{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-217/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-217/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/217",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2006 of 8 February 2006 laying down rules for the application of Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the authorisation of Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed not satisfying the requirements in respect of the minimum germination (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-217",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In addition to any labelling required under the Seeds Marketing Regulations, the official label on seed shall contain the statement that the seed in question is of a category satisfying less stringent requirements than those laid down by the relevant Seeds Marketing Regulations, and details of the minimum germination capacity of the seed.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/162), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(6)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/162), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(6)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/217/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:55.767012+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}