The person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority shall take a decision within two months. If the appeal is rejected, the amount of the last annual fee shall be refunded.
The decision of the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority shall be notified to the owner of the plant variety certificate; it shall be entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates and published in the Official Bulletin of the national plant variety authority.