ECAP III Study visit on best practices in the administration of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) in France

24-30 October 2010 - Angers and Paris, FRANCE  

  

 The purpose of this activity was to address the following point:  

1. Obligation for plant variety protection according to WTO- TRIPS agreement

2. Key aspect of Plant variety protection/plant breeders’ right (PVP/PBR) legislation and UPOV compliance

  • Plant variety protection law (at national or regional level)
  • Formal and Substantive examination of PVP
  • DUS Testing procedures
  • Enforcement of plant variety protection law
  • Exchanges of information among PVP offices between UPOV member countries

3. Presentation of European and French organisations in relation with plant variety protection

  • the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) : a regional plant variety protection office for 27 European members states
  • Presentation of French organisations :
    • Ministry of Agriculture – Seed and plant health Office
    • GEVES (variety and seed study group)
    • CPOV (French committee for plant variety protection)
    • SICASOV (French society for plant variety royalty collection)
    • GNIS (French organisation for seed and seedling)

4. Possible MOU between UPOV member countries (i.e. CPVO-Vietnam)

1. Programme     
 

2. Presentations

 

   The Seed Sector in France, 2010      
by the  French Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (MAAP) 

-Plant Variety protection in France      
by Mrs Nicole BUSTIN,  CPOV (French Committee for Plant Variety Protection) 

-Presentation of the GEVES (variety and seed study group)   

-Importance of plant breeding and plant variety protection for sustainable agriculture, food diversification, adaptation to environmental changes
by Mr  Jean-Paul GUINEBRETIERE,  Head of Research,  Vilmorin La Ménitré    

-Presentation of the French collective system for royalty collection in the context of PVP,  
by Mr  Jean-Louis TALVAZ, SICASOV 
 
bb -The EU Plant Variety Rights System     
by  Mr Bart KIEWIET, President of the CPVO 

 - International cooperation   
 by Mr Carlos GODINHO, Vice-President, CPVO

-International cooperation in Variety testing (exchange of test reports),    
by CPVO

-Objection and Appeal Procedures    
by Mrs Veronique DOREAU , Secretariat

- The Agricultural Crop Sector in the CPVO    
by Mrs Anne WEIZT, CPVO

-Database on PVR System   
by Mrs Laura NAIE, IT Developer, CPVO 

-DUS Testing of Ornamental species    
by  Jens WEGNER, technical experts ornamental species, CPVO 

-Introduction to the technical aspects of the PVR System    
by Mr Dirk THEOBALD, Head of the Technical Unit, CPVO

- DUS Testing in Fruits and Vegetables     
by Mr Sergio SEMON, CPVO 

-Variety denominations in the Community Plant Variety Rights system,    
by CPVO 

- Legal issues    
by Mr Martin EKVAD, Head of Legal Affairs, CPVO

- Financial and Administrative Aspects,      
by CPVO

-TU Register     
by CPVO

-Quality Audit Service     
by Mr Gerhard SCHUON, Quality Audit Team Leader , CPVO   

 

 

3. Participants    

 

4. Pictures
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DUS testing of ornamental species