Commission Directive 96/18/EC amending various Council Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating materials. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 76, 26 March 1996, pp. 21 and 22. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Cereals/grains/rice Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Directive shall enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Abstract Directive 66/401/EC is hereby amended and the table in Annex III '20` is replaced by '25` in the case of Lupinus albus, Lupinus angustifolius, Lupinus luteus, Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, and Vicia sativa. Directive 69/208/EC is amended: in column 2 of the Table in Annex III '20` is replaced by '25` in all the cases where it appears and '10` is replaced by '25` in the case of Carthamus tinctorius. Directive 70/458/EC is hereby amended: point 1 of Annex III is replaced by the following: "1. Maximum weight of a seed lot. The maximum lot weight shall not be exceeded by more than 5 %." (6 articles) Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Amends Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed. Legislation | European Union | 1966 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 69/208/EEC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants. Legislation | European Union | 1969 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 70/458/EEC on the marketing of vegetable seed. Legislation | European Union | 1970 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Plant Propagation and Plant Variety Rights Act (2005). Legislation | Estonia | 2005 (2020) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant variety, Crops/grasses, Planting material/seeds, Intellectual property rights/patents, Certification, Contract/agreement, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Genetic resources, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Liability/compensation, Plant production, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree implementing Commission Directive No. 96/18/EC of 19 March 1996. Legislation | Italy | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Cereals/grains/rice, Standards, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1453 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1452 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Vegetables/legumes, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1451 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Oleaginous plants, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX