Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum KunthText with EEA relevance

Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. , and in particular Article 2(1)(A) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 2(1)(A)(a) of Directive 66/401/EEC lists Lolium x boucheanum Kunth. The International Seed Testing Association has recently changed the botanical name of Lolium x boucheanum Kunth to Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. Consequently it is appropriate to change the name of that species in Directive 66/401/EEC. (2) Commission Decision 2009/109/EC Commission Decision 2009/109/EC of 9 February 2009 on the organisation of a temporary experiment providing for certain derogations for the marketing of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder plants pursuant to Council Directive 66/401/EEC to determine whether certain species not listed in the Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC or 2002/57/EC fulfil the requirements for being included in Article 2(1)(A) of Directive 66/401/EEC (OJ L 40, 11.2.2009, p. 26). provides for the organisation of a temporary experiment to assess whether certain species not covered by Directive 66/401/EEC may be marketed as or in seed mixtures. Experience gained during that temporary experiment has shown that the species Biserrula pelecinus, Lathyrus cicera, Medicago doliata, Medicago italica, Medicago littoralis, Medicago murex, Medicago polymorpha, Medicago rugosa, Medicago scutellata, Medicago truncatula, Ornithopus compressus, Ornithopus sativus, Plantago lanceolata, Trifolium fragiferum, Trifolium glanduliferum, Trifolium hirtum, Trifolium isthmocarpum, Trifolium michelianum, Trifolium squarrosum, Trifolium subterraneum, Trifolium vesiculosum and Vicia benghalensis contribute to establishing new fodder plant seed mixtures that offer solutions for persistent, productive and biodiverse pastures and forage crops. Those species should therefore be included in the list of species covered by Article 2(1)(A)(b) of Directive 66/401/EEC. (3) On the basis of the technical experience gained during the above temporary experiment, it is appropriate that certain requirements are set out for each of those species concerning minimum germination, minimum analytical purity, maximum content of seeds of other plant species, maximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of weight and marking. (4) Directive 66/401/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly. (5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Amendments to Directive 66/401/EEC Directive 66/401/EEC is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2(1)(A) is amended as follows: (a) In point (a), the words Lolium x boucheanum Kunth are replaced by the words Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. (b) Point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) Fabaceae (Leguminosae) LegumesBiserrula pelecinus L.BiserrulaGalega orientalis Lam.Fodder galegaHedysarum coronarium L.SullaLathyrus cicera L.Chickling vetch/Dwarf chickling vetchLotus corniculatus L.Birdsfoot trefoilLupinus albus L.White lupinLupinus angustifolius L.Narrow-leaved lupinLupinus luteus L.Yellow lupinMedicago doliata Carmign.Straight-spined medicMedicago italica (Mill.) FioriDisc medicMedicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel.Shore medic/Strand medicMedicago lupulina L.TrefoilMedicago murex Willd.Sphere medicMedicago polymorpha L.Bur medicMedicago rugosa Desr.Wrinkled medic/Gama medicMedicago sativa L.LucerneMedicago scutellata (L.) Mill.Snail medic/Shield medicMedicago truncatula Gaertn.Barrel medicMedicago × varia T. Martyn SandSand lucerneOnobrychis viciifolia Scop.SainfoinOrnithopus compressus L.Yellow serradellaOrnithopus sativus Brot.SerradellaPisum sativum L. (partim)Field peaTrifolium alexandrinum L.Berseem, Egyptian cloverTrifolium fragiferum L.Strawberry cloverTrifolium glanduliferum Boiss.Glandular cloverTrifolium hirtum All.Rose cloverTrifolium hybridum L.Alsike cloverTrifolium incarnatum L.Crimson cloverTrifolium isthmocarpum Brot.Moroccan cloverTrifolium michelianum SaviBalansa cloverTrifolium pratense L.Red cloverTrifolium repens L.White cloverTrifolium resupinatum L.Persian cloverTrifolium squarrosum L.Squarrose cloverTrifolium subterraneum L.Subterranean cloverTrifolium vesiculosum SaviArrow-leaf cloverTrigonella foenum-graecum L.Fenugreek Vicia benghalensis L.Purple vetchVicia faba L.Field beanVicia pannonica CrantzHungarian vetchVicia sativa L.Common vetchVicia villosa RothHairy vetch. (c) In point (c), the following entry is inserted after Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. California bluebell: Plantago lanceolata L.Ribwort plantain (2) In Article 3(1), the words Lolium x boucheanum Kunth are replaced by the words Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. (3) Annexes II and III are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Transposition

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2017 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2018. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

Entry into force This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

Addressees This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2016. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Annex

ANNEX Annexes II and III to Directive 66/401/EEC are amended as follows: (1) Annex II is amended as follows: (a) The following paragraph is added to point I(1) after the entry concerning Pisum sativum, Vicia faba: — Trifolium subterraneum, Medicago spp., except M. lupulina, M. sativa, M. x varia: — for the production of basic seed: 99,5 %, — for the production of certified seed for further multiplication: 98 %, — for the production of certified seed: 95 %. (b) The table in point I(2)(A) is replaced by the following: SpeciesGerminationAnalytical purityMaximum content of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column)Conditions as regards content of seeds of Lupinus spp. of another colour and of bitter lupin seeds Minimum germination (% of pure seed) Maximum content of hard seed (% of pure seed) Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) Maximum content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) Avena fatua, Avena sterilisCuscuta spp.Rumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimusTotalA single speciesElytrigia repensAlopecurus myosuroidesMelilotus spp.Raphanus raphanistrumSinapis arvensis123456789101112131415Poaceae (Gramineae)Agrostis canina75 (a)902,01,00,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n)Agrostis capillaris75 (a)902,01,00,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n)Agrostis gigantea80 (a)902,01,00,30,300 (j) (k)2(n)Agrostis stolonifera75 (a)902,01,00,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n)Alopecurus pratensis70 (a)752,51,0 (f)0,30,300 (j) (k)5 (n) Arrhenatherum elatius75 (a)903,01,0 (f)0,50,30 (g)0 (j) (k)5 (n)Bromus catharticus75 (a)971,51,00,50,30 (g)0 (j) (k)10 (n)Bromus sitchensis75 (a)971,51,00,50,30 (g)0 (j) (k)10 (n)Cynodon dactylon70 (a)902,01,00,30,300 (j) (k)2Dactylis glomerata80 (a)901,51,00,30,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Festuca arundinacea80 (a)951,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Festuca filiformis75 (a)852,01,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Festuca ovina75 (a)852,01,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Festuca pratensis80 (a)951,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Festuca rubra75 (a)901,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Festuca trachyphylla75 (a)852,01,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)× Festulolium75 (a)961,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Lolium multiflorum75 (a)961,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Lolium perenne80 (a)961,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Lolium × hybridum75 (a)961,51,00,50,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Phalaris aquatica75 (a)961,51,00,30,300 (j) (k)5Phleum nodosum80 (a)961,51,00,30,300 (k)5Phleum pratense80 (a)961,51,00,30,300 (k)5Poa annua75 (a)852,0 (c)1,0 (c)0,30,300 (j) (k)5 (n)Poa nemoralis75 (a)852,0 (c)1,0 (c)0,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n) Poa palustris75 (a)852,0 (c)1,0 (c)0,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n)Poa pratensis75 (a)852,0 (c)1,0 (c)0,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n)Poa trivialis75 (a)852,0 (c)1,0 (c)0,30,300 (j) (k)2 (n)Trisetum flavescens70 (a)753,01,0 (f)0,30,30 (h)0 (j) (k)2 (n)Fabaceae (Leguminosae)Biserrula pelecinus70980,50 (i)0 (j) (k)10Galega orientalis60 (a) (b)40972,01,50,300 (l) (m)10 (n)Hedysarum coronarium75 (a) (b)30952,51,00,300 (k)5Lathyrus cicera809510,50,30 (i)0 (j) (k)20Lotus corniculatus75 (a) (b)40951,8 (d)1,0 (d)0,300 (l) (m)10Lupinus albus80 (a) (b)20980,5 (e)0,3 (e)0,30 (i)0 (j)5 (n)(o) (p)Lupinus angustifolius75 (a) (b)20980,5 (e)0,3 (e)0,30 (i)0 (j)5 (n)(o) (p)Lupinus luteus80 (a) (b)20980,5 (e)0,3 (e)0,30 (i)0 (j)5 (n)(o) (p)Medicago doliata709820 (i)0 (j) (k)10Medicago italica70 (b)209820 (i)0 (j) (k)10Medicago littoralis709820 (i)0 (j) (k)10Medicago lupulina80 (a) (b)20971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Medicago murex70 (b)309820 (i)0 (j) (k)10Medicago polymorpha70 (b)309820 (i)0 (j) (k)10

Medicago rugosa70 (b)209820 (i)0 (j) (k)10Medicago sativa80 (a) (b)40971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Medicago scutellata709820 (i)0 (j)(k)10Medicago truncatula70 (b)209820 (i)0 (j) (k)10Medicago × varia80 (a) (b)40971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Onobrychis viciifolia75 (a) (b)20952,51,00,300 (j)5Ornithopus compressus759010 (i)0 (j) (k)10Ornithopus sativus759010 (i)0 (j) (k)10Pisum sativum80 (a)980,50,30,300 (j)5 (n)Trifolium alexandrinum80 (a) (b)20971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Trifolium fragiferum709810 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trifolium glanduliferum70 (b)309810 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trifolium hirtum709810 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trifolium hybridum80 (a) (b)20971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Trifolium incarnatum75 (a) (b)20971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Trifolium isthmocarpum709810 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trifolium michelianum75 (b)309810 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trifolium pratense80 (a) (b)20971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Trifolium repens80 (a) (b)40971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10 Trifolium resupinatum80 (a) (b)20971,51,00,300 (l) (m)10Trifolium squarrosum75 (b)20971,50,300 (l) (m)10Trifolium subterraneum80 (b)40970,50 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trifolium vesiculosum709810 (i)0 (j) (k)10Trigonella foenum-graecum80 (a)951,00,50,300 (j)5Vicia benghalensis80 (b)2097 (e)10 (i)0 (j) (k)10Vicia faba80 (a) (b)5980,50,30,300 (j)5 (n)Vicia pannonica85 (a) (b)20981,0 (e)0,5 (e)0,30 (i)0 (j)5 (n)Vicia sativa85 (a) (b)20981,0 (e)0,5 (e)0,30 (i)0 (j)5 (n)Vicia villosa85 (a) (b)20981,0 (e)0,5 (e)0,30 (i)0 (j)5 (n)Other speciesBrassica napus var. napobrassica80 (a)981,00,50,30,300 (j) (k)5Brassica oleracea convar. acephala (acephala var. medullosa + var. viridis)75 (a)981,00,50,30,300 (j) (k)10Phacelia tanacetifolia80 (a)961,00,500 (j) (k)Plantago lanceolata75851,50 (i)0 (j) (k)10Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis80 (a)971,00,50,30,300 (j)5 (c) Point I(2)(B)(e) is replaced by the following: (e) a maximum total of 0,5 % by weight of seeds of Lupinus albus, Lupinus angustifolius, Lupinus luteus, Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Vicia spp. in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity; (d) The table in point II(2)(A) is replaced by the following: SpeciesMaximum content of seeds of other plant speciesOther standards or conditions Total (% by weight) Content by number in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of Annex III (total per column) A single speciesRumex spp. other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimusElytrigia repensAlopecurus myosuroidesMelilotus spp.12345678Poaceae (Gramineae)Agrostis canina0,320111(j)Agrostis capillaris0,320111(j)Agrostis gigantea0,320111(j)Agrostis stolonifera0,320111(j)Alopecurus pratensis0,320 (a)255(j)Arrhenatherum elatius0,320 (a)255(i) (j)Bromus catharticus0,420555(j)Bromus sitchensis0,420555(j)Cynodon dactylon0,320 (a)111(j)Dactylis glomerata0,320 (a)255(j)Festuca arundinacea0,320 (a)255(j)Festuca filiformis0,320 (a)255(j) Festuca ovina0,320 (a)255(j)Festuca pratensis0,320 (a)255(j)Festuca rubra0,320 (a)255(j)Festuca trachyphylla0,320 (a)255(j)× Festulolium0,320 (a)255(j)Lolium multiflorum0,320 (a)255(j)Lolium perenne0,320 (a)255(j)Lolium × hybridum0,320 (a)255(j)Phalaris aquatica0,320255(j)Phleum nodosum0,320211(j)Phleum pratense0,320211(j)Poa annua0,320 (b)111(f) (j)Poa nemoralis0,320 (b)111(f) (j)Poa palustris0,320 (b)111(f) (j)Poa pratensis0,320 (b)111(f) (j)Poa trivialis0,320 (b)111(f) (j)Trisetum flavescens0,320 (c)111(i) (j)Fabaceae (Leguminosae)Biserrula pelecinus0,3205Galega orientalis0,32020 (e)(j)Hedysarum coronarium0,32020 (e)(j)

Lathyrus cicera0,3205——0 (d)Lotus corniculatus0,32030 (e)(g) (j)Lupinus albus0,32020 (d)(h) (k)Lupinus angustifolius0,32020 (d)(h) (k)Lupinus luteus0,32020 (d)(h) (k)Medicago doliata0,3205——0 (e)Medicago italica0,3205——0 (e)Medicago littoralis0,3205——0 (e)Medicago lupulina0,3205——0 (e)(j)Medicago murex0,3205——0 (e)Medicago polymorpha0,3205———Medicago rugosa0,3205———Medicago sativa0,32030 (e)(j)Medicago scutellata0,3205Medicago truncatula0,3205Medicago × varia0,32030 (e)(j)Onobrychis viciifolia0,32020 (d)Ornithopus compressus0,3205Ornithopus sativus0,3205Pisum sativum0,32020 (d)Trifolium alexandrinum0,32030 (e)(j) Trifolium fragiferum0,3205Trifolium glanduliferum0,3205Trifolium hirtum0,3205Trifolium hybridum0,32030 (e)(j)Trifolium incarnatum0,32030 (e)(j)Trifolium isthmocarpum0,3205———(j)Trifolium michelianum0,3205————Trifolium pratense0,32050 (e)(j)Trifolium repens0,32050 (e)(j)Trifolium resupinatum0,32030 (e)(j)Trifolium squarrosum0,3205————Trifolium subterraneum0,3205———(j)Trifolium vesiculosum0,3205———(j)Trigonella foenum-graecum0,32020 (d)Vicia benghalensis0,3205——0 (d)—Vicia faba0,32020 (d)Vicia pannonica0,32020 (d)(h)Vicia sativa0,32020 (d)(h)Vicia villosa0,32020 (d)(h)Other speciesBrassica napus var. napobrassica0,3202(j) Brassica oleracea convar. acephala (acephala var. medullosa + var. viridis)0,3203(j)Phacelia tanacetifolia0,320Plantago lanceolata0,3203Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis0,3202 (e) Point III(7) is replaced by the following: 7. In Vicia spp. a maximum total of 6 % by weight of seeds of Vicia pannonica, Vicia villosa, Vicia benghalensis or related cultivated species in another relevant species shall not be regarded as an impurity. (f) Point III(8) is replaced by the following: 8. In Vicia pannonica, Vicia sativa, Vicia villosa, Vicia benghalensis the minimum analytical purity shall be 97,0 % by the weight. (g) The following point III(9) is added: 9. For Lathyrus cicera the minimum analytical purity shall be 90 % by the weight. A maximum total of 5 % by the weight of seeds of similar cultivated species shall not be regarded as an impurity. (2) Annex III is replaced by the following:

Annex

ANNEX III LOT AND SAMPLE WEIGHTS Species Maximum weight of a lot (tonnes) Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot (grams) Weight of the sample for the determination by number provided for in columns 12 to 14 of Annex II (I) (2) (A) and columns 3 to 7 of Annex II (II) (2) (A) (grams) 1234Poaceae (Gramineae)Agrostis canina10505Agrostis capillaris10505Agrostis gigantea10505Agrostis stolonifera10505 Alopecurus pratensis1010030Arrhenatherum elatius1020080Bromus catharticus10200200Bromus sitchensis10200200Cynodon dactylon10505Dactylis glomerata1010030Festuca arundinacea1010050Festuca filiformis1010030Festuca ovina1010030Festuca pratensis1010050Festuca rubra1010030Festuca trachyphylla1010030× Festulolium1020060Lolium multiflorum1020060Lolium perenne1020060Lolium × hybridum1020060Phalaris aquatica1010050Phleum nodosum105010Phleum pratense105010Poa annua105010Poa nemoralis10505

Poa palustris10505Poa pratensis10505Poa trivialis10505Trisetum flavescens10505Fabaceae (Leguminosae)Biserrula pelecinus10303Galega orientalis10250200Hedysarum coronarium — fruit 101000300 — seed 10400120Lathyrus cicera251000140Lotus corniculatus1020030Lupinus albus3010001000Lupinus angustifolius3010001000Lupinus luteus3010001000Medicago doliata1010010Medicago italica1010010Medicago littoralis10707Medicago lupulina1030050Medicago murex10505Medicago polymorpha10707 Medicago rugosa1018018Medicago sativa1030050Medicago scutellata1040040Medicago truncatula1010010Medicago × varia1030050Onobrychis viciifolia: — fruit 10600600 — seed 10400400Ornithopus compressus1012012Ornithopus sativus10909Pisum sativum3010001000Trifolium alexandrinum1040060Trifolium fragiferum10404Trifolium glanduliferum10202Trifolium hirtum10707Trifolium hybridum1020020Trifolium incarnatum1050080Trifolium isthmocarpum101003Trifolium michelianum10252Trifolium pratense1030050Trifolium repens1020020 Trifolium resupinatum1020020Trifolium squarrosum1015015Trifolium subterraneum1025025Trifolium vesiculosum101003Trigonella foenum-graecum10500450Vicia benghalensis201000120Vicia faba3010001000Vicia pannonica3010001000Vicia sativa3010001000Vicia villosa3010001000Other speciesBrassica napus var. napobrassica10200100Brassica oleracea convar. acephala10200100Phacelia tanacetifolia1030040Plantago lanceolata5202Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis10300300 The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %.