SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 433.30 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES REGULATIONS 3rd January, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE 2 of 2018, as amended b

Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

3. Previous cropping The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the production of seeds of the species and variety of the crop and the field shall be sufficiently free from such plants that are volunteers from previous cropping. 4. Field and crop inspections The satisfaction of all the standards or other conditions mentioned in this Schedule, shall, in the case of basic seed, be examined in official field inspections and, in the case of certified seed, be examined either in official field inspections or in inspections carried out under official supervision. These field inspections shall be carried out in accordance with the following conditions: [ S.L. 433.30 40 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES (

1. a)The condition and the stage of development of the crop shall permit an adequate examination; (
2. b)The number of field inspections shall be at least:   for Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Phalaris canariensis, xTriticosecale, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, Secale cereale: for Sorghum spp. and Zea mays during the flowering season: open-pollinated varieties inbred lines or hybrids 1 1 3 When the crop follows a Sorghum spp. and Zea mays crop in either the preceding year or current year, at least one special field inspection shall be carried out to check the satisfaction of the provisions laid down in point 3 mentioned previously in this Schedule. 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 Schedule, shall be determined in accordance with appropriate methods. In the case where, following the implementation of points 1., 4. and A.1, there is still doubt as to the varietal identity of the seed, the certification authority may use, for the examination of that identity, an internationally recognised and reproducible biochemical or molecular technique, in accordance with the applicable international standards. A. Basic seed and certified seed 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity As indicated in point 1 previously, the crop shall possess sufficient varietal identity and purity. In the case of a crop of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics must be present. For the production of seed of hybrid varieties, the above mentioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the components, including male sterility or fertility restoration. In particular, crops of Phalaris canariensis and Secale cereale excluding hybrids, Sorghum spp. and Zea mays shall conform to the following standards or other conditions: Phalaris canariensis and Secale cereale other than hybrids: The number of plants of the crop species, which are recognizable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed: - one per 30m2 for the production of basic seed, and - one per 10m2 for the production of certified seed. SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 41 Zea mays: (
3. a)The percentage by number of plants, which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety, to the inbred line, or to the component shall not exceed: (
4. aa)(
5. bb)(
6. b)for the production of basic seed: (
7. i)inbred lines 0.1% (
8. ii)simple hybrids, each component 0.1% (iii) open-pollinated varieties 0.5% for the production of certified seed: (
9. i)components of hybrid varieties - inbred lines 0.2% - simple hybrid 0.2% - open-pollinated variety 1.0% (
10. ii)open-pollinated varieties 1.0% The following standards or conditions shall be satisfied for the production of seed of hybrid varieties: (
11. aa)sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component are in flower; (
12. bb)where appropriate, emasculation shall be carried out; (
13. cc)where 5% or more of the female component plants have receptive stigmas, the percentage of the female component, which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen, shall not exceed: - 1% at any official field inspection, and - 2% at the total of the official field inspections. Plants are considered as having shed pollen or are shedding pollen where, on 50mm or more of the central axis or laterals of a panicle, the anthers have emerged from their glumes and have shed or are shedding pollen. Sorghum spp.: (
14. a)The percentage by number of plants of a Sorghum spp. other than the crop species or plants which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the inbred line or to the component shall not exceed: (
15. aa)for the production of basic seed: [ S.L. 433.30 42 (
16. bb)SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES (
17. i)at flowering 0.1% (
18. ii)at maturity 0.1% for the production of certified seed: (
19. i)plants of the male component which have shed pollen when the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas 0.1% (
20. ii)(
21. b)(
22. c)plants of the female component - at flowering 0.3% - at maturity 0.1% The following standards or other conditions shall be satisfied for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties: (
23. aa)sufficient pollen shall be shed by the plants of the male component while the plants of the female component have receptive stigmas; (
24. bb)where plants of the female component have receptive stigmas, the percentage of plants of that component which have shed pollen or are shedding pollen shall not exceed 0.1%. Crops of open-pollinated varieties or synthetic varieties of Sorghum spp. shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of the crop which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed: 2. - one per 30m2 for the production of basic seed, and - one per 10m2 for the production of certified seed. Isolation distances The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination: Table 1.6: Crop 1 Phalaris canariensis, and Secale cereale other than hybrids: for the production of basic seed for the production of certified seed Sorghum spp. for the production of basic seed (*) for the production of certified seed (*) Minimum distance 2 300m 250m 400m 200m SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 x Triticosecale, self-pollinating varieties: for the production of basic seed for the production of certified seed Zea mays 43 50m 20m 200m (*) In the areas where the presence of S. halepense or S. bicolor subsp. drummondii is a particular cross-pollination issue, the following shall apply: (
25. a)crops to produce basic seed of Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor or its hybrids must be isolated not less than 800 m from any source of such contaminating pollen; (
26. b)crops to produce certified seed of Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor or its hybrids must be isolated not less than 400 m from any source of such contaminating pollen. The minimum distances listed in the table above may be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination. These distances can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination. B. Hybrids of Secale cereale: 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity The crop shall have sufficient identity and purity as regards the characteristics of the components, including male sterility. In particular, the crop shall conform to the following standards or conditions: (
27. i)(
28. ii)the number of plants of the crop species, which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the component shall not exceed: - one per 30m2 for the production of basic seed; and - one per 10m2 for the production of certified seed (this standard applies for official field inspections to the female component only); in the case of basic seed, where male sterility is used, the level of sterility of the male-sterile component shall be at least 98%. Where appropriate, certified seed shall be produced in mixed cultivation of a female male-sterile component with a male component which restores male fertility. 2. Isolation distances The crop shall conform to the following standards shown in Table 1.7, as regards the minimum distances from neighbouring sources of pollen that may result in undesirable foreign pollination. [ S.L. 433.30 44 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES Table 1.7: Crop 1 For the production of basic seed where the male sterility is used where male sterility is not used For the production of certified seed Minimum distance 2 1000m 600m 500m C. Crops to produce certified seed of hybrids of Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa and self-pollinating xTriticosecale and crops to produce certified seed of hybrids of Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta and Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, by means of a technique other than Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS): 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity The crop shall have sufficient identity and purity as regards the characteristics of the components. Where seed is produced by use of a chemical hybridisation agent, the crop shall conform to the following other standards or conditions: (
29. i)the minimum varietal purity of each component shall be: Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum turgidum subsp. durum and Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta: 99,7%, - self-pollinating xTriticosecale: 99,0%; (
30. ii)the minimum hybridity must be 95%. The percentage hybridity shall be assessed in accordance with current international methods, in so far as such methods exist. In cases where the hybridity is determined during seed testing prior to certification, the determination of the hybridity during field inspection need not be done. 2. Isolation distances The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination: the minimum distance of the female component shall be 25 m from any other variety of the same species except from a crop of the male component, with the approval of the Directorate, this distance can be disregarded if there is sufficient protection from any undesirable foreign pollination. SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 45 3. Crops to produce basic and certified seed of hybrids of Hordeum vulgare by means of the technique of CMS: (
31. a)The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesirable foreign pollination: Crop 1 For the production of basic seed For the production of certified seed Minimum distance 2 100m 50m (
32. b)The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and purity as regards the characteristics of the components. In particular, the crop shall conform to the following standards: (
33. i)(
34. ii)(iii) The percentage by number of plants which are obviously not being true to type shall not exceed: - for the crops used to produce basic seed, 0.1% for the maintainer and the restorer line and 0.2% for the CMS female component, and - for the crops used to produce certified seed, 0.3% for the restorer and the CMS female component and 0.5% in case the CMS female component is a single hybrid. The level of male sterility of the female component shall be at least: - 99.7% for crops used to produce basic seed, and - 99.5% for crops used to produce certified seed. The requirements of points (
35. i)and (
36. ii)shall be examined in official post-control test. (
37. c)Certified seed may be produced in mixed cultivation of female male-sterile component with a male component which restores fertility. 4. Crops to produce basic and certified seed of hybrids of Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta and Triticum turgidum subsp. durum by means of CMS: (
38. a)The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen, which may result in undesirable foreign pollination: Crop 1 For the CMS female component for the production of basic seed For the production of certified seed Minimum distance 2 300m 25m [ S.L. 433.30 46 (
39. b)SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and purity as regards the characteristics of the components. In particular, the crop shall conform to the following standards: (
40. i)The percentage by number of plants, which are obviously not true to type, shall not exceed: — for the crops used to produce basic seed, 0.1% for the maintainer and the restorer line and 0.3% for the CMS female component, and — for the crops used to produce certified seed, 0.3% for the restorer and 0.6% for the CMS female component and 1% in case the CMS female component is a single hybrid; (
41. ii)The level of male sterility of the female component shall be at least: — 99.7% for crops used to produce basic seed, and — 99% for crops used to produce certified seed; (iii) (
42. c)The conformity with the requirements of points (
43. i)and (
44. ii)shall be examined by official post-control test. Certified seed may be produced in mixed cultivation of a female male-sterile component with a male component, which restores fertility. The Directorate shall report by 28 February of each year to the Commission and the other Member States the results of the preceding year concerning the quantity of produced hybrid seeds, compliance of the field inspections with the respective requirements, the percentage of seed lots, which have been rejected due to insufficient quality parameters, and any further information justifying that rejection This reporting obligation shall be applicable until 28 February 2030. II. Fodder Plants Basic seed, certified seed, certified seed of the first and second generations 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and purity. In particular, crops other than those of the species Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala or Poa pratensis shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of the crop species which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed: SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 - one per 30m2 for the production of basic seed; and - one per 10m2 for the production of certified seed. 47 In the case of Poa pratensis, the number of plants of the crop species which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed: - one per 20m2 for the production of basic seed; and - four per 10m2 for the production of certified seed. However, in the case of varieties which are officially classified as apomictic uniclonal varieties under agreed procedures, a number of plants recognisable as not being true to the variety, which does not exceed six per 10m2, may be regarded as satisfying the before mentioned standards for the production of certified seed. Seeds of other plant species which are difficult to distinguish from the crop seeds in a laboratory test shall be at a low level. In particular, the number of plants of Lolium species other than the crop species shall not exceed: 2. - one per 50m2 for the production of basic seed; and - one per 10m2 for the production of certified seed. Crop health (
45. a)The crop shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed. The crop shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests ("RNQPs") provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as well as

Article 30

Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

3. Previous cropping and contamination The crop may be grown only on land that has not previously been cropped in a manner that might adversely affect the nature or quality of the seed to be produced. The field shall be sufficiently free from such plants that are volunteers from previous cropping. 4. Field and crop inspections In the case of basic seed, at least one official field inspection shall be carried out. For 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. The cultural condition of the field and the stage of development of the crop shall be such as to permit suitable checks of varietal identity and purity and health status of the crop. 4.a In the case where, following the implementation of points 1. and 4., there is still doubt as to the varietal identity of the seed, the certification authority may use, for the examination of that identity, an internationally recognised and reproducible biochemical or molecular technique, in accordance with the applicable international standards. 5. Isolated distances The minimum distances from neighbouring plants which might result in undesirable foreign pollination shall be the following: (

1. a)Beta vulgaris (
2. i)From any pollen sources of the genus Beta not included in subparagraphs (
3. ii)or (iii) 1000m SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 53 (
4. ii)From pollen sources of varieties of the same subspecies belonging to a different group of varieties: - crops to produce basic seed 1000m - crops to produce certified seed 600m (iii) From pollen sources of varieties of the same subspecies belonging to the same group of varieties: - crops to produce basic seed 600m - crops to produce certified seed 300m The groups of varieties referred to in items (
5. ii)and (iii) shall be determined by the Directorate. (
6. b)Brassica species (
7. i)From sources of foreign pollen liable to cause serious deterioration of varieties of Brassica species: - crops to produce basic seed 1000m - crops to produce certified seed 600m (
8. ii)From other sources of foreign pollen liable to cross with varieties of Brassica species: (
9. c)- crops to produce basic seed 500m - crops to produce certified seed 300m Industrial chicory (
10. i)From other species of the same genera or subspecies 1000m (
11. ii)From another variety of industrial chicory: - crops to produce basic seed 600m (
12. d)crops to produce certified seed 300m Other species (
13. i)From sources of foreign pollen liable to cause serious deterioration of varieties of other species as a result of crossfertilisation: - crops to produce basic seed 500m - crops to produce certified seed 300m 54 [ S.L. 433.30 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES (
14. ii)From other sources of foreign pollen liable to cross with varieties of other species as a result of cross-fertilisation: - crops to produce basic seed 300m - crops to produce certified seed 100m With the approval of the Directorate, these distances can be disregarded if there is adequate protection from any undesirable, foreign pollination. Amended by: L.N. 88 of 2020; L.N. 331 of 2020; L.N. 366 of 2021; L.N. 127 of 2022; L.N. 95 of 2025. SCHEDULE III Conditions to be satisfied by the seeds 1. Agricultural plants I. Cereals Basic seed, certified seed and certified seed of the first and second generations 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity The seeds shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case of seeds of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics. For seeds of hybrid varieties, the above mentioned provisions shall also apply to the characteristics of the components. In particular, seeds of the species listed below shall conform to the following standards or other conditions: A. Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta other than hybrids in each case (Table 1.14): Table 1.14: Category 1 Basic seed Minimum varietal purity (%) 2 99.9 Certified seed, 1st generation 99.7 Certified seed, 2nd generation 99.0 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 55 The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Schedule II Section I. B. Self-pollinating varieties of x Triticosecale other than hybrids (Table 1.15): Table 1.15: Category 1 Basic seed Minimum varietal purity (%) 2 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 Schedule II Section I. C. Hybrids of Avena nuda, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, Triticum turgidum subsp. durum and self-pollinating xTriticosecale: The minimum varietal purity of the seed of the category certified seed shall be 90%. In case of Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta and Triticum turgidum subsp. durum produced by means of CMS, it shall be 85%. Impurities other than the restorer shall not exceed 2%. The minimum varietal purity shall be examined in official post-control test on an appropriate proportion of samples. The Directorate shall report by 28 February of each year to the Commission and the other Member States the results of the preceding year concerning the quantity of produced hybrid seeds of Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta and Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, and the percentage of seed lots which have been rejected due to insufficient quality parameters, results of the post-control test and any further information justifying that rejection. This reporting obligation shall be applicable until 28 February 2030. D. Sorghum spp. and Zea mays: Where for the production of certified seed of hybrid varieties, a female malesterile component and a male component which does not restore male fertility have been used, the seed shall be produced: (
15. a)either by blending seed lots in a proportion appropriate to the variety where, on one hand, a female male-sterile component has been used and, on the other, a female male-fertile component has been used, or (
16. b)by growing the female male-sterile component and the female male- [ S.L. 433.30 56 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES fertile component in a proportion appropriate to the variety. The proportion of these components shall be examined in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Schedule II. E. Hybrids of Secale cereale and CMS-hybrids of Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta and Triticum turgidum subsp. durum: Seeds shall not be certified as certified seed unless due account has been taken of the results of an official post-control test, on samples of basic seed taken officially and carried out during the growing season of the seed entered for certification as certified seed, to ascertain whether the basic seed met the requirements for basic seed laid down in these regulations in respect of identity and purity as regards the characters of the components including male sterility. 2. Seed health (
17. a)The seed shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed. The seed shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as well as

Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

(

1. b)The presence of fungus bodies on the seeds and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in table 1.16 below: Table 1.16: Category 1 Cereals other than hybrids of Secale cereale: Maximum number of fungus bodies, such as sclerotia, or ergots, in a sample of the weight specified in column 3 of Table 1.17 of Schedule IV 2 - Basic seed 1 - Certified seed 1 Hybrids of Secale cereale: - Basic seed 1 - Certified seed 4(*) SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES [ S.L. 433.30 57 (*) The presence of five fungus bodies such as sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia, or ergots in a sample of the prescribed weight shall be deemed to be in conformity with the standards, where a second sample of the same weight contains no more than four fungus bodies. 3. Standards or other conditions to be met by the seeds The seeds shall conform to the following standards or other conditions with regards to germination, analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species, as shown in Table 1.17: Table 1.17: Species and category 1 Avena sativa, Avena strigosa, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum, Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta. - basic seed - certified seed 1st and 2nd generations Avena nuda - basic seed - certified seed 1st and 2nd generations Phalaris canariensis - basic seed - certified seed Secale cereale - basic seed - certified seed Sorghum spp. Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Table 1.32 of Schedule IV (total per column) Minimum Minimum analytical Avena germinatio Raphanus purity fatua, Other Plant n (% of raphanistrum Other (% by Avena plant species pure seed) & cereal weight) species other than sterilis & Agrostemma species Lolium (
2. a)cereals githago temulentum 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 85 85 (
3. d)99 98 4 10 1 (
4. b)7 3 7 0 (
5. c)0 (
6. c)1 3 75 75 (
7. d)99 98 4 10 1 (
8. b)7 3 7 0 (
9. c)0 (
10. c)1 3 75 75 98 98 4 10 1 (
11. b)5 - 0 (
12. c)0 (
13. c)- 85 85 98 98 4 10 1 (
14. b)7 3 7 0 (
15. c)0 (
16. c)1 3 80 98 0 - - - - [ S.L. 433.30 58 x Triticosecale - basic seed - certified seed 1st and 2nd generations Zea mays SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES 80 80 (
17. d)98 98 4 10 1 (
18. b)7 3 7 0 (
19. c)0 (
20. c)1 3 90 98 0 - - - - where (reference to Table 1.17) II. (
21. a)refers to the maximum content of seeds laid down in column 4 which includes also seeds of the species in columns 5 to 8; (
22. b)states that a second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of other cereal species; (
23. c)states that the presence of one seed of Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, or Lolium temulentum in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of these species; (
24. d)is the required minimum germination capacity, which is reduced to 75% of pure seed in the case of Hordeum vulgare (naked barley). The official label shall include the words "Minimum germination capacity 75%". Fodder Plants Basic seed, certified seed, certified seed of the first and second generations and commercial seed 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity The seeds shall possess adequate varietal identity and purity. 2. (
25. a)The seed shall be practically free from any pests which reduce the usefulness and quality of the seed. The seed shall also comply with the requirements concerning Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and RNQPs provided for in implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as well as

Article 30(1) of that Regulation.

(

1. b)The presence of RNQPs on the seeds and the respective categories shall comply with the following requirements as set out in table 1.18 below: Table 1.18: RNQPs or symptoms caused by RNQPs Plants for planting (genus or species) Thresholds for pre-basic seed Thresholds for basic seed Thresholds for certified seed 1 2 3 4 5 [ S.L. 433.30 SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosus (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. [CORBIN] Medicago sativa L. 0% 0% 0% Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kuehn) Filipjev [DITYDI] Medicago sativa L. 0% 0% 0% A. Basic seed 1. Varietal identity and varietal purity 59 The minimum varietal purity of seeds of Pisum sativum, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala, Vicia faba and of varieties of Poa pratensis referred to in the second part of the third sentence of point 1 of Schedule II Section II (Fodder plants), shall be 99.7%. In the case of Trifolium subterraneum and Medicago spp. except M. sativa, the minimum varietal purity of seeds shall be: 99.5% for the production of basic seed; 98% for the production of certified seed for further multiplication; and 95% for the production of certified seed. The minimum varietal purity shall be examined mainly in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Schedule II Section II. 2. Standards or other conditions to be met by the seed The seeds shall satisfy the standards or other conditions set out in Table 1.19: Table 1.19: Species Maximum content of seeds of other plant species Other standards Content by number in a sample of the weight specified or in column 4 of Table 1.33 of Schedule IV Section II conditions (total per column) Total A single Rumex Elymus Alopecurus Melilotus (% by species spp. other repens myosuroide spp. weight) than s Rumex acetosella & Rumex maritimus 1 2 Poaceae (Gramineae) 3 4 5 6 7 8 60 [ S.L. 433.30 Agrostis canina Agrostis capillaris Agrostis gigantea Agrostis stolonifera Cynodon dactylon Festuca filiformis Festuca ovina Festuca pratensis Festuca rubra Festuca trachyphylla Lolium multiflorum Lolium perenne Poa pratensis SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES 0.3 20 1 1 1 (
2. f)0.3 20 1 1 1 (
3. f)0.3 20 1 1 1 (
4. f)0.3 20 1 1 1 (
5. f)0.3 20(
6. a)1 1 1 (
7. f)0.3 20(
8. a)2 5 5 (
9. f)0.3 20(
10. a)2 5 5 (
11. f)0.3 20(
12. a)2 5 5 (
13. f)0.3 20(
14. a)2 5 5 (
15. f)0.3 20(
16. a)2 5 5 (
17. f)0.3 20(
18. a)2 5 5 (
19. f)0.3 20(
20. a)2 5 5 (
21. f)0.3 20(
22. b)1 1 1 (
23. e)(
24. f)0.3 20 5 0.3 20 2 0(
25. d)(
26. f)0.3 20 2 0(
27. d)(
28. f)0.3 20 5 - - 0(
29. c)0.3 20 5 - - 0(
30. d)0.3 20 5 - - 0(
31. d)0.3 20 5 - - 0(
32. d)0.3 20 5 - - 0(
33. d)0.3 20 5 - - - 0.3 20 5 - - - 0.3 20 3 Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Biserrula pelecinus Galega orientalis Hedysarum coronarium Lathyrus cicera Medicago doliata Medicago italica Medicago littoralis Medicago murex Medicago polymorpha Medicago rugosa Medicago sativa 0(
34. d)(
35. f)SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL PLANTS AND VEGETABLES Medicago scutellata Medicago truncatula Ornithopus compressus Ornithopus sativus Pisum sativum Trifolium alexandrinum Trifolium fragiferum Trifolium glanduliferu m Trifolium hirtum Trifolium isthmocarpu m Trifolium michelianum Trifolium pratense Trifolium squarrosum Trifoliu