1. Member States shall permit seed of species of oil and fibre plants to be marketed in the form of a varietal association.
2. For purposes of paragraph 1:
(a) ‘ varietal association ’ means an association of certified seed of a specified pollinator-dependant hybrid officially admitted under Directive 2002/53/EC with certified seed of one or more specified pollinator(s), similarly admitted, and mechanically combined in proportions jointly determined by the persons responsible for the maintenance of these components, such combination having been notified to the certification authority;
(b) ‘ pollinator-dependant hybrid ’ means the male-sterile component within the ‘ varietal association ’ (female component);
(c) ‘ pollinator(s) ’ means the component shedding pollen within the ‘ varietal association ’ (male component).
3. The seed of the female and male components shall be dressed using seed dressings of different colours.]
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