Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (66/401/EEC)

[F1 ANNEX IV U.K. MARKING

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Directive of 26 June 1975 amending Directives No 66/400/EEC, No 66/401/EEC, No 66/402/EEC, No 66/403/EEC and No 69/208/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, and seed of oil and fibre plants (75/444/EEC).

A. Official label U.K.

I. Information required U.K.

(a)

For basic seed and certified seed:

1.

‘ [F2 EC] rules and standards’,

2.

Certification authority and Member State or their initials,

2a.

[F3 Officially assigned serial number,]

3.

Reference number of lot,]

3a.

[F4 Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘ sealed … ’ (month and year),

or

month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus: ‘ sampled … ’ (month and year),]

4.

[F1 Species, [F5 indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters.]

[F6 In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated]

5.

Variety [F5 indicated at least in roman characters.]

6.

Category,

7.

Country of production,

8.

Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds,

9.

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,

10.

For certified seed of the second generation and subsequent generations after basic seed: number of generations after basic seed,

11.

For seed of grass varieties which have not been subjected to tests for their cropping value and use in accordance with Article 4 (2) (a) of Council Directive No 70/457/EEC (1) of 29 September 1970 concerning the common catalogue of species of agricultural plants: ‘Not intended for the production of fodder plants’,]

12.

[F7 Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘ retested … (month and year) ’ and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.]

[F5 In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.]

(b)

[F1 For commercial seed:

1.

‘ [F2 EC] rules and standards’,

2.

‘ Commercial seed (not certified as to variety) ’ ,

3.

Supervising authority and Member State or their initials,

3a.

[F3 Officially assigned serial number,]

4.

Reference number of lot,]

4a.

[F4 Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘ sealed … ’ (month and year),

or

month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus: ‘ sampled … ’ (month and year),]

5.

[F1 Species (2) [F5 indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters.]

6.

Area of production,

7.

Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds,

8.

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,]

9.

[F7 Where at least germination has been retested, the words ‘ retested … (month and year) ’ ; and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.]

[F5 In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.]

(c)

[F1 For mixtures of seed:

1.

‘ Mixture of seed for … ’ (intended use),

2.

Authority responsible for sealing and Member State or their initials,

2a.

[F3 Officially assigned serial number,]

3.

Reference number of lot,]

3a.

[F4 Month and year of sealing expressed thus: ‘ sealed … ’ (month and year),]

4.

[F1 Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and, where appropriate, by variety [F5 both indicated at least in roman characters] ; it is sufficient to give the name of the mixture if the percentage by weight has been notified in writing to the purchaser and officially recorded,

[F6 In the case of x Festulolium the names of the species within the genus Festuca and Lolium shall be indicated,]

5.

Declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds,

6.

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,]

7.

[F7 Where at least germination of all the components of the mixture has been retested, the words ‘ retested … (month and year) ’ and the service responsible for such retesting may be indicated. Such information may be given on an official sticker attached to the official label.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Council Directive 96/72/EC of 18 November 1996 amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed.

F3 Inserted by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the official label of seed packages (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Inserted by Council Directive of 25 July 1978 amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed (78/692/EEC).

F5 Inserted by Council Directive of 13 June 1988 amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (88/380/EEC).

F6 Inserted by Commission Directive 2004/55/EC of 20 April 2004 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed (Text with EEA relevance).

F7 Inserted by Council Directive of 19 December 1977 amending Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, seed of oil and fibre plants, vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (78/55/EEC).

[F1 II. Minimum dimensions U.K.

110 × 67 mm.

B. Supplier's label or information on the packaging (small [F2 EC] package) U.K.

Information required

(a)

Certified seed:

1.

‘Small [F2 EC] B package’,

2.

Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark,

3.

Officially assigned serial number,

4.

Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials,

5.

Reference number if the official serial number does not enable the certified seed lot to be identified,

6.

Species [F5 indicated at least in roman characters,]

7.

Variety [F5 indicated at least in roman characters,]

8.

‘ [F8 Category] ’,

9.

Net or gross weight or number of pure seeds,

10.

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,

11.

For seed of grass varieties which have not been subjected to tests for their cropping value and use in accordance with Article 4 (2) (a) of Council Directive No 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 concerning the common catalogue of species of agricultural plants: ‘ not intended for the production of fodder plants ’ .

(b)

Commercial seed:

1.

‘Small [F2 EC] B package’,

2.

Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark,

3.

Officially assigned serial number,

4.

Service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials,

5.

Reference number if the official serial number does not enable the admitted seed lot to be identified,

6.

Species (3) [F5 indicated at least in roman characters,]

7.

‘ Commercial seed ’

8.

Net weight or gross weight or number of pure seeds,

9.

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.

(c)

Seed mixtures:

1.

‘Small [F2 EC A package’ or ‘small EC] B package’,

2.

Name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his identification mark,

3.

Small [F2 EC] B package: officially assigned serial number,

4.

Small [F2 EC] B package: service which assigned the serial number and name of Member State or their initials,

5.

Small [F2 EC] B package: reference number if the official serial number does not enable the used seed lots to be identified,

6.

Small [F2 EC] A package: reference number enabling the used seed lots to be identified,

7.

Small [F2 EC] A package: Member State or its initials,

8.

‘ Seed-mixture for … (intended use) ’ ,

9.

Net weight or gross weight or number of pure seeds,

10.

Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances, or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additives and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight,

11.

Percentage by weight of the various components shown by species and, where appropriate, by variety [F5 both indicated at least in roman characters] ; it is sufficient to give part of this information, as Member States may prescribe for small packages produced in their territory, and a reference to the kind of mixture if the proportion by weight can be communicated to the purchaser on request and has been officially recorded.]

Textual Amendments

F8 Substituted by Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species.

(1)

[F1 OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1 .]

(2)

[F1 For lupins, it should he specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins.]

(3)

[F1 For lupins, it should be specified whether they are bitter or sweet lupins.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Directive of 26 June 1975 amending Directives No 66/400/EEC, No 66/401/EEC, No 66/402/EEC, No 66/403/EEC and No 69/208/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, and seed of oil and fibre plants (75/444/EEC).