(1) Grade designation marks shall consist of Agmark labels of different types, namely, tie-on-labels, paste-on-labels, benderol labels, etc. Each Agmark label shall carry letters indicating series and serial number.
(2) The State authorities and the approved laboratories shall obtain their requirements of Agmark labels from Directorate.
(3) Use of "Agmark Replica" in lieu of Agmark labels shall be allowed only by such authorized packers to whom specific permission to this effect has been granted by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer authorized by him in this behalf, but such authorized packers, who have been holder of certificate of authorization for at least two preceding years and during which their grading performance has been satisfactory and have used not less than fifty thousand agmark labels per annum shall not be required to take such specific permission; provided that, depending on the merit of individual case or in a situation where the required kind of agmark labels are not available in the Directorate for issue at any given point of time, these conditions may be relaxed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
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(4) The "Agmark replica" bearing containers shall be printed and/or manufactured only by such printing press or manufacturing unit which has been permitted for the purpose by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer authorised by him in this behalf.
(5) It shall be the condition for use of Agmark Replica that the detailed instructions issued for the purpose shall be strictly adhered to and any violation thereof shall lead to withdrawal of permission so granted without any notice.