SCHEDULE 8LABELLING

PART 6Labelling of packages of a varietal association of seeds

24

The package shall be labelled, not later than the time of sealing, on the outside with an official label which has not previously been used containing the following particulars—

a

the words “EC rules and standards”;

b

the name of the certifying authority and member State or their commonly used initials;

c

the reference number of the seed lot;

d

the month and year of sealing expressed by the word “Sealed” followed by the month and year of sealing;

e

the species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the author’s name, in Roman characters;

f

the words “varietal association” followed by its name;

g

the category;

h

the country of production;

i

the declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seed;

j

where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight;

k

the percentages by weight of the various components in the varietal association shown by variety unless this has been notified to the purchaser on request and notified to the Department, the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the National Assembly for Wales.