TITLE I: APPLICABLE TAXES ON PLANT BRANDS
| DIFFERENT TAXES | TAXES F.CFA (1euro=655.957 F.CFA) | |||||
| I – Fees for obtaining the Plant Variety Certificate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application filing fee | 590.000 | |||||
| Fee for proposing the name when it is not included in the application | 50.000 | |||||
| Name change tax | 120.000 | |||||
| Priority claim tax (by priority) | 110.000 | |||||
| Tax for correcting a clerical error, by mistake | 40.000 | |||||
| Opposition fee for the designation of the Plant Variety | 150.000 | |||||
| Plant Variety Certificate Publication Fee | 75.000 | |||||
| Appeal Tax | 960.000 | |||||
| Tax on official copies of the variety description, per official copy | 100.000 | |||||
| Information tax | 70.000 | |||||
| II – Technical inspection fee: 625,000 | ||||||
| In the case of a culture examination, per experimental cycle | PM | |||||
| In the case of a simplified examination | PM | |||||
| a) Report resumption tax | ||||||
| When the examination in culture is not carried out within the OAPI territory: A single fee plus the amount of fees charged by the foreign service | PM | |||||
| b) Tax for maintaining the variety (per growing cycle) | PM | |||||
| III – Annual fees for maintaining the Plant Variety Certificate (PVC) | ||||||
| First year | 250.000 | |||||
| Second year | 250.000 | |||||
| Third year | 250.000 | |||||
| Fourth year | 250.000 | |||||
| Fifth year | 250.000 | |||||
| Sixth to twentieth or twenty-fifth year | 300.000 | |||||
| Additional tax in case of late payment | 70.000 | |||||
| Fee for issuing the statement of annuity payments | 110.000 | |||||
| IV – Restoration of Rights Tax | ||||||
| a) When it concerns a priority claim | ||||||
| Fault attributable to the agent | 650.000 | |||||
| Fault attributable to a depositor or to any other circumstance | 375.000 | |||||
| b) When it involves forfeiture due to non-payment of an annuity | ||||||
| within the regulatory deadlines: | ||||||
| Fault attributable to the agent | 650.000 | |||||
| Fault attributable to the depositor or to any other circumstance | 375 000 | |||||
| V – Fees relating to the Special Register of Plant Varieties | ||||||
| Registration or deregistration fee in the Special Register of Plant Varieties | 265.000 | |||||
| Fee for issuing a copy of the registration or deregistration statement or negative registration certificate | 100.000 | |||||
| VI-Extension taxes: | ||||||
| From a new state to OAPI | 250 000 | |||||
| From OAPI to a new State | 125 000 | |||||
| Extension delay tax | 50 000 | |||||
| *Supplement for late application for extension from a new State to OAPI or from OAPI to a new State | 5.000 | |||||
| *Correction of material errors found on the extension form | 2.500 | |||||
| VII-Other tax | ||||||
| Change of agent tax | 90.000 | |||||
