Article 1
Directive 66/401/EEC is hereby amended as follows: in column 2 of the Table in Annex III '20` is replaced by '25` in the case of - Lupinus albus - Lupinus angustifolius - Lupinus luteus - Pisum sativum - Vicia faba, and - Vicia sativa.
Commission Directive 96/18/EC of 19 March 1996 amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Directive 96/18/EC of 19 March 1996 amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials (Text with EEA relevance)
Data as of 2026-07-04 Β· Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Β· Read the official text β
Article 2
Directive 69/208/EEC is hereby amended as follows: in column 2 of the Table in Annex III '20` is replaced by '25` in all the cases where it appears and '10` is replaced by '25` in the case of Carthamus tinctorius.
Article 3
Directive 70/458/EEC is hereby amended as follows: point 1 of Annex III is replaced by the following: '1. Maximum weight of a seed lot: >TABLE> The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.`
Article 4
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1996. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 5
This Directive shall enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 6
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 March 1996. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. (2) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. (3) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 7.
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), Β© European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
What to look at next
Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislationEU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and yearEuropean Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview