SCHEDULE 8 N.I. LABELLING

PART 4 N.I. Labelling of packages of officially certified basic and CS seed

Supplier’s label for a small EC package of basic or CS seed N.I.

13.  A small EC package of basic or CS seed shall be labelled—

(a) not later than the time of sealing;

(b) subject to paragraph 14, on the outside; and

(c) with a label, a printed notice or stamp containing the following information—

(i) “small EC package”;

(ii) the name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark;

(iii) the officially assigned serial number;

(iv) the service which assigned the serial number and the name of the member State or their commonly used initials;

(v) the reference number of the lot;

(vi) the species, indicated at least in Roman characters;

(vii) for sugar beet the words “sugar beet” and for fodder beet the words “fodder beet”;

(viii) the variety, indicated at least in Roman characters;

(ix) the category;

(x) the net or gross weight or number of clusters or pure seeds;

(xi) 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 clusters or pure seeds and the total weight;

(xii) for monogerm seed, the word “monogerm”; and

(xiii) for precision seed, the word “precision”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 13 in operation at 31.12.2009, see reg. 1