Regulation 3F Exceptions to regulation 3EF1

Regulation 3E(2)(a) does not prevent a proposed name from being acceptable if the single letter is prominent in a way that makes the proposed name clearly distinct from that of any other plant variety which is already registered in the United Kingdom or in the territory of another Member of the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.

Differences of two or more letters for the purposes of regulation 3E(2)(a) are not to be regarded as confusing unless the difference results from the transposition of the letters in question.

A difference of a single digit in an appellation (where digits are permitted in that name) is not to be regarded as confusing for the purposes of regulation 3E(2)(a).