Annexes to COM(1995)628-1 - Marketing of vegetable seed (consolidated version) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1995)628-1 - Marketing of vegetable seed (consolidated version). |
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| document | COM(1995)628  |
| date | June 13, 2002 |
(4) OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 15. Directive repealed by Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1).
(5) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(7) OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2506/95 (OJ L 258, 28.10.1995, p. 3).
(8) OJ L 159, 28.6.1994, p. 1.
(9) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2289/66.
(10) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
ANNEX I
CONDITIONS FOR CROP CERTIFICATION
1. The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity.
2. In the case of basic seed, at least one official field inspection shall be carried out. In the case of certified seed, at least one field inspection shall be carried out, officially controlled by means of check inspection of at least 20 % of the crop of each species.
3. The cultural condition of the field and the stage of development of the crop shall be such as to permit varietal identity and varietal purity and health status to be adequately checked.
4. The minimum distances from neighbouring plants which might result in undesirable foreign pollination shall be:
A. Beta vulgaris
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The groups of varieties referred to in 2 and 3 shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 46(2).
B. Brassica species
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C. Industrial chicory
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D. Other species
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These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination.
5. Diseases and harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level.
ANNEX II
CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SEED
1. The seeds shall have sufficient varietal identity and vavietal purity.
2. Diseases and harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level.
3. The seeds shall also satisfy the following conditions:
(a) Standards
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(b) Additional requirements
(i) legume seed shall not be contaminated by the following live insects:
Acanthoscelides obtectus Sag.
Bruchus affinis Froel.
Bruchus atomarius L.
Bruchus pisorum L.
Bruchus rufimanus Boh.
(ii) seed shall not be contaminated by live Acarina.
ANNEX III
WEIGHT REFERRED TO BY ARTICLE 25(2)
1. Maximum weight of a seed lot:
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The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.
2. Minimum weight of a sample
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In the case of F-1 hybrid varieties of the above species, the minimum weight of the sample may be decreased to a quarter of the specified weight. However the sample must have a weight of at least 5 g and consist of at least 400 seeds.
ANNEX IV
LABEL
A. Official label (basic seed and certified seed, excluding small packages)
I. Required information
1. "EC rules and standards".
2. Certification authority and Member State or their initials.
3. 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)".
4. Reference number of lot.
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 its common name, or both.
6. Variety, indicated at least in roman characters.
7. Category.
8. Country of production.
9. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of 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 total weight.
11. In the case of varieties which are hybrids or inbred lines:
- for basic seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed belongs has been officially accepted under this Directive:
the name of this component, under which it has been officially accepted, with or without reference to the final variety, accompanied, in the case of hybrids or inbred lines which are intended solely as components for final varieties, by the word "component",
- for basic seed in other cases:
the name of the component to which the basic seed belongs, which may be given in code form, accompanied by a reference to the final variety, with or without reference to its function (male or female), and accompanied by the word "component",
- for certified seed:
the name of the variety to which the seed belongs, accompanied by the word "hybrid".
12. Where at least germination has been re-tested, the words "retested ..."; (month and year) may be indicated.
II. Minimum dimensions
110 × 67 mm
B. Supplier's label or inscription on the packages (standard seed and small packages of the category "certified seed")
I. Required information
1. "EC rules and standards".
2. Name and address of the person responsible for affixing the labels or his identification mark.
3. Marketing year of the sealing or of the last examination of germination. The end of the marketing year may be indicated.
4. Species, indicated at least in roman characters.
5. Variety, indicated at least in roman characters.
6. Category: in the case of small packages, certified seed may be marked with the letter "C" or "Z" and standard seed with the letters "ST".
7. Reference number given by the person responsible for affixing the labels - in the case of standard seed.
8. Reference number enabling the certified lot to be identified - in the case of certified seed.
9. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds, except for small packages of up to 500 grams.
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 of pure seeds and the total weight.
II. Minimum dimensions of the label (excluding small packages)
110 × 67 mm.
ANNEX V
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 authorities' names, or under its common name, or both,
- 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 authorities' names, or under its common name, or both,
- 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 lot or 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 VI
PART A
REPEALED DIRECTIVE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS
(referred to by Article 51)
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PART B
DEADLINES FOR TRANSPOSITION INTO NATIONAL LAW
(referred to by Article 51)
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ANNEX VII
CORRELATION TABLE
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