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CPVO decision of 27 April 2020 concerning the extension of time limits

On 27 April 2020 the President of the Community Plant Variety Office took a Decision concerning the extension of time limits for proceedings before the CPVO.

The Decision is applicable as of 4 May 2020 and concerns the deadlines for the payment of the annual fee (Article 9 fees regulation) and the payment of examinations fees (Article 8 fees regulation) . Any other time limits regarding proceedings with the CPVO are not affected by this decision.

In practice users are encouraged to pay all invoices for annual fees and fees for technical examinations within the normal...
27 April 2020
Communication
Newsletter #18 Winter 2019-2020 just published!

The Winter 2019-2020 edition of the CPVO newsletter is now available. Happy reading!
21 April 2020
Media interview: Celebrating 25 Years of CPVO

In this media interview given to European Seed Magazine , Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO, speaks about the 25th anniversary of the Community Plant Variety Office.
How the developments of the CPVO have been for the past 25 years? What are CPVO's international relations and outreach activities? What are the main achievements of the CPVO? What are the remaining challenges? How does BREXIT impacts the work of the CPVO? Views on molecular tools for plant variety testing?

Source: European Seed .

You can also read the digital version of the April 2020 issue of the...
20 April 2020
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 Gazette
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 President of 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 April 2020.

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01 April 2020
Official Announcement
Postponement of testing rules

AC decision on the postponement rules for fruit species applications
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 the...
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 composed of...
06 March 2020
Clarifying the functioning of the Farm Saved Seed system in Estonia & the neighbouring countries

On Wednesday the 4 th 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 among...
05 March 2020