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.