S.L. 433.28 Art. 6Authorisation for marketing. S.L. 433.21

(1) The Directorate may authorise preservation mixtures for marketing in the region of origin in Malta, provided that those mixtures fulfil the requirements established in regulation 7 in the case of directly harvested preservation mixtures, or the requirements laid down in regulation 8 in the case of crop-grown preservation mixtures.

(2) The authorisation for marketing of preservation mixtures shall include the following information:

(a) name and address of the producer;

(b) whether the harvesting method shall be directly harvested or crop-grown;

(c) percentage by weight of the components as species and, where relevant, sub-species;

(d) in the case of crop-grown preservation mixtures, a specific germination rate for components of the mixture in terms of the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations, which do not comply with the germination requirements set out in Schedule III to the Seeds of Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations;

(e) quantity of the mixture regarding which the authorisation shall apply;

(f) region of origin;

(g) restriction to marketing in the region of origin;

(h) source area;

(i) collection site and, in addition, in the case of a crop-gown preservation mixture, the multiplication site;

(j) habitat type of the collection site; and

(k) year of collection.

(3) As regards sub-regulation (2)(c), for directly harvested preservation mixtures, it shall suffice that the applicant submits to the Directorate those components as species and, where relevant, sub-species, which are typical for the habitat type of the collection site and which are, as components of the mixture, of importance for the preservation of the natural environment for the intended use of conserving genetic resources.