CHAPTER IIAgricultural plant species

Article 5Technical conditions

1.

Fodder plant seed shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 66/401/EEC for:

(a)

certified seed (all species other than Pisum sativum and Vicia faba); or

(b)

‘certified seed, second generation’ (Pisum sativum, Vicia faba).

2.

Cereal seed shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 66/402/EEC for:

(a)

certified seed (Phalaris canariensis, other than hybrids, Secale cereale, Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum sudanense, Zea mays and hybrids of Avena sativa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta and x Triticosecale other than self-pollinating varieties); or

(b)

‘certified seed, second generation’ (Avena sativa, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum spelta and self-pollinating varieties of x Triticosecale, other than hybrids in each case).

3.

Beet seed shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annex I to Directive 2002/54/EC for certified seed.

4.

Seed potatoes shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/56/EC for certified seed potatoes.

5.

Seed of oil and fibre plants shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/57/EC for:

(a)

certified seed (all species other than Linum usitatissimum);

(b)

‘certified seed, second and third generation’ (Linum usitatissimum).