Commission Implementing Directive 2014/21/EU of 6 February 2014 determining minimum conditions and Union grades for pre-basic seed potatoes (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 3Minimum conditions for lots of pre-basic seed potatoes

Member States shall provide that lots of pre-basic seed potatoes shall satisfy the following minimum conditions:

(a)

presence of earth and extraneous matter shall not exceed 1,0 % by mass;

(b)

the number of potatoes affected by rots, other than ring rot or brown rot, shall not be present in a quantity exceeding 0,2 % by mass;

(c)

the number of potatoes with external blemishes, including misshapen or damaged tubers, shall not exceed 3,0 % by mass;

(d)

the number of potatoes affected by common scab over more than one third of their surface, shall not exceed 5,0 % by mass;

(e)

the number of potatoes affected by black scurf over more than 10,0 % of their surface, shall not exceed 1,0 % by mass;

(f)

the number of potatoes affected by powdery scab over more than 10,0 % of their surface, shall not exceed 1,0 % by mass;

(g)

shrivelled tubers due to excessive dehydration or dehydration caused by silver scurf, shall not exceed 0,5 % by mass;

(h)

the total number of potatoes, as referred to in points (b) to (g), shall not exceed 6,0 % by mass.