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Application in Europe

Applications for community plant breeders' rights can be filed at the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) in Angers, France. This office implements the European regulations relating to community plant breeders' rights.

The CPVO is an agency of the European Union and grants plant breeders' rights that are valid in the 27 Member States of the European Union.

Applying for rights
Applications can be filed at the CPVO or a national agency (for the Netherlands, this is the Board for Plant Varieties), which forwards the application to the CPVO. A single application procedure will allow you to obtain plant breeders' rights for the entire European Union.