Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109

of 1 December 2016

amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed1, and in particular Article 2(1)(A) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 2(1)(A)(a) of Directive 66/401/EEC lists Lolium x boucheanum Kunth. The International Seed Testing Association has recently changed the botanical name of Lolium x boucheanum Kunth to Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. Consequently it is appropriate to change the name of that species in Directive 66/401/EEC.

(2)

Commission Decision 2009/109/EC2 provides for the organisation of a temporary experiment to assess whether certain species not covered by Directive 66/401/EEC may be marketed as or in seed mixtures. Experience gained during that temporary experiment has shown that the species Biserrula pelecinus, Lathyrus cicera, Medicago doliata, Medicago italica, Medicago littoralis, Medicago murex, Medicago polymorpha, Medicago rugosa, Medicago scutellata, Medicago truncatula, Ornithopus compressus, Ornithopus sativus, Plantago lanceolata, Trifolium fragiferum, Trifolium glanduliferum, Trifolium hirtum, Trifolium isthmocarpum, Trifolium michelianum, Trifolium squarrosum, Trifolium subterraneum, Trifolium vesiculosum and Vicia benghalensis contribute to establishing new fodder plant seed mixtures that offer solutions for persistent, productive and biodiverse pastures and forage crops. Those species should therefore be included in the list of species covered by Article 2(1)(A)(b) of Directive 66/401/EEC.

(3)

On the basis of the technical experience gained during the above temporary experiment, it is appropriate that certain requirements are set out for each of those species concerning minimum germination, minimum analytical purity, maximum content of seeds of other plant species, maximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of weight and marking.

(4)

Directive 66/401/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1Amendments to Directive 66/401/EEC

Directive 66/401/EEC is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Article 2(1)(A) is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      In point (a), the words ‘Lolium x boucheanum Kunth’ are replaced by the words ‘Lolium x hybridum Hausskn’.

    2. (b)

      Point (b) is replaced by the following:

      ‘(b)

      Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

      Legumes

      Biserrula pelecinus L.

      Biserrula

      Galega orientalis Lam.

      Fodder galega

      Hedysarum coronarium L.

      Sulla

      Lathyrus cicera L.

      Chickling vetch/Dwarf chickling vetch

      Lotus corniculatus L.

      Birdsfoot trefoil

      Lupinus albus L.

      White lupin

      Lupinus angustifolius L.

      Narrow-leaved lupin

      Lupinus luteus L.

      Yellow lupin

      Medicago doliata Carmign.

      Straight-spined medic

      Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori

      Disc medic

      Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel.

      Shore medic/Strand medic

      Medicago lupulina L.

      Trefoil

      Medicago murex Willd.

      Sphere medic

      Medicago polymorpha L.

      Bur medic

      Medicago rugosa Desr.

      Wrinkled medic/Gama medic

      Medicago sativa L.

      Lucerne

      Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

      Snail medic/Shield medic

      Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

      Barrel medic

      Medicago × varia T. Martyn Sand

      Sand lucerne

      Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.

      Sainfoin

      Ornithopus compressus L.

      Yellow serradella

      Ornithopus sativus Brot.

      Serradella

      Pisum sativum L. (partim)

      Field pea

      Trifolium alexandrinum L.

      Berseem, Egyptian clover

      Trifolium fragiferum L.

      Strawberry clover

      Trifolium glanduliferum Boiss.

      Glandular clover

      Trifolium hirtum All.

      Rose clover

      Trifolium hybridum L.

      Alsike clover

      Trifolium incarnatum L.

      Crimson clover

      Trifolium isthmocarpum Brot.

      Moroccan clover

      Trifolium michelianum Savi

      Balansa clover

      Trifolium pratense L.

      Red clover

      Trifolium repens L.

      White clover

      Trifolium resupinatum L.

      Persian clover

      Trifolium squarrosum L.

      Squarrose clover

      Trifolium subterraneum L.

      Subterranean clover

      Trifolium vesiculosum Savi

      Arrow-leaf clover

      Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

      Fenugreek

      Vicia benghalensis L.

      Purple vetch

      Vicia faba L.

      Field bean

      Vicia pannonica Crantz

      Hungarian vetch

      Vicia sativa L.

      Common vetch

      Vicia villosa Roth

      Hairy vetch’.

    3. (c)

      In point (c), the following entry is inserted after ‘Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. California bluebell’:

      Plantago lanceolata L.

      Ribwort plantain’

  2. (2)

    In Article 3(1), the words ‘Lolium x boucheanum Kunth’ are replaced by the words ‘Lolium x hybridum Hausskn’.

  3. (3)

    Annexes II and III are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2Transposition

1

Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2017 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2018.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 December 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

Annexes II and III to Directive 66/401/EEC are amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Annex II is amended as follows:

    1. (a)

      The following paragraph is added to point I(1) after the entry concerning ‘Pisum sativum, Vicia faba’:

      1. Trifolium subterraneum, Medicago spp., except M. lupulina, M. sativa, M. x varia:

      2. for the production of basic seed: 99,5 %,

      3. for the production of certified seed for further multiplication: 98 %,

      4. for the production of certified seed: 95 %.

    2. (b)

      The table in point I(2)(A) is replaced by the following:

      Species

      Germination

      Analytical purity

      Maximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)

      Conditions as regards content of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour and of bitter lupin seeds

      Minimum germination(% of pure seed)

      Maximum content of hard seed(% of pure seed)

      Minimum analytical purity(% by weight)

      Maximum content of seeds of other plant species(% by weight)

      Avena fatua, Avena sterilis

      Cuscuta spp.

      Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus

      Total

      A single species

      Elytrigia repens

      Alopecurus myosuroides

      Melilotus spp.

      Raphanus raphanistrum

      Sinapis arvensis

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      8

      9

      10

      11

      12

      13

      14

      15

      Poaceae (Gramineae)

      Agrostis canina

      75 (a)

      90

      2,0

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Agrostis capillaris

      75 (a)

      90

      2,0

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Agrostis gigantea

      80 (a)

      90

      2,0

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2(n)

      Agrostis stolonifera

      75 (a)

      90

      2,0

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Alopecurus pratensis

      70 (a)

      75

      2,5

      1,0 (f)

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Arrhenatherum elatius

      75 (a)

      90

      3,0

      1,0 (f)

      0,5

      0,3

      0 (g)

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Bromus catharticus

      75 (a)

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0 (g)

      0 (j) (k)

      10 (n)

      Bromus sitchensis

      75 (a)

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0 (g)

      0 (j) (k)

      10 (n)

      Cynodon dactylon

      70 (a)

      90

      2,0

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2

      Dactylis glomerata

      80 (a)

      90

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Festuca arundinacea

      80 (a)

      95

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Festuca filiformis

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Festuca ovina

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Festuca pratensis

      80 (a)

      95

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Festuca rubra

      75 (a)

      90

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Festuca trachyphylla

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      × Festulolium

      75 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Lolium multiflorum

      75 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Lolium perenne

      80 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Lolium × hybridum

      75 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Phalaris aquatica

      75 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5

      Phleum nodosum

      80 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (k)

      5

      Phleum pratense

      80 (a)

      96

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (k)

      5

      Poa annua

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0 (c)

      1,0 (c)

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5 (n)

      Poa nemoralis

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0 (c)

      1,0 (c)

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Poa palustris

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0 (c)

      1,0 (c)

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Poa pratensis

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0 (c)

      1,0 (c)

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Poa trivialis

      75 (a)

      85

      2,0 (c)

      1,0 (c)

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Trisetum flavescens

      70 (a)

      75

      3,0

      1,0 (f)

      0,3

      0,3

      0 (h)

      0 (j) (k)

      2 (n)

      Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

      Biserrula pelecinus

      70

      98

      0,5

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Galega orientalis

      60 (a) (b)

      40

      97

      2,0

      1,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10 (n)

      Hedysarum coronarium

      75 (a) (b)

      30

      95

      2,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (k)

      5

      Lathyrus cicera

      80

      95

      1

      0,5

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      20

      Lotus corniculatus

      75 (a) (b)

      40

      95

      1,8 (d)

      1,0 (d)

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Lupinus albus

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      98

      0,5 (e)

      0,3 (e)

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      (o) (p)

      Lupinus angustifolius

      75 (a) (b)

      20

      98

      0,5 (e)

      0,3 (e)

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      (o) (p)

      Lupinus luteus

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      98

      0,5 (e)

      0,3 (e)

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      (o) (p)

      Medicago doliata

      70

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago italica

      70 (b)

      20

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago littoralis

      70

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago lupulina

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Medicago murex

      70 (b)

      30

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago polymorpha

      70 (b)

      30

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago rugosa

      70 (b)

      20

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago sativa

      80 (a) (b)

      40

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Medicago scutellata

      70

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j)(k)

      10

      Medicago truncatula

      70 (b)

      20

      98

      2

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Medicago × varia

      80 (a) (b)

      40

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Onobrychis viciifolia

      75 (a) (b)

      20

      95

      2,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (j)

      5

      Ornithopus compressus

      75

      90

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Ornithopus sativus

      75

      90

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Pisum sativum

      80 (a)

      98

      0,5

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      Trifolium alexandrinum

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium fragiferum

      70

      98

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trifolium glanduliferum

      70 (b)

      30

      98

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trifolium hirtum

      70

      98

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trifolium hybridum

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium incarnatum

      75 (a) (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium isthmocarpum

      70

      98

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trifolium michelianum

      75 (b)

      30

      98

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trifolium pratense

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium repens

      80 (a) (b)

      40

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium resupinatum

      80 (a) (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      1,0

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium squarrosum

      75 (b)

      20

      97

      1,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (l) (m)

      10

      Trifolium subterraneum

      80 (b)

      40

      97

      0,5

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trifolium vesiculosum

      70

      98

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Trigonella foenum-graecum

      80 (a)

      95

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0

      0 (j)

      5

      Vicia benghalensis

      80 (b)

      20

      97 (e)

      1

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Vicia faba

      80 (a) (b)

      5

      98

      0,5

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      Vicia pannonica

      85 (a) (b)

      20

      98

      1,0 (e)

      0,5 (e)

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      Vicia sativa

      85 (a) (b)

      20

      98

      1,0 (e)

      0,5 (e)

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      Vicia villosa

      85 (a) (b)

      20

      98

      1,0 (e)

      0,5 (e)

      0,3

      0 (i)

      0 (j)

      5 (n)

      Other species

      Brassica napus var. napobrassica

      80 (a)

      98

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      5

      Brassica oleracea convar. acephala (acephala var. medullosa + var. viridis)

      75 (a)

      98

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Phacelia tanacetifolia

      80 (a)

      96

      1,0

      0,5

      0

      0 (j) (k)

      Plantago lanceolata

      75

      85

      1,5

      0 (i)

      0 (j) (k)

      10

      Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis

      80 (a)

      97

      1,0

      0,5

      0,3

      0,3

      0

      0 (j)

      5

    3. (c)

      Point I(2)(B)(e) is replaced by the following:

      (e)

      a maximum total of 0,5 % by weight of seeds of Lupinus albus, Lupinus angustifolius, Lupinus luteus, Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Vicia spp. in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity;

    4. (d)

      The table in point II(2)(A) is replaced by the following:

      Species

      Maximum content of seeds of other plant species

      Other standards or conditions

      Total(% by weight)

      Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III(total per column)

      A single species

      Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus

      Elytrigia repens

      Alopecurus myosuroides

      Melilotus spp.

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      8

      Poaceae (Gramineae)

      Agrostis canina

      0,3

      20

      1

      1

      1

      (j)

      Agrostis capillaris

      0,3

      20

      1

      1

      1

      (j)

      Agrostis gigantea

      0,3

      20

      1

      1

      1

      (j)

      Agrostis stolonifera

      0,3

      20

      1

      1

      1

      (j)

      Alopecurus pratensis

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Arrhenatherum elatius

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (i) (j)

      Bromus catharticus

      0,4

      20

      5

      5

      5

      (j)

      Bromus sitchensis

      0,4

      20

      5

      5

      5

      (j)

      Cynodon dactylon

      0,3

      20 (a)

      1

      1

      1

      (j)

      Dactylis glomerata

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Festuca arundinacea

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Festuca filiformis

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Festuca ovina

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Festuca pratensis

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Festuca rubra

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Festuca trachyphylla

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      × Festulolium

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Lolium multiflorum

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Lolium perenne

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Lolium × hybridum

      0,3

      20 (a)

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Phalaris aquatica

      0,3

      20

      2

      5

      5

      (j)

      Phleum nodosum

      0,3

      20

      2

      1

      1

      (j)

      Phleum pratense

      0,3

      20

      2

      1

      1

      (j)

      Poa annua

      0,3

      20 (b)

      1

      1

      1

      (f) (j)

      Poa nemoralis

      0,3

      20 (b)

      1

      1

      1

      (f) (j)

      Poa palustris

      0,3

      20 (b)

      1

      1

      1

      (f) (j)

      Poa pratensis

      0,3

      20 (b)

      1

      1

      1

      (f) (j)

      Poa trivialis

      0,3

      20 (b)

      1

      1

      1

      (f) (j)

      Trisetum flavescens

      0,3

      20 (c)

      1

      1

      1

      (i) (j)

      Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

      Biserrula pelecinus

      0,3

      20

      5

      Galega orientalis

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Hedysarum coronarium

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Lathyrus cicera

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (d)

      Lotus corniculatus

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (g) (j)

      Lupinus albus

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      (h) (k)

      Lupinus angustifolius

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      (h) (k)

      Lupinus luteus

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      (h) (k)

      Medicago doliata

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      Medicago italica

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      Medicago littoralis

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      Medicago lupulina

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Medicago murex

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      Medicago polymorpha

      0,3

      20

      5

      Medicago rugosa

      0,3

      20

      5

      Medicago sativa

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Medicago scutellata

      0,3

      20

      5

      Medicago truncatula

      0,3

      20

      5

      Medicago × varia

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Onobrychis viciifolia

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      Ornithopus compressus

      0,3

      20

      5

      Ornithopus sativus

      0,3

      20

      5

      Pisum sativum

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      Trifolium alexandrinum

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Trifolium fragiferum

      0,3

      20

      5

      Trifolium glanduliferum

      0,3

      20

      5

      Trifolium hirtum

      0,3

      20

      5

      Trifolium hybridum

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Trifolium incarnatum

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Trifolium isthmocarpum

      0,3

      20

      5

      (j)

      Trifolium michelianum

      0,3

      20

      5

      Trifolium pratense

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Trifolium repens

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Trifolium resupinatum

      0,3

      20

      3

      0 (e)

      (j)

      Trifolium squarrosum

      0,3

      20

      5

      Trifolium subterraneum

      0,3

      20

      5

      (j)

      Trifolium vesiculosum

      0,3

      20

      5

      (j)

      Trigonella foenum-graecum

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      Vicia benghalensis

      0,3

      20

      5

      0 (d)

      Vicia faba

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      Vicia pannonica

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      (h)

      Vicia sativa

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      (h)

      Vicia villosa

      0,3

      20

      2

      0 (d)

      (h)

      Other species

      Brassica napus var. napobrassica

      0,3

      20

      2

      (j)

      Brassica oleracea convar. acephala (acephala var. medullosa + var. viridis)

      0,3

      20

      3

      (j)

      Phacelia tanacetifolia

      0,3

      20

      Plantago lanceolata

      0,3

      20

      3

      Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis

      0,3

      20

      2

    5. (e)

      Point III(7) is replaced by the following:

      7.

      In Vicia spp. a maximum total of 6 % by weight of seeds of Vicia pannonica, Vicia villosa, Vicia benghalensis or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity.

    6. (f)

      Point III(8) is replaced by the following:

      8.

      In Vicia pannonica, Vicia sativa, Vicia villosa, Vicia benghalensis the minimum analytical purity shall be 97,0 % by the weight.

    7. (g)

      The following point III(9) is added:

      9.

      For Lathyrus cicera the minimum analytical purity shall be 90 % by the weight. A maximum total of 5 % by the weight of seeds of similar cultivated species shall not be regarded as an impurity.

  2. (2)

    Annex III is replaced by the following:

    ANNEX IIILOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS

    Species

    Maximum weight of a lot(tonnes)

    Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot(grams)

    Weight of the sample for the determination by number provided for in columns 12 to 14 of Annex II (I) (2) (A) and columns 3 to 7 of Annex II (II) (2) (A)(grams)

    1

    2

    3

    4

    Poaceae (Gramineae)

    Agrostis canina

    10

    50

    5

    Agrostis capillaris

    10

    50

    5

    Agrostis gigantea

    10

    50

    5

    Agrostis stolonifera

    10

    50

    5

    Alopecurus pratensis

    10

    100

    30

    Arrhenatherum elatius

    10

    200

    80

    Bromus catharticus

    10

    200

    200

    Bromus sitchensis

    10

    200

    200

    Cynodon dactylon

    10

    50

    5

    Dactylis glomerata

    10

    100

    30

    Festuca arundinacea

    10

    100

    50

    Festuca filiformis

    10

    100

    30

    Festuca ovina

    10

    100

    30

    Festuca pratensis

    10

    100

    50

    Festuca rubra

    10

    100

    30

    Festuca trachyphylla

    10

    100

    30

    × Festulolium

    10

    200

    60

    Lolium multiflorum

    10

    200

    60

    Lolium perenne

    10

    200

    60

    Lolium × hybridum

    10

    200

    60

    Phalaris aquatica

    10

    100

    50

    Phleum nodosum

    10

    50

    10

    Phleum pratense

    10

    50

    10

    Poa annua

    10

    50

    10

    Poa nemoralis

    10

    50

    5

    Poa palustris

    10

    50

    5

    Poa pratensis

    10

    50

    5

    Poa trivialis

    10

    50

    5

    Trisetum flavescens

    10

    50

    5

    Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

    Biserrula pelecinus

    10

    30

    3

    Galega orientalis

    10

    250

    200

    Hedysarum coronarium

    fruit

    10

    1 000

    300

    seed

    10

    400

    120

    Lathyrus cicera

    25

    1 000

    140

    Lotus corniculatus

    10

    200

    30

    Lupinus albus

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Lupinus angustifolius

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Lupinus luteus

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Medicago doliata

    10

    100

    10

    Medicago italica

    10

    100

    10

    Medicago littoralis

    10

    70

    7

    Medicago lupulina

    10

    300

    50

    Medicago murex

    10

    50

    5

    Medicago polymorpha

    10

    70

    7

    Medicago rugosa

    10

    180

    18

    Medicago sativa

    10

    300

    50

    Medicago scutellata

    10

    400

    40

    Medicago truncatula

    10

    100

    10

    Medicago × varia

    10

    300

    50

    Onobrychis viciifolia:

    fruit

    10

    600

    600

    seed

    10

    400

    400

    Ornithopus compressus

    10

    120

    12

    Ornithopus sativus

    10

    90

    9

    Pisum sativum

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Trifolium alexandrinum

    10

    400

    60

    Trifolium fragiferum

    10

    40

    4

    Trifolium glanduliferum

    10

    20

    2

    Trifolium hirtum

    10

    70

    7

    Trifolium hybridum

    10

    200

    20

    Trifolium incarnatum

    10

    500

    80

    Trifolium isthmocarpum

    10

    100

    3

    Trifolium michelianum

    10

    25

    2

    Trifolium pratense

    10

    300

    50

    Trifolium repens

    10

    200

    20

    Trifolium resupinatum

    10

    200

    20

    Trifolium squarrosum

    10

    150

    15

    Trifolium subterraneum

    10

    250

    25

    Trifolium vesiculosum

    10

    100

    3

    Trigonella foenum-graecum

    10

    500

    450

    Vicia benghalensis

    20

    1 000

    120

    Vicia faba

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Vicia pannonica

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Vicia sativa

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Vicia villosa

    30

    1 000

    1 000

    Other species

    Brassica napus var. napobrassica

    10

    200

    100

    Brassica oleracea convar. acephala

    10

    200

    100

    Phacelia tanacetifolia

    10

    300

    40

    Plantago lanceolata

    5

    20

    2

    Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis

    10

    300

    300

    The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.