Article 3
The Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed shall be amended as follows: 1. The following shall be substituted for the introductory text of Article 2 (1) A: "A. Cereals : plants of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production other than production for ornamental purposes;" 2. The following shall be substituted for the second part of the sentence in Article 10 (1) (b): "This document is not necessary if the information is printed indelibly on the container or if an adhesive label is used in accordance with the provisions laid down under (a)." 3. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 14: "3. Those Member States which have provided for exemptions in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (4) (a) shall ensure that bred seed of generations prior to basic seed are subject to no marketing restrictions on account of their characters, examination arrangements, marking and sealing, (a) if it has been officially checked by the competent certification authority in accordance with the provisions applicable for the certification of basic seed, (b) if it is packed in accordance with the provisions of this Directive, and (c) if its containers bear an official label giving at least the following particulars: - certification authority and Member State or their distinguishing abbreviation - consignment reference number - species - variety - the description "pre-basic seed" - number of prior generations of seed of the categories "certified seed" or "certified seed of the first reproduction". The label shall be white with a diagonal purple line." 4. The following shall be substituted for the text of Article 17 (1): "1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general supply of basic seed or certified seed of any kind that occur in one or more Member States and cannot be overcome within the Community, one or more Member States may be authorised, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, to permit, for a specified period, the marketing of seed of a category subject to less stringent requirements, or of seed varieties not included in the "Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species" or in their national Catalogues of Varieties." 5. Article 19 shall be renumbered Article 19 (1). 6. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 19: "2. The Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the following particulars are presented during the marketing of quantities exceeding 2 kg of seed coming from another Member State or from a third country: (a) species (b) variety (c) category (d) country of production and official control authority (e) country of dispatch (f) importer (g) quantity of seed. The manner in which these particulars must be presented may be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21." 7. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex IV Section A (a) point 8: "8. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of grains". 8. The following shall be substituted for the text of Annex IV Section A (b) point 5: "5. Declared net or gross weight or declared number of grains".