Article L412-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code
A public interest grouping comprising, in particular, the State and the Institut national de la recherche agronomique performs the functions of the national plant variety authority. In this capacity, it is responsible for: 1° Applying the laws and regulations on plant variety protection and, in particular, issuing the certificate referred to in Article L. 623-4; 2° To support the State in drawing up national regulations and international agreements relating to…