Regulation 17 Labelling

(1)

A container or package containing seed from a population marketed under the experiment must bear an official label or, in the case of a small package not exceeding 15 kg in weight, may bear a supplier’s label.

(2)

The container or package must be labelled at the time of sealing.

(3)

The label must—

(a)

be on the outside of the container or package;

(b)

not have been previously used;

(c)

be adhesive, or secured by a sealing device;

(d)

be in English, though it may in addition be in other languages;

(e)

be at least 110 mm x 67 mm; and

(f)

be affixed to the container or package by an authorised officer of the Secretary of State, a licensed seed sampler^f1 or any person being supervised by such a person.

(4)

The label must include—

(a)

the words “GB rules and standards: temporary experiment under APHA control” and “Seed certification authority DEFRA”;

(b)

the registration code of the processor (allocated by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 21 of the 2011 Regulations) responsible for affixing the label;

(c)

the reference number (allocated by the Secretary of State) of the seed lot;

(d)

either—

(i)

the month and year of sealing the container or package, expressed as “sealed ….” (month and year); or

(ii)

the month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed as “sampled …” (month and year);

(e)

the Latin names of all species from which the population has been created through cross-breeding;

(f)

the name of the population;

(g)

the net or gross weight, or the number of seeds; and

(h)

where materials other than seeds have been added to the container or package, details of—

(i)

the nature of those materials; and

(ii)

the ratio between the weight of the seeds and the total weight of the container or package.

(5)

If a population has been genetically modified, this must be stated on the label.

(6)

If a population has been subjected to any chemical treatment, the label must state this fact and—

(a)

the nature of the treatment; or

(b)

the proprietary name of the chemical used.

(7)

For heterogeneous material, the label must be coloured blue, with a green diagonal stripe.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See regulation 21(1) of the 2011 Regulations, which deals with licensing of seed samplers.