No L 113/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 25.4.78 FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Directive 69/208/EEC on the tharketing of seed of oil and ‘ fibre plants (78/388/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (!), as last amended by Directive 78/55/ EEC (2), and in particular Article 20a thereof, Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge, Annexes I, II and I1I to the said Directive should be amended for the reasons set out below; Whereas, in order to improve the genetic value of seeds, the crop isolation for monoecious hemp should be strengthened and provision should be made for varietal purity standards which the crop must: satisfy in the case of certain speaies; Whereas certain conditions for crop isolation should be adapted to the conditions sufficient for ensuring the satisfaction of the varietal purity standards; Whereas special standards should be set in respect of the maximum content of further undesiderable or noxious seeds such as Avena ludoviciana, Avena sterilis, or Rumex species other than Rumex ace- tosella; Whereas, in order to satisfy the conditions for official examination of seed carried out in accordance with current international methods, it is necessary to revise certain provisions; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 69/208/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Annex I shall read as follows: ‘ANNEX I CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP 1. The previous cropping of the field shall not have been incompatible with the production of seeds of the species and variety of the crop, and the field shall be sufficiently free from such plants which are volunteers from previous cropping. 2. The crop shall conform to the following standards as regards distances from neighbouring sources of pollen which may result in undesiderable foreign polli- nation: (*) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3. () OJ No L 16, 20. 1. 1978, p. 23.