Examination
Article 6
1. Compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 5 shall be assessed: (a) in the case of seed potatoes, by an official examination; (b) in the other case, by an official examination or an examination under official supervision. 2. For the assessment of compliance with the conditions concerning varietal identity and varietal purity, the description of the variety as supplied by the applicant, or where applicable the provisional description of the variety based on the results of the official examination of distinctness, stability and uniformity of the variety, as provided for in Article 7 of Directive 2002/53/EC, shall be used. 3. Examination shall be carried out in accordance with current international methods, in so far as such methods exist. 4. For the examination, samples shall be drawn officially or under official supervision or, in the case of seed potatoes, officially in accordance with appropriate methods. 5. Samples shall be drawn from homogeneous lots. 6. The maximum weight of a lot and the minimum weight of a sample are given in: (a) fodder plants: Annex III to Directive 66/401/EEC; (b) cereals: Annex III to Directive 66/402/EEC; (c) beet: Annex II to Directive 2002/54/EC; (d) oil and fibre plants: Annex III to Directive 2002/57/EC.