# The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002, Paragraph 5: Additional requirements applicable to seed lots

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(1) The OECD label attached to a seed lot and any supplier’s document accompanying the seed lot shall contain the following additional information in relation to the seed lot, assessed, so far as is practical in all the circumstances, using internationally accepted techniques—
(a) the percentage by weight of pure seed, other seed and inert matter;
(b) the germination percentage of pure seed, or where the germination percentage is impossible or impractical to assess, the viability percentage assessed by reference to a method which shall be described;
(c) the weight of 1000 pure seeds;
(d) the number of germinable seeds per kilogram of the seed, or where the number of germinable seeds is impossible or impractical to assess, the number of viable seeds per kilogram; and
(e) in the case of a seed lot of closely related species which does not reach a minimum species purity of 99%, the species purity.
(2) But the OECD label and supplier’s document may omit the following information—
(a) any information mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e) which is yet to be ascertained by testing the seed using internationally accepted techniques;
(b) in the case of a seed lot containing seed which has been harvested from the current season’s crop, any information mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (d) which is not yet available;
(c) in the case of seed which is to be marketed in quantities no greater than those described for the species or artificial hybrid of the seed in Schedule 11, the information mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (d).
(3) All seed shall be consigned in sealed packages which have been closed in accordance with the rules of the OECD Scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3026/schedule/13/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-great-britain-regulations-2002/schedule-13/paragraph-5
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