Mini or pot vegetables/Edible ornamentals
Varieties that are edible and that are traded or sold as pot vegetables or ornamental products should be registered (admitted) as vegetables in the EU common catalogue.
Mini or pot vegetables/Edible ornamentals
Edible
Only if the variety is unsuitable for consumption registration is unnecessarily. This is based on EC Directive 2002/55 article 2.1.b in which the definition of vegetable varieties requiring registration is given. If the plants and/or fruits are edible, they are given a horticultural destination. Crops not listed in the EC Directive are not subject to registration, regardless of their use for vegetable or ornamental purposes. Therefore, for example, ornamental peppers belonging to Capsicum frutescens L. and not Capsicum annuum L. do not have to be registered, even if they are edible.
Do you want to trade material of the variety within the European Union?
Then apply for admission in one of the EU member states. By doing so, you will comply with European regulations. This prevents legal problems when trading the material. Registered varieties can be traded without restrictions within the EU, thus increasing the scope of the marketing.
In addition, do you want to protect the material of your variety from unauthorized use by third parties?
Then also apply for plant breeders' rights. Then your variety is protected and you have legal support in conflicts about the ownership of the variety. The holder of the plant variety right determines who may trade or grow material of the variety.
You can find more information about registration or plant variety rights in the Netherlands on our website.
Or contact the Board for Plant Varieties at teamsupport@rasraad.nl
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Change in invoicing when withdrawing a national application
Change in invoicing when withdrawing a national application
We would like to inform you about our revised policy regarding invoicing for the withdrawal of applications for admission and/or plant breeders’ rights in the Netherlands.
This change aligns with the CPVO system and ensures a uniform and transparent invoicing process.
As of now, the following fees apply when withdrawing your national application:
25% of the DUS examination fee if the national application is withdrawn:
- before the first year of testing, after the closing date for the species in question, or
- 3 months before the deadline for submission of identity material when the period between the closing date and the date of submission of identity material is shorter than 3 months, or
- less than a month before or on the anniversary date for the submission of identity material in any subsequent year of testing.
100% of the DUS examination fee if the national application is withdrawn:
- after the deadline for submission of identity material in the first year of testing, or
- after the anniversary date for the submission of identity material in any subsequent year of testing.
An exception are national applications examined by a foreign research institute. If these national applications are withdrawn, we will charge the costs charged to us by the foreign research institute.
In this way, we adopt a uniform working method
We believe this makes it clear to you as an applicant what costs you can expect when withdrawing a national application.
This also ensures that the costs incurred by Naktuinbouw in preparation for the DUS-examination are reimbursed.
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New procedure payment application fees starting January 1, 2026
Starting January 1, 2026, we will introduce a new procedure for paying application fees for applications for listing and/or plant breeders’ rights in the Netherlands.
This new procedure ensures faster and more efficient processing of your submitted applications.
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Gazette of the Board for plant varieties November 2025
The Gazette is the government publication sheet. The new Gazette is published every month.