The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

PART 6 Labelling of packages of a varietal association of seeds

24.  The package shall be labelled, not later than the time of sealing, on the outside with an official label which has not previously been used containing the following particulars—

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

(b) the name of the certifying authority and member State or their commonly used initials;

(c) the reference number of the seed lot;

(d) the month and year of sealing expressed by the word “Sealed” followed by the month and year of sealing;

(e) the species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the author’s name, in Roman characters;

(f) the words “varietal association” followed by its name;

(g) the category;

(h) the country of production;

(i) the declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seed;

(j) where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seeds and the total weight;

(k) the percentages by weight of the various components in the varietal association shown by variety unless this has been notified to the purchaser on request and notified to the Department, the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the National Assembly for Wales.

25.  Where at least germination has been retested, the words “retested” followed by the month and year of retesting and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated on the official label referred to in paragraph 24 or on an official sticker attached to the official label.

26.  The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph 24 shall be 110 mm x 67 mm.

27.  The label referred to in paragraph 24 shall be coloured blue with a diagonal green line.

28.  The label referred to in paragraph 24—

(a) shall be—

(i) an adhesive label, or

(ii) a label secured to the package by a sealing device approved by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, or the National Assembly for Wales and

(b) shall be fixed to the package by—

(i) an authorised officer or any person being supervised by such a person, or

(ii) a licensed seed sampler or any person being supervised by such a person.