# The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, Paragraph 11: Marketing for scientific or selection purposes

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) The Secretary of State may authorise a producer to place on the market small quantities of seed (other than vegetable seed) for scientific or selection purposes.
(2) The Secretary of State may grant an authorisation whether or not the variety is listed on the GB Variety List.
(3) An applicant must be a producer established in England.
(4) The package must have an orange label and include the words “Variety not yet officially listed” (if this is the case) in addition to the other labelling requirements of these Regulations.
(5) The person marketing the seed must—
(a) retain a sample of each seed lot marketed and keep it for at least two years;
(b) record for each sale the name and address of the buyer and keep the record for at least three years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/463/schedule/4/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-2011/schedule-4/paragraph-11
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