European Union Adopts Regulation to Extend Term of Community Plant Variety Rights in Europe for Varieties of Certain Plant Species

In accordance with the vote of the Council of the European Union on October 5, 2021, the European Union has adopted a new regulation aimed at extending the term of protection provided by Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) under Regulation (EC) No. 2100/1994, for varieties of certain plant species (CPVR Extension Regulation), which is available here: 2021/0019(COD). The CPVR Extension Regulation enters into force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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