# Commission Directive 2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009 providing for certain derogations, for acceptance of vegetable landraces and varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for growing under particular conditions and for marketing of seed of those landraces and varieties (Text with EEA relevance), Article 17: Sealing of packages

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

1. Member States shall ensure that seed of conservation varieties may be marketed only in closed packages bearing a sealing device.
2. Seed packages shall be sealed by the supplier in such a manner that they cannot be opened without damaging the sealing system or leaving evidence of tampering on the supplier’s label or on the package.
3. In order to ensure sealing in accordance with paragraph 2, the sealing system shall comprise at least the label or the affixing of a seal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/145/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-145/article-17
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