Article 13 F1

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Member States shall specify that seed in mixtures of various genera, species or varieties may be placed on the market:

• if it is not intended for use as fodder plants, in which case the mixtures may contain seeds of fodder plants and seeds of plants which are not fodder plants within the meaning of this Directive;

• if it is intended for use as fodder plants, in which case the mixture may contain seeds of plant species listed in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC or 70/458/EEC, with the exception of the varieties mentioned in Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 70/457/EEC;

• if it is intended for use in the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources referred to in Article 22a(b), in which case the mixtures may contain seeds of fodder plants and seeds of plants which are not fodder plants within the meaning of the Directive.

In the cases provided for in the first and second indents, the various components of the mixtures must, in so far as they belong to one of the plant species listed in Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC, comply, before mixing, with the marketing regulations applicable to them.

Other conditions, including labelling the technical approval of firms producing seed mixtures, the inspection of the production of mixtures, and the sampling of primary ingredient lots and of finished mixtures, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.

In the case of the third indent, the conditions under which such mixtures may be marketed shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.

Articles 8, 9, 10b, 11 and 12 shall apply, and, providing, however, the label is green in colour, Articles 10 and 10a. For this purpose, small F4EC A packages shall be considered small EC B packages.

However, for small EC A packages, the officially assigned serial number provided for in paragraph 1 (b) of Article 10 (a) shall not be required.

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