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2004/842/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 2004… Article 5

2004/842/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 2004… Article 5

Technical conditions

Article 5

1.   Fodder plant seed shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 66/401/EEC for: (a) certified seed (all species other than Pisum sativum and Vicia faba ); or (b) ‘certified seed, second generation’ ( Pisum sativum , Vicia faba ). 2.   Cereal seed shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 66/402/EEC for: (a) certified seed ( Phalaris canariensis , other than hybrids, Secale cereale , Sorghum bicolor , Sorghum sudanense , Zea mays and hybrids of Avena sativa , Hordeum vulgare , Oryza sativa , Triticum aestivum , Triticum durum , Triticum spelta and x Triticosecale other than self-pollinating varieties); or (b) ‘certified seed, second generation’ ( Avena sativa , Hordeum vulgare , Oryza sativa , Triticum aestivum , Triticum durum , Triticum spelta and self-pollinating varieties of x Triticosecale , other than hybrids in each case). 3.   Beet seed shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annex I to Directive 2002/54/EC for certified seed. 4.   Seed potatoes shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/56/EC for certified seed potatoes. 5.   Seed of oil and fibre plants shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/57/EC for: (a) certified seed (all species other than Linum usitatissimum ); (b) ‘certified seed, second and third generation’ ( Linum usitatissimum ).

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