The conditions under which bred seed potatoes of generations prior to basic seed potatoes may be placed on the market under Article 4, shall be as follows:

1. (a)

   they must have been produced in accordance with accepted practices for the maintenance of the variety and of health;

2. (b)

   they must be intended mainly for the production of basic seed potatoes;

3. (c)

   they must satisfy the minimum conditions to be established by the procedure referred to in Article 25(2) for pre-basic seed potatoes;

4. (d)

   they must have been found by official examination to satisfy the minimum conditions referred to in (c);

5. (e)

   they must be placed in packages or containers in accordance with this Directive; and

6. (f)

   the packages or containers must bear an official label giving at least the following particulars:

   • certification authority and Member State or their distinguishing abbreviation,

   • producer's identification number or lot reference number,

   • month and year of sealing,

   • species, indicated at least in roman characters, under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names, or under its common name, or both,

   • variety, indicated at least in roman characters,

   • the description ‘pre-basic seed potatoes’.

The label shall be white with a diagonal violet line.