The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) will present Community plant breeders’ rights at Horti Fair 2006 (31 October - 3 November) on a stand shared with the Board for Plant Varieties (NL) and Naktuinbouw (NL). The stand is placed in the Park hall number 08.1001.

The International Horti Fair offers an excellent opportunity for the CPVO to explain its mission, meet its clients and be informed on the newest developments in ornamental and vegetable breeding. The cooperation with the organizations mentioned above illustrates the cordial relationship of the CPVO with the national PVR authorities and the examination offices performing the technical assessment of varieties, candidate for PVR protection.

On Thursday 1st November, Bart Kiewiet, President of the CPVO, will make a short presentation on “Plant Breeders’ Rights, an important tool for the protection of new plant varieties”. The presentation will take place at the ‘House of Genetics’ in the Park hall number 08.6006 at 12:30.

For the seventh time the International Horti Fair is being held in the Amsterdam RAI. In recent years, the successful formula has attracted 55,000 trade visitors from more than one hundred countries, while the upwards of 1000 exhibitors represent around 50 countries. The strong group of exhibitors at the International Horti Fair is horticulture-wide and chain-deep, including supplies, commerce and services.