Illustrious lord:

The need to adapt specific legislation relating to the control and certification of sorghum seed to the Directive of the Council of the European Economic Community 66/402 on the marketing of seed of cereals a modification of the current rules,

This is why this Ministry, on a proposal from the Directorate General of Agrarian Production, has had the right to have:

First.

In order to develop the Directive of the Council of the European Economic Community 66/402, the Technical Regulation of the Control and Certification of Sörgo Seeds is approved, which is listed as a single annex to this Order.

Second.

The Technical Control and Certification Regulations of Sorgo Seeds approved by Order of 29 October 1974 are repealed.

Third.

This Order shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Gazette of the State.

What I communicate to V. I. for its knowledge and effects.

God save V. I. many years.

Madrid, 1 July 1986.

ROMERO HERRERA

Ilmo. Mr. Director General of Agrarian Production.

UNIQUE ATTACHED

Sorgo Seed Certification and Control Technical Regulation

I. Species subject to the Technical Regulation

The seeds of the genus species "Sorghum", as well as their interspecific hybrids, grown for grain, fodder, industrial uses or for any other, are included in the scope of this Technical Regulation. economic use.

Only "seed" of the species indicated which comes from crops controlled by the official control services may be called "seed" and which has been obtained in accordance with the provisions contained in this Regulation, as well as in the Law 11/1971, of 30 March, of "Seeds and Plants of Vivero"; Decree 3767/1972 of 23 December, approving the General Regulation on the Production of Seeds and Plants of Vivero and subsequent modifications, as well as in the Order of 23 May 1986, for which the General Regulation on the Control and Certification of Seeds and Plants of Vivero.

You can also receive the imported "seed" denomination that meets the appropriate legal requirements.

II. Seed categories

a) The following seed categories are supported:

Parental material.

Base seed.

Seed certified.

Both for varieties obtained by free fecundation and for controlled fertilization.

b) Is understood by parental material:

First. In the case of varieties of free-fertilisation breeder, the initial unit used by the breeder himself, by his or her successor or by the person or organisation responsible for the production or conservation of the characteristics of the cultivar, and, in the case of varieties of breeder not known as free fertilisation, the initial unit used by the person or organisation responsible for the production or conservation, under the inspection of the official control services, following appropriate, duly approved techniques and in accordance with the conditions prescribed in this Regulation Regulation.

Second. In the case of seed obtained by controlled fertilization, the pure lines that are not used directly for the production of certified seed.

c) Base seed is understood:

First. In the case of varieties of free fertilisation, which is derived from parental material, by means of a controlled multiplication process and the purpose of which is the production of certified seed.

Second. In the production of hybrids, pure lines, which are used directly for obtaining certified seed.

d) A pure line is understood to be a sufficiently homogeneous and stable line, obtained as a result of several self-fertilised generations with adequate selection.

They can be:

androsterile lines (designated internationally by letter A).

Pollen fertility restorative lines (internationally designated with the letter R).

Lines identical to the androsterile lines, but producing fertile pollen (designated internationally by the letter B).

The R and B lines are maintained by self-fertilisation, and can be given up to a maximum of two multiplications in isolated fields, according to the number 1 annex.

The androsterile line is multiplied in isolated fields by pollination by the corresponding B line.

e) It is understood by certified seed, in the case of hybrids, that it proceeds directly from the base seed, being the first generation of the crossing between the A and R. lines.

Likewise, it is understood as a certified seed, called Top-cross, which proceeds directly from the base seed, being the first generation of a cross between a pure line of Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench and a variety of sufficiently homogenic free pollination of Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.

For all purposes, "female or female parental plants" shall be called all those in which the seed grain is to be produced, and "male or male parental plants" which produce the pollen required to carry out the cross.

III. Commercial varieties eligible for certification

Only varieties included in the list of commercial varieties may be produced for the official certification, with the exception of those exclusively intended for export.

IV. Seed production

(a) Requirements for production processes: Except for the multiplication of pure lines by bagging the inflorescences, the seed production fields must meet the requirements set out in the Annex. Number 1, with the following conditions:

First. Size of plots:

Parental material and base seed production: They may be any size.

plots for sorghum seed production may not be established on land that has been sown during the previous marketing year with seed of any of the species referred to in this Regulation, as well as their hybrids.

Second. Production Zone:

The sorghum seed will be produced in climate-friendly zones, especially in terms of summer temperatures and winds during the pollination period.

Third. Isolation:

The production plots for sorghum seed must be located at a distance from any other sowing of species of the genus "Sorghum" not less than that shown in the Annex. In the case where the pollutant field is a feed sorghum or a sudan grass, the distance shall be 400 metres.

There are other fields of the above mentioned species at a distance lower than the one admitted, the isolation can be corrected with the lifting of the polluting field before their plants have emitted pollen. Except for fields sown with the same male parents, the case is excepted.

It may be authorised that the minimum distance required is lower than that indicated in the case of natural barriers or obstacles that hinder the removal of pollen.

In the case of hybrid certified seed production, and provided that the contaminating field is the same height and has the same color and type of grain as the parents, the isolation distance may be reduced to a minimum of 100 meters, when the entire field of production of two male parental lines is bordered for every 20 meters of reduction of that distance.

Also, distances from minor isolations may be allowed, when the official control service appreciates that the difference in the sowing dates between the polluters and the production field, together with other factors, allows ensure a gap in the flowering dates of both fields not less than thirty days.

In case it exists in the area of spontaneous canota production ("Sorghum halepense L"), it must be eliminated by physical or chemical means, within the minimum distances indicated in the annex number 1.

Fourth. Plants out of type:

In male parental, the maximum allowable proportion of plants out of type will be taken into account whenever they have emitted pollen and that there would be stigmas in female parents.

The androsterile female parental controls will be carried out at the last inspection, with the crop standing.

For the determination of the various proportions relating to field requirements, random counts shall be carried out, the number of which shall be in relation to the requirements set out in Annex 1

Fifth. Female plants emitting pollen: Every field that in an inspection present more than 1 per 2,000 of female parental leave emitting fertile pollen cannot be admitted for the production of seed. An inflorescence is considered to emit fertile pollen when ten or more flowers do.

Sixth. Collection. -In the production plots of hybrid seed it is mandatory to perform in isolation the collection of each parental, having to start with the male parental.

b) Specific requirements for parental and base seed material:

First. Inspections to be performed:

Official inspections will be carried out in the fields of production of parental material and basic seed during the flowering period. The minimum number of inspections shall be three for pure and hybrid lines and one for free pollination varieties.

In the case that the previous crop would have been of any species of the genus "Sorghum", further inspection will be carried out to check the non-existence of plants of these species from the previous crop.

The technical staff of the production entity must inspect the fields as many times as necessary to keep the parcels properly cleaned and to record the corresponding data of the works of preservation of pure lines.

Seed producers shall keep a record of the seeds used in each plot, in order to establish the genetic lineage of the seed at all times.

c) Specific requirements for certified seed:

First. Varieties on a farm: In the same farm of farmer-collaborator, only a limited number of varieties of each species, previously authorized, can be grown for seed. This number depends on the size of the farm and the means available to it.

Second. Inspections to be performed:

The personnel of the producing entities shall carry out at least the necessary inspections to keep the parcels properly cleaned.

Official inspections will be carried out in the fields of certified seed production during the flowering period. The minimum number of inspections shall be three for hybrids and one for free pollination varieties.

In the case that the previous crop had been of any kind of the genus "Sorghum", further inspection will be carried out to check the non-existence of plants of these species from the previous crop.

(d) Seed requirements: The seed of the different categories must meet the requirements set out in Annex 2.

e) Producers ' communications.

First. Crop declaration: The crop declaration must be held by the official control services within a maximum of 20 days after the planting of the parcels. Any modification in relation to the parcels declared shall be communicated within eight days of the date of production.

Second. Communications during the production and preparation cycle of the seed: In good time, it shall be communicated to the Official Control Services:

Male flowering, within three days of starting.

Date on which the male parental will be collected.

Warehouse and seed status to receive in each of them.

Getting started with seed selection and preparation operations.

Third. Marketing communications:

Sales by varieties and provinces, as well as the remaining seeds from the last campaign, will be communicated to the National Institute of Seed and Plants of Vivero, hereinafter referred to as the Institute, before 15 October. each year.

The sorghum marketing year is considered to be from 1 July to 30 June of the following year.

V. Seed batch requirements

First. Seed lots: The maximum size of seed lots shall be as set out in Annex 3.

Second. Packaging:

The packages in which the seed is to be marketed may have any capacity between 2 and 50 kilograms. The containers or other containers that are internationally accepted for the transport of seed are exempted from the weight limit.

There is no limitation on the material that the packaging is made of, provided that they meet sufficient safety conditions and are suitable for seed conservation.

VI. Pre-control and post-control tests

Every producer must sow in precontrol fields a plot with the samples of each batch that has a base seed certificate. It shall also carry out post-control tests, sowing at least the samples chosen at random from 20 per 100 of the certified seed lots.

The size of the plots corresponding to each sample must not be less than 100 square meters, for the certified seed and 200 square meters, for the base.

VII. Seed producers

a) Producer categories. The categories are supported:

Producer-breeders.

Producers-selectmen.

b) Capacity of facilities: The capacity of the facilities, to be producer-selector, must be such that, as a minimum, it permits the handling of an annual production of 500 metric tons.

c) Facilities classes:

Within the minimum facilities, in addition to those mentioned in the General Control and Certification Regulation of the Seed and Plants of Vivero, the drying process must be included.

The Institute will determine if the features of the facilities are appropriate in each case.

(d) Direct cultivation fields: producers must have land in direct cultivation for the production of the parent material and the pure lines, as well as for establishing the pre-control and post-control fields, in adequate surface area for their production plans.

VIII. Marketing

a) Tags:

On the official labels, and on the labels of the producer, or equivalent forms, the data required by the General Certification Regulation and, where applicable, the word "hybrid" must appear at least.

Only the word "hybrid" shall be permitted, either alone or in compound words and in reference to the sorghum seed, on labels, packaging and propaganda, when the seeds conform to the definition given in paragraph II, (e) of this Regulation.

b) Subdivision of small packages: Producers may not proceed to the fractionation of the original packages in smaller ones, if they are not sealed by the official control services.

c) Previous campaign seeds: To be able to market seed from previous campaigns, it is a prerequisite to carry out a new analysis at a later date to October 1, as well as for the official services of control is performed for the corresponding sampling.

ANNEX NUMBER 1

Production process requirements

	class to produce	Size of plots (minimum) - Hectares	Female Plants emitting pollen (maximum) - Percent	Percentage on both lines parental	Isolation (minimum) - Meters
				of other varieties or clearly out of type (maximum) -
Parental Material	-	-		300
Seed in Case of Free Fecundation Varieties	-	-	1 by 30 m	300
seed base seed	-	-	0.01 (1: 10,000)	300
seed case certified:
Variety components:
a) Pure Line	4	0.5 (1: 2,000)	0.01 (1: 10,000)	300
b) Free Fecundation Varieties	4	-	1 by 10 m2	300
	free fecundation varieties	4	-	1 by 10 m	300

Remarks:

First.-Minimum size of the plots: There will be no limitation in the seed production plots of varieties of recent introduction, provided that for each one does not sow more than two different plots in the same region.

Second.-Isolations: Isolations may be minor in the cases provided for in point IV, a), third.

In certain cases and in areas of special weather conditions, the distances to other sorghum crops may be required to be greater than that shown in Annex 1

Third.-Plants out of type: The typical variations of the commercial variety and previous generations will not be taken into account.

Fourth.-Female plants emitting pollen: In the event that female plants that emit pollen are clearly out of type, the maximum allowable percentage will be 0.005 per 100 (1: 20,000).

ANNEX NUMBER 2

Seed requirements

Class	Purity specifies (minimum) - Percent	Matter inert (maximum) - Percent	Seeds from other species (maximum)	Germination (minimum) - Percent	Humidity (maximum) -
seed in free fecundation varieties	98	2		-	-
Varieties-certified seed hybrid	98	2		80	12
seed in varieties of free fecundation	98	2		80	12

Observations: In the case of seed sealing of hybrid varieties, they must meet the same requirements as the basic seed in free fertilisation varieties.

ANNEX NUMBER 3

Weight of the batches and samples

Seed Category

10,000

Weight maximum of batch - Kilograms	Weight minimum from the sample to take of a batch - Grams	Weight from the sample to perform the counts of the seeds of Annex No. 2 - Grams
Seed	1,000	250	250
	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	Centro_table_body "> 900

Remarks:

Base seed batches will be made up of seeds from a single field.

Certified seed lots can come from one or more plots in the same zone.