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PL015: Plant Variety (Seed Industry Regulations), Decree, 15/04/1996, No. 216

Extract from the Decree of the Minister for Agriculture and Food Economy of April 15, 1996 concerning execution of some regulations of the Seed Industry Law

Pursuant to Article 23 subparagraph 1-5, Article 41 subparagraph 1, Article 62 subparagraphs 1 and 2, Article 64 subparagraph and Article 70 paragraph 2 of the Seed Industry Law of November 24, 1995 (Official Journal No 149, text 724), the Minister decrees:

CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

The Decree shall determine:

(1) the list of cultivated plants of which the varieties are subject to entry into the Register with the confirmation of the satisfactory economic value as well as the list of cultivated plants of which the varieties are subject to entry into the Register without the confirmation of the satisfactory economic value;

(2) the detailed provisions concerning application of entry of varieties into the Register and their removal, the denomination of varieties, their official examination, administration of the Register, and also concerning the carrying out inspection of the breeding or the maintenance by another way of varieties applied for or entered into the Register;

(3) the provisions on the competence of the committees for the registration of varieties;

(4) the detailed provision concerning application for the grant of the exclusive right and of the official examination of varieties, the grant and cancellation of the exclusive right as well as the administration of the Roll and the List;

(5) the method and the procedure of carrying out the control of seed material;

(6) the seats and the territorial competence of the Regional Inspectorates of the Seed Inspection;

(7) the provisions of the half-year information concerning the trade in seed material;

(8) the rates of the breeding duty.

CHAPTER II
REGISTER OF VARIETIES

Article 2

The list of cultivated plants of which the varieties are subject to entry into the Register with the statement of such cultivated plants of which the varieties are subject to entry into the Register after the confirmation of their satisfactory economic value, shall be determined in the Annex I to this Decree.

Article 3

1. An application for entry into the Register of a variety created in Poland or partly abroad or discovered in Poland must contain personal data of the creators of the variety.

2. An application for entry into the Register of a selected variety is subject to the consent of the breeder of the initial variety, if that variety is protected in the Polish Republic.

3. An application for entry into the Register of a hybrid is subject to the consent of the breeders of the primary components of the hybrid, if they are protected in the Polish Republic.

4. An application for entry into the Register of a variety of a cultivated plant must be accompanied by the results of examinations characterizing the economic value of the variety, if the confirmation of the satisfactory) economic value of that variety shall be required.

Article 4

1. The Research Center for Varieties of Cultivated Plants (Centralny Osrodek Badania Odmian Roslin Uprawnych), hereinafter referred to as the "Center", shall inform the applicant of the variety about the date of the beginning and about the procedure of the official examination of the variety.

2. The quantity of income, costs and risk connected with the production, processing and trade of harvested material or of the products obtained by the exploitation of the variety shall be taken into account by the assessment of the economic value, and in the case of lack of such data the approximate criteria of that value, and in particular the yield, its quality, the resistance to unfavorable environmental factors as well as the variability of that criteria shall be taken into consideration.

3. The metodics of the official examination of varieties applied by the Center should take into account the obligatory or generally accepted international metodics and should be based on contemporary achievements of the science, agricultural experimentation and of the assessment of varieties of cultivated plants.

Article 5

1. A denomination of a variety applied for the entry into the Register, with the reservation of Article 6 paragraph 2 , shall be written by the Latin alphabet with the use of letters and figures applied in the Polish spelling. A denomination of a variety does not:

(1) begin with a figure;

(2) be identical with the names, the letter's abbreviations or the acronyms of the States or of the international organizations;

(3) be identical with the units of the botanical taxonomy;

(4) underline values or characteristics of a variety;

(5) arouse the public objection.

2. A denomination submitted in the application may be changed before the entry of a variety into the Register.

Article 6

1. A breeder of a selected variety shall apply it under denomination of its initial variety.

2. To the denomination of a selected variety a designation which indicate its breeder must be added. Such designation may consist of only one word or abbreviation.

Article 7

An additional denomination (synonym) of a variety may be done as well before as after the entry of the variety into the Register.

Article 8

The Center shall allow the breeder of the variety applied for or entered into the Register to make possible the inspection of its official examination, shall put at his disposal the elaborated results and also shall provide him information concerning this examination.

Article 9

Failure to supply, in any one year, seed material of the variety by its breeder to the official examination constitutes grounds for prolonging the examination for other year. Failure to supply during two consecutive years seed material may constitute grounds for rejection of the entry of the variety into the Register.

Article 10

A variety entered into the Register shall receive the consecutive registration number with addition of the capital letter preceding this number, namely:

(1) R - for agricultural plants;

(2) W - for vegetables;

(3) O - for ornamentals;

(4) S - for orchard plants (fruit trees and berry plants).

Article 11

The Center shall keep the Record of the varieties applied for the enter into the Register.

Article 12

A breeder of a variety applied for entry or entered into the Register ought supply to the Center information concerning applications, entries, extension of entries, removal or withdraval of the variety filed for or registered in foreign registers of varieties as well in proper lists, catalogues or indexes of varieties, and also information concerning changes of denominations or synonyms of the variety.

Article 13

1. The Center quarterly publishes in the Daily of the Center (Diariusz Centralnego Osrodka Badamia Odmian Roslin Uprawnych) information concerning application for entry and entries of varieties into the Register.

2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 includes:

(1) the dates of application, entry, refusal of entry and removal of the varieties;

(2) the denominations and synonyms of the varieties and their changes;

(3) the surnames and forenames or the trading names of breeders of the varieties and their changes.

3. The Director of the Center shall transmit to the Director of the Central Inspectorate of the Seed Inspection information concerning the application and acceptation to the official examination of the variety, its entry, refusal of entry and removal from the Register, as soon as in 15 days from the day of the relevant final decisions have been taken. The Director of the Center shall inform the Director of the Central Inspectorate of the Seed Inspection on the refusal of entry of the variety into the Register, if it results from the lack of distinctness, of a variety applied for as an original variety or its economic value is less than the economic value of particular varieties entered into the Register.

Article 14

1. The Center shall agree with the breeder the term of the inspection of maintenance breeding, as soon as in 15 days before the intended term of its carrying out.

2. The inspection may encompasses all objects in which maintenance breeding of the variety or maintenance of it by another way is carry out as well the objects exploited by the breeder as by the persons who collaborate with him on grounds of suitable agreements.

3. The report on the inspection shall be made in two copies, of which one copy shall get the breeder of the variety and second copy the Center. The breeder of the variety is entitled to make reservations to the statements and conclusions contained in the report of the inspection, which shall be added to the report.

Article 15

Committees for the registration of varieties (hereinafter referred to as "Committees") act in the domain of:

(1) cereal plants;

(2) maize;

(3) pulses;

(4) small-seed leguminous plants;

(5) root plants;

(6) potato;

(7) oilseed plants;

(8) fibre plants;

(9) hop;

(10) tobacco;

(11) medicinal and seasonal plants;

(12) vegetables;

(13) ornamentals;

(14) fruit trees and berry plants.

CHAPTER III
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT ON A VARIETY AND BREEDING DUTY

Article 16

1. To the matters concerning the exclusive right of the commercial exploitation of the variety, hereinafter referred to as the "exclusive right", the provisions of Articles 2 , 5, 8, 9 and 10 , with reservation of paragraph 2 , shall be applied mutatis mutandis.

2. The varieties of forest plants by their enter into the Roll shall receive the consecutive number proceded by the capital letter L.

Article 17

1. A breeder who filed an earliest application abroad for the grant him the exclusive right, when he submits the application for the grant him this right in Poland, ought demand the claim to admit him the right of priority to the exclusive right, if he want to benefit by the right. To the application one ought:

(1) add the copy of the application filed abroad certified by the authority which received that application;

(2) supply the seed material and other documents which confirm that the variety is the subject matter of both applications is the same.

2. If the application for the grant of the exclusive right filed abroad is withdrawn by the breeder or if the competent authority has refused the grant of the exclusive right to the variety, its breeder shall inform on this fact the Center and shall submit the documents certifying the withdrawal of the application or the refuse of the grant of the exclusive right in six months as from the receipt of that documents.

Article 18

After the grant the breeder the exclusive right the Center may carry out in any time the official examinations which do verify distinctness, uniformity and stability of the protected variety.

Article 19

The breeder of the variety entered into the List or into the Rollought give to the Center in 60 days as from the day of obtaining the information concerning the filling of applications for the grant of the exclusive right and also concerning the grant, the refusal of the grant, the declaring it as null or as cancel abroad as well as the information concerning changes of the denomination and synonyms of the variety connected with the exclusive right.

Article 20

1. The Center publishes quarterly in the Daily of the Center information concerning application for the grant of the exclusive right and also concerning the cancellation of the right.

2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 includes:

(1) the dates of applications for the grant of the exclusive right, of the grant or refusal of the grant as well as of declaring as null or cancelled of that right;

(2) the denominations of the varieties and their changes;

(3) the surnames and forenames or trading names of the breeders and their changes.

Article 21 as well as CHAPTER IV - CONTROL, TESTING AND TRADE OF SEED MATERIAL (Articles 22 to 27) and also Annexes II, III and IV - have been not translated because they do not concern the registration of varieties and the grant of the exclusive right.

Article 28

This Decree enters into force after 14 days as from the day of its publication.

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Economy

(-) Roman Jagielinski

Annexes to the Decree

of the Minister for Agriculture and Food Economy

of April 15, 1996 (text 216 )

ANNEX I

The list of cultivated plants of which the varieties are subject to entry into the Register

No	Cultivated plant	Latin name of cultivated plant
	1	2
	Agricultural plants
	Cereal plants
1	Buckwheat	Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
2	Barley¹	Hordeum vulgare L.
3	Maize¹	Zea mays L.
4	Oats¹	Avena sativa L.
5	Common Millet	Panicum miliaceum L.
6	Durum Wheat	Triticum durum Desf.
7	Bread Wheat¹	Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol.
8	Triticale¹	x Triticosecale Wittm.
9	Spring Rye	Secale cereale L. f. vernalis
10	Winter Rye¹	Secale cereale L. f.nivalis
	Pulses
11	Field Bean¹	Vicia faba L. var.minor Harz
12	Pea¹	Pisum sativum L. ssp.sativum
13	White Lupin	Lupinus albus L.
14	Blue Lupin¹	Lupinus angustifolius L.
15	Yellow Lupin¹	Lupinus luteus L.
16	Soybean	Glycine max (L.) Merr.
17	Hairy Vetch	Vicia villosa Roth
18	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa L. ssp.sativa
	Small-seed leguminous plants
19	Sainfoin	Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
20	Major Bird's Foot Trefoil	Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr
21	Bird's Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus L.
22	White Clover¹	Trifolium repens L.
23	Red Clover¹	Trifolium pratense L.
24	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum L.
25	Persian Clover	Trifolium resupinatum L.
26	Alsike Clover	Trifolium hybridum L.
27	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina L.
28	Hybrid Lucerne¹	Medicago sativa L. ssp.falcata x x ssp. sativa
29	Lucerne¹	Medicago sativa L. ssp.sativa
30	White Sweet Clover	Melilotus albus Medik.
31	Eastern Goat's Rue	Galega orientalis Lam.
32	Serradella	Ornithopus sativus Brot.
	Grasses
33	Festulolium		x Festulolium
34	Red Fescue¹		Festuca rubra L. sensu lato
35	Meadow Fescue¹		Festuca pratensis Huds.
36	Sheep's Fescue		Festuca ovina L. sensu lato
37	Shade Fescue		Festuca heterophylla Lam.
38	Tall Fescue		Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
39	Aschersonian Orchard Grass		Dactylis Aschersoniana Graebn.
40	Cocksfoot¹		Dactylis glomerata L.
41	Black Bent		Agrostis gigantea Roth.
42	Hybrid Bent		Agrostis stolonifera L. x Agrostis canina L. et Agrostis capillaris L. x Agrostis canina L.
43	Common Bent		Agrostis capillaris L.
44	Intermediate Bent		Agrostis intermedia Veb.
45	Velvet Bent		Agrostis canina L.
46	Creeping Bent		Agrostis stolonifera L.
47	Reed Canary Grass		Phalaris arundinacea L.
48	Tall Oatgrass		Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) Beauv. J.S. et K.B. Presl
49	Awnless Brome		Bromus inermis Leyss.
50	Rescue Grass		Bromus catharticus Vahl.
51	Smaller Cat's-tail		Phleum bertolonii DC.
52	Meadow Timothy		Phleum pratense L.
53	Swamp Meadow-grass		Poa palustris L.
54	Wood Meadow-grass		Poa nemoralis L.
55	Smooth Stalked Meadow-grass¹		Poa pratensis L.
56	Annual Meadow-grass		Poa annua L.
57	Flattened Meadow-grass		Poa compressa L.
58	Meadow Foxtail		Alopecurus pratensis L.
59	Hybrid Ryegrass		Lolium x boucheanum Kunth.
60	Perennial Ryegrass¹		Lolium perenne L.
61	Italian Ryegrass¹		Lolium multiflorum Lam.
62	Westerwold Ryegrass¹		Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm.
	Bulbous-, root- and turnipplants
63	Swede (fodder varieties)		Brassica napus emend. Metzg. ssp.rapifera Metzg.
64	Sugar Beet¹		Beta vulgaris L. ssp.vulgaris convar.vulgaris var.altissima Döll
65	Fodder Beet¹		Beta vulgaris L. ssp.vulgaris convar.vulgaris var.rapacea K.Koch
66	Large-rooted Chicory		Cichorium intybus L. var.sativum DC.
67	Carrot (fodder varieties)		Daucus carota L. ssp.sativus (Hoffm.) Schubl. et G.Martens
68	Turnip (fodder varieties)		Brassica rapa L. emend. Metzg. ssp. rapa
69	Jerusalem Artichoke		Helianthus tuberosus L.
70	Potato¹		Solanum tuberosum L. sensu lato
	Oilseed plants
71	White Mustard		Sinapis alba L. ssp.alba
72	Brown Mustard		Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
73	Linseed		Linum usitatissimum L. convar. mediterraneum (Vavilov ex Ell.) Kulpa et Danert
74	Opium Poppy		Papaver somniferum L. ssp. somniferum
75	Oilseed Rape¹		Brassica napus L. emend. Metzg. ssp. napus
76	Turnip rape		Brassica rapa L. emend. Metzg. ssp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg.
77	Fodder Radish		Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.
78	Common Sunflower		Helianthus annuus L.
	Fibre plants
79	Hemp		Cannabis sativa L. ssp. sativa
80	Flax¹		Linum usitatissimum L. convar. usitatissimum
	Special industrial plants
81	Hop		Humulus lupulus L.
82	Syrian Tobacco		Nicotiana rustica L.
83	Common Tobacco¹		Nicotiana tabacum L.
	Miscellaneous agricultural plants
84	Scorpion Weed		Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.
85	Fodder Kale		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.acephala (DC.) Alef. var.viridis et var.medullosa Thell.
86	Canary Grass		Phalaris canariensis L.
87	Turnip rape (fodder hybrids)		Brassica rapa L. emend. Metzg.
88	Fodder Common Sunflower		Helianthus annuus L.
89	Amaranth		Amaranthus cruentus L.
90	Winter Rye (for green fodder)		Secale cereale L. f.nivalis
	Medicinal and seasonal plants
91	Basil		Ocimum basilicum L.
92	Thorn Apple		Datura inoxia Mill.
93	Black Cumin		Nigella sativa L.
94	Summer Savory		Satureja hortensis L.
95	Blessed Thistle		Cnicus benedictus L.
96	Common Saint John's Wort		Hypericum perforatum L.
97	Celandine		Chelidonium majus L.
98	White Deadnettle		Lamium album L.
99	Cone Flower		Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
100	Caraway		Carum carvi L.
101	Coriander		Coriandrum sativum L.
102	Fennel		Foeniculum vulgare Mill. ssp.piperitum (Ucria) Cout.
103	Common Valerian		Valeriana officinalis L.
104	Milfoil		Achillea millefolium L.
105	Lovage		Levisticum officinale W.D.J.Koch
106	Sweet Majoram		Origanum majorana L.
107	Hollyhock		Alcea rosea L. var.nigra hort.
108	Balm		Melissa officinalis L.
109	Peppermint		Mentha x piperita L.
110	Pot Marigold		Calendula officinalis L.
111	Purple Foxglove		Digitalis purpurea L.
112	Grecian Foxglove		Digitalis lanata Ehrh.
113	Saint Mary's Thistle		Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
114	Pepper		Capsicum annuum L.
115	Balladonna		Atropa bella-donna L.
116	Wild Chamomile		Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert
117	Roman Chamomile		Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.
118	Chinese Rhubarb		Rheum palmatum L. ssp. palmatum
119	Yellow Horn Poppy		Glaucium flavum Crantz
120	Common Sage		Salvia officinalis L.
121	Common Thyme		Thymus vulgaris L.
122	Evening Primrose		Oenothera L.
	Vegetables
	Onion plants
123	Potato Onion		Allium cepa L. var.aggregatum G.Don
124			Allium x proliferum (Moench) Schrad. ex Willd.
125	Onion¹		Allium cepa L. var. cepa Helm
126	Garlic		Allium sativum L. var. sativum
127	Leek¹		Allium porrum L. var. porrum
128	Chives		Allium schoenoprassum L.
	Pumpkin plants
129	Pumpkin		Cucurbita maxima Duch.
130	Marrow, Squash		Cucurbita pepo L
131	Watermelon		Citrullus lanatus Matsum. et Nakai ssp. vulgaris Fursa var. vulgaris
132	Melon		Cucumis melo L.
133	Cucumber a) varieties grown outdoor¹ b) varieties grown under cover		Cucumis sativus L.
	Cabbage plants
134	Broccoli		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.botrytis (L.) Alef. var. italica Plenck
135	Borecole		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.acephala (DC.) Alef. var. sabellica L.
136	Cauliflower¹		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.botrytis (L.) Alef. var. botrytis
137	Kohlrabi		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.caulocarpa (DC.) Alef. var. gongylodes L.
138	Brussels Sprouts		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.fruiticosa (Metzg.) Alef. var. gemmifera DC.
139	Paksoi		Brassica rapa L. emend. Metzg. ssp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt
140	White Cabbage¹		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.capitata (L.) Alef. var.capitata L. f.alba DC.
141	Red Cabbage		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.capitata (L.) Alef. var.capitata L. f.rubra DC.
142	Chinese Cabbage		Brassica rapa L. emend. Metzg. ssp.pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt
143	Savoy Cabbage		Brassica oleracea L. ssp.oleracea convar.capitata (L.) Alef. var. sabauda L.
	Root plants
144	Red beet¹		Beta vulgaris L. ssp.vulgaris convar.vulgaris var.vulgaris
145	Horse Radish		Armoracia rusticana ph.Gaertn. B.May et Schreb.
146	Carrot (edible varieties)¹		Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schubl. et G.Martens
147	Turnip-rooted Parsley		Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. ex A.W.Hill convar.radicosum (Alef.) Danert
148	Celeriac¹		Apium graveolens L. var.rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud.
149	Black Salsify		Scorzonera hispanica L.
	Turnip plants
150	Swede (edible varieties)		Brassica napus L. emend. Metzg. ssp. rapifera Metzg.
151	Turnip (edible varieties)		Brassica rapa L. emend. Metzg. ssp. rapa
152	Black Radish		Raphanus sativus L. var.niger (Mill.) s.Kerner
153	Radish		Raphanus sativus L. var.sativus
	Leaf plants
154	Salad Chicory		Cicorium intybus L. var.foliosum Hegi
155	Endive		Cichorium endivia L.
156	Parsley		Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. ex A.W.Hill convar. crispum
157	Rhubarb		Rheum rhabarbarum L.
158	Head Lettuce		Lactuca sativa L. var.capitata L.
159	Leaf Lettuce		Lactuca sativa L. var.crispa L.
160	Asparagus Lettuce		Lactuca sativa L. var.angustana hort. ex L.H.Bailey
161	Cos Lettuce		Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam.
162	Celery		Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers.
163	Garden Sorrel		Rumex acetosa L.
164	Spinach		Spinacia oleracea L.
	Solanaceous plants
165	Husk-tomato		Physalis ixocarpa Brot ex Hornem.
166	Eggplant		Solanum melongena L.
167	Pepper		Capsicum annuum L.
168	Tomata a) varieties grown outdoor with red fruits¹ b) varieties grown under cover		Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. nom cons. var.esculentum
169	Cherry Tomato		Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. nom cons. var.cerasiforme (Dun.) A. Gray
	Pulses
170	Broad Bean		Vicia faba L. var.major Harz
171	Runner Bean		Phaseolus coccineus L.
172	Dwarf French Bean¹		Phaseolus vulgaris L. var.nanus (L.) Aschers.
173	Climbing French Bean		Phaseolus vulgaris L. var.vulgaris
174	Garden Sugar Pea		Pisum sativum L. ssp.sativum convar.axiphium Alef. emend. C.O.Lehm.
175	Garden Pea¹		Pisum sativum L. ssp.sativum convar.medullare Alef. emend. C.O.Lehm. et convar.sativum
176	Chickling Vetch		Lathyrus sativus L.
177	Lentil		Lens culinaris Medik.
	Miscellaneous vegetables
178	Dill		Anethum graveolens L.
179	Sweet Fennel		Foeniculum vulgare Mill. ssp.vulgare var.azoricum (Mill.) Thell.
180	Sweet Maize		Zea mays L. convar.saccharata Koern.
181	Popcorn Maize		Zea mays L convar.microsperma Koern.
182	Parnsip		Pastinaca sativa L.
183	Cornsalad		Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.
184	Asparagus		Asparagus officinalis L.
	Edible mushrooms
185	Cultivated Mushroom		Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Sing.
	Ornamentals
	Annual plants
186	French Marigold		Tagetes patula L.
187	Striped Mexican Marigold		Tagetes tenuifolia Cav.
188	African Marigold		Tagetes erecta L.
189	China Aster		Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees
190	Perpetual Begonia		Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum H.K.Krauss
191	Cockscomb		Celosia cristata L.
192	Youth and Age		Zinnia elegans Jacq.
193	Californian Poppy		Eschscholzia californica Cham.
194	Godetia		Clarkia amoena (Lehm.) A.Nels et Macbr. ssp.lindleyi (Dougl.) F.H.Levis et M.E.Levis
195	Sweet Pea		Lathyrus odoratus L.
196	Clarkia		Clarkia unguiculata Lindl.
197	Everlasting		Helichrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Andr.
198	Flame Nettle		Coleus blumei Benth.
199	Common Stock		Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br.
200	True Lobelia of Gardens		Lobelia erinus L.
201	Sweet Alyssum		Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.
202	Plains Coreopsis		Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
203	Pot Marigold		Calendula officinalis L.
204	Garden Balsam		Impatiens balsamina L.
205	New Guinea Impatiens		Impatiens New Guinea
206	Busy Lizzie		Impatiens walleriana Hook.
207	Petunia		Petunia x hybrida Vilm.
208	Cone Flower		Rudbeckia hirta L.
209	Common Sunflower		Helianthus annuus L.
210	Scarlet Sage		Salvia splendens Buc'hoz ex Etl.
211	Candytuft		Iberis amara L.
212	Candytuft		Iberis umbellata L.
213	Common Garden Verbena		Verbena x hybrida Voss
214	Common Snapdragon		Antirrhinum majus L.
215	Feverfew		Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz Bip.
216	Floss Flower		Ageratum houstonianum Mill.
	Biennial plants
217	Pansy		Viola x wittrockiana Gams
218	Alpine Forget-me-not		Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmidt
219	Hollyhook		Alcea rosea L.
220	True Daisy		Bellis perennial L.
	Perennial plants not surviving winter outdoor
221	Tuberous Begonia		Begonia x tuberhybrida Voss
222	Dahlia		Dahlia x cultorum Thorsr. et Reis.
223	Gladiolus		Gladiolus x hybridus hort.
224	Ivy-leaved Pelargonium		Pelargonium peltatum hort. non (L.) L'Hérit. ex Ait.
225	Zonal Pelargonium		Pelargonium x hortorum L.H.Bailey
226	Show and Fancy Pelargonium		Pelargonium x domesticum L.H.Bailey
	Perennial plants
227	Periwinkle		Vinca L.
228	Chrysanthemum		Dendranthema x grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitamura
229	Plantain Lily		Hosta Tratt.
230	Garden Iris		Iris x barbata hort.
231	Lily		Lilium L.
232	Day Lily		Hemerocallis L.
233	Daffodil		Narcissus L.
234	Chinese Paeony		Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
235	Tulip		Tulipa L.
236	Heather		Calluna Salisb.
237	Heath		Erica L.
238	Statice		Limonium Mill.
239	Shasta Daisy		Leucanthemum maximum (Ram.) DC.
	Trees and shrubs
240	Butterfly Bush		Buddleja davidii Franch.
241	Yew		Taxus L.
242	False Cypress		Chamaecyparis Spach
243	Forsythia		Forsythia Vahl
244	Flowering Crabapple		Malus Mill.
245	Juniper		Juniperus L.
246	Mock Orange		Philadelphus L.
247	Pennsylvanian Ash		Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
248	Horse Chestnut		Aesculus hippocastanum L.
249	Diervilla		Weigela Thunb.
250	Lilac		Syringa L.
251	Larch		Larix Mill.
252	Shrubby Cinquefoil		Petentilla fruticosa L.
253	Clematis		Clematis L.
254	Rhododendron		Rhododendron L.
255	Pine		Pinus L.
256	Spruce		Picea A.Dietr.
257	Rose^x		Rosa L.
258	Thuya		Thuja L.
	Plants grown under cover
259	Alocasia		Alocasia x amazonica André
260	Alstroemeria		Alstroemeria x hybrida
261	Anthurium		Anthurium x scherzerianum hort. non Schott
262	Anthurium		Anthurium x cultorum Birdsey
263	Begonia		Begonia L.
264	Chrysanthemum		Dendranthema x grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitamura
265	Persian Cyclamen		Cyclamen persicum Mill.
266	Freesia		Freesia x hybrida hort.
267	Gerbera		Gerbera jamesonii H.Bol.ex Hook.
268	Carnation		Dianthus caryophyllus L.
269	Kalanhoë		Kalanhoë x hybrida hort.
270	Slipper Flower		Calceolaria x herbeohybrida Voss
271	Primrose		Primula vulgaris Huds.
272	African Violet		Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl.
273	Gloxinia		Sinningia x hybrida hort.
274	Cape Primrose		Streptocarpus x hybridus Voss
275	Cineraria		Senecio x hybridus Hyl.
276	Poinsettia		Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
277	Amaryllis		Hippeastrum x hortorum Maatsch
	Fruit trees
278	Peach^x		Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
279	Sweet Cherry^x		Prunus avium (L.) L.
280	Pear^x		Prunus communis L.
281	Apple¹,^2x		Malus domestica Borkh.
282	Hazelnut		Corylus L.
283	Apricot		Prunus armeniaca L.
284	Walnut		Juglans regia L.
285	Quince^xx		Cydonia oblonga Mill.
286	Plum¹,^2x		Prunus domestica L.
287	Japanese Plum^x		Prunus salicina Lindl.
288	Sour Cherry¹,²		Prunus cerasus L.
289	Plum and Cherry^x (other species)		Prunus L.
	Berry plants
	Shrubs
290	Chokeberry		Aronia melanocarpa (Milchx.) Elliot
291	Gooseberry		Ribes grossularia L.
292	Swamp Blueberry		Vaccinium corymbosum L.
293	Blackberry		Rubus fruticosus L.
294	Black Raspberry		Rubus occidentalis L.
295	Raspberry		Rubus idaeus L.
296	White Currant		Ribes niveum Lindl.
297	Black Currant¹,²		Ribes nigrum L.
298	Red Currant		Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert et W. Koch
299	Grapevine		Vitis L.
300	American Cranberry		Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.
	Perennial plants
301	Wild Strawberry		Fragaria vesca L.
302	Strawberry¹		Fragaria x ananassa Duch.

The explanations of the superscripts:

(1) To the varieties of cultivated plants marked with the superscript "1" the provision of the satisfactory economic value as the condition of the entry into the Register shall be applied confirming to Article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 of the Law.

(2) The cultivated plants marked with the superscript "2" shall be deemed as multiyears plants confirming to Article 6 paragraph 2 subparagraph 3 and paragraph 3 of the Law.

(3) The cultivated plants marked with the superscript "x" encompass as well fructifying or blooming varieties as varieties for rootstocks.

(4) The cultivated plants marked with the superscript "xx" encompass varieties exclusively for rootstocks.

Remark of the translator:

The English names of cultivated plants are mainly cited after UPOV "List of the taxa protected in the Member States of UPOV and in Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and the Russian Federation" - see UPOV document C(29)6 of October 9, 1995.

The Latin names of cultivated plants, confirming UPOV directive, are cited after Zander "Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen", 15 Auflage, 1994 - Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany.

Pologne

PL015

Decree of the Minister for Agriculture and Food Economy No. 216 of April 15, 1996 concerning execution of some regulations of the Seed Industry Law