The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011

Official labels for basic seed and certified seedU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

7.—(1) The following must appear on an official label on certified seed—

(a)the words “[F1[F2GB] rules and standards]”;

(b)the name [F3and country or country initials] of the certification authority;

F4(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)the reference number of the seed lot;

(e)either—

(i)the month and year of sealing expressed as “sealed …” (month and year); or

(ii)the month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed as “sampled …” (month and year);

(f)the species (this must be the botanical name, either in full or in abridged form except that, in the case of beet or vegetable seed, the common name may be used);

(g)the variety;

(h)the category;

(i)the country of production;

(j)the declared net or gross weight or number of seeds or in the case of beet the declared number of clusters of pure seed;

(k)where granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of the seed and the total weight (or, in the case of beet, the ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight);

(l)where the germination has been retested the word “retested” followed by the month and year of re-testing.

(2) The label must be coloured—

(a)white for basic seed;

(b)blue for certified seed and certified seed of the first generation;

(c)red for certified seed of the second and third generation.

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