L 166/40 Official Journal of the European Union 27.6.2009 DIRECTIVES COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (!), and in particular Articles 2(1a) and 21a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (3, and in particular Articles 2(1a) and 21a thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (}), and in particular Article 45 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (¥, and in particular Articles 2(2) and 24 thereof, Whereas: (1)  In the light of the development of scientific knowledge, the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) has been revised with respect to certain botanical names of cultivated species and of weeds. Similarly, international practice as regards the scientific names of certain organisms has evolved. In order to reflect those scientific developments, Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57[EC should be adapted as regards the botanical names of the cultivated species set out in Article 1(2) of this Directive, Article 2(2) thereof and Article 4(2) thereof and of the weeds, Agropyron repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski and Avena ludoviciana (Durieu) Nyman and the scientific names: Alternaria spp., Ascochyta linicola, Phoma linicola. 1) O] 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. () O] (3 OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. () OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33. () OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. () Moreover some taxonomic groups of plants formerly considered as subspecies of a given species have been identified as independent species. Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC should be amended in order to take into account those new classifications. The conditions for seed production, field inspection, sampling and testing provided for in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402[EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC are based on internationally accepted standards, as estab- lished by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The ISTA has revised its standards in respect of the maximum weights of seed lots of Arachis hypogaea L., Glycine max (L) Merr., Lupinus albus L., Lupinus angusti- folius L., Lupinus luteus L., Phaseolus coccineus L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Pisum sativum L., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench x S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf, Vicia faba L., Vicia pannonica Crantz, Vicia sativa L., Vicia villosa Roth. Consequently, it is appropriate to align the maximum weights of seed lots, as laid down for those species in  Directives  66/401/EEC,  66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57[EC, with those international standards. The maximum content of seed of Raphanus raphanistrum L. and Sinapis arvensis L. in seed of Galega orientalis Lam., as laid down in Directive 66/401/EEC, should be adapted in accordance with the relevant standards established by the OECD. The OECD revised its standards in respect of the isolation distances for cotton seed crops. Consequently, it is appropriate to align the isolation distances for cotton seed crops, as laid down in Directive 2002/57EC, with those international standards.