
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1239/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (repealed) 

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TITLE I
PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS, OFFICE AND EXAMINATION OFFICES
CHAPTER I
PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS
Parties to proceedings
Article 1 
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Designation of parties to proceedings
Article 2 
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Languages of parties to proceedings
Article 3 
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Languages in oral proceedings and in the taking of evidence
Article 4 
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Translation of documents of parties to proceedings
Article 5 
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CHAPTER II
THE OFFICE
Section 1
Committees of the Office
Qualification of members of the Committees
Article 6 
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Decisions of the Committee
Article 7 
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Power of individual members of the Committees
Article 8 
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Role A the President
Article 9 
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Consultations
Article 10 
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Section 2
Boards of Appeal
Boards of Appeal
Article 11 
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Registry attached to a Board of Appeal
Article 12 
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CHAPTER III
EXAMINATION OFFICES
Designation of an Examination Office referred to in Article 55 (1) of the Basic Regulation
Article 13 
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Designation of an Examination Office referred to in Article 55 (2) of the Basic Regulation
Article 14 
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Procedure for designation
Article 15 
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TITLE II
SPECIFIC PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE
CHAPTER I
APPLICATION FOR A COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHT
Section 1
Actions of the applicant
Filing of the application
Article 16 
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Receipt of the application
Article 17 
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Conditions referred to in Article 50 (1) of the Basic Regulation
Article 18 
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Conditions referred to in Article 50 (2) of the Basic Regulation
Article 19 
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Claiming priority
Article 20 
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Entitlement to a Community plant variety right during proceedings
Article 21 
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Section 2
Conduct of the technical examination
Decision on test guidelines
Article 22 
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Powers vested in the President of the Office
Article 23 
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Notification by the Office of the Examination Office
Article 24 
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Cooperation between the Office and the Examination Office
Article 25 
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Form of the examination reports
Article 26 
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Other examination reports
Article 27 
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Section 3
Variety denomination
Proposal for a variety denomination
Article 28 
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Examination of a proposal
Article 29 
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Guidelines for variety denomination
Article 30 
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CHAPTER II
OBJECTION
Filing of objections
Article 31 
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Rejection of objections
Article 32 
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CHAPTER III
MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS
Obligations of the holder under Article 64 (3) of the Basic Regulation
Article 33 
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Technical verification of the protected variety
Article 34 
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Other material to be used for a technical verification
Article 35 
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Amendments of the variety denominations
Article 36 
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CHAPTER IV
COMMUNITY LICENCES TO BE GRANTED BY THE OFFICE
Section 1
Compulsory licences pursuant to Article 29 of the Basic Regulation
Applications for a compulsory licence
Article 37 
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Examination of the application for a compulsory licence
Article 38 
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Tenure of a Community plant variety right during the proceedings
Article 39 
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Contents of the decision on the application
Article 40 
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Grant of a compulsory licence
Article 41 
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Conditions pertaining to the person to whom a compulsory licence is granted
Article 42 
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Category of persons satisfying specific requirements pursuant to Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation
Article 43 
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Section 2
Exploitation rights pursuant to Article 100(2) of the Basic Regulation
Exploitation rights pursuant to Article 100(2) of the basic Regulation
Article 44 
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TITLE III
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF APPEAL
Contents of the notice of appeal
Article 45 
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Receipt of the notice of appeal
Article 46 
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Participation as party to the appeal proceedings
Article 47 
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Role of the Office
Article 48 
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Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible
Article 49 
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Oral proceedings
Article 50 
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Examination of appeals
Article 51 
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Decision on the appeal
Article 52 
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TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER I
DECISIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Decisions
Article 53 
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Certificate for a Community plant variety right
Article 54 
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Communications
Article 55 
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Right of audience
Article 56 
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Documents filed by parties to proceedings
Article 57 
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Documentary evidence
Article 58 
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CHAPTER II
ORAL PROCEEDINGS AND TAKING OF EVIDENCE
Summons to oral proceedings
Article 59 
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Taking of evidence by the Office
Article 60 
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Commissioning of experts
Article 61 
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Costs of taking evidence
Article 62 
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Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence
Article 63 
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CHAPTER III
SERVICE
General provisions on service
Article 64 
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Service by post
Article 65 
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Service by hand delivery
Article 66 
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Public notice
Article 67 
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Irregularities in service
Article 68 
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CHAPTER IV
TIME LIMITS AND INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS
Computation of time limits
Article 69 
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Duration of time limits
Article 70 
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Extension of time limits
Article 71 
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Interruption of proceedings
Article 72 
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CHAPTER V
PROCEDURAL REPRESENTATIVES
Designation of a procedural representative
Article 73 
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Credentials of procedural representatives
Article 74 
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CHAPTER VI
APPORTIONMENT AND DETERMINATION OF COSTS
Awards of costs
Article 75 
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Determination of costs
Article 76 
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Settlement of costs
Article 77 
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TITLE V
INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
CHAPTER I
REGISTERS, PUBLIC INSPECTION AND PUBLICATIONS
Section 1
The Registers
Entries related to proceedings and to Community plant variety rights, to be entered in the Registers
Article 78 
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Entry of transfer of a Community plant variety right
Article 79 
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Conditions for entries in the Registers
Article 80 
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Conditions for specific entries in the Registers
Article 81 
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Public inspection of the Registers
Article 82 
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Section 2
Keeping of documents, public inspection of documents and varieties grown
Keeping of the files
Article 83 
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Access to documents held by the Office
Article 84 
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Inspection of the growing of the varieties
Article 85 
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Confidential information
Article 86 
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Section 3
Publications
Official Gazette
Article 87 
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Publication of applications for exploitation rights to be granted by the Office and decisions thereupon
Article 88 
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Publication of appeals and decisions thereupon
Article 89 
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CHAPTER II
ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL COOPERATION
Communication of information
Article 90 
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Inspection by or via courts or public proscutors' offices of the Member States
Article 91 
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Procedure for letters rogatory
Article 92 
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TITLE VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
Transitional provisions
Article 93 
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Derogations
Article 94 
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Entry into force
Article 95 
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