A plant variety is a plant variety created by humans. The protection system applies to the entire plant kingdom. Wild varieties are excluded. However, if humans improve upon a wild variety, the plant variety can be protected. To be protected, a plant variety must be:
- New;
- Distinct;
- Homogeneous;
- Stable;
- And to be given a name.
In the area of plant variety certification, there are two types of publication:
- The publication of the application and the plant name;
- The publication of the plant variety certificate.
This publication allows third parties to file an objection, if necessary, within six months of publication.
Plant variety protection lasts for twenty-five years from the date of issue of the plant variety certificate.
