The Oil and Fibre Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Official label for a package of a varietal association of seed

7.  The official label for a package of a varietal association of seed shall–

(a) subject to sub paragraph (b), contain the following information:–

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

(ii) certifying authority and EEA State or their commonly used initials;

(iii) month and year of sealing or the month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification, expressed respectively as follows:–

(aa) by the word “Sealed” followed by the month and year of sealing; or

(bb) by the word “Sampled” followed by the month and year of official sampling;

(iv) reference number of the seed lot;

(v) species;

(vi) the words “varietal association” followed by its name;

(vii) category;

(viii) country of production;

(ix) declared net or gross weight;

(x) 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 seed and the total weight;

(xi) the percentages by weight of the various components in the varietal association shown by variety unless this information has been notified to the purchaser on request and notified to a National Authority; and

(xii) where at least the germination of the components of the varietal association have been retested, the word “Retested” followed by the month and year of retesting and the service responsible for such retesting;

(b) not contain the information referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(xii) if that information is given on an official sticker attached to the official label;

(c) be a minimum size of 110 millimetres by 67 millimetres; and

(d) be coloured blue with a diagonal green line.