Official Seed Certification Label - Price Increase - Defra

To: All Licensed Seed Companies
SEED CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
SEED CERT: 5/11 (by email only)
Date: 27 October 2011
cc: AIC; BASP; BSPB; DARD; NAAC; Welsh Government; NFU; NIAB; PHSI; SASA; Scottish
Government.
OFFICIAL SEED CERTIFICATION LABELS – PRICE INCREASE
Unfortunately because of a steep increase in the cost of raw materials and production it has
become necessary to increase the price of official labels from 1 st November 2011. The increase
has been agreed after lengthy negotiations between Fera Procurement and Banner Managed
Communication and is the first increase in the price of labels since 2007.
A new price list is attached to this letter. You will note that the increase percentage varies across
the label range based on usage. To avoid overstocking an increased number of labels will now be
available only as ‘Produced on Demand’ (POD) and the prices for these labels will be provided by
Banner at time of order.
Please allow sufficient time when ordering labels. The contract requires that labels should be
supplied within 10 working days from receipt of order.
Required information on Supplier’s labels
You should be aware that the statement ‘EC rules and standards’ which is required information on
all Supplier’s labels (except packages classed as “small EC, EC ‘A’ and EC ‘B’ packets”) must now
read ‘EU rules and standards’. This change should be made as soon as existing stocks have been
used up.
If you have any other queries regarding this letter please contact Mandy Hart at Fera tel: 01223
342387 email: mandy.hart@fera.gsi.gov.uk
Tony Watts
Tony Watts
Seed Marketing
Whitehouse Lane, Huntingdon Road Tel +44 (0)1223 342379 E-mail info@fera.gsi.gov.uk
Cambridge, CB3 0LF, UK Fax +44 (0)1223 342386 Fera is an Executive Agency of Defra

PRICE LIST (valid from 1 November 2011)
EC Labels – ENGLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND
Price Available in Code
Label Type / Category
Code Available in Price
Per multiples of (Prefixed
(Prefixed multiples of Per
1,000
DEF/DSR)
DEF/DSR)
1,000
TEAR RESISTANT SELF ADHESIVE
94.95 1,000 1020 PRE BASIC
(White/Diagonal Violet stripe)
1011 1,000 POD
87.32 1,000 1031 BASIC
(White)
1012 1,000 POD
76.27 1,000 1048 CERTIFIED SEED (CS)
(Blue)
1013 1,000 32.71
72.45 1,000 1003 CERTIFIED SEED of 1 st GENERATION
(Blue)
1022 1,000 25.28
42.79 1,000 1004 CERTIFIED SEED of .… GENERATION
(Red)
1023 1,000 18.82
84.20 1,000 1049 MIXTURE
(Green)
1014 1,000 22.23
91.97 1,000 1005 MIXTURE
Double length (Green)
1015 1,000 62.15
POD 250 1050 CERTIFIED SEED (Varietal Association) Not
- -
(Blue/Diagonal Green stripe) available as
SA
- - Not available NOT FINALLY CERTIFIED SEED
1016 250 POD
as TR
(Grey)
POD 250 1032 COMMERCIAL Not Certified as
Not
- -
to Variety (Brown)
available as
SA
- - Not available
Sampling Label
1006 1,000 POD
as TR
(Pink) Reel Format
- - Not available Variety Not Yet Officially Listed
1054 1,000 or 50 POD
as TR
Test and Trial only (Orange)

Price Available in Code
HVS pre-printed - SCOTLAND only
Label Type / Category Code Available in Price
Per multiples of (Prefixed
(Prefixed multiples Per
1,000
DEF/DSR)
DEF/DSR) of
1,000
TEAR RESISTANT SELF ADHESIVE
POD 1,000 1024 CERTIFIED SEED of
1 st Not available - -
GENERATION
(Blue)
as SA
POD 1,000 1025 CERTIFIED SEED
of ….. GENERATION
(Red)
1028 1,000 POD
POD 1,000 1026 MIXTURE HVS
(Green)
1029 1,000 POD
POD 1,000 1027 MIXTURE HVS
Not available - -
Double length (Green)
as SA
Price Available in Code
OECD Labels
Label Type / Category Code Available in Price
Per multiples of (Prefixed
(Prefixed multiples Per
1,000
DEF/DSR)
DEF/DSR) of
1,000
TEAR RESISTANT SELF ADHESIVE
POD 250 1007 PRE BASIC
Not available - -
(White/Diagonal Violet Stripe)
as SA
POD 250 1008 BASIC
Not available - -
(White)
as SA
POD 250 1001 CERTIFIED SEED of
1 st Not available - -
GENERATION
(Blue)
as SA
POD 250 1002 CERTIFIED SEED
Not available - -
of ..… GENERATION
(Red)
as SA
POD 250 1009 NOT FINALLY CERTIFIED SEED Not available - -
(Grey)
as SA
POD 250 1010 HERBAGE SEED MIXTURE Not available - -
(Green)
as SA

NB:-
• There is no delivery charge.
• VAT is applicable on all orders.
• Special orders must be approved by Fera.
• Supplied Fan-folded, boxed head first, two to a view, lowest sequential number uppermost.
• Size TEAR RESISTANT 110 x114 / SELF ADHESIVE 110 x109 + sprockets.
• Dot matrix printer recommended for both Tyvek and Self Adhesive.
• On Line ordering available at http://axis.axisconnects.com/axis/Users/Logon.aspx?theme Contact Banner for initial
reregistration.