Invoicing examination costs by withdrawal has been changed
From January 1, 2023, the Board for plant varieties will follow the CPVO's system used for payment of examination fees to Examination Offices.
Invoicing examination costs upon withdrawal of national applications changed from 1 January 2023
When national applications for listing and/or plant breeders’ rights in the Netherlands are withdrawn, we will follow this procedure:
For 1st year examinations:
- Withdrawal before or on the final closing date, or before or on the last day of the submission period: 25% of the examination costs will be charged;
- Withdrawal after the final closing date or after the last day of the submission period: 100% of the examination fee will be charged.
For 2nd or 3rd year examinations:
Withdrawals made more than 1 month before the submission deadline: no fee will be charged;
- Withdrawals made within 1 month before the final submission date material of that crop: 25% of the examination costs of the 2nd or 3rd year will be charged;
- Withdrawals made after the final submission date of material of that crop: 100% of the research costs of the 2nd or 3rd year will be charged.
An exception are national applications examined by a foreign research institute. If these national applications are withdrawn, we will charge the costs charged to us by the foreign research institute.
In this way, we adopt a uniform working method We believe this makes it clear to you as an applicant what costs you can expect when withdrawing a national application.
This also ensures that the costs incurred by Naktuinbouw in preparation for the DUS-examination are reimbursed.
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Starting from 23 April 2026, new EU regulations will apply: bean seed from outside the EU must be tested for Cff before export to the EU. This testing requirement does not apply to seed within the EU.
What do we ask from you?
When submitting samples of the crops dwarf french/climbing french bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), or broad/field bean (Vicia faba) for DUS testing, maintenance inspection, trial field testing, authorization or resistance testing we ask for one of the following:
- A plant passport as a declaration that the material is free from Cff.
Note: A plant passport is not mandatory for research purposes, but most sample packages already include one. A plant passport generally guarantees compliance with all EU requirements, including freedom from quarantine pests such as Cff.
If a plant passport is not available:
- A declaration based on origin or own knowledge (a test certificate is not strictly required) stating that the sample is free from Cff.
The declaration may be:
- preferably printed or mentioned on the sample package
- or added as an attachment
- for seed from outside the EU: via the phytosanitary certificate
Why?
Your declaration allows us to ensure that the material is safe for inclusion in our trials.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
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Submitting photos with a vegetable variety application
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