Council Regulation (EC) No. 2470/96 providing for an extension of the terms of a Community plant variety right in respect of potatoes Pays/Territoire Union européenne Type du document Législation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Journal L 335, 24 December 1996, p. 10. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Variété végétale Cultures/pâtures Légumes/légumineuses Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Aire géographique Países de la Unión Europea Entry into force notes This Regulation came into force on 25 December 1996. Résumé In accordance with article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94, the term of the Community plant variety right shall run until the end of the 25th calendar year following the year of grant. Nevertheless, on the basis of paragraph 2 of the same article, the Council is empowered to provide for an extension of these terms up to a further five years in respect of specific genera or species. Therefore, and in the light of the fact that technical difficulties in potato breeding require expenditure of research activities for a long period in comparison with the overwhelming majority of all the other agricultural crops, the duration of the Community plant variety right in respect of varieties of potatoes is hereby extended by a further five years. Texte intégral Anglais Site web europa.eu Références - Législation Implemente Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights. Législation | Union européenne | 1994 (2007) Mot clé: Législation de base, Variété végétale, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets, Institution, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Source: FAO, FAOLEX