council regul ec april amend regul ec commun plant varieti right council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament council regul ec juli commun plant varieti right creat commun regim plant varieti exist nation regim grant industri properti right valid commun commun plant varieti right implement applic regim carri commun offic legal person commun plant varieti offic offic term quot compulsori licenc quot mean content current term quot compulsori exploit quot offic entitl grant compulsori licenc plant varieti protect commun plant varieti commun legal framework protect biotechnolog invent establish direct ec european parliament council juli legal protect biotechnolog invent lai articl rule grant exclus compulsori licenc protect plant varieti includ commun plant varieti incorpor patent invent vice versa articl regul ec provid gener grant compulsori licenc commun plant varieti ground public interest expressli refer licenc provid accord articl direct ec ensur transpar coher system compulsori cross licens amend rule establish regul ec make express refer set specif condit relat compulsori licenc provid direct ec nation scope protect biotechnolog invent direct ec ensur nation patent holder grant cross licenc plant varieti member state claim patent biotechnolog invent treati power articl thereof adopt regul adopt regul articl articl regul ec replac quot articl compulsori licens compulsori licenc grant person offic applic person person ground public interest consult administr council refer articl applic member state commiss organis set commun level regist commiss compulsori licenc grant categori person satisfi specif requir member state commun grant ground public interest approv administr council offic grant compulsori licenc pursuant paragraph stipul type act cover reason condit pertain thereto specif requir refer paragraph reason condit account interest holder plant varieti right affect grant compulsori licenc reason condit includ time limit payment royalti equit remuner holder impos oblig holder fulfil make compulsori licenc expiri year period grant compulsori licenc pursuant paragraph time limit set paragraph parti proceed request decis grant compulsori licenc cancel amend sole ground request circumst determin decis meantim undergon chang applic compulsori licenc grant holder respect essenti deriv varieti criteria set paragraph met reason condit refer paragraph includ payment royalti equit remuner holder initi varieti applic compulsori licenc exclus protect plant varieti pursuant articl direct ec grant holder patent biotechnolog invent subject payment royalti equit remuner provid patent holder demonstr appli unsuccessfulli holder plant varieti obtain contractu licenc ii invent constitut signific technic progress consider econom interest compar protect plant varieti order enabl acquir exploit plant varieti holder grant compulsori licenc accord articl direct ec exclus patent invent exclus cross licenc reason term exploit varieti grant applic holder patent invent territori scope licenc cross licenc refer paragraph limit part part commun cover patent implement rule pursuant articl exampl licenc public interest refer paragraph lai detail implement paragraph compulsori licenc grant member state respect commun plant varieti quot articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg april council presid mcdowel opinion januari publish offici journal oj regul amend regul ec oj oj