Artikel 7 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1189

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Article Artikel 7Requirements concerning packaging and labelling of plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material#

1.Plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material not contained in small packages shall be contained in packages or containers, which are closed in such a manner that they cannot be opened without leaving evidence of tampering on the package or container.

2.The operator shall affix on packages or containers of seeds or plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material a label in at least one of the official languages of the Union.That label shall:

(a)be legible, printed or written on one side, unused and easily visible;

(b)include the information set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

(c)be yellow with a green diagonal cross.

3.Instead of a label, the information set out in Annex I may be directly printed or written on the package or the container. In that case, point 2(c) shall not be applicable.

4.In the case of small, transparent packages, the label may be placed inside the package provided it is clearly legible.

5.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 4, seed of organic heterogeneous material contained in closed and labelled packages and containers may be sold to final users in unmarked and unsealed packages up to the maximum quantities provided for in Annex II, provided that, on request, the purchaser is informed in writing at the time of delivery about the species, the denomination of the material and the reference number of the lot.