TITLE I PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS, OFFICE AND EXAMINATION OFFICES CHAPTER I Parties to proceedings Article 1Parties to proceedingsArticle 2Designation of parties to proceedingsArticle 3Languages of parties to proceedingsArticle 4Languages in oral proceedings and in the taking of evidenceArticle 5Translation of documents of parties to proceedingsCHAPTER II The Office Section 1 Committees of the Office Article 6Qualification of members of the CommitteesArticle 7Decisions of the CommitteeArticle 8Power of individual members of the CommitteesArticle 9Role of the PresidentArticle 10 Consultations Section 2 Boards of Appeal Article 11Boards of AppealArticle 12Registry attached to a Board of AppealCHAPTER III Examination Offices Article 13Designation of an Examination Office referred to in Article 55(1) of the basic RegulationArticle 14 Designation of an agency or establishment of a sub-office referred to in Article 55(2) of the basic Regulation Article 15Procedure for designation

TITLE I PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS, OFFICE AND EXAMINATION OFFICES

CHAPTER I Parties to proceedings

Article 1Parties to proceedings

Article 2Designation of parties to proceedings

Article 3Languages of parties to proceedings

Article 4Languages in oral proceedings and in the taking of evidence

Article 5Translation of documents of parties to proceedings

CHAPTER II The Office

Section 1 Committees of the Office

Article 6Qualification of members of the Committees

Article 7Decisions of the Committee

Article 8Power of individual members of the Committees

Article 9Role of the President

Article 10 Consultations

Section 2 Boards of Appeal

Article 11Boards of Appeal

Article 12Registry attached to a Board of Appeal

CHAPTER III Examination Offices

Article 13Designation of an Examination Office referred to in Article 55(1) of the basic Regulation

Article 14 Designation of an agency or establishment of a sub-office referred to in Article 55(2) of the basic Regulation

Article 15Procedure for designation

TITLE II SPECIFIC PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE

CHAPTER I Application for a Community plant variety right

Section 1 Actions of the applicant

Article 16Filing of the application

Article 17Receipt of the application

Article 18Conditions laid down in Article 50(1) of the basic Regulation

Article 19Conditions referred to in Article 50(2) of the basic Regulation

Article 20Claiming priority

Article 21Entitlement to a Community plant variety right during proceedings

Section 2 Conduct of the technical examination

Article 22Decision on test guidelines

Article 23Powers vested in the President of the Office

Article 24Notification by the Office of the Examination Office

Article 25Cooperation between the Office and the Examination Office

Article 26Form of the examination reports

Article 27Other examination reports

Section 3 Variety denomination

Article 28Proposal for a variety denomination

Article 29Examination of a proposal

Article 30Guidelines for variety denomination

CHAPTER II Objection

Article 31Filing of objections

Article 32Rejection of objections

CHAPTER III Maintenance of Community plant variety rights

Article 33Obligations of the holder under Article 64(3) of the basic Regulation

Article 34Technical verification of the protected variety

Article 35Other material to be used for a technical verification

Article 36Amendments of the variety denominations

CHAPTER IV Community licences to be granted by the Office

Section 1 Compulsory licences pursuant to Article 29 of the basic Regulation

Article 37Applications for a compulsory licence

Article 38Examination of the application for a compulsory licence

Article 39Tenure of a Community plant variety right during the proceedings

Article 40Contents of the decision on the application

Article 41Grant of a compulsory licence

Article 42Conditions pertaining to the person to whom a compulsory licence is granted

Article 43Category of persons satisfying specific requirements pursuant to Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation

Section 2 Exploitation rights pursuant to Article 100(2) of the basic Regulation

Article 44Exploitation rights pursuant to Article 100(2) of the basic Regulation

TITLE III PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF APPEAL

Article 45Contents of the notice of appeal

Article 46Receipt of the notice of appeal

Article 47Participation as a party to the appeal proceedings

Article 48Role of the Office

Article 49Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible

Article 50Oral proceedings

Article 51Examination of appeals

Article 51a Several appeals

Article 52Decision on the appeal

TITLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER I Decisions, communications and documents

Article 53Decisions

Article 53a Proceedings for nullity and cancellation

Article 54Certificate for a Community plant variety right

Article 55Communications

Article 56Right of audience

Article 57Documents filed by parties to proceedings

Article 58Documentary evidence

CHAPTER II Oral proceedings and taking of evidence

Article 59Summons to oral proceedings

Article 60Taking of evidence by the Office

Article 61Commissioning of experts

Article 62Costs of taking evidence

Article 63Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence

CHAPTER III Service

Article 64General provisions on service

Article 64a Service by electronic means or other technical means

Article 65Service by post

Article 66Service by hand delivery

Article 66a Service to procedural representatives

Article 67Public notice

Article 68Irregularities in service

CHAPTER IV Time limits and interruption of proceedings

Article 69Computation of time limits

Article 70Duration of time limits

Article 71Extension of time limits

Article 72Interruption of proceedings

CHAPTER V Procedural representatives

Article 73Designation of a procedural representative

Article 74Credentials of procedural representatives

CHAPTER VI Apportionment and determination of costs

Article 75Awards of costs

Article 76Determination of costs

Article 77Settlement of costs

TITLE V INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC

CHAPTER I Registers, public inspection and publications

Section 1 The Registers

Article 78Entries related to proceedings and to Community plant variety rights, to be entered in the Registers

Article 79Entry of transfer of a Community plant variety right

Article 80Conditions for entries in the Registers

Article 81Conditions for specific entries in the Registers

Article 82Public inspection of the Registers

Section 2 Keeping of documents, public inspection of documents and varieties grown

Article 83Keeping of the files

Article 84Access to documents held by the Office

Article 85Inspection of the growing of the varieties

Article 86Confidential information

Section 3 Publications

Article 87Official Gazette

Article 88Publication of applications for exploitation rights to be granted by the Office and decisions thereon

Article 89Publication of appeals and decisions thereon

CHAPTER II Administrative and legal cooperation

Article 90Communication of information

Article 91Inspection by or via courts or public prosecutors’ offices of the Member States

Article 92Procedure for letters rogatory

TITLE VI FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 93Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 is repealed. References to the repealed...

Article 94Entry into force

1.The compensation payable to witnesses and experts in respect of...

2.The compensation payable to witnesses in respect of loss of...

3.The fees payable to experts provided for in Article 62(3)...

4.Payments to witnesses or experts for loss of earnings or...

5.The remuneration of an agent, adviser or advocate acting as...

Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009

of 17 September 2009

establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office

(recast) (revoked)

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