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Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC)
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| a [F3The maximum lot weight may be increased to 25 tonnes if the supplier has been authorised for this purpose by the competent authority.] ] ] | |||
| 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 |
| [F4Poaceae (Gramineae)] a | |||
| 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 | 100 | 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 |
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F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge (Text with EEA relevance).
F2 Substituted by 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).
F3 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 correcting Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 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).
F4 Substituted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018 correcting Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 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).
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