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Official Announcement

Official Publications 2.2020

The official Gazette of the CPVO and the S2 Gazette 2.2020 have been published and are available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download both gazettes from the Gazette page.

A search tool is available to identify these modifications on the web site of the Office: S2

15 April 2020
COVID-19

Extension of time limits in proceedings before the CPVO because of COVID-19

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be informed that, on 27 April 2020, the President ot the CPVO took a new Decision (the Decision) on the extension of time limits in proceedings before the CPVO which enters into force on 4 May 2020 regarding the payment of fees for technical examinations and of annual fees, pursuant to Article 8 and 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1238/95 (the Fees Regulation). As from the date of entry into force, this Decision repeals and replaces completely the decision of 6 April outlined below. For more info, click here.

On 6 April 2020 the

07 April 2020
Change in CPVO fees regulation as of 1st April 2020

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PLANT BREEDERS - We would like to inform all applicants that a decision was taken by the European Commission in 2019 to update the CPVO fees regulation. This decision has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 29 November 2019.

The most significant update concerns examination fees, which are linked to the costs the CPVO pays examination offices for technical examinations. These fees were adjusted to match the real costs of the technical examinations per group category. The new fees are applicable as of 1st

01 April 2020
Official Announcement

Postponement of testing rules

AC decision on the postponement rules for fruit species

01 April 2020
Communication

Postponement of testing rules - Explanatory notes

01 April 2020
COVID-19

CPVO adjusts working processes in reaction to COVID-19

Given the exceptional circumstances and the heavy disruption caused by the COVID-19 crisis across the European Union, the President of the CPVO took the decision to extend deadlines that fall in the period 17 March – 3 May included, until 4 May 2020 for parties to proceedings before the CPVO and the Board of Appeal. The extension applies to all deadlines except for the submission of material for technical examinations and the payment of examination fees. Details of this decision are available on a dedicated webpage.

The CPVO has set up a COVID-19 Business Continuity Team (BCT),

24 March 2020
New leaflet: Protecting New Plant Varieties in Europe 1995-2020

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2020! The Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) system, based on the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention, is the largest and most efficient regional system for plant variety rights’ protection in the world. Over the past 25 years, the CPVO processed nearly 70 000 applications and granted over 53 000 plant variety right’s titles. Today, almost 30 000 new plant varieties are being protected in the European Union by the CPVO.

At the occasion of CPVO's 25th anniversary, we have compiled key information about

06 March 2020
CPVO 25th Anniversary: portraits and testimonials of staff

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2020.

This is an excellent opportunity to turn the spotlight on some of the CPVO people who work on a daily basis to serve our stakeholders and make the Community Plant Variety Rights system work in the most professional and efficient way possible.

The CPVO employs circa 50 people, of different background and expertise, and is organised in various units and sectors. The CPVO organisation chart provides a clear view on how we are structured.

The CPVO team is gender-balanced and

06 March 2020
Clarifying the functioning of the Farm Saved Seed system in Estonia & the neighbouring countries

On Wednesday the 4th of March, the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) organised a seminar dedicated to Farm Saved Seed (FSS), and in particular the functioning of the FSS system in Estonia and the neighbouring countries.

The seminar took place in Tartu, Estonia, and was organised in collaboration with the Estonian Ministry of Rural Affairs and the Estonian Agricultural Board with the aim to discuss the current practices in the Baltic region and inform farmers about the practicalities and obligations of the Farm-Saved-Seed mechanism.

The use of FSS is widely spread

05 March 2020
Official Announcement

Official Gazette 1.2020 and annex to the Annual Report 2019

The official Gazette of the CPVO 1.2020, the S2 Gazette and the annex to the Annual Report 2019 have been published and are available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download both gazettes from the Gazette page, the annex to the Annual Report from the Annual Reports page.

A search tool is available to identify these modifications on the web site of the Office: S2

17 February 2020
Video: introduction to the INVITE project

A new video introducing the INVITE project has been published today.

The video features François Laurens, Research Director at INRA & coordinator of the INVITE project, Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO, and Päivi Mannerkorpi, European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, who introduce the main objectives of the project. It was recorded at the kick-off meeting of the project last July in Angers.

Watch the video on YouTube

INVITE stands for "Innovation in variety testing" and is a

15 January 2020
New European Commission report on the protection & enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries

The European Commission published on 9 January 2020 its new report on protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in third countries.

The report puts intellectual property related to plant varieties in the spotlight. Plant breeding can play an important role in increasing productivity and quality in agriculture, whilst minimising the pressure on the environment. The EU wants to encourage investment and research in this area, including in the development of new crops resistant to drought, flood, heat and salinity to better respond to the negative

13 January 2020