Provide a completed technical questionnaire (TQ)
To be able to process applications for listing and/or plant breeders' rights in the Netherlands, it is necessary that the information on the technical quistionnaire is complete and correctly filled in.
Provide a completed technical questionnaire (TQ)
Would you like to apply for listing and/or Plant Breeders' Rights in the Netherlands? Make sure you complete the Technical Questionnaire (TQ). If the TQ is not completed, the Board for Plant Varieties will not process the application.
The technical questionnaire asks for some crops, among other things, about the presence or absence of resistance. You are obliged to enter here truthfully, i.e. on the basis of a reliable test, whether the variety is resistant or susceptible.
You can perform this test yourself, but you can also ask Naktuinbouw to test your sample. We have fixed rates, see the fees of Variety Testing, see section Resistance tests. You can fill in the result of this test on the Technical Questionnaire accompanying the application.
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Fees 2026
The fees of the Board for Plant Varieties are set annually by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature. The fee proposals are jointly prepared by Naktuinbouw and the Board for Plant Varieties. This announcement concerns the proposed application fees for plant breeders’ rights, variety registration, and DUS testing for 2026.
Fee indexation compared to 2025
• Average indexation: 6% increase on all 2025 fees.
Explanation on the indexation
Naktuinbouw adjusts wage and personnel costs annually based on the average of three collective labor agreements within the sector: Open Cultivation, Greenhouse Horticulture, and Garden Seeds.
For 2026, a wage indexation of 5% is assumed, partly based on recent collective labor agreement developments.
In addition, periodic scale increases are included, bringing the total increase in wage costs to 6%.
This adjustment ensures that Naktuinbouw remains in line with the market and that personnel costs are managed in a transparent and responsible manner.
Online application fee, also the same for all sectors in 2026
- New fee proposal: a single online application fee of €354 for all sectors, as virtually all national applications are submitted online.
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Gazette of the Board for plant varieties September 2025
The Gazette is the government publication sheet. The new Gazette is published every month.
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Gazette of the Board for plant varieties August 2025
The Gazette is the government publication sheet. The new Gazette is published every month.