Article 2
1. For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply: A. Cereal : plants of the following species: >PIC FILE= "T0019165"> B. Varieties, hybrids and inbred lines of maize: (a) Open-pollinated variety : a sufficiently uniform and stable variety; (b) Inbred line : a sufficiently uniform and stable line, obtained either by artificial self-fertilisation accompanied by selection over several successive generations or by equivalent operations; (c) Simple hybrid : the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between two inbred lines; (d) Double hybrid : the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between two simple hybrids; (e) Three-cross hybrid : the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between an inbred line and a simple hybrid; (f) Top Cross hybrid : the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between an inbred line or a simple hybrid and an open-pollinated variety; (g) Intervarietal hybrid : the first generation of a cross, defined by the breeder, between plants grown from basic seed of two open-pollinated varieties. C. Basic seed (oats, barley, rice, wheat, spelt, rye) : seed (a) which has been produced under the responsibility of the breeder according to accepted practices for the maintenance of the variety; (b) which is intended for the production of seed either of the category "certified seed" or of the categories "certified seed, first generation" or "certified seed, second generation"; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1) (a), satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed ; and (d) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. D. Basic seed (maize): 1. Basic seed of open-pollinated varieties : seed (a) which has been produced under the responsibility of the breeder according to accepted practices for the maintenance of the variety; (b) which is intended for the production of seed of this variety of the category "certified seed" or of Top Cross hybrids or of intervarietal hybrids; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed ; and (d) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. 2. Basic seed of inbred lines : seed (a) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed ; and (b) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. 3. Basic seed of simple hybrids : seed (a) which is intended for the production of double hybrids, three-cross hybrids or Top Cross hybrids; (b) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4, satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for basic seed ; and (c) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. E. Certified seed (rye, maize) : seed (a) which is of direct descent from basic seed; (b) which is intended for purposes other than the production of cereal seed; (c) which, subject to the provisions of Article 4 (1) (b) and (2), satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed ; and (d) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. F. Certified seed of the first generation (oats, barley, rice, wheat, spelt) : seed (a) which is of direct descent from basic seed of a given variety; (b) which is intended either for the production of seed of the category "certified seed, second generation" or for purposes other than the production of cereal seed; (c) which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed of the first generation ; and (d) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. G. Certified seed of the second generation (oats, barley, rice, wheat, spelt) : seed (a) which is of direct descent from basic seed or from certified seed of the first generation of a given variety; (b) which is intended for purposes other than the production of cereal seed; (c) which satisfies the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II for certified seed of the second generation ; and (d) which has been found by official examination to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions. H. Official measures : measures taken (a) by State authorities, or (b) by any legal person whether governed by public or by private law, acting under the responsibility of the State, or (c) in the case of ancillary activities which are also subject to State control, by any natural person duly sworn for that purpose, provided that the persons mentioned under (b) and (c) derive no private gain from such measures. 2. Member States may: (a) include several generations in the basic seed category and subdivide this category by generation; (b) provide that official examinations in respect of germination and analytical purity not be carried out on all lots during certification unless there is doubt whether the conditions laid down in Annex II in these respects have been satisfied.