# Council Decision of 30 May 2005 approving the accession of the European Community to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, as revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991 (2005/523/EC), Article 22: Cancellation of the breeder’s right


1. (Reasons for cancellation)
(a) Each Contracting Party may cancel a breeder’s right granted by it if it is established that the conditions laid down in Articles 8 or 9 are no longer fulfilled.
(b) Furthermore, each Contracting Party may cancel a breeder’s right granted by it if, after being requested to do so and within a prescribed period,
(i) the breeder does not provide the authority with the information, documents or material deemed necessary for verifying the maintenance of the variety,
(ii) the breeder fails to pay such fees as may be payable to keep his right in force,
or
(iii) the breeder does not propose, where the denomination of the variety is cancelled after the grant of the right, another suitable denomination.
2. (Exclusion of other reasons) No breeder’s right shall be cancelled for reasons other than those referred to in paragraph 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/523/attachment/1/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-523/attachment-1/article-22
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