# The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 1: Pre-basic seed potatoes


(1) The requirements set out in this paragraph apply to an official label attached to a package or container of pre-basic seed potatoes.
(2) An official label to which this paragraph applies must—
(a) be white with a diagonal violet line;
(b) measure not less than 110 millimetres by 67 millimetres;
(c) state the following particulars—
Certification authority and country or their initials;
Country of production;
Pre-basic seed potatoes;
Species indicated at least in Roman characters, under its botanical name which may be given in abridged form and without the authors' names or under its common name or both;
Crop identification number including producer's identification number (or equivalent);
Variety indicated at least in Roman characters;
Genetically modified (if appropriate);
Grade;
Field generation (unless otherwise requested by the applicant);
Size;
Month and year when officially sealed;
Declared net weight;
Conservation Variety (if appropriate); and
Region of origin (if appropriate).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/395/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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