Article 1
Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (3), as last amended by Directive 78/55/EEC (4), shall be amended as follows: 1. Article 10 (1) shall be replaced by the following: "1. The Member States shall require that packages of basic seed and certified seed, except where seed of the latter category takes the form of small EEC packages, be sealed officially or under official supervision in such a manner that they cannot be opened without damaging the sealing system or leaving evidence of tampering on either the official label provided for in Article 11 (1) or the package. In order to ensure sealing, the sealing system shall comprise at least either the abovementioned label or the affixing of an official seal. The measures provided for in the second subparagraph shall not be necessary where a non-reusable sealing system is used. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, it may be established whether a particular sealing system fulfils the provisions of this paragraph." 2. In the first sentence of Article 10 (2), the words "or under official supervision" shall be inserted after "officially". 3. Article 10 (3) shall be replaced by the following: "3. The Member States shall require that small EEC packages be sealed in such a manner that they cannot be opened without damaging the sealing system or leaving evidence of tampering on the label or package. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, it may be established whether a particular sealing system complies with the provisions of this paragraph. Packages shall not be resealed on one or more occasions except under official supervision." (1)OJ No C 183, 1.8.1977, p. 64. (2)OJ No C 180, 28.7.1977, p. 29. (3)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2290/66. (4)OJ No L 16, 20.1.1978, p. 23. 4. In Article 14 (3) (c), the following particulars shall be added after the indent "lot reference number": " - month and year of sealing, or - month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification. " 5. In Annex III (A) (I), the following shall be added: "3. (a) month and year of sealing expressed thus : "sealed ..." (month and year), or month and year of the last official sampling for the purposes of certification expressed thus : "sampled ..." (month and year)."