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How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Form to apply to be a maintainer of a plant variety on the UK National List.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Equity (Incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation): annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Variety description forms for applications to add amateur vegetables to the national list.
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
How much it costs to apply for plant breeders’ rights or to add a new plant variety to the national list.
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