The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Pre-basic seed potatoes

1.—(1) The requirements set out in this paragraph apply to an official label attached to a package or container of pre-basic seed potatoes.

(2) An official label to which this paragraph applies must—

(a) be white with a diagonal violet line;

(b) measure not less than 110 millimetres by 67 millimetres;

(c) state the following particulars—

• Certification authority and member State or their initials;

• Country of production;

• Pre-basic seed potatoes;

• Species indicated at least in Roman characters, under its botanical name which may be given in abridged form and without the authors’ names or under its common name or both;

• Crop identification number including producer’s identification number(1) (or equivalent);

• Variety indicated at least in Roman characters;

• Genetically modified (if appropriate);

• Grade;

• Field generation (unless otherwise requested by the applicant);

• Size;

• Month and year when officially sealed;

• Declared net weight;

• Conservation Variety (if appropriate); and

• Region of origin (if appropriate).

(1)

These terms are referred to in Schedule 1, Part I, paragraphs 1(a) and (b).