Final version: 27/05/2014 SEMINAR ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS 5 June 2014, ZAGREB Venue: The Westin Zagreb Izidora Kršnjavoga 1 Zagreb 10000 Croatia Phone: (385) (1) 489 2000 GPS 45.8069029533375 15.966497611999557 1 P age
DRAFT AGENDA OF THE SEMINAR OPENING 8.30-9.30 Registration and coffee 9.30-9.40 OPENING ADDRESS by Mrs Snježana Španjol, Deputy Minister of Agriculture 9.40-9.50 WELCOME by Mr. Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO 2 P age
SESSION I - LEGAL ASPECTS (MEETING ROOM Panorama 17 th Floor) Objectives of this session : The objective of Session I is to give presentations that will serve as a platform for the coming session and discussions. Community legislation and national legislations will be presented. Breeders will explain in more concrete terms the difficulties they meet when enforcing their rights. 9.50-12.30 Chair : Mrs. Višnja Ljubetić, Head of Sector of Phytosanitary Police 9.50-10.20 The breeding industry in Croatia Mr Ivan Đurkić, Corporate Association for seed 10.20-10.40 Community legislation on the enforcement of PVRs: Basic Regulation, Directive on enforcement, customs regulation Mr Francesco Mattina, CPVO Head Legal Unit 10.40-11.00 Croatian legislation on enforcement of PVRs - Mr. Ivica Delić, Head of Department for Plant varieties and agricultural propagating material 11.00-11.20 Hungarian legislation on enforcement of PVRs - Mrs. Ágnes Szabó Kókai-Kunné, Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development, Legal Department 11.20-11.40 COFFEE BREAK 11.40-12.00 Slovenian legislation on enforcement of PVRs Ms Joži J. Cvelbar, Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment 12.00-12.20 Customs activities in Croatia -Mr. Ninoslav Babić, senior inspector, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia, Customs Directorate 12.20-12.40 European Customs approach as regard actions against infringement of IP rights - Mrs Brigitte Hayen, GEVERS Legal, Head of Anti-Counterfeiting Department and Mrs Katarina Kompari, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Zivko Mijatovic & Partners 12.40-13.00 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 13.00-14.30 SEATED BUFFET-LUNCH ( Kaptol Restaurant Ground Floor) 3 P age
SESSION II WORKSHOPS ON ENFORCEMENT Objectives of this session: The objective of Session II is to go more into the depth of specific problems identified in Session I. The aim of this session is to focus on problems encountered when enforcing plant variety rights in the agriculture, ornamental and fruit sectors. There will be two workshops in parallel, one concerning the agricultural sector and one concerning the ornamental and fruit sectors. A - WORKSHOP ON ENFORCEMENT IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SECTORS (MEETING ROOM Panorama 17 th Floor) 14.30-17.00 Chair : Mr Andrew Mitchell, vice-chairman of the CPVO Administrative Council 14.30-14.40 Chairman s introduction - Community provisions on the agricultural exemption 14.40-14.55 Croatian law on Farm Saved Seed - Mr. Zlatko Mijić, Acting Head of Croatian Center for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Institute for Seeds and Seedlings 14.55-15.10 Comments from the Croatian breeders Mr Zvonimir Zdunić, General Manager of Agricultural Institute Osijek 15.10 15.30 Comments from the Croatian farmers Mr Krunoslav Sušac, Farmer 15.30-15.50 COFFEE BREAK 15.50-16.10 Comments on the EU framework on Farm Saved Seed and enforcement in the vegetable sector Mr Bert Scholte, Technical Director of the European Seed Association (ESA) 16.10-16.30 Comments on the EU framework on Farm Saved Seed - Mr Thor Gunnar Kofoed, Chairman of COPA-COGECA Working Party on Seeds 16.30-17.00 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 4 P age
B - WORKSHOP ON ENFORCEMENT IN THE ORNAMENTALS AND FRUITS SECTORS (MEETING ROOM Opera ) 14.30-17.00 Chair Mrs Bronislava Bátorová, chairperson of the CPVO Administrative Council 14.30-14.50 Chairman s introduction 14.50-15.10 Point of view of breeders Mr Edgar Krieger, Secretary General the International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties (CIOPORA) 15.10-15.30 Point of view of ornamental Producers Mrs Mia Buma, International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) 15.30 16.00 COFFEE BREAK 16.00-16.20 Point of view of a breeder of strawberry and fruit trees Mr. Jan-Wouter van Eck, Fresh Forward 16.20-17.00 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 5 P age
SESSION III CONCLUSIONS (MEETING ROOM Panorama 17 th Floor) 17.00-17.45 Chair : Mr. Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO 17.00-17.10 Summary of the workshop in the Agricultural sector - Mr Andrew Mitchell, vice-chairman of the CPVO Administrative Council 17.10 17.20 Summary of the workshop in the Ornamental and Fruit sectors - Mrs Bronislava Bátorová, chairperson of the CPVO Administrative Council 17.20 17.45 PANEL DISCUSSION - How can enforcement for plant variety rights be improved in the Region? AND CONCLUSIONS 18.00 COCKTAIL offered by the CPVO ( Panorama Foyer 17 th Floor) ) 6 P age