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### **`COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES`**

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                            C0M(93) 104 final

                            Brussels, 29 March 1993

                 Amended proposal for a

                 r r niiuni REGULATION (EEC)

              on Community plant variety rights

       (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                  of the EEC-Treaty)

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                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

At its session of 28.10.1992, the Europoan Parliament doliverod ito opinion

on the Commission proposal contained in document COM(90)347-final,

concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation on Community plant variety

rights.

The present amended proposal takes into account amendments suggested by the

European Parliament on which the Commission has taken a favourable

position.

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                Amended proposal for a

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`COUNCtL REGULAT10M` _I_ `EEC!`

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             on Community plant variety rights

In response to the opinion delivered by the European Parliament(1) on the

proposal for a Council Regulation sent by the Commission to the Council on

6 September 1990 on Community plant variety rights, and in accordance with

the third paragraph of Article 149 of the Treaty establishing the European

Economic Community, the Commission has decided to amend the aforementioned

proposal as follows:

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_**ORIGINAL**_ _**PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED PROPOSAL**_

_**Article**_ _**S**_

_**Object**_ **`of`** **`Community`** _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_

_**1.**_ **`Varieties of`** _**all botanical**_ _**taxa and hybride of**_

_**taxa may form the object**_ _**of**_ _**Community**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ **`rights.`**

_**2.**_ _**For the**_ **`purpose`** _**of**_ **`this`** _**Regulation,**_ _**"variety"**_

_**shall**_ _**be taken**_ **`to mean`** _**any group of plante**_ **`as`**

_**well**_ _**ae**_ _**parte of**_ **`those plants`** _**aB**_ _**far**_ _**as**_ **`they`**

_**comprise more than a cell**_ _**or cell**_ _**line and are**_

_**uauable**_ _**for the production**_ _**of plante,**_ _**both**_

_**referred**_ _**to**_ _**hereinafter**_ _**ae**_ _**"individuale"**_ **`,`**

_**provided**_ _**that:**_

_**(a)**_ _**i t may be defined ae an entity**_ _**on the**_

**`basis`** _**of the**_ _**expression**_ _**of the**_

_**characterietice**_ _**of**_ **`its individuals`** _**or of a**_

_**particular**_ _**distribution**_ _**of**_ **`such`**

_**expreeeione**_ _**in**_ **`its`** _**individuale,**_

_**(b)**_ _**the expreeeione of the characterietice**_ _**of**_

**`its`** _**individuals**_ _**are hereditary,**_ _**or**_

_**reproduceable**_ _**in**_ _**ueing**_ _**repeatedly**_

_**individuale**_ _**of**_ **`its`** _**components,**_ _**and**_

_**(c)**_ _**the combination of expressions**_ _**of the**_

_**characteristics**_ _**of its**_ _**individuals**_ _**ie**_ _**not**_

_**dietinctive**_ _**for all**_ **`individuals`** _**of a**_

_**botanical**_ _**taxon.**_

_**In cases where**_ **`the`** _**commercial**_ **`use`** _**of a**_ _**variety**_

_**doee not imply the production of entire**_ _**plants,**_

_**plants"**_ _**within the meaning of the above**_

_**definition**_ _**shall be**_ **`taken to`** _**mean those**_ _**parts**_

_**of plants**_ _**which have**_ **`to`** **`Jbe`** _**produced for the**_

_**purpose of ueing the**_ _**variety.**_

_(1)_ `OJ` `No` `C`

_**Article**_ _**5**_

_**Object of**_ _**Community**_ _**plant variety**_ _**right**_

_**Unchanged**_

_**For the purpose of this Regulation**_ _**"variety"**_

_**shall mean a plant grouping within a single**_

_**botanical**_ _**taxon of the lowest known rank, which**_

_**grouping can be:**_

**`-`** _**defined by the expression**_ _**of the**_

_**characterietice**_ _**resulting**_ _**from a given genotype**_

_**or combination of**_ _**genotype,**_

_**-**_ _**distinguished**_ _**from any other plant grouping by**_

_**the expression**_ _**of at least**_ _**one of the said**_

_**characteristics,**_ _**and**_

_**-**_ _**considered as a unit with regard to**_ _**its**_

_**suitability**_ _**for being propagated unchanged.**_

_**ORIGINAL**_ _**PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED PROPOSAL**_

_**Article**_ _**11**_

_**Entitlement**_ _**to**_ _**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**1.**_ _**The**_ _**original**_ _**breeder**_ _**or**_ _**discoverer**_ _**of**_ _**the**_

_**variety**_ _**or**_ _**hie**_ _**successor**_ _**in**_ _**title**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_

_**entitled**_ **`to the`** **`Community`** _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right.**_

_**2.**_ _**If**_ _**two**_ _**or**_ _**more**_ _**pereons**_ _**have**_ _**bred**_ _**or**_ _**discovered**_

_**the**_ _**variety**_ _**jointly,**_ _**entitlement**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_

_**vested**_ _**jointly**_ _**in**_ _**them**_ _**or**_ _**their**_ _**respective**_

_**successors**_ _**in**_ _**t i t l e .**_

_**Where**_ **`a`** _**variety**_ _**is**_ _**derived**_ _**essentially**_ _**from**_

_**individuals**_ _**of**_ _**only**_ _**one**_ _**other**_ _**variety**_ _**(source**_

_**variety)**_ _**for**_ _**which**_ _**a Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_

_**right**_ _**has**_ _**been**_ _**granted**_ _**under**_ _**this**_ _**Regulation,**_

**`entitlement to the right`** _**referred**_ _**to**_ _**in**_

_**paragraph**_ _**1 shall**_ _**likewise**_ _**be vested**_ _**jointly**_ _**in**_

_**the holder**_ _**of the plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**in**_

_**respect**_ _**of the source**_ _**variety**_ _**and the**_ _**original**_

_**breeder**_ _**or discoverer**_ _**of the derived**_ _**variety,**_

_**or his**_ _**successor,**_ _**if:**_

_**(a)**_ _**the derived**_ _**variety**_ _**IB**_ _**the**_ **`result`** _**of a**_

**`mutation,`** _**or**_

_**(b)**_ _**the derived**_ _**variety**_ _**exhibits**_ _**predominantly**_

_**the same**_ _**exprssions**_ _**of most**_ _**of**_ _**the**_

_**important**_ _**characteristics**_ _**as the**_ _**source**_

_**variety,**_ _**and no evidence**_ _**is**_ _**available**_ _**of**_

_**an impact**_ _**on economically**_ _**relevant**_

_**characteristics**_ _**as compared**_ _**to the**_ _**source**_

_**variety.**_

_**Where not**_ _**a Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**but**_ _**a**_

_**national**_ _**industrial**_ _**property**_ _**right**_ _**has**_ _**been**_

_**granted**_ _**in one of the States**_ _**referred**_ _**to**_ _**in**_

_**Article**_ _**12(1)**_ _**to another**_ _**party**_ _**for**_ _**the**_ _**source**_

_**variety,**_ _**the provisions**_ _**of paragraph**_ _**3**_ _**shall**_

_**apply**_ _**mutatis**_ _**mutandis,**_ _**providing**_ _**the law**_ _**of**_

_**the State**_ _**concerned**_ _**contains**_ _**a**_ _**provision**_

_**comparable**_ _**to paragraph**_ _**3.**_

_**If**_ _**the breeder**_ _**or discoverer**_ _**is**_ _**an**_ _**employee,**_

_**the entitlement**_ _**to the Community plant**_ _**variety**_

_**right**_ _**shall**_ _**be determined**_ _**in accordance**_ _**with**_

_**the national**_ _**law applicable**_ _**to the**_ _**employment**_

_**relationship**_ _**in the context**_ _**of which**_ _**the**_

_**variety**_ _**was bred**_ _**or**_ _**discovered.**_

_**Article**_ _**11**_

_**Entitlement**_ _**to**_ _**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**The breeder**_ _**or**_ _**discoverer**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**variety**_ _**or**_ _**his**_

_**successor**_ _**in**_ _**title**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ _**entitled**_ _**to**_ _**the**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right.**_

_**Unchanged.**_

_**Deleted**_

_**Deleted**_

_**If**_ _**the breeder**_ _**or discoverer**_ _**is**_ _**an employee,**_ _**the**_

_**entitlement**_ _**to the**_ _**Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_

_**shall**_ _**be determined**_ _**in accordance**_ _**with**_ _**the**_

_**national**_ _**law applicable**_ _**to the**_ _**employment**_

_**relationship**_ _**in the context**_ _**of which**_ _**the**_ _**variety**_

_**was bred**_ _**or**_ _**discovered.**_

_**ORIGINAL**_ _**PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED PROPOSAL**_

_**6.**_ _**Where**_ _**entitlement**_ _**to**_ _**a Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_

_**right**_ _**is**_ _**vested**_ _**jointly**_ _**in**_ _**two**_ _**or**_ _**more**_ _**persons**_

_**pursuant**_ _**to paragraphs**_ _**2 to**_ _**5,**_ _**one**_ _**o more**_ _**of**_

_**them**_ _**may**_ _**empower**_ _**the**_ _**others**_ _**by**_ _**written**_

_**declaration**_ _**to**_ _**such**_ _**effect**_ _**to**_ _**claim**_ **`entitlement`**

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  thereto.

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_**7. For the purposes**_ _**of proceedings**_ _**before**_ _**the**_

_**Office,**_ _**the first**_ _**applicant**_ _**shall**_ _**be deemed**_ _**to**_

_**be entitled**_ _**to claim**_ _**the entitlement**_ _**to**_ _**the**_

_**Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right.**_ _**This**_ _**shall**_ _**not**_

_**apply**_ _**if**_ _**the Office**_ _**is**_ _**aware,**_ _**by the**_ _**time**_ _**the**_

_**decision**_ _**on the aplication**_ _**for**_ _**grant**_ _**of**_ _**the**_

_**Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ **`is`** **`taJcen,`** **`or it`**

_**is**_ _**shown by a final**_ _**judgment**_ _**delivered**_ _**with**_

_**regard**_ _**to a claim**_ _**for**_ _**entitlement**_ _**pursuant**_ _**to**_

_**Article**_ _**95(4),**_ _**that**_ _**entitlement**_ _**is**_ _**not**_ _**or**_ _**is**_

_**not**_ _**solely**_ _**vested**_ _**in the first**_ _**applicant.**_

_**Where,**_ _**in the event**_ _**referred**_ _**to in the**_ _**second**_

_**sentence,**_ _**the identity**_ _**of the sole**_ _**or**_ _**other**_

_**person**_ _**entitled**_ _**has been**_ _**determiend,**_ _**the**_ _**latter**_

_**may enter**_ _**the proceedings**_ _**ae**_ _**applicant.**_

_**Article**_ _**13**_

_**Rights**_ _**of the holder**_ _**of a Community**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ _**right**_ _**and prohibited**_ _**acte**_

_**A Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**shall**_ _**have**_ _**the**_

_**effect**_ _**that**_ _**the holder**_ _**or holders**_ _**of**_ **`the`**

**`Community plant`** _**variety**_ _**right,**_ _**hereinafter**_

_**referred**_ _**to as**_ _**"the**_ _**holder",**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ _**entitled**_

_**to effect**_ _**the acts**_ **`set out`** _**in paragraph**_ _**2 in**_

_**respect**_ _**of**_ **`the variety.`**

_**All**_ _**other**_ _**persons**_ _**shall**_ _**be prohibited,**_ **`without`**

_**prejudice**_ _**to the provisions**_ _**of Articles**_ _**14 and**_

_**IS,**_ _**save**_ _**with**_ _**the**_ **`consent`** _**of**_ _**the holder,**_ _**from**_

_**reproducing**_ _**or propagating**_ _**the variety**_ _**or**_ _**from**_

_**offering,**_ _**disposing**_ _**of**_ _**to others,**_ _**using**_ _**or**_

_**importing**_ _**into**_ _**the Community,**_ _**exporting**_ _**from**_

_**the Community**_ _**or possessing**_ _**for**_ _**any of**_ _**the**_

_**abovementioned**_ _**purposea**_ _**individuale**_ _**or**_ _**other**_

_**parte**_ _**of plante**_ _**or**_ _**harveeted**_ _**material**_ _**of**_ _**the**_

_**varieties**_ _**or products**_ _**obtained**_ _**directly**_

_**therefrom,**_ _**all,**_ _**i.e.**_ _**individuale,**_ _**other**_ _**parte**_

_**of plante**_ _**or harvested**_ _**material**_ _**and**_ **`products`**

_**directly**_ _**obtained,**_ _**referred**_ _**to**_ _**hereinafter**_ _**ae**_

_**"material".**_

_**Where entitlement**_ _**to a Community plant**_ _**variety**_

_**right**_ _**is**_ _**vested**_ _**jointly**_ _**in two or more**_ _**pereone**_

_**pursuant**_ _**to paragraphs**_ _**2 or 3, one or more of**_

_**them may empower**_ _**the others**_ _**by**_ _**written**_

_**declaration**_ _**to such**_ _**effect**_ _**to claim**_ _**entitlement**_

_**thereto.**_

_**Deleted.**_

_**Article**_ _**13**_

_**Rights**_ _**of the holder**_ _**of a Community**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ _**right**_ _**and prohibited**_ _**acts**_

_**Unchanged**_

_**All**_ _**other**_ _**persons**_ _**shall**_ _**be prohibited,**_ _**without**_

_**prejudice**_ _**to the**_ _**provieione**_ _**of Articles**_ _**14 and**_

_**15,**_ _**save**_ _**with**_ _**the consent**_ _**of the holder,**_ _**from**_

_**reproducing**_ _**or propagating**_ _**the variety**_ _**and,**_ _**to**_

_**the extent**_ _**specified**_ _**in implementing**_ **`rules`**

**`pursuant to Article`** _**109,**_ _**the variety**_ _**which**_ _**ie**_

_**essentially**_ _**derived**_ _**from**_ _**the protected**_ _**variety,**_

_**where**_ _**the protected**_ _**variety**_ _**is**_ _**not**_ _**iteelf**_ _**an**_

**`essentially derived`** _**variety,**_ _**or from**_ _**offering,**_

_**disposing**_ _**of**_ _**to others,**_ _**ueing**_ _**or importing**_ _**into**_

`the` `Community,` `exporting` _from_ `the` _Community_ _or_

**`possessing for`** _**any of**_ **`the`** _**abovementioned**_ _**purposes**_

_**individuale**_ _**or other**_ _**parte**_ _**of plante**_ _**or**_ _**harveet&d**_

_**material**_ _**of the varietieB**_ _**ae**_ _**referred**_ _**to above**_ _**or**_

_**producte**_ _**obtained**_ _**directly**_ _**therefrom,**_ _**all,**_ **`i.e.`**

_**individuale,**_ _**other**_ _**parte**_ _**of**_ **`plants`** _**or**_ _**harveeted**_

_**material**_ _**and producte**_ _**directly**_ _**obtained,**_ _**referred**_

_**to**_ _**hereinafter**_ _**ae**_ _**"material".**_

##### ***1**

_**ORIGINAL**_ _**PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED PROPOSAL**_

_**3.**_ _**If**_ _**in**_ _**the**_ _**case**_ _**of**_ _**Article**_ _**11(3)**_ _**no**_ _**Community**_

_**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**has**_ _**been**_ _**granted**_ _**for**_ _**the**_

_**derived**_ _**variety,**_ _**all**_ _**other**_ _**persons**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_

_**prohibited,**_ _**save**_ _**with**_ _**the**_ _**consent**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**holder**_

_**of**_ _**the**_ _**source**_ _**variety,**_ _**from**_ _**effecting**_ _**acts**_ _**of**_

_**the**_ _**type**_ _**set**_ _**put**_ _**in paragraph**_ _**2 in**_ _**respect**_ _**of**_

_**the**_ _**derived**_ _**variety.**_

_**The**_ _**exercise**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**rights**_ _**conferred**_ _**by**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_ _**may not**_ _**violate**_

_**any**_ _**provisions**_ _**adopted**_ _**on**_ _**the**_ _**grounds**_ _**of**_ _**public**_

_**morality,**_ _**public**_ _**policy**_ _**or public**_ _**security;**_ _**the**_

_**protection**_ _**of**_ _**health**_ _**and**_ _**life**_ _**of**_ _**humans,**_

_**animals**_ _**or plants;**_ _**the**_ _**protection**_ _**of**_ _**the**_

_**environment;**_ _**or**_ _**the**_ _**safeguarding**_ _**of**_

_**competition,**_ _**trade**_ _**and**_ _**agricultural**_ _**production.**_

_**For**_ _**the**_ _**purpose**_ _**of**_ _**safeguarding**_ _**agricultural**_

_**production**_ _**in**_ _**the**_ _**case**_ _**of**_ _**plant**_ _**species**_

_**governed**_ _**by**_ _**Community**_ _**rules**_ _**on**_ _**the**_ _**marketing**_ _**of**_

_**seeds**_ _**or**_ _**other**_ _**propagating**_ _**material,**_

_**authorization**_ _**may**_ _**be**_ _**given**_ _**at**_ _**Community**_ _**level**_

_**and**_ _**in**_ _**accordance**_ _**with**_ _**the**_ _**procedure**_ _**laid**_ _**down**_

_**in**_ _**the**_ _**implementing**_ _**rules**_ _**pursuant**_ _**to**_

_**Article**_ _**109,**_ _**to permit**_ _**growers**_ _**of**_ _**propagating**_

_**material**_ _**of**_ _**a variety**_ _**for**_ _**which**_ _**a**_ _**Community**_

_**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**has**_ _**been**_ _**granted**_ _**to**_ _**plant**_

_**on**_ _**their**_ _**own holding**_ _**harvested**_ _**material**_

_**obtained**_ _**therefrom.**_ _**Such**_ _**authorization**_ _**may**_ _**be**_

_**given**_ _**only**_ _**under**_ _**conditions**_ _**which**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ **`set`**

**`up`** _**in**_ _**an appropriate**_ _**manner**_ **`at`** **`Community`** _**level,**_

_**upon**_ _**initiative**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**Commission.**_

_**Deleted**_

_**The**_ _**exercise**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**rights**_ _**conferred**_ _**by**_ _**Community**_

_**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_ _**may**_ _**not**_ _**violate**_ _**any**_

_**provisions**_ _**adopted**_ _**on**_ _**the**_ _**grounde**_ _**of**_ _**public**_

_**morality,**_ _**public**_ _**policy**_ _**or public**_ _**security;**_ _**the**_

_**protection**_ _**of**_ _**health**_ _**and**_ _**life**_ _**of**_ _**humane,**_ _**animale**_

_**or plante;**_ _**the**_ _**protection**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**environment**_ _**;**_ _**or**_

_**the**_ _**safeguarding**_ _**of**_ _**competition,**_ _**trade**_ _**and**_

_**agricultural**_ _**production.**_

_**ORIGINAL PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED**_ _**PROPOSAL**_

_**Article**_ _**13a**_ _**(new)**_

_**Derogation**_ _**from Plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**By way of derogation**_ _**from Article**_ _**13,**_ _**and**_ _**for**_ _**the**_

_**purpose**_ _**of safeguarding**_ _**agricultural**_ _**production,**_

_**farmers**_ _**may without**_ _**prejudice**_ _**to the**_ _**provisions**_

_**of paragraph**_ _**2,**_ _**use on their**_ _**own holding**_ _**for**_ _**the**_

_**purposes**_ _**of reproduction**_ _**or propagation**_ _**-**_ _**either**_

_**by themselves**_ _**or with**_ _**the help**_ _**of others**_ _**-**_

_**harvested**_ _**material**_ _**obtained**_ _**through**_ _**cultivation**_

_**on their**_ _**own holding**_ _**of propagating**_ _**material**_ _**of a**_

_**variety**_ _**coming**_ _**under**_ _**the**_ _**Community**_ _**variety**_

_**protection.**_

_**Any genus**_ _**and species**_ _**excluded**_ _**by**_ _**special**_

_**exemption**_ _**from**_ _**the provisions**_ _**of paragraph**_ _**1 of**_

_**this**_ _**Article,**_ _**together**_ _**with**_ _**any other**_ _**additional**_

_**requirement**_ _**or limitation**_ _**imposed**_ _**by**_ _**such**_

_**exclusion,**_ _**shall**_ _**be the subject**_ _**of**_ _**implementing**_

_**rules**_ _**pursuant**_ **`to Article`** _**109.**_

_**Where these**_ _**requirements**_ _**include**_ _**the payment**_ _**of a**_

_**remuneration**_ _**for**_ _**the use**_ _**referred**_ _**to**_ _**in**_

_**paragraph**_ _**1,**_ _**this**_ _**remuneration**_ **`must`** **`he`** _**sensibly**_

_**lower**_ _**than**_ _**the**_ **`amount`** _**charged**_ _**for**_ _**the**_ _**licensed**_

_**production**_ _**of propagating**_ _**material**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ _**same**_

_**variety.**_

_**The Member States**_ _**shall**_ _**include**_ _**in**_ _**their**_

_**legislation**_ _**measures**_ _**penalizing**_ _**the flight**_ _**or**_

_**illegal**_ _**handling**_ _**of propagating**_ _**material**_ _**of**_ _**the**_

_**variety**_ _**for**_ _**which**_ _**a Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_

_**has been**_ _**obtained,**_ _**except**_ _**for**_ _**the cases**_ _**and**_

_**practices**_ _**set**_ _**out**_ _**in**_ _**this**_ _**Article.**_

###### **_(*_**

_**ORIGINAL**_ _**PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED PROPOSAL**_

_**Article**_ _**14**_

_**Limitation**_ _**of**_ _**the**_ **`effects`** _**of**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ **`rights`**

_**The rights**_ _**conferred**_ _**by a Community plant**_ _**variety**_

_**right**_ _**shall**_ _**not**_ _**extend**_ _**to:**_

_**(a)**_ _**acts**_ _**relating**_ _**to products**_ _**that**_ _**do**_ _**not**_

_**constitute**_ _**material**_ _**;**_

_**(b)**_ _**acts**_ _**effected**_ _**privately**_ _**and for**_ _**non-**_

_**commercial**_ _**purposes;**_

_**(c)**_ _**acts**_ _**effected**_ _**for**_ _**experimental**_ _**purposes;**_

_**(d)**_ _**acts**_ _**effected**_ _**for**_ _**the purpose**_ _**of**_ _**discovering**_

_**or creating**_ _**new**_ _**varieties;**_

_**(e)**_ _**without**_ _**prejudice**_ _**to the provisions**_ _**of**_

_**Article**_ _**13 (3),**_ _**acts**_ _**effected**_ _**for**_ _**the**_ _**purpose**_

_**of using**_ _**the new varieties**_ _**discovered**_ _**or**_

_**created**_ _**pursuant**_ **`to`** _**subparagraph**_ _**(d),**_ _**unless**_

_**individuals**_ _**of the protected**_ _**variety**_ _**have**_

_**to be used repeatedly**_ _**for**_ _**the**_ _**production**_

_**of the new variety**_ _**for**_ _**commercial**_

_**purposes,**_ _**or**_

_**the new variety**_ _**or the material**_ _**of**_ _**this**_

_**variety**_ _**comes**_ _**under**_ _**the protection**_ _**of**_ _**a**_

_**property**_ _**right**_ _**which**_ _**does**_ _**not**_ _**contain**_ _**a**_

_**comparable**_ _**provision:**_

_**(f)**_ _**acts**_ _**whose prohibition**_ _**would**_ _**violate**_ _**the**_

_**provisions**_ _**laid**_ _**down in Article**_ _**13(4).**_

_**Article**_ _**18**_

_**Duration**_ _**of Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**The term of the**_ _**Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_

_**shall**_ _**run until**_ _**the end of the 30th**_ _**calender**_

_**year,**_ _**or,**_ _**in the case**_ _**of varieties**_ _**of vine**_ _**and**_

**`tree`** _**species,**_ **`until the end`** _**of the**_ _**50th**_

_**calendar**_ _**year,**_ _**following**_ _**the year**_ _**of**_ _**grant.**_

_**A Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**shall**_ _**lapse**_

_**before**_ _**the expiry**_ _**of the**_ _**terms**_ _**laid**_ _**down**_ _**in**_

_**paragraph**_ _**1 if**_ _**the holder**_ _**surrenders**_ _**it**_ _**by**_

_**sending**_ **`a`** _**written**_ _**declaration**_ _**to such**_ _**effect**_ _**to**_

_**the Office,**_ _**and with**_ _**effect**_ _**from**_ _**the**_ _**day**_

_**following**_ _**the day on which**_ _**the declaration**_ _**is**_

_**received**_ _**by the**_ _**Office.**_

`Article` _14_

_**Limitation**_ _**of the**_ **`effects`** _**of**_

_**Community plant**_ _**variety**_ **`rights`**

_**The rights**_ _**conferred**_ _**by a Community plant**_ _**variety**_

_**right**_ _**shall**_ _**not**_ _**extend**_ _**to:**_

_**(a) acts**_ _**relating**_ _**to products**_ _**that**_ _**do not**_ _**constitute**_

_**material**_ _**;**_

_**(b) acts**_ _**effected**_ _**privately**_ _**and for**_ _**non-commercial**_

_**purposes**_ _**;**_

_**(c) acts**_ _**effected**_ _**for**_ _**experimental**_ _**purposes**_ _**;**_

_**(d) acts**_ _**effected**_ _**for**_ _**the purpose**_ _**of discovering**_ _**or**_

_**creating**_ _**new**_ _**varieties;**_

_**(e) without**_ _**prejudice**_ _**to the provieione**_ _**related**_ _**to**_

**`essentially`** _**derived**_ _**varieties**_ _**pursuant**_ _**to**_

_**Article**_ _**13 (2),**_ _**acts**_ _**effected**_ _**for**_ _**the purpose**_ _**of**_

_**using**_ _**the new varieties**_ _**discovered**_ _**or**_ _**created**_

**`pursuant to`** _**subparagraph**_ _**(d),**_ **`unless`** _**individuals**_

_**of the protected**_ _**variety**_ _**have**_ _**to be**_ _**used**_

_**repeatedly**_ _**for**_ _**the production**_ _**of**_ _**the new**_ _**variety**_

_**for**_ _**commercial**_ _**purpoaea,**_ _**or**_

_**(f)**_ _**acte**_ _**whoee**_ _**prohibition**_ _**would**_ _**violate**_ _**the**_

_**provisions**_ _**laid**_ _**down in Article**_ _**13(3)**_ _**or**_ _**13a.**_

_**Article**_ _**18**_

_**Duration**_ _**of Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**The term of the Community plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_

_**shall**_ _**run**_ **`until the`** _**end of the 20th**_ _**calendar**_

_**year,**_ _**or,**_ _**in the case**_ _**of varieties**_ _**of vine**_ _**and**_

_**tree**_ _**species,**_ _**until**_ _**the**_ _**end of**_ _**the 25th**_ _**calendar**_

_**year,**_ _**following**_ _**the year**_ _**of**_ _**grant.**_

_**Unchanged**_

_**ORIGINAL**_ _**PROPOSAL**_ _**AMENDED PROPOSAL**_

_**Article**_ _**89**_

_**Cumulative**_ _**protection**_ _**prohibited**_

_**Varieties**_ _**that**_ _**are the**_ _**subject**_ _**matter**_ _**of**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_ _**shall**_ _**not be**_

_**patented**_ _**nor be the**_ _**subject**_ _**of**_ _**national**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ _**rights.**_ _**Any**_ _**rights**_ _**granted**_ _**contrary**_ _**to**_

_**the**_ _**first**_ _**sentence**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ _**ineffective.**_

_**Where**_ _**the**_ _**holder**_ _**has**_ _**been**_ _**granted**_ _**another**_ _**right**_

_**ae**_ _**referred**_ _**to in**_ _**paragraph**_ _**1 for the**_ _**same**_

_**variety**_ _**prior**_ _**to**_ _**grant**_ _**of the**_ _**Community**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ _**right,**_ _**he**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ _**unable**_ _**to**_ _**invoke**_ _**the**_

_**rights**_ _**conferred**_ _**by**_ _**such**_ _**protection**_ _**in**_ _**respect**_

_**of**_ _**the**_ _**variety**_ _**for as**_ _**long**_ _**as the**_ _**Community**_

_**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**right**_ _**remains**_ _**effective.**_

_**Article**_ _**103**_

_**Penalties**_ _**for**_ _**infringements**_ _**of**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**Member**_ _**States**_ _**shall**_ _**ensure**_ _**that**_ _**on 1**_ _**July**_ _**1992 at**_

_**the**_ _**latest**_ _**the**_ _**same**_ _**provisions**_ _**are**_ _**made**_ _**applicable**_

**`to`** _**penalize**_ _**infringements**_ _**of**_ _**Community**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ _**rights**_ _**as**_ _**apply**_ _**in the**_ _**matter**_ _**of**_

_**infringements**_ _**of**_ _**corresponding**_ _**national**_ _**industrial**_

_**property**_ _**rights.**_

_**Article 112**_

_**Transitional**_ _**provisions**_

_**The Office shall be established**_ _**in good time**_ **`to`**

_**assume fully**_ _**the tasks incumbent upon it pursuant**_

_**to this Regulation as from 1 July 1992.**_

_**Article 113**_

_**Entry info force**_

_**This Regulation shall enter into force on**_

_**1 April 1991.**_

_**Articles**_ _**1, 2, 3, 5**_ **`to`** _**28 and 48 to 102 shall**_

_**apply from 1 July 1992.**_

_**This Regulation shall be binding in its**_ _**entirety**_

_**and directly**_ _**applicable**_ _**in all**_ _**Member**_ _**States.**_

_**Article**_ _**89**_

_**Cumulative**_ _**protection**_ _**prohibited**_

_**Plant**_ _**varieties**_ _**shall**_ _**not be**_ _**patented.**_ _**This**_

_**prohibition**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ _**interpreted**_ _**in**_ _**accordance**_

_**with**_ _**the**_ _**definition**_ _**of**_ _**variety**_ _**laid**_ _**down**_ _**in**_

_**Article**_ _**5(2) of**_ _**this**_ _**Regulation.**_ _**Nor**_ _**shall**_

_**varieties**_ _**that**_ _**are the**_ _**subject**_ **`matter`** _**of**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_ _**be the**_ _**subject**_

_**matter**_ _**of any**_ _**other**_ _**form**_ _**of**_ _**national**_ _**plant**_

_**variety**_ _**rights.**_ _**Any**_ _**rights**_ _**granted**_ _**contrary**_ _**to**_

_**this**_ _**paragraph**_ _**shall**_ _**be**_ _**ineffective.**_

_**2.**_ _**Unchanged**_

_**Article**_ _**103**_

_**Penalties**_ _**for**_ _**infringements**_ _**of**_

_**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_ _**rights**_

_**Member**_ _**States**_ _**shall**_ _**ensure**_ _**that**_ _**on**_ **`at`**

**`the`** _**latest**_ _**the same provisions**_ _**are made applicable**_ _**to**_

_**penalize**_ _**infringements**_ _**of**_ _**Community**_ _**plant**_ _**variety**_

_**rights as apply in the**_ **`matter`** _**of**_ _**infringements**_ _**of**_

_**corresponding national industrial**_ _**property**_ _**rights.**_

_**Article 112**_

_**Transitional**_ _**provisions**_

_**The Office shall be established**_ _**in good time to**_

_**assume fully**_ _**the**_ **`tasks incumbent upon`** _**i t pursuant to**_

**`this`** _**Regulation ae from**_ **`.`**

_**Article 113**_

_**Entry info force**_

_**This Regulation shall enter into force on**_

_**Articles**_ _**1, 2, 3, 5**_ **`to`** _**28 and 48 to 102 shall apply**_

_from_

**`This`** _**Regulation shall be binding in its**_ _**entirety and**_

_**directly**_ _**applicable**_ _**in all**_ _**Member**_ _**States.**_

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