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6. The official label for a package of Commercial Seed shall–
(a)subject to sub-paragraph (b), contain the following information:–
(i)the words “EC rules and standards”;
(ii)certification authority and EEA State or their commonly used initials;
(iii)month and year of sealing expressed by the word “Sealed” followed by the month and year of sealing;
(iv)reference number of the seed lot;
(v)species;
(vi)the words “Commercial Seed (not certified as to variety)”;
(vii)country of production and the region of production within that country;
(viii)declared net or gross weight;
(ix)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 seed and the total weight; and
(x)where at least germination has been retested, the word “Retested” followed by the month and year of retesting and the service responsible for such retesting;
(b)not contain the information referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(x) if that information is given on an official sticker attached to the official label;
(c)be a minimum size of 110 millimetres by 67 millimetres; and
(d)be coloured brown.
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