# The Vegetable Seeds Regulations 1993, Paragraph A: Official Label for a Package of Pre-basic Seed

Extent: E+W+S

(a) Prescribed contents
(1) Certification Authority and country or country initials
(2) Reference number of the lot
(3) Month and year when officially sealed
(4) Kind
(5) Variety
(6) “Pre-basic Seed”
(7) Country of production
(8) Number of generations preceding seeds of the category “Certified Seed”
(9) Declared net or gross weight or declared number of seeds
(10) Where weight is indicated and granulated pesticides, pelleting substances or other solid additives are used the nature of the additive and also the approximate ratio between the weight of the seed and the total weight
(b) Minimum size of the label—110 mm × 67 mm
(c) The label shall be white with a diagonal violet line.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2008/schedule/6/part/I/paragraph/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vegetable-seeds-regulations-1993/schedule-6/part-I/paragraph-A
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