The Community Plant Variety Office is pleased to welcome Croatia as the 28th Member State of the European Union. Now that Croatia has joined the EU, the Community plant variety rights act as well as all rights granted under this law are extended to its territory. Today, of the 35 287 titles granted since 1995 by the CPVO, 21 280 are still in force and will therefore have their scope of protection extended to the territory of Croatia.

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