Regulation 11 Amendment to Schedule 6

In Schedule 6, in Part II (labels), after paragraph 8 insert—

“Producer’s label for a package of seed of a preservation mixture

8A.

(1)

The producer’s label for a package of seed of a preservation mixture must contain the following information—

(a)

the words “EU rules and standards”;

(b)

name and address of the person responsible for affixing the labels and the person’s identification or mark;

(c)

harvesting method; either directly harvested or crop-grown;

(d)

year of sealing expressed by the word “Sealed” followed by the year of sealing;

(e)

region of origin;

(f)

source area;

(g)

collection area;

(h)

habitat type of collection site;

(i)

the words “preservation fodder plant seed mixture, intended for use in an area of the same habitat type as the collection site, not considering the biotic conditions”;

(j)

reference number of the lot;

(k)

subject to sub-paragraph (2), the percentage by weight of the constituents as species and, where relevant, subspecies;

(l)

declared gross or net weight;

(m)

where granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of clusters or pure seeds and the total weight must be indicated; and

(n)

in the case of crop-grown preservation mixtures, a specific germination rate for constituents of the mixture which are specified in Schedule 1 and which do not comply with the germination requirements for Commercial Seed set out in Part II of Schedule 4, or an average of the specific germination rates where more than five specific germination rates would be required.

(2)

For directly harvested preservation mixtures, it suffices to give those constituents as species and, where relevant subspecies, which are typical for the habitat type of the collection site and which are, as constituents of the mixture, of importance for the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources.”.