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Article D412-13 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Expenses relating to the performance of the duties of the national plant variety authority are made up of: operating and equipment expenses, including those relating to the remuneration and travel expenses of the staff assigned to it; technical examination expenses and, where applicable, the costs of setting up reference collections.

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Article R412-15 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The time limit for appealing to the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions by the person in charge of missions under the authority of the national plant variety authority is one month. Where the appellant lives outside mainland France, this time limit is increased by one month if he lives in Europe and by two months if he lives in any other part of the world. .

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Article R412-17 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The appeal shall be lodged by petition addressed to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal by the applicant in person or by a lawyer duly registered at a bar. If the applicant does not appear in person, he may be represented or assisted as provided in the first paragraph of this article.

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Article R412-20 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Any appeal lodged against the decisions of the Plant Variety Protection Committee shall be notified within fifteen days by the Registrar of the Court of Appeal to the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the National Plant Variety Office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judgment given by the Court of Appeal on the appeal shall be notified to the applicant and to…

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Article R412-21 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The Registrar shall send a copy of the judgment to the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority. This judgment shall be automatically entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates provided for in Article R. 623-38. The judgment of the Court of Appeal shall be executed within two months of its notification.

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Article R421-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 421-1-1, the registration of a natural person on the list of qualified industrial property persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 is subject to compliance with all of the following conditions: 1° Possession of a national postgraduate legal, scientific or technical degree awarded by a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment within the meaning of loi n° 84-52 du 26 janvier 1984 habilité…

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Article R421-1-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The following may also be entered on the list of qualified persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 : 1° Subject to meeting the diploma requirements of 1° and 2° of Article R. 421-1 and provide evidence of at least eight years of professional practice relating to industrial property : a) Persons who have practised within one or more companies, groups of companies, associations, foundations or public establishments; b) Employees…

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