TITLE VINFORMATION GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC

CHAPTER IRegisters, public inspection and publications

Section 1The Registers

Article 81Conditions for specific entries in the Registers

1

Where a Community plant variety right applied for or granted is concerned by bankruptcy or like proceedings, an entry to this effect shall be made, free of charge, in the Register for Community Plant Variety Rights at the request of the competent national authority. This entry shall also be deleted at the request of the competent national authority, free of charge.

2

Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the institution of actions in respect of claims referred to in Articles 98 and 99 of the basic Regulation and the final decision in, or of any other termination of, any such action.

3

Where varieties are identified respectively as initial and essentially derived, a request for entry by all the parties to proceedings may be made jointly or separately. In the event of a request from only one party to proceedings, the request shall be accompanied by sufficient documentary evidence of the actions referred to in Article 87(2)(h) of the basic Regulation to replace the request of the other party.

4

Where the entry of a contractual exclusive exploitation right or of a Community plant variety right given as security or as the subject of rights in rem is requested, such request shall be accompanied by sufficient documentary evidence.