
— species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in
abridged form and without the authorities’ names, in roman characters,
— variety, indicated at least in roman characters; in the case of varieties (inbred
lines, hybrids), which are intended solely as components for hybrid varieties,the word ‘component’ shall be added,
—c a t e g o r y ,
— in the case of hybrid varieties the word ‘hybrid’,
— declared net or gross weight,
— the words ‘seed not finally certified’.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may bereleased from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individ-ual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been estab-lished that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages ex-pected for the marketing of seed.
B.Colour of the label
The label shall be grey.
C.Information required for the document
— authority issuing the document,
— species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in
abridged form and without the authorities’ names, in roman characters,
(SIC! — variety, indicated at least in roman characters,)
—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 harveted and number of packages,
— number of generations after basic seed, in the cass (SIC! 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.