Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/95Show full title

Article 9 U.K. Annual fee

[F1 [F2 1. The office shall charge a holder of a Community plant variety right (hereinafter referred to as the holder) a fee for each year of the duration of a Community plant variety right (hereinafter referred to as annual fee) of EUR 300 for the years 2003 to 2005 and of EUR 200 for the year 2006 and the following years. Where a person paid a fee of EUR 300 for the year 2006, the office shall refund the difference of EUR 100 to that person.]

2. Payment of the annual fee shall be due:

(a) in relation to the first year of the term of the Community plant variety right, within 60 days of date of the grant of the right; and

(b) in relation to subsequent years of the term of the Community plant variety right, on the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the anniversary of the date grant falls.]

3. The Office shall issue to the holder a request containing the subject of payment, the amount due, the date for payment, and information on the possibility of a surcharge pursuant to Article 13 (2) (a).

4. The Office shall not refund any payments which have been effected in order to keep the Community plant variety right in force.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 569/2003 of 28 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 establishing implementation rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office.

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2039/2005 of 14 December 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) 2100/94 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office.