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Article L613-5-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

As an exception to the provisions of Articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of plant reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his consent, to a farmer for farming purposes implies authorisation for the farmer to use the product of his harvest for reproduction or multiplication by himself on his own farm.

The conditions for such use are those laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights.

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Article L613-5-1

Par dérogation aux dispositions des articles L. 613-2-2 et L. 613-2-3, la vente ou tout autre acte de commercialisation de matériel de reproduction végétal par le titulaire du brevet, ou avec son consentement, à un agriculteur à des fins d’exploitation agricole implique pour celui-ci l’autorisation d’utiliser le produit de sa récolte pour la reproduction ou la multiplication par lui-même sur sa propre exploitation.

Les conditions de cette utilisation sont celles qui sont prévues par l’article 14 du règlement (CE) n° 2100/94 du Conseil du 27 juillet 1994 instituant un régime de protection communautaire des obtentions végétales.

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