The Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2002

4.  To keep such records as the Secretary of State may require of his transactions in seeds and of the treatment, testing and other operations undertaken by him or on his behalf in relation to any seeds or their disposal including records relating to—

(a) seed crops;

(b) the date on which official labels are used (by reference to the unique label number) and the seed lots for which they are used;

(c) in the case of seed intended for marketing, the number and weight of seed lots processed and the date on which they are processed by species, category and level;

(d) the date on which official samples are taken from seed lots and the identity of the authorised officer or licensed seed sampler;

(e) the date on which official samples are despatched to a LSTS for testing;

(f) in the case of a seed lot that is officially certified for early movement, the date on which the interim seed test report is issued, the date on which the seed test report is issued and, in a case where the official germination test shows that the seed fails to meet the appropriate germination standard for seed of that species, the date on which the seller notifies the purchaser of the seed of the position;

(g) the date on which and from whom he buys seed and the date on which and to whom he sells it (by crop identity number or seed lot reference number) and the weight of the seed bought or sold; and

(h) in the case of any seed which he treats chemically, the date on which the seed is so treated and details of the treatment applied.