Applicable fees

These fees have been approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for the year 2023. Below are the fees for 2022 and 2023, for application for plant breeders' rights and/or listing of species in the vegetable-, agricultural-, ornamental- and arboricultural sectors. No VAT is charged on the application costs. 21% VAT applies to all other fees. The relevant test fees are mentioned per test year.

Vegetables crops

2022 2023
Vegetables, online application for plant breeders' rights and/or listing. Only applicable for applications via the online CPVO-module. Applications via UPOV PRISMA are excluded. 253,- 263,-
Vegetables, application for plant breeders' rights and/or listing 450,- 490,-
Vegetables, additional application for plant breeders' rights 64,- 67,-
Vegetables, additional application for listing 64,- 67,-
Vegetables, test fee, outdoor growing*) 2130,- 2237,-
Vegetables, test fee, greenhouse growing*) 2863,- 3006,-
Vegetables, re-inclusion, shortened test, outdoor growing 357,- 375,-
Vegetables, re-inclusion, shortened test, greenhouse growing 877,- 921,-
Vegetables, re-inclusion, extensive test, outdoor growing 2130,- 2237,-
Vegetables, re-inclusion, extensive test, greenhouse growing 2863,- 3006,-
Vegetables, breeders' co-trial, assessment carried out by the applicant 103,- 108,-
Vegetables, breeders' co-trial, assessment carried out by Naktuinbouw 256,- 269,-
Vegetables, application for listing of conservation varieties and/or hobby market varieties 103,- 108,-
Vegetables, test fee, outdoor growing**) 246,- 258,-
Vegetables, test fee, greenhouse growing**) 383,- 402,-

*) Credit depends on the moment and/or the reason for withdrawal

**) Concerns conservation varieties (landrace or hobby market variety).

An application will not be processed until the application fee is paid.

Agricultural crops

2022 2023
Agricultural, online application for plant breeder's rights and/or listing. Only applicable for applications via the online CPVO-module. Applications via UPOV PRISMA are excluded. 380,- 390,-
Agricultural species, application for listing**) 604,- 654,-
Agricultural species, application for listing and plant breeders' rights**) 604,- 654,-
Agricultural species, application for plant breeders' right 450,- 490,-
Agricultural species, additional application for plant breeders' right 64,- 67,-
Agricultural species, additional application for listing**) 174,- 183,-
Agricultural species, test fee, potato***) 2100,- 2205,-*)
Agricultural species, test fee, grasses***) 2287,- 2401,-*)
Agricultural species, test fee, sugar beet***) 1681,- 1765-*)
Agricultural species, test fee, other species (i.a. lovegrass, fieldbean and agricultural pea)***) 2256,- 2369,-*)
Agricultural species, test fee, oil species (excl. hemp)***) 2223,- 2334,-*)
Agricultural species, test fee, seed species (e.g. fibre hemp, analysis included) H1***) 1747,- 1834,-*)
Agricultural species, test fee, hemp, vegetative propagated (analysis included) H2***) 2797,- 2937,-
Agricultural species, test fee, medicinal hemp (analysis included) H3***) 3897,- 4092,-
Agricultural species, application for listing of varieties naturally adapted to local or regional conditions or landraces (conservation varieties) and hobby market varieties 103,- 108,-
Agricultural species, test fee potato***) 470,- 494,-
Agricultural species, test fee cereals***) 296,- 311,-

*) If the DUS-test for an agricultural specie is being outsourced, Naktuinbouw recharges what the examination station charges.

**) For an application for listing is the VCU-test required. The costs are calculated on the basis of subsequent calculation. For further information, please contact the executive institute.

***) Credit depends on the moment and/or the reason for withdrawal

An application will not be processed until the application fee is paid.

Ornamentals, fruit and arboricultural crops

2022 2023
Ornamentals, arboricultural species, online application for plant breeders' rights and/or listing. Only applicable for applications via the online CPVO-module. Applications via UPOV PRISMA are excluded. 253,- 263,-
Ornamentals & arboricultural species, application for plant breeders' rights 450,- 490,-
Ornamentals & arboricultural species, test fee, with living reference collection, growing in greehouse**) 2737,- 2874,-*)
Ornamentals & arboricultural species, test fee, with living reference collection, growing outdoor**) 2240,- 2352,-*)
Ornamentals & arboricultural species, test fee, without living reference collection, growing in greenhouse**) 2232,- 2344,-*)
Ornamentals & arboricultural species, test fee, without living reference collection, growing outdoor**) 1942,- 2039,-*)
Fruit species, application for listing and/or plant breeders' rights 450,- 490,-
Fruit species, additional application for plant breeders' rights 64,- 67,-
Fruit species, additional application for listing 64,- 67,-
Fruit species, check to recognize the official variety description in order to list the variety with status b. 293,- 308,-

*) If the DUS-test for an ornamental or arboricultural crop is being outsourced, the Board for plant varieities recharges what the examination station charges.

**) Credit depends on the moment and/or the reason for withdrawal

An application will not be processed until the application fee is paid.

Other

2022 2023
Surcharge for administrative processing of applications for admission and/or plant variety rights submitted on paper 55,- 58,-
Modification maintainer of a registered variety (costs per variety) 10,- 10,-
Modification representative of a protected variety (costs per variety) 10,- 10,-
Modification without special tariff (costs per variety) 10,- 10,-
Property deed, inscription 25,- 25,-
Transfer of plant breeders' rights per variety, inscription 25,- 25,-
Confiscation plant breeders' rights, inscription of report 25,- 25,-
License, inscription 25,- 25,-
Certified copy from Register of varieties 23,- 24,-
Certified copy of application forms, per application 23,- 24,-
Declaration for submitted applications for listing and/or granting or declaration for listed and/or granted varieties 23,- 24,-
Legalisation, transaction costs 23,-*) 24,-*)
Take over of report 320,-**) 320,-**)
Withdrawal request for take over Credit***) Credit***)
Applicable for foreign maintainers of vegetable varieties included in the Dutch Variety Register 140,- 147,-
Fee for the prolongation of the registration of the variety for a 10 years period 224,- 235,-
Fee for the prolongation of the registration for a 10 years period of a conservation variety or of a variety developed for growing under special conditions 103,- 108,-

*) Plus the passing on of the costs charged to the Board for plant varieties

**) The costs charged by the requesting authority will be passed to the appplicant

***) Credit depends on the moment and/or the reason for withdrawal

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