The Board for plant varieties will increase its fees
The Board for Plant Varieties will increase its fees by 6.5% on January 1, 2025
This applies to both the fees for an application for listing and/or plant breeders’ rights, as well as the fees for variety testing.
This indexation is necessary due to the increase in personnel and other costs. This is an inflation adjustment. With this fee adjustment, the Board can continue to operate on a cost-covering basis.
The fees were established in consultation between Naktuinbouw and the Board and then approved by the Ministry of LVVN.
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Change in invoicing when withdrawing a national application
Change in invoicing when withdrawing a national application
We would like to inform you about our revised policy regarding invoicing for the withdrawal of applications for admission and/or plant breeders’ rights in the Netherlands.
This change aligns with the CPVO system and ensures a uniform and transparent invoicing process.
As of now, the following fees apply when withdrawing your national application:
25% of the DUS examination fee if the national application is withdrawn:
- before the first year of testing, after the closing date for the species in question, or
- 3 months before the deadline for submission of identity material when the period between the closing date and the date of submission of identity material is shorter than 3 months, or
- less than a month before or on the anniversary date for the submission of identity material in any subsequent year of testing.
100% of the DUS examination fee if the national application is withdrawn:
- after the deadline for submission of identity material in the first year of testing, or
- after the anniversary date for the submission of identity material in any subsequent year of testing.
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 If these national applications are withdrawn, we will charge the costs charged to us by the foreign research institute.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.