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8.—(1) The following must appear on an official label on commercial seed not certified as to variety—
(a)the words “EC Rules and standards”;
(b)the name of the certification authority;
(c)the name or initials of the member State;
(d)the reference number of the seed lot;
(e)either—
(i)the month and year of sealing expressed as “sealed …” (month and year); or
(ii)the month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed as “sampled …” (month and year);
(f)the species (this must be the botanical name, either in full or in abridged form except that, in the case of beet or vegetable seed, where the common name may be used);
(g)the words “commercial seed not certified as to variety”;
(h)the country or region of production;
(i)the declared net or gross weight or number of seeds;
(j)where granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of the seed and the total weight;
(k)where the germination has been retested the word “retested” followed by the month and year of re-testing.
(2) The label must be coloured brown.
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