Annexes to COM(1995)622-2 - Marketing of beet seed (consolidated version) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1995)622-2 - Marketing of beet seed (consolidated version). |
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| document | COM(1995)622  |
| date | June 13, 2002 |
(4) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(6) OJ L 286, 4.10.1989, p. 24. Decision as last amended by Decision 96/336/EC (OJ L 128, 29.5.1996, p. 23).
(7) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2289/66.
ANNEX I
CONDITIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
A. Crop
1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the production of seeds of Beta vulgaris of the variety of the crop, and the field shall be sufficiently free from such plants which are volunteers from previous cropping.
2. The crop shall have sufficient identity and purity of variety.
3. The seed producer shall submit all the multiplications of a given variety of seed for examination by the certification authority.
4. In the case of certified seed of all categories there shall be at least one field inspection, either official or under official supervision, and in the case of basic seed at least two official field inspections, one of stecklings and one of the seed-producing plants.
5. The cultural condition of the field and the stage of development of the crops shall be such as to permit identity and varietal purity to be adequately checked.
6. The minimum distances from neighbouring pollen sources shall be:
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The above distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollinator. No isolation is necessary between seed crops using the same pollinator.
The ploidy of both seed-bearing and pollen-shedding components of seed-producing crops is to be established by reference to the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species compiled under Directive 2002/53/EC, or the national catalogues of varieties established under that Directive. If this information is not included for any variety, the ploidy is to be regarded as unknown, and thus a minimum isolation distance of 600 metres is required.
B. Seed
1. The seed shall have sufficient identity and purity of variety.
2. Diseases which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level.
3. The seed shall also satisfy the following conditions:
(a)
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(b) special conditions for monogerm seed and for precision seed:
(aa) monogerm seed:
at least 90 % of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings.
The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed five, calculated on the germinated clusters;
(bb) precision seed of sugar beet:
At least 70 % of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings. The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed 5 %, calculated on the germinated clusters;
(cc) precision seed of fodder-beet:
In the case of varieties with a percentage of diploids exceeding 85, at least 58 % of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings. In the case of all other seeds, at least 63 % of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings. The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed 5 %, calculated on the germinated clusters;
(dd) in the case of seed of the category "basic seed", the percentage by weight of inert matter shall not exceed 1,0. In the case of seed of the category "certified seed", the percentage by weight of inert matter shall not exceed 0,5. In the case of pelleted seed of both categories, the satisfaction of the relevant conditions shall be examined on samples drawn, pursuant to Article 9(1), from processed seed which has undergone partial decortication (rubbing or grinding) but has not yet been pelleted, without prejudice to the official examination of the minimum analytical purity of the pelleted seed;
(c) other special conditions:
Member States shall ensure that beet seed may not be introduced into areas recognised as "rhizomania-free zones" under appropriate Community procedures, unless the percentage by weight of inert matter does not exceed 0,5.
ANNEX II
Maximum weight of a seed lot: 20 metric tons
Minimum weight of a sample: 500 grammes
The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.
ANNEX III
MARKING
A. Official label
I. Information required
1. "EC rules and standards".
2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials.
3. Reference number of lot.
4. Month and year of sealing expressed thus: "sealed ... (month and year)" or
month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus: "sampled ... (month and year)".
5. Species, indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, or under its common name, or both; indication whether sugar beet or fodder beet.
6. Variety indicated at least in roman characters.
7. Category.
8. Country of production.
9. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of clusters or 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 approximate ratio between the weight of clusters or pure seeds and the total weight.
11. For monogerm seed: the word "monogerm".
12. For precision seed: the word "precision".
13. Where at least germination has been retested, the words "retested ... (month and year)" and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.
II. Minimum dimensions
110 × 67 mm.
B. Supplier's label or information on the packing (small EC package)
Information required
1. "Small EC package".
2. Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification 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 lot to be identified.
6. Species, indicated at least in roman characters; indication whether sugar beet or fodder beet.
7. Variety indicated at least in roman characters.
8. "Category".
9. Net or gross weight or number of clusters or 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 approximate ratio between the weight of clusters or pure seeds and the total weight.
11. For monogerm seed: the word "monogerm".
12. For precision seed: the word "precision".
ANNEX IV
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 in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, or under its common name, or both; indication whether sugar beet or fodder beet,
- variety, indicated at least in roman characters,
- category,
- field or lot reference number,
- declared net or gross weight,
- the words "seed not finally certified".
B. Colour of the label
The label shall be grey.
C. Information required for the document
- authority issuing the document,
- species, indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, or under its common name, or both; indication whether sugar beet or fodder beet,
- variety, indicated at least in roman characters,
- category,
- reference number of the seed used to sow the field and name of the country or countries which certified that seed,
- field or lot reference number,
- area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document,
- quantity of seed harvested and number of packages,
- 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.
ANNEX V
PART A
REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS
(referred to by Article 33)
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PART B
DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW
(referred to by Article 33)
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ANNEX VI
CORRELATION TABLE
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