# Council Decision of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/17/EC), Division 3.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The following official information shall be given:
a statement that the seed satisfies the conditions of the Seeds Marketing Regulations other than those relating to varietal identity and varietal purity: ... “GB rules and standards”,
a statement that the seed has been sampled and tested in accordance with current international methods: ‘Sampled and analysed in accordance with the provisions set out in the ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing with regard to Orange International Seed Lot Certificates by …, (name or member code of the ISTA seed testing station)’,
date of official closing,
where seed lots have been ‘relabelled and refastened’ within the meaning of the OECD schemes, also a statement that this operation took place, the most recent date of reclosing and the Authorities responsible therefore,
country of production,
declared net or gross weight or declared number of pure seeds or, in the case of beet seed, clusters, and
where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of pure seed and the total weight.
This information may be given either on the OECD label or on an additional official label which shall give the name of the service and the country. Any suppliers' labels shall be drawn up in such a manner that they cannot be confused with the additional official label.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/17/annex/II/division/B/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-17/annex-II/division-B/division-3/division-3.1
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