exclusive marketing rights are attached to registration, would be both unfair and very burdensome. If required, public authorities should take over registration task or make it voluntary and free of charge. Otherwise, such heavy bureaucracy should be abandoned for material”, by “heterogeneous recognising, as it is the case for ornamental plants, that the market is actually sufficiently transparent (all commercial catalogues are openly displayed on the Internet) in order for a farmer to get an idea of what is available on the market. 2. pollinated varieties” “Open pollinated varieties” fundamentally differ from registered hybrid varieties because of their “Open lower level of homogeneity, which is due to the natural method used for their reproduction (open pollination by wind or insects). However, today they have to be homogenised (effectively reducing genetic diversity which is the essential asset of these type of varieties) to meet the same standards than hybrid varieties. In consequence, existing marketing rules should be adapted to their characteristics, by allowing these varieties to be registered in the catalogue” but to derogate “official the DUS and VCU registration criteria. This can be done by simple derogation provisions to some chosen articles (generally articles 3 or 4) of applicable directives. The Commission could be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to set out proportionate rules only for the description and labelling of pollinated varieties”. “open 3. varieties” “Organic varieties” as such almost don’t exist today on the market. The catalogue” system “Organic “official should also be adapted to their characteristics, so that it allows for more genetic diversity in the fields. varieties”, therefore, should have access to the catalogue” by derogating “Organic “official the DUS and VCU registration criteria. This can be done by simple derogation provisions to some chosen articles (generally articles 3 or 4) of applicable directives. As a necessary complement, Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to set out proportionate rules which encourage and not hinder investments into such breeding programmes, but only for the description and labelling of varieties”, as well as for the “organic conditions in which an variety” is considered to be particularly suited for the specific “organic needs and objectives of organic agriculture within defined geographical regions.
exclusive marketing rights are attached to registration, would be both unfair and very burdensome. If required, public authorities should take over registration task or make it voluntary and free of charge. Otherwise, such heavy bureaucracy should be abandoned for “heterogeneous material”, by recognising, as it is the case for ornamental plants, that the market is actually sufficiently transparent (all commercial catalogues are openly displayed on the Internet) in order for a farmer to get an idea of what is available on the market. 2. “Open pollinated varieties” “Open pollinated varieties” fundamentally differ from registered hybrid varieties because of their lower level of homogeneity, which is due to the natural method used for their reproduction (open pollination by wind or insects). However, today they have to be homogenised (effectively reducing genetic diversity which is the essential asset of these type of varieties) to meet the same standards than hybrid varieties. In consequence, existing marketing rules should be adapted to their characteristics, by allowing these varieties to be registered in the “official catalogue” but to derogate the DUS and VCU registration criteria. This can be done by simple derogation provisions to some chosen articles (generally articles 3 or 4) of applicable directives. The Commission could be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to set out proportionate rules only for the description and labelling of “open pollinated varieties”. 3. “Organic varieties” “Organic varieties” as such almost don’t exist today on the market. The “official catalogue” system should also be adapted to their characteristics, so that it allows for more genetic diversity in the fields. “Organic varieties”, therefore, should have access to the “official catalogue” by derogating the DUS and VCU registration criteria. This can be done by simple derogation provisions to some chosen articles (generally articles 3 or 4) of applicable directives. As a necessary complement, Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to set out proportionate rules which encourage and not hinder investments into such breeding programmes, but only for the description and labelling of “organic varieties”, as well as for the conditions in which an “organic variety” is considered to be particularly suited for the specific needs and objectives of organic agriculture within defined geographical regions.