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Regulations 5(3) and (16) and 9(2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9) and (12)
(a)Prescribed contents
Certifying Authority
Reference number
Month and year when officially sealed
Kind
Variety
“Breeder’s Seed”
Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seed and the total weight
(b)Minimum size of the label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c)The label shall be coloured violet.
(a)Prescribed contents
Certifying Authority and Member State or their mark
Reference number of lot
Month and year when officially sealed
Kind
Variety
“Pre-Basic Seed”
Country of production
Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seed and the total weight
Number of generations preceding seed of the categories “Certified Seed” or “Certified 1st Generation Seed”
(b)Minimum size of the label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c)The label shall be coloured white with a diagonal violet line.
(a)Prescribed contents
“EEC rules and standards”
Certifying Authority and Member State or their mark
Reference number of the lot
Month and year when officially sealed
Kind
Variety
Category
Country of production
Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seed and the total weight
For Certified Seed of the Second Generation and subsequent generations from Basic Seed: number of generations from Basic Seed
For seeds of grass varieties, in respect of which no official examination of their value for cultivation and use has been carried out: “Not intended for fodder production”
(b)Minimum size of label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c)The label shall be coloured white for Basic Seed, blue for Certified Seed and Certified Seed of the First Generation and red for Certified Seed of the Second Generation.
(a)Prescribed contents
“EEC rules and standards”
“Commercial Seed (not certified as to variety)”
Service responsible for sealing and Member State or their mark
Reference number of lot
Month and year when officially sealed
Kind (for lupins, it shall be stated whether they are bitter or sweet)
Country of production (or region of production within a country)
Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seed and the total weight
(b)Minimum size of the label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c)The label shall be coloured brown.
(a)Prescribed contents
“Seed mixture for ... ... ... ...”
(intended use)
Service responsible for sealing and Member State or their mark
Reference number of the lot
Month and year when officially sealed
Proprietary name of the mixture or kinds of the constituents
Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seed and the total weight.
(b)Minimum size of the label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c)The label shall be coloured green.
For each constituent
Kind
Category
Variety (except for Commercial Seed)
Proportion by weight of the mixtures.
(a)Prescribed contents of the label
Certifying authority
Kind
Variety
Category
Crop Identity Number
Declared net or gross weight (Tonnes)
The words “seed not finally certified”
The label shall be coloured grey.
(b)Information required for the document
Certifying authority
Kind
Variety
Category
See Lot Reference Number (UK) or Reference Number (other than UK) of the seed used to sow the field and name of the country or countries which certified that seed
Crop Identity Number
Area cultivated for the production of the lot covered by the document (Hectares)
Quantity of seed harvested and number of packages
Number of generations after basic seed, in the case of certified seed
Attestation that the conditions to be satisfied by the crop from which the seed comes have been fulfilled
Where appropriate, results of a preliminary seed analysis.
(a)Prescribed contents
“EEC rules and standards”
Name and address of the supplier responsible for affixing the label or his identification mark
Reference number of the lot
Kind
Variety
Category
Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds except in the case of packages not exceeding 15 grams net weight
“Passed for marketing in the United Kingdom only”
(b)The label shall be coloured white with a diagonal violet line for Pre-basic Seed and white for Basic Seed.
(a)Prescribed contents
“Seed mixture for agriculture use”
Name and address of person responsible for sealing package or his identification mark
Reference number of the lot
Proprietary name of the mixture or kinds of the constituents
Declared net weight
“Passed for marketing in the United Kingdom only”
(b)The label shall be coloured green.
(a)Prescribed contents
“Small EEC `A' package”
Name and address of supplier responsible for affixing the label or his identification mark
Member State or its identification mark ie “packed in UK”
Reference number of the lot
“Seed mixture for ... ... ... ...”
(intended use)
Net or gross weight or declared number of seeds except in the case of packages not exceeding 15 grams net weight
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seeds and the total weight
Proportion by weight of the various constituents shown by kinds and where appropriate by variety
“With ryegrass” or “without ryegrass”
(b)The label shall be coloured green.
(a)Prescribed contents
“Small EEC `B' package”
Name and address of supplier responsible for affixing the label or his identification mark
Officially assigned serial number
Member State or its identification mark ie “packed in UK”
Reference number of the lot
Kind (for lupins, it shall be stated whether they are bitter or sweet)
Variety (if appropriate)
Category
Net or gross weight or number of seeds except in the case of packages not exceeding 15 grams net weight
Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seeds and the total weight
(b)The label shall be coloured blue for Certified Seed and Certified Seed of the First Generation, red for Certified Seed of subsequent generations and brown for Commercial Seed.
(a)Prescribed contents
“Small EEC `B' package”
Name and address of supplier responsible for affixing the label or his identification mark
Officially assigned serial number
Member State or its identification mark ie “packed in UK”
Reference number of the lot
“Seed mixture for ... ... ... ...”
(intended use)
Net or gross weight or declared number of seeds except in the case of packages not exceeding 15 grams net weight
where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seeds and the total weight
Proportion by weight of the various constituents shown by kinds and where appropriate by variety
“With ryegrass” or “without ryegrass”
(b)The label should be coloured green.
“Complies with legal standards”
Kind
Variety.
Proprietary name of the mixtures or kinds and proportion by weight of the constituents
“Seed mixture for ... ... ... ...”
(intended use)
“With ryegrass” or “without ryegrass”.
The printing or stamping of the packages shall be under the supervision, and in accordance with the instructions, of the Minister.
Each package shall have printed or stamped on it, or be perforated with, an individual serial number allocated by the Minister, which shall appear in the same panel as the particulars of the matters specified in Part II of this Schedule.
Arrangements shall be made with the printer for returns to be made to the Minister of the number of packages printed or stamped pursuant to regulation 9(6) and of the individual serial numbers of such packages.
The reference number of the seed lot and the month and year in which the package was officially sealed shall be printed or stamped under the supervision of the Minister at the time of sampling for official examination.
Each package of seed marketed in accordance with regulation 5(5) shall be capable of having affixed to it a supplier’s label containing a statement pursuant to regulation 9(3).
Such requirements of the Member State from which the seeds have been imported as correspond to the requirements specified in this Part for seeds which have not been imported shall have been satisfied.