S.L. 433.30 Art. 16Seed mixtures.

(1) Mixtures of seeds of various species of cereals can be marketed, provided that the components of which complied, before mixing, with the marketing rules applicable to them. Specific cereal mixtures of seeds of various varieties but belonging to the same species can be marketed, provided that scientific or technical knowledge indicates that these mixtures are such as to be particularly effective against the propagation of certain harmful organisms and provided also that the components of the mixtures comply, before mixing, with the marketing rules applicable to them.

(2) Producers may be authorised to place on the market small packages of mixtures of standard vegetable seed of different varieties of the same species. In cases when this provision applies, the species, the rules for the maximum size of the small packages and the requirements for labelling shall be established.

(3) Mixtures of various genera, species or varieties of fodder plants may be placed on the market if they are intended for use:

(a) not as fodder plants, in which case the mixtures may contain seeds of fodder plants listed in Tables 1.2 and 1.3 of Schedule I and so covered by these regulations;

(b) as fodder plants, in which case the mixture may contain seeds of plant species listed in Tables 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.5 of Schedule I, with the exception of varieties of grasses listed in Table 1.2 of the same Schedule which are not intended for the production as fodder plants; or

(c) in the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources in which case the mixtures may contain seeds of fodder plant species and seeds of other plant species within the meaning of these regulations.

Regulations 12, 13, 15 (1) and (4) and 18 shall apply for the above seed mixtures. For this purpose, small EC A packages of fodder plant seeds shall be considered as small EC B packages.