The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

PART II S LABELS

Label for a package of Breeder’s Seed S

3.  The label for a package of Breeder’s Seed shall–

(a) contain the following information–

(i) name and address of the supplier responsible for affixing the labels or the supplier’s registered number;

(ii) reference number of the seed lot;

(iii) species;

(iv) variety;

(v) the words “Breeder’s Seed”;

(vi) declared net or gross weight; and

(vii) the words “NOT CERTIFIED”; and

(b) be coloured buff.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Official label for a package of Pre-basic Seed S

4.  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.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Official label for a package of Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation S

5.  The official label for a package of Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation 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) variety;

(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) in the case of a variety which is a hybrid or an inbred line–

(aa) for Basic Seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed belongs has been officially accepted on to a UK National List or the Common Catalogue, the name under which it has been officially accepted, with or without reference to the final variety, accompanied, in the case of a hybrid or inbred line which is intended solely as a component for a final hybrid variety, by the word “component”;

(bb) for Basic Seed in other cases, the name of the component to which the Basic Seed belongs, which may be given in code form, accompanied by a reference to the final variety, with or without reference to its function (male or female), and accompanied by the word “component”; and

(cc) for Certified Seed the name of the variety to which the seed belongs, accompanied by the word “hybrid”;

(xii) in the case of Certified Seed of the First Generation and Certified Seed of the Second Generation of oats officially classified as being of a naked oat type, the words “minimum germination capacity of 75%”; and

(xiii) where at least germination has 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)(xiii) 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–

(i) white for Basic Seed;

(ii) blue for Certified Seed and Certified Seed of the First Generation; and

(iii) red for Certified Seed of the Second Generation.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 6 para. 5 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Official label for a package of a mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies S

6.  The official label for a package of a mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies shall–

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

(i) the words “Mixture of” followed by the species and varieties;

(ii) the name of the authority responsible for sealing the package and EEA State or their commonly used initials;

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

(iv) reference number of the seed lot;

(v) species, variety, category, country of production and proportion by weight of each of the constituents which in the case of the species and of the variety, shall be indicated at least in Roman characters;

(vi) declared net or gross weight;

(vii) the words “Marketing permitted exclusively in the United Kingdom”;

(viii) 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; and

(ix) where at least germination of all the constituents of the mixture has 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)(ix) 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 green.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 6 para. 6 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

[F1 Official label for a package of test and trial seed S

6A.   The official label for a package of test and trial seed shall–

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

(i) the words “test and trial seed”;

(ii) certification authority and EEA State or their distinguishing abbreviation;

(iii) reference number of the seed lot;

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

(v) species;

(vi) variety under which the seed is to be marketed;

(vii) the official application number in relation to the application for listing under regulation 4(1)(a) (applications in relation to National Lists) of the Seeds (National List of Varieties) Regulations 2001;

(viii) the words “variety not yet officially listed”;

(ix) the words “for tests and trials only”;

(x) the words “genetically modified variety”, where applicable;

(xi) declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds; and

(xii) 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 or, where applicable, clusters and the total weight;

(b) not contain the information referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ix) 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 orange.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 para. 6A inserted (1.4.2007) by The Seed (Scotland) (Amendments for Tests and Trials etc.) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/224), regs. 1, 10(a)