The following abbreviations are used in this document: TC: Technical Committee TG: Test Guidelines BACKGROUND The TC, at its fiftieth session, held in Geneva, from April 7 to 9, 2014, agreed that document TGP/7 Section 4.3: Kit for Test Guidelines” and Annex 4 of Approved Characteristics” should “Drafter’s “Collection be revised, subject to the introduction of the TG Template in 2014 (see document TC/50/36 on the Conclusions”, paragraph 70). “Report The TC approved the plans for the implementation of the web-based TG Template, including the exclusive use of the web-based TG Template for the development of all Test Guidelines from 2015, as set out in document TC/50/10, paragraph 58, reproduced as follows (see document TC/50/36 on the “Report Conclusions”, paragraph 15): “Implementation […] In order to achieve the benefits of the web-based TG Template, it will be necessary for all Leading “58. Experts and Interested Experts to use the web-based TG Template exclusively for the preparation of Test Guidelines for the Technical Working Parties. Therefore, the use of the web-based TG Template will be required for the preparation of all Test Guidelines from 2015. Training on the use of the web-based TG Template will initially be provided at the Technical Working Party sessions in 2014 and by means of eworkshops (see document TC/50/3 arising from the Technical Working Parties”).” “Matters PROPOSAL It is proposed to revise the wording of the following sections of document TGP/7 to reflect the introduction of the web-based TG Template. Section 1: Introduction 1.3 Structure of TGP/7 […] 3.1 The TG Template Structure and Universal Standard Wording section introduces the Template” which provides the basic Test Guidelines structure and also “This “TG the universal standard wording which that is currently considered to be appropriate for all Test Guidelines., as provided The TG Template itself is provided in Annex 1 of this document.” 3.2 Additional Standard Wording (ASW) Template’ I contains the universal standard wording which that is currently considered to be “The ‘TG appropriate for all Test Guidelines. However, this section explains that UPOV has developed additional
The following abbreviations are used in this document: TC: Technical Committee TG: Test Guidelines BACKGROUND The TC, at its fiftieth session, held in Geneva, from April 7 to 9, 2014, agreed that document TGP/7 Section 4.3: “Drafter’s Kit for Test Guidelines” and Annex 4 “Collection of Approved Characteristics” should be revised, subject to the introduction of the TG Template in 2014 (see document TC/50/36 “Report on the Conclusions”, paragraph 70). The TC approved the plans for the implementation of the web-based TG Template, including the exclusive use of the web-based TG Template for the development of all Test Guidelines from 2015, as set out in document TC/50/10, paragraph 58, reproduced as follows (see document TC/50/36 “Report on the Conclusions”, paragraph 15): “Implementation […] “58. In order to achieve the benefits of the web-based TG Template, it will be necessary for all Leading Experts and Interested Experts to use the web-based TG Template exclusively for the preparation of Test Guidelines for the Technical Working Parties. Therefore, the use of the web-based TG Template will be required for the preparation of all Test Guidelines from 2015. Training on the use of the web-based TG Template will initially be provided at the Technical Working Party sessions in 2014 and by means of eworkshops (see document TC/50/3 “Matters arising from the Technical Working Parties”).” PROPOSAL It is proposed to revise the wording of the following sections of document TGP/7 to reflect the introduction of the web-based TG Template. Section 1: Introduction 1.3 Structure of TGP/7 […] 3.1 The TG Template Structure and Universal Standard Wording “This section introduces the “TG Template” which provides the basic Test Guidelines structure and also the universal standard wording which that is currently considered to be appropriate for all Test Guidelines., as provided The TG Template itself is provided in Annex 1 of this document.” 3.2 Additional Standard Wording (ASW) “The ‘TG Template’ I contains the universal standard wording which that is currently considered to be appropriate for all Test Guidelines. However, this section explains that UPOV has developed additional
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