The Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Supplier’s label for a small package of officially certified CS seed

13.  The package shall be labelled—

(a) subject to paragraph 28, on the outside;

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

(i) the words “EC rules and standards”;

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

(iii) the marketing year of sealing or the marketing year of last examination of germination, which may be given by reference to the end of the marketing year;

(iv) a reference number which enables the seed lot reference number of the seed lot from which the seed in the package has been taken to be identified;

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

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

(vii) the words “certified seed” or the letter “C” or “Z”;

(viii) the declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds except in the case of a small package of seed not exceeding 500 grams in weight; and

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