S.L. 433.27 ст. 22Acceptance of varietiesdeveloped for growing under particular conditions. conditions. S.L. 433.23 S.L. 433.23 S.L. 433.23 S.L. 433.23

(1) Varieties developed for growing under particular conditions may be accepted for inclusion in the national catalogues subject to the requirements provided for in regulations 23 and 24.

(2) A variety developed for growing under particular conditions shall be accepted as a variety the seeds of which may only be verified as "standard seed of a variety developed for growing under particular conditions". Such a variety shall be entered into the Common Catalogue of varieties of vegetable species as a "variety developed for growing under particular conditions the seeds of which shall be verified in accordance with regulation 27".

(2) A variety shall be considered as having been developed for growing under particular conditions if it has been developed for growing under particular agro-technical, climatic or pedological conditions.

(3) The Directorate may adopt its own provisions as regards distinctness, stability and uniformity of varieties developed for growing under particular conditions by way of derogation from regulation 3(1)(a) and (b) of the Examination of Varieties of

Vegetable Species Regulations. In such cases, the Directorate shall ensure that for the determination of distinctness and stability, at least the characteristics referred to in the following shall apply:

(a) the technical questionnaires associated with the test protocols of the Community Plant Variety Office

(CPVO) listed in Schedule I to the Examination of

Varieties of Vegetable Species Regulations, which apply to those species, or

(b) the technical questionnaires of the guidelines of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) listed in Schedule II to the Examination of Varieties of Vegetable Species

Regulations, which apply to those species.

(4) For the assessment of uniformity, the provisions of the Examination of Varieties of Vegetable Species Regulations shall apply. However, if the uniformity level is established on the basis of off-types, a population standard of 10% and an acceptance probability of at least 90% shall be applied.