Article 1 
1. The duration of the Community plant variety right, as provided for in Article 19 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 shall in respect of varieties of potatoes, be extended by a further five years, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 116 (4) indent of the said Regulation. 2. In the case of varieties for which a national plant variety right was granted prior to the grant of the Community plant variety right, but to which Article 116 (4) 4th indent of the said Regulation does not apply, the extension referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reduced by the longest period in full years during which any national property right or rights granted have been effective in a Member State in respect of the same variety prior to the grant of the Community plant variety right.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996. For the Council The President I. YATES This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996. For the Council The President I. YATES For the Council The President I. YATES