Proposed fees 2025

Every year, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature sets the fees of the Board for plant varieties for the following year. These fee proposals are made by Naktuinbouw and the Board for plant varieties jointly. The attached notice deals with the proposed application fees for plant breeders' rights and admission and DUS-testing for 2025.

Explanation on fees Board for Plant Varieties 2025

Indexation of fees compared to 2024

  • Average indexation: 6.5% increase on all 2024 fees.

 

Explanation on the indexation

  • Wage index for personnel costs: 4%.
  • Price index for general costs: 4%.
  • Higher costs: increase in housing costs (energy prices), lease costs (more electric driving), and ICT costs (license fees).
  • Investments in 2024: Naktuinbouw has invested in, among other things, resistance accommodation, leading to higher depreciation costs.

 

Online application fee 2025 equal for all sectors

  • Uniform fee: previously, the online application fee for the agricultural sector was higher due to the lower number of online applications submitted in that sector.
  • New fee proposal: a uniform online application fee of € 334,-- for all sectors because almost all national applications are submitted online.

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Every year, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature sets the fees of the Board for plant varieties for the following year. These fee proposals are made by Naktuinbouw and the Board for plant varieties jointly. The attached notice deals with the proposed application fees for plant breeders' rights and admission and DUS-testing for 2025.

Read more