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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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)

TITLE I PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS, OFFICE AND EXAMINATION OFFICES

CHAPTER I Parties to proceedings

Article 1 Parties to proceedings
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Article 2 Designation of parties to proceedings
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Article 3 Languages of parties to proceedings
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Article 4 Languages in oral proceedings and in the taking of evidence
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Article 5 Translation of documents of parties to proceedings
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CHAPTER II The Office

Section 1 Committees of the Office

Article 6 Qualification of members of the Committees
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Article 7 Decisions of the Committee
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Article 8 Power of individual members of the Committees
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Article 9 Role of the President
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Article 10 Consultations
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Section 2 Boards of Appeal

Article 11 Boards of Appeal
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Article 12 Registry attached to a Board of Appeal
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CHAPTER III Examination Offices

Article 13 Designation of an Examination Office referred to in Article 55(1) of the basic Regulation
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Article 14 Designation of an agency or establishment of a sub-office referred to in Article 55(2) of the basic Regulation
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Article 15 Procedure for designation
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TITLE II SPECIFIC PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE

CHAPTER I Application for a Community plant variety right

Section 1 Actions of the applicant

Article 16 Filing of the application
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Article 17 Receipt of the application
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Article 18 Conditions laid down in Article 50(1) of the basic Regulation
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Article 19 Conditions referred to in Article 50(2) of the basic Regulation
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Article 20 Claiming priority
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Article 21 Entitlement to a Community plant variety right during proceedings
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Section 2 Conduct of the technical examination

Article 22 Decision on test guidelines
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Article 23 Powers vested in the President of the Office
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Article 24 Notification by the Office of the Examination Office
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Article 25 Cooperation between the Office and the Examination Office
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Article 26 Form of the examination reports
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Article 27 Other examination reports
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Section 3 Variety denomination

Article 28 Proposal for a variety denomination
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Article 29 Examination of a proposal
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Article 30 Guidelines for variety denomination
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CHAPTER II Objection

Article 31 Filing of objections
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Article 32 Rejection of objections
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CHAPTER III Maintenance of Community plant variety rights

Article 33 Obligations of the holder under Article 64(3) of the basic Regulation
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Article 34 Technical verification of the protected variety
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Article 35 Other material to be used for a technical verification
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Article 36 Amendments of the variety denominations
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CHAPTER IV Community licences to be granted by the Office

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

Article 37 Applications for a compulsory licence
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Article 38 Examination of the application for a compulsory licence
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Article 39 Tenure of a Community plant variety right during the proceedings
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Article 40 Contents of the decision on the application
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Article 41 Grant of a compulsory licence
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Article 42 Conditions pertaining to the person to whom a compulsory licence is granted
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Article 43 Category of persons satisfying specific requirements pursuant to Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation
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Section 2 Exploitation rights pursuant to Article 100(2) of the basic Regulation

Article 44 Exploitation rights pursuant to Article 100(2) of the basic Regulation
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TITLE III PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF APPEAL

Article 45 Contents of the notice of appeal
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Article 46 Receipt of the notice of appeal
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Article 47 Participation as a party to the appeal proceedings
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Article 48 Role of the Office
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Article 49 Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible
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Article 50 Oral proceedings
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Article 51 Examination of appeals
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Article 51a Several appeals
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Article 52 Decision on the appeal
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TITLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER I Decisions, communications and documents

Article 53 Decisions
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Article 53a Proceedings for nullity and cancellation
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Article 54 Certificate for a Community plant variety right
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Article 55 Communications
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Article 56 Right of audience
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Article 57 Documents filed by parties to proceedings
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Article 58 Documentary evidence
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CHAPTER II Oral proceedings and taking of evidence

Article 59 Summons to oral proceedings
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Article 60 Taking of evidence by the Office
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Article 61 Commissioning of experts
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Article 62 Costs of taking evidence
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Article 63 Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence
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CHAPTER III Service

Article 64 General provisions on service
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Article 64a Service by electronic means or other technical means
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Article 65 Service by post
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Article 66 Service by hand delivery
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Article 66a Service to procedural representatives
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Article 67 Public notice
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Article 68 Irregularities in service
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CHAPTER IV Time limits and interruption of proceedings

Article 69 Computation of time limits
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Article 70 Duration of time limits
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Article 71 Extension of time limits
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Article 72 Interruption of proceedings
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CHAPTER V Procedural representatives

Article 73 Designation of a procedural representative
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Article 74 Credentials of procedural representatives
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CHAPTER VI Apportionment and determination of costs

Article 75 Awards of costs
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Article 76 Determination of costs
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Article 77 Settlement of costs
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TITLE V INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC

CHAPTER I Registers, public inspection and publications

Section 1 The Registers

Article 78 Entries related to proceedings and to Community plant variety rights, to be entered in the Registers
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Article 79 Entry of transfer of a Community plant variety right
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Article 80 Conditions for entries in the Registers
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Article 81 Conditions for specific entries in the Registers
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Article 82 Public inspection of the Registers
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Section 2 Keeping of documents, public inspection of documents and varieties grown

Article 83 Keeping of the files
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Article 84 Access to documents held by the Office
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Article 85 Inspection of the growing of the varieties
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Article 86 Confidential information
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Section 3 Publications

Article 87 Official Gazette
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Article 88 Publication of applications for exploitation rights to be granted by the Office and decisions thereon
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Article 89 Publication of appeals and decisions thereon
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CHAPTER II Administrative and legal cooperation

Article 90 Communication of information
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Article 91 Inspection by or via courts or public prosecutors’ offices of the Member States
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Article 92 Procedure for letters rogatory
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TITLE VI FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Article 94 Entry into force
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ANNEX I

1. The compensation payable to witnesses and experts in respect of travel and subsistence expenses provided for in Article 62(2) shall be calculated as follows:
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2. The compensation payable to witnesses in respect of loss of earnings provided for in Article 62(3) shall be calculated as follows:
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5. The remuneration of an agent, adviser or advocate acting as a representative of a party to proceedings as provided for in Article 76(3) and Article 76(4)(c) shall be borne by the other party to proceedings on the basis of the following maximum rates:
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ANNEX II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .