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

(b) shall be made not later than the thirty-first day of December of the year following the year of harvest of the crop from which the seed lot is obtained or within such other time as the Department 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 Department in accordance with paragraph (1) the Department shall deal with the application in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2A.

    (3) A breeder's confirmation which has been issued by the Department may be withdrawn by it in respect of either the whole of a seed lot or any part of a seed lot and any seeds from which a breeder's confirmation has been so withdrawn shall be deemed not to have had a breeder's confirmation if - 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 deemed null and void in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 7, or

(b) information has been received by it which, if known to it 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) 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) shall (in accordance with paragraph (3) 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 Department 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) the label shall be replaced, by or under the supervision of a person authorised by the Department in that behalf, at the time the package is re-sealed under paragraph (4).".

(a) on a separate label, or

(b) on the label referred to in paragraph (2) or (3),

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.

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

    (8) 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.

    (9) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, a person shall not 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 Department, at such time as it may require, for registration by it 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 has 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 has shown that the seeds meet the standards appropriate to the category and the level set out in Part II of 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

(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;

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