# Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (66/402/EEC), Division A: Information required for the label

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

authority responsible for field inspection and Member State or their initials,
officially assigned serial number,
species, indicated at least under its botanical name, which may be given in abridged form and without the authorities' names, in roman characters,
variety, indicated at least in roman characters; in the case of varieties (inbred lines, hybrids), which are intended solely as components for hybrid varieties, the word ‘ component ’ shall be added,
category,
in the case of hybrid varieties the word ‘ hybrid ’ ,
declared net or gross weight,
the words ‘ seed not finally certified ’ .
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, Member States may be released from the requirement to indicate the botanical name in respect of individual species and, where appropriate, for limited periods where it has been established that the disadvantages of its implementation outweigh the advantages expected for the marketing of seed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1966/402/annex/V/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1966-402/annex-V/division-A
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