25.4.78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 113/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 18 April 1978 amending the Annexes to Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (78/386/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by Directive 78/55/EEC (2), and in particular Article 21a thereof, Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge, Annexes I, Il and Il to the Directive should be amended for the set reasons out below; Whereas, in order to improve the genetic value of seeds, provision should be made for varietal purity standards which the crop must satisfy in the case of certain spiecies; Whereas in this respect, in the case of self-fertilized species and of apomictic uniclonal varieties of Poa spp., provision should be made for varietal purity standards which the seeds must satisfy; (1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. () OJ No L 16, 20. 1. 1978, p. 23. Whereas provision should be made for conditiens to be satisfied by the crop as regards the presence of harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed; Whereas special standards should be set in respect of the maximum content of further undesiderable or noxious seeds as Agropyron repens, Avena ludo- viciana, Avena sterilis, Melilotus spp., Sinapis arven- sis, Raphanus raphanistrum or Rumex species other than Rumex acetosella, Rumex crispus and Rumex obtusifolius; ' Whereas standards in respect of minimum germi- nation capacity and of minimum analytical purity should be adapted in the light of the development of the seed quality normally achieved; 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: