S.L. 433.10 Art. 17Information required for the marketing of reproductive material.

(1) Reproductive material may be marketed only in lots which comply with regulation 10 and are accompanied by a label or other document from the supplier (the supplierís label or document)

giving, in addition to the information required under regulation 10, the following information:

(a) master certificate number(s) issued under regulation 14 or reference to the other document available according to regulation 14(3);

(b) name of supplier;

(c) quantity supplied;

(d) in the case of reproductive material of the "tested category whose basic material is approved under regulation 7(4), the words "provisionally approved";

(e) whether the material has been vegetatively propagated.

(2) In the case of seeds, the supplierís label or document referred to in subregulation (1) shall also include the following additional information, assessed, as far as possible, by internationally accepted techniques:

(a) purity: the percentage by weight of pure seeds, other seeds and inert matter of the product marketed as a seed lot;

(b) the germination percentage of the pure seeds, or, where germination percentage is impossible or impractical to assess, the viability percentage assessed by reference to a specified method;

(c) the weight of 1000 pure seeds;

(d) the number of germinable seeds per kilogram of product marketed as seeds, or, where the number of germinable seeds is impossible or impractical to assess, the number of viable seeds per kilogram. the first buyer. The respect of the conditions stated in subregulation (2)(b) and (d) shall be stated by the supplier as soon as possible.

(4) In the case of small quantities of seeds, the requirements stated in subregulation (2)(b) and (d) do not apply. The quantities and conditions may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Directorate.

(5) In the case of Populus spp., parts of plants shall only be marketed if the EC classification number according to Table 1.6 of Section C of Schedule VIII is given on the supplierís label or document.

(6) If a coloured label or document is used in respect of any category of forest reproductive material, the colour of the supplier’s label or document shall be:

(a) yellow for "source-identified" reproductive material,

(b) green for "selected" reproductive material,

(c) pink in the case of "qualified" reproductive material, and

(d) blue for "tested" reproductive material.

(7) In the case of forest reproductive material derived from basic material that is genetically-modified, any label or document, official or otherwise, of the lot shall clearly indicate this fact.

(8) In the case where forest reproductive material is in the form of planting stock or parts of plants intended to be used for purposes other than for forestry, the material shall be accompanied by a label or other document required by other national or European Union provisions which are applicable to such material for the intended purpose. In the absence of any such provisions, when a supplier handles material intended for both forestry purposes and also material for non-forestry purposes, the latter shall be accompanied by a label or other document bearing the following statement: "Not for forestry purposes".