SCHEDULE 6

PART IILABELS

Official label for a package of Pre-basic Seed4

The official label for a package of Pre basic Seed shall–

a

contain the following information–

i

certifying authority and EEA State or their commonly used initials;

ii

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;

iii

reference number of the seed lot;

iv

species;

v

variety;

vi

the words “Pre basic Seed”;

vii

country of production;

viii

declared net or gross weight;

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 seed and the total weight; and

x

number of generations preceding seed of the categories Certified Seed or Certified Seed of the First Generation;

b

be a minimum size of 110 millimetres by 67 millimetres; and

c

be coloured white with a diagonal violet line.