Article 8U.K.

1.The Member States shall require that basic seed and certified seed of all kinds be marketed only in sufficiently homogeneous [F1lots] and in sealed [X1packages] bearing, as prescribed in Articles 9 and 10, 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.