LEGAL BASIS
The following pieces of legislation are the basis of the statutory tasks of The Research Centre for Cultivar Testing:
- The Law of November 25, 2010 on The Research Centre for Cultivar Testing (OJ of 2017 item 2109)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of December 21, 2010 on conferment of the statute on The Research Centre for Cultivar (OJ of 2021 item 1024, of 2024 item 490, consolidated text from 01.07.2024 r.)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of December 24, 2010 on remuneration rules of The Research Centre for Cultivar Testing employees and on granting other work-related benefits (OJ No 257 item 1739, OJ of 2016 item 775, OJ of 2020 item 1116, OJ of 2023 item 498, OJ of 2024 item 897, consolidated text)
- he Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of November 7, 2011 on way of determining of The Research Centre for Cultivar Testing financial resources surplus (OJ No 257 item 1542)
- The Polish Seed Act of November 9, 2012 (OJ of 2021 item 129)
- The Polish Seed Act of December 16, 2016 (OJ of 2016 item 2246) – Article 3-8 and 10-12
- The Notice of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of September 9, 2021 on list of plant species which varieties are subject to national listing and which seed material may be produced, assessed and controlled (OJ of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development item 76)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of November 27, 2013 on deadlines for filing an application for a variety addition to the Polish National List (OJ item 1574)
- The Decree of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of September 19, 2013 on the list of vegetable and fruit plant species which VCU assessments are carried out (OJ of 2021 item 1300)
- The Decree of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of May 16, 2017 an assessment of variety seed material identity and purity (OJ item 1048)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of December 15, 2015 on fees connected with variety examinations and national listing (NLI) (OJ item 2169)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of February 2, 2017 on characteristics of fruit plants variety to be admitted to the fruit list B (OJ item 327)
- The Decision No 14/N/19 of the COBORU Director of October 14, 2019 on application forms connected with the Polish National List submitted to the COBORU Director
- The Decision No 12/N/20 of the COBORU Director of July 28, 2020 of amending the decision No 14/N/19 of the COBORU Director of October 14, 2019 on application forms connected with the Polish National List submitted to the COBORU
- The Decision No 1/N/21 of the COBORU Director of July 11, 2021 of amending the decision No 14/N/19 of the COBORU Director of October 14, 2019 on application forms connected with the Polish National List submitted to the COBORU
- The Order No 30/2022 of the COBORU Director of August 19, 2022 on the applicability of use of biochemical and molecular techniques in the assessment of varietal identity and purity of seeds
- The Order No 52/2023 of the COBORU Director of December 28, 2023 on maximum quantities of seed of agricultural plant varieties, applied for the National List and accepted for the official examinations, authorized in Poland to place on the market for tests and trials purposes
- The Decree No 4/2023 of the COBORU Director of January 10, 2023 on the varieties seed material quantity necessary for DUS (distinctness, uniformity and stability) testing and VCU (value for cultivation and use) assessment, as well as the dates of its delivery to COBORU experimental units
- The Order No 40/2023 of the COBORU Director of October 4, 2023 on agricultural and vegetable plant species for which DUS testing is performed according to the CPVO protocols or UPOV guidelines
- The Order No 41/2023 of the COBORU Director of October 4, 2023 on fruit plant species for which DUS testing is performed according to the CPVO protocols or the UPOV guidelines
- The Decree No 27/2022 of the COBORU Director of August 9, 2022 on fruit plant species for which DUS testing is performed according to the CPVO protocols or the UPOV guidelines
- The Decree No 48/2022 of the COBORU Director of December 30, 2022 on maximum quantities of seed of agricultural plant varieties, applied for the National List and accepted for the official examinations, authorized in Poland to place on the market for tests and trials purposes
- The Decree No 26/2022 of the COBORU Director of August 9, 2022 on agricultural and vegetable plant species for which DUS testing is performed according to the CPVO protocols or UPOV guidelines
- The Law of June 26, 2003 on the Legal Protection of Plant Varieties (Dz. U. z 2021 r. poz. 213)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of March 5, 2004 on application form for the grant of Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR) as well as the technical questionnaire form (OJ No 60 item 569)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of February 17, 2004 on fee rates for the lodging an application for the Plant Breeders' Rights protection, DUS testing as well as for the granting and the maintenance of the exclusive right titles (OJ No 60 item 567, of 2015 item 2166)
- The Decree of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of March 1, 2004 concerning the quantity of seed material necessary for conducting the distinctness, uniformity and stability tests and the dates of its supplying (OJ No 60 item 568)
- The Law of 23 June 2022 on organic farming and organic production (OJ of 2022 item 1370)
- The Decree No 32/2022 of the COBORU Director of August 30, 2022 on the procedure, circulation and forms of documents concerning keeping of the organic heterogeneous material list
- The Decree No 34/2022 of the COBORU Director of September 20, 2022 on the size of samples of organic heterogeneous material which ought to be delivered with the notification - application for entry of the plant reproductive material to the organic heterogeneous material listheterogenicznego
- The Decree No 8/2023 of the COBORU Director of January 24, 2023 on derogations and differences regarding the conditions of registration of organic varieties of agricultural and vegetable plants