Key Benefits:
THE NEED TO ADAPT THE SPECIFIC LEGISLATION ON THE CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION OF FODDER PLANT SEED TO DIRECTIVES 86/109, 86/155, 87/120 AND 87/480 OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 66/401 REQUIRES AN AMENDMENT TO THE TECHNICAL REGULATION FOR THE CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION OF FODDER PLANT SEED, APPROVED BY ORDER OF 1 JULY 1986.
CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE:
FIRST. THE TECHNICAL REGULATION FOR THE CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION OF FODDER PLANT SEED, APPROVED BY ORDER OF 1 JULY 1986, IS HEREBY AMENDED IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS
CHAPTER I. SPECIES SUBJECT TO TECHNICAL REGULATION
IN PARAGRAPH I. 1, THE WORDS BELOW IN THE LEFT COLUMN ARE REPLACED BY THE CORRESPONDING WORDS IN THE RIGHT COLUMN:
AGROSTIS TENUIS SIBTH AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS L.
ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS (L.) BEAUV. EX. J. Y K. PRESL. ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS (L.) P. BEAUV.
EX. J. S. Y K. B. PRESL.
FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SCHREB. FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SCHREBER.
FESTUCA PRÄHRSIS HUDS. FREESTAC PRATENSIS HUDSON.
LOLIUM X HYBRIDUM HAUSSKN. LOLUM X BOUCHEANUM KUNTH.
PHALARIS STENOPTERA HACK PHALARIS AQUATICA L.
TRISETUM FLAVESCENS (L.) BEAUV. TRISETUM FLAVESCENS (L.) P. BEAUV.
MEDICINE X VARIES MARTYN MEDICAGO X VARIES T. MARTYN.
BRASSICA NAPUS L. VAR. NAPOBRASSICA (L.) PATERIN BRASSICA NAPUS L. VAR.
NAPOBRASSICA (L.) RCHB.
BRASSICA OLERACEA L. CONVAR. ACEPHALA (DC) BRASSICA OLERACEA L. CONVAR. ACEPHALA (DC.) ALEF. VAR. MEDULLOSA THELL + VAR.
VIRIDIS L.
RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. SSP. OLEIFERA (DC.) METSG. RAPHANUS SATIVUS L.
VAR. OLIPÖRMIS PERS.
CHAPTER II. SEED CATEGORIES
IN PARAGRAPH II.1 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING:
II.1 THE FOLLOWING SEED CATEGORIES ARE SUPPORTED:
PARENTAL MATERIAL.
PREBASE SEED (GENERATION BEFORE BASE SEED).
BASE SEED.
CERTIFIED SEED.
COMMERCIAL SEED.
IN PARAGRAPH II.2 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING:
II.2 SPECIES FOR WHICH ONLY BASE SEED AND CERTIFIED SEED PRODUCTION IS SUPPORTED:
A) GRAMINEAE:
AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA L.
AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS L.
ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS L.
ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS (L.) P. BEAUV. EX. J. S. Y K. B. PRESL.
DACTYLYS GLOMERATA L.
FESTUCA OVINA L.
FESTUCA PRATENSIS HUDSON.
FESTUCA RUBRA L.
LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM LAM.
LOLIUM PERENNIAL L.
LOLIUM X BOUCHEANUM KUNTH.
PHLEUM PRATENSE L.
POA NEMORALIS L.
POA PALUSTRIS L.
POA TRIVIALIS L.
TRISETUM FLAVESCENS (L.) P.
BEAUV.
B) LEGUMINOSAE:
LOTUS CORNICULATUS L.
LUPINUS ALBUS L.
LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS L.
LUPINUS LUTEUS L.
MEDICINE LUPIN L.
MEDICATION SATIVA L.
MEDICINE X VARIES T. MARTYN.
PISUM SATIVUM L.
TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM L.
TRIFOLIUM INCARATUM L.
TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L.
TRIFOLIUM REPENS L.
TRIFOLIUM REPINATUM L.
VICIA SATIVA L.
VICIA VILLOSA ROTH.
VICIA FABA L.
(PARTITM).
C) CRUCICERAE:
BRASSICA NAPUS L. VAR. Napobrassica (L.) RCHB.
BRASSICA OLERACEA L. CONVAR. ACEPHALA (DC.) ALEF. VAR. MEDULLOSA THELL + VAR. VIRIDIS L.
RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. VAR. OLIPÖRMIS PERS.
CHAPTER IX. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
THE CURRENT CHAPTER IX IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING:
IX.1 UNTIL JUNE 30, 1989 THE SEEDS OF:
AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA L.
AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS L.
ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS L.
ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS (L.) P. BEAUX. EX. J. S. Y K. B. PRESL.
POA NEMORALIS L.
POA PALUSTRIS L.
POA TRIVIALIS L.
TRISETUM FLAVESCENS (L.) P.
BEAUV.
LOTUS CORNICULATUS (L.).
LUPINUS ALBUS L.
LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS L.
LUPINUS LUTEUS L.
MEDICINE LUPIN L.
TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM L.
MAY BE PLACED ON THE MARKET IN SPAIN WITH A CATEGORY OF APPROVED SEED, WITH THE SAME REQUIREMENTS BEING REQUIRED FOR THE SEED OF THIS CATEGORY AS FOR THE CERTIFIED SEED.
IX.2 UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1989, THE SEEDS OF:
MEDICATION SATIVA L.
BRASSICA OLERACEA L. CONVAR. ACEPHALA (DC.) ALEF. VAR.
MEDULLOSA THELL + VIRIDIS L.
RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. VAR. OLIPÖRMIS PERS.
MAY BE PLACED ON THE MARKET IN SPAIN WITH A CATEGORY OF APPROVED SEED, WITH THE SAME REQUIREMENTS BEING REQUIRED FOR THE SEED OF THIS CATEGORY AS FOR THE CERTIFIED SEED.
IX.3 IS ALLOWED UNTIL 30 MAY 1990 THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN SPAIN OF CERTIFIED SECOND REPRODUCTION CATEGORY R-2 SEEDS, OF ECOTYPES OF THE SPECIES MEDICAGO SATIVA L.
(ALFALSE).
IX.4 UNTIL JUNE 30, 1991, THE SEEDS OF:
FESTUCA OVINA L.
TRIFOLIUM INCARATUM L.
TRIFOLIUM REPINATUM L.
VICIA SATIVA L.
VICIA VILLOSA ROTH.
MAY BE PLACED ON THE MARKET IN SPAIN WITH A CATEGORY OF APPROVED SEED, WITH THE SAME REQUIREMENTS BEING REQUIRED FOR THE SEED OF THIS CATEGORY AS FOR THE CERTIFIED SEED.
ANEJOS I AND II. SEED REQUIREMENTS AND BATCH WEIGHTS
AND OF THE SAMPLES
IN TABLES 2A AND 2B OF ANNEX I AND IN THE TABLE IN ANNEX II, THE WORDS LISTED BELOW IN THE LEFT COLUMN ARE REPLACED BY THE CORRESPONDING WORDS IN THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT:
AGROSTIS TENUIS AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS
LILIUM X HYBRIDUM LOLIUM X BOUCHEANUM
PHALARIS STENOPTERA PHALARIS AQUATICA
RAPHANUS SATIVUS SSP. OLEIFERA RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. VAR.
OLEFORMIS
ALSO, IN TABLE 2a OF ANNEX I, AND FOR THE SPECIES LISTED BELOW IN THE LEFT COLUMN, THE ENTRIES IN COLUMN 7 ARE REPLACED BY THOSE SHOWN IN THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT:
ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS 5 (N)
ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS 5 (N)
DACTYLIS GLOMERATA 5 (N)
FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA 5 (N)
OVINA 5 (N) FESTATE
FESTUCA PRATENSIS 5 (N)
RUBRA 5 (N) FACT
LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM 5 (N)
LOLIUM PERENNIAL 5 (N)
LOLIUM X BOUCHEANUM 5 (N)
PHALARIS AQUATICA 5
HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM 5
LATHYRUS SATIVUS 5
LUPINUS ALBUS 5 (N)
LUPINUS DISTRESSING 5 (N)
LUPINUS LUTEUS 5 (N)
LUXURY 10
SATIVA 10 MEDICATION
MEDICATION X VARIA 10
ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA 5
PISUM SATIVUM 5 (N)
TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM 10
TRIFOLIUM INCARATUM 10
TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE 10
TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM 5
VICIA ERVILIA 5
VICIA FABA 5 (N)
VICIA MONANTHOS 5
VICIA PANNONICA 5 (N)
VICIA SATIVA 5 (N)
VICIA VILLOSA 5 (N)
BRASSICA NAPUS VAR.
NAPOBRASSICA 5
BRASSICA OLERACEA CONVAR. ACEPHALA VAR. MEDULLOSA + VAR. VIRIDIS 10
RAPHANUS SATIVUS VAR. OLIFORMIS 5
IN POINT A2 (P) OF ANNEX I, ADDED <2,5 PER 100 > BEHIND THE WORD
IN TABLE 2b OF ANNEX I, AND FOR THE SPECIES LISTED BELOW IN THE LEFT COLUMN, THE FIGURES SHOWN IN COLUMN 5 ARE REPLACED BY THOSE SHOWN IN THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT:
ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS 2
ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS 2
DACTYLIS GLOMERATA 2
FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA 2
OVINA 2 FESTATE
FESTUCA PRATENSIS 2
RUBRA 2 FESTUAC
LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM 2
LOLIUM PERENNIAL 2
LOLIUM X BOUCHEANUM 2
PHALARIS AQUATICA 2
HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM 2
LATHYRUS SATIVUS 2
LOTUS CORNICULATUS 3
LUPINUS ALBUS 2
LUPINUS DISTRESSING 2
LUPINUS LUTEUS 2
LUXURY 3
SATIVA 3 MEDICATION
MEDICATION X VARIA 3
ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA 2
PISUM SATIVUM 2
TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM 3
TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM 3
TRIFOLIUM INCARATUM 3
TRIFOLIUM REPINATUM 3
TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM 2
VICIA ERVILIA 2
VICIA FABA 2
VICIA MONANTHOS 2
VICIA PANNONICA 2
VICIA SATIVA 2
VICIA VILLOSA 2
BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. Napobrassica 2
BRASSICA OLERACEA CONVAR. ACEPHALA VAR.
MEDULLOSA + VAR. VIRIDIS 3
RAPHANUS SATIVUS VAR. OLIFORMIS 2
PARAGRAPH C (C) OF ANNEX I. 6 IS DELETED.
IN ANNEX II, THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE IS ADDED AFTER THE TABLE: ANNEX IV IS INCLUDED. IV.1 ALL BATCHES OF SEED SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO A SAMPLING BY THE OFFICIAL CONTROL SERVICES, IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE GERMINATION CAPACITY OF THE SEED WHEN THE PERIODS REFERRED TO IN THIS PARAGRAPH HAVE ELAPSED. THEY ARE COUNTED FROM THE DATE OF THEIR FIRST SEAL. SPECIES OR GROUPS OF SPECIES YEARS GRAMINEAS FORRAJERAS 2 MEDICATION SP. 3 TRIFOLIUM SP. 3 VICIA SP. 3 PISUM SP. 2 OTHER FODDER LEGUMES 2 FORAGING CRUCIFEROUS 3 IV.2 IN THE CASE OF SEED MIXTURES, THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY SHALL BE THAT CORRESPONDING TO THE COMPONENT OF THE MIXTURE HAVING THE LEAST. IV.3 ONCE THE SAMPLING REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH IV.1 HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT, THE PERIODS OF VALIDITY INDICATED SHALL BE REDUCED TO ONE YEAR FOR SUCCESSIVE SAMPLING FOR ALL SPECIES. IV.4 ON THE OFFICIAL LABELS MUST BE THE DATE OF THE SEAL OR THE TIME LIMIT FOR ITS VALIDITY. THE MAXIMUM VALIDITY OF THE SUITABILITY FOR SALE TO USERS OF SEED CONSIGNMENTS SOLD BY PRODUCERS AND HELD BY TRADERS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TABLE IN PARAGRAPH IV.1 OF THIS ANNEX. SECOND. THIS ORDER WILL TAKE EFFECT THE DAY AFTER YOUR PUBLICATION IN THE MADRID, OCTOBER 6, 1988. ROMERO HERRERA ILMO. MR. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
