# The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations 1993, Paragraph D: Official Label for a Package of Commercial Seed


(a) Prescribed contents
1. “EEC rules and standards”
2. “Commercial Seed (not certified as to variety)”
3. Service responsible for sealing and Member State or their mark
4. Reference number of lot
5. Month and year when officially sealed
6. Kind (for lupins, it shall be stated whether they are bitter or sweet)
7. Country of production (or region of production within a country)
8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
9. Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used, the nature of the additive and the approximate ratio between the weight of seed and the total weight
(b) Minimum size of the label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c) The label shall be coloured brown.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2009/schedule/6/part/I/paragraph/D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seeds-regulations-1993/schedule-6/part-I/paragraph-D
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