council decis approv access european commun intern convent protect varieti plant revis geneva march ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl conjunct articl subparagraph articl subparagraph thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament intern convent protect varieti plant hereinaft refer upov convent adopt geneva march make breeder plant varieti exclus properti basi set uniform defin principl compet commun conclud acced intern agreement treati deriv explicit conferr treati deriv provis treati act adopt pursuant provis commun institut subject matter upov convent fall scope exist commun regul field approv upov convent matter commun member state upov convent approv behalf commun regard matter compet decid articl revis text upov convent approv behalf commun regard matter compet revis text upov convent declar european commun attach decis articl presid council authoris design person person empow deposit behalf commun instrument access secretari gener union protect varieti plant articl commun pai voluntari basi contribut budgetari period number contribut unit condit declar contain annex limit set purpos gener budget commun brussel council presid boden act intern convent protect varieti plant decemb revis geneva novemb octob march list articl chapter definit articl definit chapter ii gener oblig contract parti articl basic oblig contract parti articl genera speci protect articl nation treatment chapter iii condit grant breeder articl condit protect articl novelti articl distinct articl uniform articl stabil chapter iv applic grant breeder articl file applic articl prioriti articl examin applic articl provision protect chapter right breeder articl scope breeder articl except breeder articl exhaust breeder articl restrict exercis breeder articl measur regul commerc articl durat breeder chapter vi varieti denomin articl varieti denomin chapter vii nulliti cancel breeder articl nulliti breeder articl cancel breeder chapter viii union articl member articl legal statu seat articl organ articl council articl offic union articl languag articl financ chapter ix implement convent agreement articl implement convent articl relat contract parti state bound earlier act articl special agreement chapter final provis articl signatur articl relat contract parti state bound earlier act articl reserv articl commun legisl genera speci protect inform publish articl entri forc close earlier act articl revis convent articl denunci articl preserv exist right articl origin offici text convent articl depositari function chapter definit articl definit purpos act quot convent quot mean present act intern convent protect varieti plant ii quot act quot mean intern convent protect varieti plant decemb amend addit act novemb iii quot act quot mean act octob intern convent protect varieti plant iv quot breeder quot mean person bred discov develop varieti person employ aforement person commiss work law relev contract parti provid successor titl aforement person case quot breeder quot mean breeder provid convent vi quot varieti quot mean plant group singl botan taxon lowest rank group irrespect condit grant breeder fulli met defin express characterist result genotyp combin genotyp distinguish plant group express characterist consid unit regard suitabl propag unchang vii quot contract parti quot mean state intergovernment organis parti convent viii quot territori quot relat contract parti mean contract parti state territori state contract parti intergovernment organis territori constitut treati intergovernment organis appli ix quot author quot mean author refer articl ii quot union quot mean union protect varieti plant found act mention act act convent xi quot member union quot mean state parti act act contract parti chapter ii gener oblig contract parti articl basic oblig contract parti contract parti grant protect breeder right articl genera speci protect state member union contract parti bound act act appli provis convent date bound convent plant genera speci appli date provis act act ii latest expir period year date plant genera speci member union contract parti bound act act appli provis convent date bound convent plant genera speci ii latest expir period year date plant genera speci articl nation treatment treatment prejudic right convent nation contract parti natur person resid legal entiti regist offic territori contract parti grant protect breeder right concern enjoi territori contract parti treatment accord accord law contract parti nation provid nation natur person legal entiti compli condit formal impos nation contract parti nation purpos preced paragraph nation mean contract parti state nation state contract parti intergovernment organis nation state member organis chapter iii condit grant breeder articl condit protect criteria satisfi breeder grant varieti ii distinct iii uniform iv stabl condit grant breeder subject condit provid varieti design denomin accord provis articl applic compli formal provid law contract parti author applic file pai requir fee articl novelti criteria varieti deem date file applic breeder propag harvest materi varieti sold dispos consent breeder purpos exploit varieti territori contract parti applic file earlier year date ii territori contract parti applic file earlier year case tree vine earlier year date varieti recent creation contract parti appli convent plant genu speci previous appli convent earlier act varieti recent creation exist date extens protect satisfi condit novelti defin paragraph sale dispos paragraph place earlier time limit defin paragraph territori case purpos paragraph contract parti member state intergovernment organis act jointli regul organis requir assimil act territori state member organis act territori notifi secretari gener articl distinct varieti deem distinct distinguish varieti exist matter common knowledg time file applic file applic grant breeder enter varieti offici regist varieti countri deem render varieti matter common knowledg date applic provid applic lead grant breeder enter varieti offici regist varieti case articl uniform varieti deem uniform subject variat expect featur propag suffici uniform relev characterist articl stabil varieti deem stabl relev characterist remain unchang repeat propag case cycl propag end cycl chapter iv applic grant breeder articl file applic place applic breeder choos contract parti author wish file applic breeder time subsequ applic breeder appli author contract parti grant breeder right wait grant breeder author contract parti applic file independ protect contract parti refus grant breeder limit durat ground protect varieti appli refus expir state intergovernment organis articl prioriti period breeder duli file applic protect varieti contract parti applic purpos file applic grant breeder varieti author contract parti subsequ applic enjoi prioriti period month period comput date file applic dai file includ period claim order benefit prioriti breeder subsequ applic claim prioriti applic author subsequ applic file requir breeder furnish period month file date subsequ applic copi document constitut applic certifi true copi author applic file sampl evid varieti subject matter applic document materi breeder allow period year expir period prioriti applic reject withdrawn time reject withdraw furnish author contract parti file subsequ applic inform document materi requir purpos examin articl requir law contract parti event occur period event occur period provid paragraph file applic public varieti subject applic constitut ground reject subsequ applic event give rise parti articl examin applic decis grant breeder requir examin complianc condit articl examin author grow varieti carri test grow varieti carri test account result grow test trial carri purpos examin author requir breeder furnish inform document materi articl provision protect contract parti provid measur design safeguard interest breeder period file public applic grant breeder grant measur effect holder breeder entitl equit remuner person period carri act grant requir breeder author provid articl contract parti provid measur effect relat person breeder notifi file applic chapter right breeder articl scope breeder act respect propag materi subject articl act respect propag materi protect varieti requir authoris breeder product reproduct multipl ii condit purpos propag iii offer sale iv sell market export vi import vii stock purpos mention vi breeder make authoris subject condit limit act respect harvest materi subject articl act refer item vii paragraph respect harvest materi includ entir plant part plant obtain unauthoris propag materi protect varieti requir authoris breeder breeder reason opportun exercis relat propag materi act respect product contract parti provid subject articl act refer item vii paragraph respect product made directli harvest materi protect varieti fall provis paragraph unauthoris harvest materi requir authoris breeder breeder reason opportun exercis relat harvest materi addit act contract parti provid subject articl act refer item vii paragraph requir authoris breeder essenti deriv varieti provis paragraph appli relat varieti essenti deriv protect varieti protect varieti essenti deriv varieti ii varieti distinguish accord articl protect varieti iii varieti product requir repeat protect varieti purpos subparagraph varieti deem essenti deriv varieti initi varieti predominantli deriv initi varieti varieti predominantli deriv initi varieti retain express essenti characterist result genotyp combin genotyp initi varieti ii distinguish initi varieti iii differ result act deriv conform initi varieti express essenti characterist result genotyp combin genotyp initi varieti essenti deriv varieti obtain select natur induc mutant somaclon variant select variant individu plant initi varieti backcross transform genet engin articl except breeder compulsori except breeder extend act privat commerci purpos ii act experiment purpos iii act purpos breed varieti provis articl appli act refer articl respect varieti option except notwithstand articl contract parti reason limit subject safeguard legitim interest breeder restrict breeder relat varieti order permit farmer propag purpos hold product harvest obtain plant hold protect varieti varieti cover articl ii articl exhaust breeder exhaust breeder extend act materi protect varieti varieti cover provis articl sold market breeder consent territori contract parti concern materi deriv materi act involv propag varieti question ii involv export materi varieti enabl propag varieti countri protect varieti plant genu speci varieti belong export materi final consumpt purpos mean materi purpos paragraph materi mean relat varieti propag materi kind ii harvest materi includ entir plant part plant iii product made directli harvest materi territori case purpos paragraph contract parti member state intergovernment organis act jointli regul organis requir assimil act territori state member organis act territori notifi secretari gener articl restrict exercis breeder public interest expressli provid convent contract parti restrict free exercis breeder reason public interest equit remuner restrict effect authoris parti perform act breeder authoris requir contract parti concern measur ensur breeder receiv equit remuner articl measur regul commerc breeder independ measur contract parti regul territori product certif market materi varieti import export materi case measur affect applic provis convent articl durat breeder period protect breeder grant fix period minimum period period shorter year date grant breeder tree vine period shorter year date chapter vi varieti denomin articl varieti denomin design varieti denomin denomin varieti design denomin gener design contract parti ensur subject paragraph right design regist denomin varieti hamper free denomin connect varieti expir breeder characterist denomin denomin enabl varieti identifi consist sole figur establish practic design varieti liabl mislead confus characterist ident varieti ident breeder denomin design territori contract parti exist varieti plant speci close relat speci registr denomin denomin varieti submit breeder author found denomin satisfi requir paragraph author refus regist requir breeder propos denomin prescrib period denomin regist author time breeder grant prior right person prior right person affect reason prior denomin varieti forbidden person accord provis paragraph oblig author requir breeder submit denomin varieti denomin contract parti varieti submit contract parti denomin author contract parti regist denomin submit consid denomin unsuit territori case requir breeder submit denomin inform author contract parti author contract parti ensur author contract parti inform matter varieti denomin submiss registr cancel denomin author address observ registr denomin author commun denomin oblig denomin person territori contract parti offer sale market propag materi varieti protect territori oblig denomin varieti expir breeder varieti accord provis paragraph prior right prevent indic associ denomin varieti offer sale market permit associ trademark trade similar indic regist varieti denomin indic denomin easili recognis chapter vii nulliti cancel breeder articl nulliti breeder reason nulliti contract parti declar breeder grant null void establish condit laid articl compli time grant breeder ii grant breeder essenti base inform document furnish breeder condit laid articl compli time grant breeder iii breeder grant person entitl transfer person entitl exclus reason breeder declar null void reason refer paragraph articl cancel breeder reason cancel contract parti cancel breeder grant establish condit laid articl longer fulfil contract parti cancel breeder grant request prescrib period breeder provid author inform document materi deem verifi mainten varieti ii breeder fail pai fee payabl forc iii breeder propos denomin varieti cancel grant suitabl denomin exclus reason breeder cancel reason refer paragraph chapter viii union articl member contract parti member union articl legal statu seat legal person union legal person legal capac union enjoi territori contract parti conform law applic territori legal capac fulfil object union exercis function seat seat union perman organ geneva headquart agreement union headquart agreement swiss confeder articl organ perman organ union council offic union articl council composit council consist repres member union member union appoint repres council altern repres altern accompani assist advis offic council elect presid vice presid member elect vice presid vice presid place presid unabl offici presid hold offic year session council meet convoc presid ordinari session council held annual addit presid conven council discret conven period month member union request observ state mmmber union invit observ meet council observ expert invit meet task task council studi measur safeguard interest encourag develop union ii establish rule procedur iii appoint secretari gener find vice secretari gener determin term appoint iv examin annual report activ union lai program futur work give secretari gener direct accomplish task union vi establish administr financi regul union vii examin approv budget union fix contribut member union viii examin approv account present secretari gener ix fix date place confer refer articl measur prepar gener decis ensur effici function union vote member union state vote council contract parti intergovernment organis matter compet exercis right vote member state member union intergovernment organis exercis right vote member state member state exercis vote vice versa major decis council requir simpl major vote cast provid decis council paragraph ii vi vii articl requir quarter vote cast abstent consid vote articl offic union task direct offic offic union carri duti task entrust council direct secretari gener duti secretari gener secretari gener respons council respons carri decis council submit budget union approv council respons implement make report council administr activ financi posit union staff subject provis articl iii condit appoint employ staff effici perform task offic union fix administr financi regul articl languag languag offic english french german spanish languag offic union carri duti languag meet meet council revis confer held languag languag council decid languag articl financ incom expens union met annual contribut state member union ii payment receiv servic render iii miscellan receipt contribut unit share state member union total amount annual contribut determin refer total expenditur met contribut state member union number contribut unit applic paragraph share comput paragraph number contribut unit express number fraction thereof provid fraction smaller contribut share member number contribut unit applic member union parti act act date bound convent number applic immedi date state member union join union declar address secretari gener number contribut unit applic state member union time declar address secretari gener number contribut unit number applic subparagraph declar made month calendar year effect begin subsequ calendar year effect begin calendar year year declar made contribut comput share budgetari period amount contribut unit obtain divid total amount expenditur met period contribut state member union total number unit applic state member union amount contribut state member union obtain multipli amount contribut unit number contribut unit applic state member union arrear contribut state member union arrear payment contribut subject subparagraph exercis vote council amount arrear equal exce amount contribut due preced full year suspens vote reliev state member union oblig convent depriv right thereund council state member union continu exercis vote long council satisfi delai payment due except unavoid circumst audit account audit account union effect state member union provid administr financi regul state member union design agreement council contribut intergovernment organis contract parti intergovernment organis oblig pai contribut choos pai contribut provis paragraph appli chapter ix implement convent agreement articl implement convent measur implement contract parti adopt measur implement convent provid legal remedi effect enforc breeder right ii maintain author entrust task grant breeder right entrust task author maintain contract parti iii ensur public inform regular public inform applic grant breeder right propos approv denomin conform law understood deposit instrument ratif accept approv access case state intergovernment organis posit law give effect provis convent articl relat contract parti state bound earlier act relat state bound convent state member union bound convent earlier act convent convent appli relat state bound convent state member union bound convent declar notif address secretari gener relat member union bound convent appli latest act bound expir month date notif state member union make declar bound convent member union appli latest act bound relat member union bound convent appli convent respect articl special agreement member union reserv conclud special agreement protect varieti agreement contraven provis convent chapter final provis articl signatur convent open signatur state member union date adopt remain open signatur march articl ratif accept approv access state intergovernment organis state provid articl parti convent intergovernment organis provid articl parti convent compet respect matter govern convent ii legisl provid grant protect breeder right bind member state iii duli authoris accord intern procedur acced convent instrument adher state sign convent parti convent deposit instrument ratif accept approv convent state sign convent intergovernment organ parti convent deposit instrument access convent instrument ratif accept approv access deposit secretari gener advic council state member union intergovernment organ deposit instrument access council advis respect conform law provis convent decis embodi advic posit instrument access deposit articl reserv principl subject paragraph reserv convent permit except notwithstand provis articl state time parti convent parti act varieti reproduc asexu concern protect industri properti titl breeder continu appli convent varieti state make time deposit instrument ratif accept approv access case notifi secretari gener state time withdraw notif articl commun legisl genera speci protect inform publish initi notif deposit instrument ratif accept approv access convent case state intergovernment organis notifi secretari gener legisl govern breeder right ii list plant genera speci date bound convent appli provis convent notif contract parti promptli notifi secretari gener legisl govern breeder right ii extens applic convent addit plant genera speci public inform secretari gener basi commun receiv contract parti concern publish inform legisl govern breeder right legisl ii list plant genera speci refer paragraph ii extens refer paragraph ii articl entri forc close earlier act initi entri forc convent enter forc month state deposit instrument ratif accept approv access case provid instrument deposit state parti act act subsequ entri forc state cover paragraph intergovernment organ bound convent month date deposit instrument ratif accept approv access case close act instrument access act deposit entri forc convent paragraph state conform establish practic gener assembl unit nation regard develop countri deposit instrument decemb state deposit instrument decemb convent enter forc date articl revis convent confer convent revis confer member union convoc confer decid council quorum major proceed confer effect half state member union repres major quarter state member union present vote confer requir adopt revis articl denunci notif contract parti denounc convent notif address secretari gener secretari gener promptli notifi member union receipt notif earlier act notif denunci convent deem constitut notif denunci earlier act contract parti denounc convent bound effect date denunci effect end calendar year year notif receiv secretari gener acquir right denunci affect right acquir varieti reason convent earlier act prior date denunci effect articl preserv exist right convent limit exist breeder right law contract parti reason earlier act agreement convent conclud member union articl origin offici text convent origin convent sign singl origin english french german languag french text prevail case discrep text origin deposit secretari gener offici text secretari gener consult interest govern establish offici text convent arab dutch italian japanes spanish languag languag council design articl depositari function transmitt copi secretari gener transmit certifi copi convent state intergovernment organ repres diplomat confer adopt convent request state intergovernment organis registr secretari gener regist convent secretariat unit nation resolut articl diplomat confer revis intern convent protect varieti plant held march request secretari gener upov start work immedi confer establish draft standard guidelin adopt council upov essenti deriv varieti recommend relat articl diplomat confer recommend provis laid articl intern convent protect varieti plant decemb revis geneva novemb octob march read intend open possibl extend practic commonli call quot farmer privileg quot sector agricultur horticultur product privileg common practic territori contract parti concern common statement relat articl diplomat confer note accept declar deleg denmark declar deleg netherland convent adopt diplomat confer ratif accept approv access denmark netherland automat applic case denmark greenland faro island case netherland aruba netherland antil convent appli territori denmark netherland case expressli notifi secretari gener declar european commun declar attach instrument access deposit secretari gener upov quot refer articl upov convent commun pai voluntari basi contribut unit upov budget accord articl effect budgetari period quot