(a) shall be made in writing by the breeder to the Minister in such form and manner, and shall include such information, records, illustrations, material and seeds, as the Minister may require;

(b) shall be made not later than the fifteenth day of March of the second year following the year of harvest of the crop from which the seed lot is obtained or within such other time as the Minister may allow; and

(c) shall be made only for seed of a variety when an application has been made to add the variety to the National List (or to an equivalent list in another Member State).

    (2) Where an application for the issue of a breeder's confirmation is made to the Minister in accordance with paragraph (1) above the Minister shall deal with the application in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2A.

    (3) A breeder's confirmation which has been issued by the Minister may be withdrawn by him in respect of either the whole of a seed lot or any part of a seed lot and any seeds from which a breeder's confirmation has been so withdrawn shall be deemed not to have had a breeder's confirmation if - 

(a) the results of an official examination of the seeds in respect of which the breeder's confirmation has been issued are declared null and void in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 7, or

(b) information has been received by him which, if known to him before the breeder's confirmation was issued, would have resulted in the application for its issue being refused on the grounds that the seeds did not meet the requirements of the seeds regulations.".

(a) for the purpose of sowing all the seed;

(b) where - 


(i) any action carried out in relation to the package is done immediately after opening;

(ii) some seed remains in the package after that action has been done; and

(iii) the package is re-sealed under paragraph (4) below immediately after the completion of that action; or



(c) for the purpose of re-packaging and re-sealing all of the seed.

    (4) If a package of seeds which has been sealed in accordance with paragraph (1) above shall (in accordance with paragraph (3) above or otherwise) have been opened neither it nor any other package containing any of those seeds may be sealed, re-sealed or further re-sealed (as the case may be) except by or under the supervision of a person authorised by the Minister in that behalf.

    (5) If the details on any label required by regulation 9A cease to be correct as a consequence of any action of the kind described in paragraph (3) above the label shall be replaced, by or under the supervision of a person authorised by the Minister in that behalf, at the time the package is re-sealed under paragraph (4) above.".

(a) the appropriate particulars of the matters specified in Part I of Schedule 6 are printed or stamped indelibly on the package in a panel of at least the size and of the colour so specified and over-stamped "not certified", and

(b) the requirements of Section A of Part V of that Schedule are satisfied.

    (5) A package shall contain an official inner label which shall be of the same colour as, and in addition to the official label affixed to the outside of the package in accordance with paragraph (2) above. The official inner label shall contain particulars of the reference number of the lot and of the kind of seed and of the variety; except that if such particulars are printed indelibly on the outside of the package or if the official label is an adhesive or tear-resistant label, an official inner label shall not be required.

    (6) If a package of seeds shall have been re-sealed in accordance with regulation 8A(4) this fact shall be stated on the official label, together with the month and year of re-sealing and the name of the authority responsible for the re-sealing.

    (7) If any seeds have been subjected to any chemical treatment this fact and the nature of the treatment or the proprietary name of the chemical used in the treatment shall be stated either - 

(a) on a separate label, or

(b) on the label referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) above or the printing or stamp referred to in paragraph (4) above,

and also, except where the information prescribed by this paragraph is given on an adhesive or tear-resistant label, either on the outside of the package or in a statement enclosed in the package.

    (8) The particulars and information given in accordance with this regulation shall be given in one of the official languages of the Community.

    (9) For the purposes of this regulation, references in Schedule 6 to the "Certifying Authority" shall, in the case of a breeder's confirmation, be taken to be references to that authority as issuer of the confirmation.

    (10) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, no person shall wilfully reproduce, remove, alter, deface, conceal or misuse in any way any label affixed to, contained in or marked on any package of seeds or which is to be so affixed, contained or marked, except as may occur in the course of opening the package for the purpose of sowing or for any other lawful purpose.".

(a) an application has been made to the Minister, at such time as he may require, for registration by him of - 


(i) the seed lot or seed lots to be used for the production of the crop or crops from which the seed lot is to be obtained, and

(ii) the crop or crops from which the seed lot is to be obtained;



(b) an official examination of the crop or crops from which the seed lot was obtained shall have shown that the crop or crops meet the standards appropriate to the category and the level set out in Part I of Schedule 4; and

(c) an official examination of a sample of the seed lot shall have shown that the seeds meet the standards appropriate to the category and the level set out in Part II of Schedule 4;

except that - 

(i) paragraphs 2(a) and (b) above, and paragraph 2(c) above in so far as it relates to paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 4, shall not apply in relation to an application for the issue of a breeder's confirmation in respect of Breeder's Seed where the seed has been officially sampled for the purposes of official examination of a plot in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4; and

(ii) paragraph 2(c) above, in so far as it relates to standards of germination set out in Part II of Schedule 4, shall not apply in relation to the issue of a breeder's confirmation for Breeder's Seed, Pre-basic Seed or Basic Seed in respect of seeds which attain a lower percentage of germination than that specified in Schedule 4.

(i) Name and address of issuing authority

(ii) Applicant's name, address and registered number

(iii) Seed lot reference number

(iv) Kind/variety/category/level

(v) Net weight of seed lot and number of containers

(vi) Seed treatment (if applicable)

(vii) Statement that the breeder's confirmation does not constitute an official certificate and does not permit marketing of the seed".

(a) in respect of an official certificate, those recognised as those of the variety for the purposes of the National List or the Common Catalogue; and

(b) in respect of a breeder's confirmation, those recognised as those of the variety used in testing for the purposes of the National List or an equivalent list in another Member State.".

(i) the seed lot or seed lots used for the production of the crop or crops from which the seed lot was obtained, and

(ii) the crop or crops from which the seed lot was obtained; and

(b) that the crop or crops from which the seed lot was obtained was or were examined by him or on his behalf with a view to establishing whether standards equivalent to those specified in Part I of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations were met.