1.The Member States shall require that basic seed, certified seed and commercial seed be marketed only in sufficiently homogeneous lots and in sealed [X1packages] bearing, as prescribed [F1in Article 9, 10 or 10a, whichever is appropriate], a sealing device and markings.
2.Member States may, for the marketing of small quantities to the final consumer, provide for derogations from the provisions of paragraph 1 in respect of packaging, sealing and marking.
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X1 Substituted by Council Directive No 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (Official Journal of the European Communities, No 125, p. 2298/66).
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