The Beet Seed (Wales) Regulations 2005

Marketing of officially certified lower germination seed

15.  No person shall market officially certified pre-basic or basic seed that has been found by the competent seed certification authority that certified the seed not to satisfy the germination condition for such seed, or (regardless of the findings of the competent seed certification authority) the person marketing the seed knows does not satisfy that condition, unless—

(a)the official label contains a statement that the minimum percentage of germination of the seed is less than the EC minimum percentage of germination for the relevant category of seed;

(b)the person marketing the seed guarantees a specific minimum percentage of germination for the seed; and

(c)another label is attached to the outside of the package containing the seed specifying the specific minimum percentage of germination guaranteed by the person marketing the seed, the person’s name and address and the reference number of the seed lot.