Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94
of 27 July 1994
on Community plant variety rights (revoked)

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Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Plant Breeders’ Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/204), reg. 1(1), Sch.; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Community plant variety rights
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Article 2 Uniform effect of Community plant variety rights
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Article 3 National property rights for plant varieties
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Article 4 Community Office
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PART TWO SUBSTANTIVE LAW

CHAPTER I CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE GRANT OF COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS

Article 5 Object of Community plant variety rights
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Article 6 Protectable varieties
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Article 7 Distinctness
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Article 8 Uniformity
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Article 9 Stability
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Article 10 Novelty
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CHAPTER II PERSONS ENTITLED

Article 11 Entitlement to Community plant variety rights
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Article 12 Entitlement to file an application for a Community plant variety right
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CHAPTER III EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS

Article 13 Rights of the holder of a Community plant variety right and prohibited acts
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Article 14 Derogation from Community plant variety right
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Article 15 Limitation of the effects of Community plant variety rights
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Article 16 Exhaustion of Community plant variety rights
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Article 17 Use of variety denominations
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Article 18 Limitation of the use of variety denominations
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CHAPTER IV DURATION AND TERMINATION OF COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS

Article 19 Duration of Community plant variety rights
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Article 20 Nullity of Community plant variety rights
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Article 21 Cancellation of Community plant variety rights
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CHAPTER V COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS AS OBJECTS OF PROPERTY

Article 22 Assimilation with national laws
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Article 23 Transfer
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Article 24 Levy of execution
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Article 25 Bankruptcy or like proceedings
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Article 26 The application for a Community plant variety right as an object of property
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Article 27 Contractual exploitation rights
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Article 28 Joint holdership
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Article 29 Compulsory licensing
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PART THREE THE COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFFICE

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 30 Legal status, sub-offices
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Article 31 Staff
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Article 32 Privileges and immunities
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Article 33 Liability
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Article 33a Access to documents
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Article 34 Languages
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Article 35 Decisions of the Office
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CHAPTER II THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

Article 36 Creation and powers
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Article 37 Composition
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Article 38 Chairmanship
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Article 39 Meetings
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Article 40 Place of meetings
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Article 41 Voting
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CHAPTER III MANAGEMENT OF THE OFFICE

Article 42 Functions and powers of the President
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Article 43 Appointment of senior officials
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Article 44 Control of legality
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CHAPTER IV THE BOARDS OF APPEAL

Article 45 Establishment and powers
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Article 46 Composition of the Boards of Appeal
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Article 47 Independence of the members of the Boards of Appeal
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Article 48 Exclusion and objection
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PART FOUR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE

CHAPTER I APPLICATIONS

Article 49 Filing of applications
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Article 50 Conditions governing applications
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Article 51 Date of application
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Article 52 The right of priority
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CHAPTER II EXAMINATION

Article 53 Formal examination of application
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Article 54 Substantive examination
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Article 55 Technical examination
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Article 56 The conduct of technical examinations
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Article 57 Examination reports
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Article 58 Costs of technical examinations
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Article 59 Objections to grant of right
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Article 60 Priority of a new application in the case of objections
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CHAPTER III DECISIONS

Article 61 Refusal
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Article 62 Grant
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Article 63 Variety denomination
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CHAPTER IV THE MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS

Article 64 Technical verification
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Article 65 Report on the technical verification
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Article 66 Amendment of the variety denomination
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CHAPTER V APPEALS

Article 67 Decisions subject to appeal
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Article 68 Persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to appeal proceedings
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Article 69 Time limit and form
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Article 70 Interlocutory revision
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Article 71 Examination of appeals
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Article 72 Decision on appeal
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Article 73 Actions against decisions of the Boards of Appeal
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Article 74 Direct action
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CHAPTER VI MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS

Article 75 Statement of grounds on which decisions are based, right of audience
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Article 76 Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion
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Article 77 Oral proceedings
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Article 78 Taking of evidence
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Article 79 Service
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Article 80 Restitutio in integrum
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Article 81 General principles
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Article 82 Procedural representative
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CHAPTER VII FEES, SETTLEMENT OF COSTS

Article 83 Fees
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Article 84 Termination of financial obligations
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Article 85 Apportionment of costs
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Article 86 Enforcement of decisions which determine the amount of costs
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CHAPTER VIII REGISTERS

Article 87 Establishment of the Registers
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Article 88 Public inspection
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Article 89 Periodical publications
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Article 90 Exchange of information and of publications
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Article 91 Administrative and legal cooperation
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PART FIVE IMPACT ON OTHER LAWS

Article 92 Cumulative protection prohibited
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Article 93 Application of national law
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PART SIX CIVIL LAW CLAIMS, INFRINGEMENTS, JURISDICTION

Article 94 Infringement
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Article 95 Acts prior to grant of Community plant variety rights
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Article 96 Prescription
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Article 97 Supplementary application of national law regarding infringement
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Article 98 Claiming entitlement to a Community plant variety right
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Article 99 Obtaining identification of a variety
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Article 100 Consequences of a change in holdership of a Community plant variety right
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Article 101 Jurisdiction and procedure in legal actions relating to civil law claims
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Article 102 Supplementary provisions
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Article 103 Rules of procedure applicable
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Article 104 Entitlement to bring an action for infringement
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Article 105 Obligation of national courts or other bodies
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Article 106 Stay of proceedings
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Article 107 Penalties for infringement of Community plant variety rights
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PART SEVEN BUDGET, FINANCIAL CONTROL, COMMUNITY IMPLEMENTING RULES

Article 108 Budget
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Article 109 Preparation of the budget
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Article 110 Implementation of the budget
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Article 111 Audit and control
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Article 112 Financial provisions
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Article 113 Fees regulations
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Article 114 Other implementing rules
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Article 115 Procedure
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PART EIGHT TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 116 Derogations
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Article 117 Transitional provisions
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Article 118 Entry into force
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