9. 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 lot;
(d)the month and year of sealing or the month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification, expressed respectively as follows—
(i)by the word “Sealed” followed by the month and year of sealing, or
(ii)by the word “Sampled” followed by the month and year of last official sampling for the purposes of certification;
(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 variety, indicated at least in Roman characters;
(g)in the case of a variety which is a hybrid or an inbred line—
(i)for basic seed where the hybrid or inbred line to which the seed belongs has been officially accepted on a National List or the Common Catalogue, the name under which it has been officially accepted, with or without a reference to the final variety, accompanied, in the case of a hybrid or inbred line which is intended solely as a component for a final variety, by the word “component”;
(ii)for basic seed in other cases, the name of the component to which the basic seed belongs, which may be given in code form, accompanied by a reference to the final variety, with or without reference to its function (male or female) and accompanied by the word “component”; and
(iii)for CS seed, the name of the variety to which the seed belongs, accompanied by the word “hybrid”;
(h)the category;
(i)the country of production;
(j)the declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds;
(k)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;
(l)in the case of C1 and C2 seed of oats officially classified as being of a naked oat type, the words “minimum germination capacity 75%”.
10. Where at least germination has been retested, the words “retested” followed by the month and year of retesting and the authority responsible for such retesting may be indicated on the official label referred to in paragraph 9 or on an official sticker attached to the official label.
11. The minimum size of the label referred to in paragraph 9 shall be 110 mm x 67 mm.
12. The label referred to in paragraph 9 shall be coloured—
(a)white for basic seed;
(b)blue for CS and C1 seed; and
(c)red for C2 seed.
13. The label referred to in paragraph 9—
(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, the National Assembly for Wales or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, 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.
14. The package shall be labelled not later than the time of sealing—
(a)on the outside;
(b)subject to paragraph 15, with a supplier’s label containing the following particulars—
(i)“EC rules and standards”;
(ii)the name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his registration number;
(iii)the reference number of the lot;
(iv)the species, indicated at least in Roman characters;
(v)the variety, indicated at least in Roman characters;
(vi)the category;
(vii)declared net weight or declared number of seeds;
(viii)for hybrid varieties of maize, the word “hybrid”; and
(ix)in the case of C1 and C2 seed of oats officially classified as being of a naked oat type, the words “minimum germination capacity 75%”.
15. The label referred to in paragraph 14(b) shall not be required if the information specified in paragraph 14(b)(i) to (ix) is printed indelibly on the outside of the package.
16. The label referred to in paragraph 14(b) shall be coloured—
(a)white with a diagonal violet line for pre-basic seed;
(b)white for basic seed;
(c)blue for CS or C1 seed; and
(d)red for C2 seed.