Article 91U.K.Inspection by or via courts or public prosecutors’ offices of the Member States
1.The inspection of files under Article 91(1) of the basic Regulation shall be of copies of the files issued by the Office exclusively for that purpose.
2.Courts or public prosecutors’ offices of the Member States may, in the course of proceedings before them, lay the documents transmitted by the Office open to inspection by third parties. Such inspection shall be subject to Article 88 of the basic Regulation; the Office shall not charge any fee for it.
3.The Office shall, at the time of transmission of the files to the courts or public prosecutor’s offices of the Member States, indicate the restrictions to which the inspection of documents relating to applications for, or to grants of Community plant variety rights is subject pursuant to Article 88 of the basic Regulation.