S.L. 433.25 ст. 8Denominations of the varieties. S.L. 433.21

(1) With respect to denominations of conservation varieties which were known before 25th May 2000, the Department may permit derogations from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 930/2000, except where such derogations would violate prior rights of a third party which is protected under Article 2 of that Regulation.

(2) Notwithstanding regulation 8(6) of the Seeds of

Agricultural Plants and Vegetables Regulations, stating that a variety is known by the same name in all Member States at the time of acceptance, the Department may accept more than one name for a variety if the names concerned are historically known.