Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1104 of 6 June 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office

‘1 The Office shall charge a holder of a Community plant variety right (‘the holder’) a fee of EUR 380 for each year of the duration of a Community plant variety right (‘annual fee’), as referred to in Article 113(2), point (d), of the Basic Regulation.’

‘1 The appellant shall pay an appeal fee of EUR 2100 for the processing of an appeal, as provided for in Article 113(2), point (c), of the Basic Regulation.’

‘1 The President of the Office shall fix the fees for the following matters: (a) the administrative fee referred to in Article 8(5); (b) fees for issuing certified copies of documents; (c) the administrative fee referred to in Article 82(2) of the Proceedings Regulation; (d) the administrative fee concerning the declaration of Community plant variety right null and void, as referred to in Article 20 of the Basic Regulation; (e) the administrative fee concerning a written objection to granting a Community plant variety right, as referred to in Article 59 of the Basic Regulation.’

‘2 The President of the Office may decide to make the services mentioned under paragraph (1(a) to (e) dependent on an advance payment.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 July 2023.