Commission Implementing Directive 2014/20/EU of 6 February 2014 determining Union grades of basic and certified seed potatoes, and the conditions and designations applicable to such grades (Text with EEA relevance)
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conditions concerning seed potatoes:
the number of plants not breeding true to the variety and the number of plants of a different variety shall, together, not exceed 0,5 %;
the number of growing plants affected by blackleg shall not exceed 4,0 %;
in the direct progeny the number of plants with symptoms of virus infection shall not exceed 10,0 %;
the number of growing plants with mosaic symptoms or symptoms caused by leaf roll virus shall not exceed 6,0 %;
tolerances applicable to lots, as regards the following impurities, blemishes and diseases:
seed potatoes affected by rots, other than ring rot or brown rot, shall not exceed 0,5 % by mass, of which seed potatoes affected by wet rot shall not exceed 0,2 % by mass;
seed potatoes affected by black scurf over more than 10 % of their surface shall not exceed 5,0 % by mass;
seed potatoes affected by common scab over more than one third of their surface shall not exceed 5,0 % by mass;
seed potatoes affected by powdery scab over more than 10 % of their surface shall not exceed 3,0 % by mass;
shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf shall not exceed 1,0 % by mass;
seed potatoes with external blemishes, including misshapen or damaged tubers, shall not exceed 3,0 % by mass;
presence of earth and extraneous matter shall not exceed 2,0 % by mass;
the total percentage of seed potatoes covered by tolerances, as referred to in points (i) to (vi), shall not exceed 8,0 % by mass.
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