S.L. 433.30 Art. 20Less stringent requirements.

(1) In order to remove any temporary difficulties, which cannot be overcome in the general supply of seed of the categories mentioned in regulation 7, the Directorate may be authorised to permit for a specified period, the marketing in quantities necessary to resolve the supply difficulties of seed of a category subject to less stringent requirements, or of seed of a variety not included in the EU Common Catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant and vegetable species or in the national catalogues of varieties. For a category of seed of any given variety, the official or supplier’s label shall be that provided for the corresponding category. For seeds of varieties not included in the above mentioned catalogues, the colour of the official label shall be brown. The label shall always state that the seed in question, is of a category satisfying less stringent requirements.

(2) The Directorate may authorise the official certification and marketing of basic seed of cereals, fodder plants and vegetables except seed potatoes, which does not satisfy the conditions laid down in Schedule III in respect of germination. A similar authorisation may be granted in respect of certified seed of red clover where such seed is intended for the further production of other certified seed. In such cases, all necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that the supplier guarantees a specific germination that he/she shall state for marketing purposes on a special label bearing his/her name and address and the reference number of the seed lot.