Crop and seed requirements
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6.—(1) Crop inspections by official or licensed crop inspectors must be carried out in accordance with Article 2(3)(A) of, and Annex I(A) to, Council Directive 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, and the crop must satisfy the conditions in that Annex.
(2) The seed produced by the crop must be sampled in accordance with Article 9(2) of, and Annex II to, that Directive, and must satisfy the conditions in Annex I(B) to that Directive.
(3) It must be labelled in accordance with Annex III to that Directive.
(4) The maximum moisture content must not exceed 15% by weight.
(5) Diseases and harmful organisms that reduce the usefulness of the seed must be at the lowest possible level.