ANNEX I CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE GROWING CROPSupplementary provisions
I. General conditions 1. The crop shall have varietal identity and purity. 2. The cultural condition of the plantation and the stage of development of the plants shall be such as to permit varietal identity and purity to be adequately checked. 3. The greatest care shall be taken to ensure that the soil in which stock and cutting nurseries intended for the cultivation of basic material or certified material are planted is not infected with harmful organisms, in particular viruses. 4. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the propagation material shall be at the lowest possible level. 5. The crop shall be kept free from plants showing symptoms of virus diseases. 6. The failure rate in stock nurseries intended for the production of certified material shall not exceed 5 % ; in stock nurseries intended for the production of standard material it shall not exceed 10 %. The proportion of failure may exceptionally exceed these percentages when due to physical causes. 7. There shall be at least one crop inspection each year ; a second crop inspection shall be carried out in cases of disputes on matters which can be decided without prejudice to the quality of the propagation material. II. Special conditions 1. Cutting nurseries shall not be established within, or within a few metres of, vineyards for the production of fruit. 2. The parts of vine plants used for the production of rooted cuttings and rooted grafts shall be taken from stock nurseries which have been inspected and approved. ANNEX II CONDITIONS RELATING TO PROPAGATION MATERIAL I. General conditions 1. Propagation material shall have varietal identity and purity ; a 1 % tolerance shall be accepted for the marketing of standard material. 2. Minimum technical purity : 96 %. The following shall be regarded as technically impure: (a) wholly or partly desiccated propagation material, even when it has been steeped in water after desiccation; (b) damaged, bent or injured propagation material, in particular when damaged by hail or frost or when crushed or broken. 3. Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the propagation material shall be at the lowest possible level. II. Special conditions 1. Rooted grafts: Rooted grafts consisting of basic material grafted on to basic material or of basic material grafted on to certified material shall be classified as basic material. Rooted grafts consisting of certified material grafted on to basic material or of certified material grafted on to certified material shall be classified as certified material. All other combinations shall be classified as standard material. 2. Parts of young vine plants: The vine shoots shall have reached an adequate state of maturity of the wood. The "wood/pith" ratio shall be normal for the variety. III. Grading 1. Rootstock cuttings for grafting, nursery cuttings and top-graft cuttings: A. Diameter This shall be measured at the widest point of the top cross-section. (a) Rootstock cuttings for grafting and top-grafting cuttings: (aa) top diameter: (i) Vitis rupestris and its crossing with Vitis vinifera, 6 to 12 mm; (ii) other varieties, 6 75 to 12 mm; the number of shoots with a diameter of not more than 7 mm, in the case of Vitis rupestris and its crossings with Vitis vinifera, and not more than 7 75 mm, in the case of other varieties, shall not exceed 25 % of the batch; (bb) maximum butt-end diameter, 14 mm except in the case of top-graft cuttings for grafting plants in situ. The cut shall be made at least 2 cm below the lowest eye. (b) Nursery cuttings: minimum top diameter : 3 75 mm. B. Length The length shall be measured from the lowest part of the lowest node ; the uppermost inter-node must be kept intact. (a) Rootstock cuttings for grafting : minimum length, 1 705 m; (b) Nursery cuttings : minimum length, 55 cm ; in the case of Vitis vinifera, 30 cm; (c) Top-grafting cuttings : minimum length, 50 cm, with at least five usable eyes. 2. Rooted cuttings A. Diameter The diameter, measured at the middle of the internode immediately under the extension growth and along the longest axis shall be not less than 5 mm. B. Length The distance from the lowest point at which roots emerge to the base of the extension growth shall be not less than: (a) for rootstocks, 30 cm; (b) for other rooted cuttings, 22 cm. C. Roots Each plant shall have at least three well-developed and well-spaced roots. However, the 420 A variety may have only two well-developed roots, provided that they are on opposite sides. 3. Rooted grafts (a) the stem shall be at least 20 cm long; (b) roots : each plant shall have at least three well-developed and well-spaced roots. However, the 420 A variety may have only two well-developed roots, provided that they are on opposite sides. (c) union : each plant shall have an adequate, regular and secure union. ANNEX III PACKAGING Composition of packages or bundles: >PIC FILE= "T0011129"> ANNEX IV LABEL A. Required information (a) 1. "EEC standards". 2. Name and address of producer or his indentification number. 3. Authority responsible for certification or checking and Member State. 4. Reference number of batch. 5. Variety and, where appropriate, the clone (for rooted grafts, the clones of the rootstocks and the top-graft cuttings). 6. Category. 7. Country of production. 8. Quantity. 9. Length - for rootstock cuttings for grafting if a Member State grants derogations from the rules relating to minimum lengths (Article 3 (3)). (b) In the case of "Rooted cuttings" and "Rooted grafts" the particulars referred to in Items 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 of (a) are sufficient. B. Minimum dimensions (a) 110 × 67 mm for rootstock cuttings for grafting, top-graft cuttings and nursery cuttings; (b) 80 × 70 mm for rooted cuttings and rooted grafts.