EU Plant Variety Regulation

The EU Plant Variety Regulation sets rules to ensure new plant varieties are distinct, uniform, and stable, promoting innovation and variety development. It provides a legal framework for breeders to protect their new plant varieties through plant breeders' rights, encouraging investment while ensuring growers and consumers have access to high-quality, reliably characterized plants. The regulation harmonizes procedures across EU member states for testing, registration, and protection, fostering fair competition and sustainable agriculture by balancing innovation incentives with accessibility.