The Fodder Plant Seed (England) Regulations 2002

Label for a small EC 'B' package of a mixture of seeds

32.  The package shall be labelled not later than the time of sealing—

(a) subject to paragraph 33, on the outside

(b) with a label, a printed notice or stamp containing the following information—

(i) the words “small EC 'B' package”;

(ii) the name and address of the supplier responsible for marking or his registration number or identification mark;

(iii) the officially assigned serial number;

(iv) the authority which assigned the serial number and the name of the member State or their commonly used initials;

(v) a reference number that enables the seed lots from which the seed in the mixture was taken to be identified if the serial number does not enable such lots to be identified;

(vi) the words “seed mixture for” followed by a description of its intended use;

(vii) the net or gross weight or number of pure seeds;

(viii) 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 seeds and the total weight;

(ix) in the case of a package of a registered mixture of seeds that has been produced in the United Kingdom—

(aa) the registered name of the mixture and the species and, where applicable, the variety of the components in the mixture, or

(bb) the percentage by weight of each of the components shown by species, and, where appropriate, by variety, both indicated at least in Roman characters; and

(x) in the case of a package of a mixture of seeds, other than a package of a registered mixture of seeds that has been produced in the United Kingdom, the percentage by weight of each of the components shown by species, and, where appropriate, by variety, both indicated at least in Roman characters.