The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

PART III SMALL PACKAGES

Label for a small package of Pre basic Seed, Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation

7.  The label for a small package of Pre basic Seed, Basic Seed or Seed of a Certified Generation shall–

(a) contain the following information–

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

(ii) name and address of the person responsible for fixing the label;

(iii) reference number of the seed lot;

(iv) species;

(v) variety;

(vi) category;

(vii) declared net weight, except in the case of packages not exceeding 15 grams net weight; and

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

(ix) for hybrid varieties of maize, the word “hybrid”; and

(b) be coloured–

(i) white with a diagonal violet line for Pre basic Seed;

(ii) white for Basic Seed;

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

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

Label for a small package of a mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies

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

(a) contain the following information:–

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

(ii) name and address of the person responsible for fixing the label;

(iii) reference number of the seed lot;

(iv) the species and varieties indicated at least in Roman characters of the constituents of the mixture or the proprietary name of the mixture;

(v) declared net weight, except in the case of packages not exceeding 15 grams net weight;

(vi) the words “marketing permitted exclusively in the United Kingdom”; and

(vii) in the case of Certified Seed of the First and Second Generations of oats officially classified as being of a naked oat variety, the words “Minimum germination capacity 75%”; and

(b) be coloured green.