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Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette

Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 31 January 2020
• Last updated: 13 November 2024 — See all updates

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November 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition November 2024

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October 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition October 2024

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September 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition September 2024

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August 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition August 2024

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July 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition July 2024

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June 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition June 2024

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May 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition May 2024

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April 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition April 2024

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March 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition March 2024

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February 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition February 2024

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January 2024 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition January 2024

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December 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition December 2023

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November 2023 Seeds Gazette

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October 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition October 2023

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September 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition September 2023

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August 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition August 2023

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July 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition June 2023

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Special edition July 2023

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June 2023 Seeds Gazette

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May 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition May 2023

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April 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition April 2023

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March 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition March 2023

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February 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition February 2023

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January 2023 Seeds Gazette

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Special edition January 2023

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Details

Each edition of the Gazette includes:

• appeals and tribunal decisions
• applications for additions to the List and to become a maintainer
• withdrawal of applications
• proposed, approved and changed names
• proposed additions and refusals
• proposals and decisions on maintainers
• proposed deletions and deletions
• amendments to previous Gazettes

Special edition

A full national list is published monthly as a special edition of the Gazette. It specifies all varieties by species, currently on the UK National Lists and includes details of maintainers and agents.

From 1 July 2023, the special edition will contain:

• the retained EU rights (tab 6)
• the details of the holders of rights (tab 9)

Archived editions

Check the National Archives for editions of the Seed Gazette from 2020 to 2022.

Get help

If you need access to older copies of the Gazette, please contact the PVS Helpdesk: pvs.helpdesk@apha.gov.uk.

For help with retained EU plant variety rights, email the taskforce team: EUPVRtransferUKPBR@apha.gov.uk

Published 31 January 2020
Last updated 13 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 November 2024

   Added the November 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

2. 14 October 2024

   Added the October 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

3. 16 September 2024

   Added the September 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

4. 13 August 2024

   Added the August 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

5. 15 July 2024

   Added the July 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

6. 13 June 2024

   Added the June 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

7. 13 May 2024

   Added the May 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

8. 12 April 2024

   Added the April 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

9. 14 March 2024

   Added the March 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

10. 14 February 2024

    Added the February 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

11. 16 January 2024

    Added the January 2024 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

12. 15 December 2023

    Added the December Seeds Gazette 2023 and the December Special Edition 2023.

13. 28 November 2023

    Special edition for November 2023 has been removed due to it containing incorrect data.

14. 17 November 2023

    Added the November 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

15. 16 October 2023

    Added the October 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

16. 14 September 2023

    Added the September 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

17. 14 August 2023

    Added the August 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

18. 14 July 2023

    Uploaded the 'July 2023 Seeds Gazette' and 'Special edition July 2023' Open Document Spreadsheets.

19. 14 June 2023

    Uploaded the 'June 2023 Seeds Gazette' and 'Special edition June 2023' Open Document Spreadsheets.

20. 12 May 2023

    Uploaded the 'May 2023 Seeds Gazette' and 'Special edition May 2023' spreadsheets.

21. 14 April 2023

    Added the April 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

22. 13 March 2023

    Added the March 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

23. 13 February 2023

    Added the February 2023 Seeds Gazette and special edition.

24. 18 January 2023

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for January 2023.

25. 4 January 2023

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for December 2022.

26. 28 November 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for November 2022.

27. 19 October 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for October 2022.

28. 21 September 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for September 2022.

29. 26 August 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for August 2022.

30. 11 August 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for July 2022.

31. 21 July 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for June 2022.

32. 20 June 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for May 2022.

33. 18 May 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for April 2022.

34. 24 March 2022

    Added Seeds Gazette and Special Edition for March 2022.

35. 28 February 2022

    Added the seeds gazette for February 2022.

36. 10 February 2022

    Added the Seeds Gazette for December 2021, January 2022 and February 2022. Added the the special edition for February 2022.

37. 24 November 2021

    Added the Seeds Gazette and the special edition for November 2021.

38. 3 November 2021

    Added an updated version of the special edition for October 2021.

39. 19 October 2021

    Added the Seeds Gazette and the Special Edition for October 2021.

40. 21 September 2021

    Added August and September 2021 gazettes and special editions.

41. 13 July 2021

    Added July 2021 gazette and special edition.

42. 16 June 2021

    Added the Seeds Gazette and the Special Edition for June 2021

43. 14 May 2021

    Added May 2021 gazette and special edition.

44. 4 May 2021

    Added April 2021 gazette and special edition.

45. 15 March 2021

    Added March 2021 gazette and special edition.

46. 17 February 2021

    Added February 2021 gazette and special edition.

47. 26 January 2021

    Added the gazette for January 2021.

48. 25 January 2021

    Added special edition January 2021 gazette.

49. 14 December 2020

    Added special edition November 2020 gazette.

50. 11 December 2020

    Added the December 2020 Seeds Gazette.

51. 11 November 2020

    Published Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette: November 2020.

52. 9 September 2020

    Added September 2020 gazette and special edition.

53. 13 August 2020

    Added August gazette edition and 2020 special edition number 2.

54. 29 July 2020

    Published Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette: July 2020.

55. 29 June 2020

    Published Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette for June 2020.

56. 29 May 2020

    Published plant varieties and seeds gazette for May 2020.

57. 29 April 2020

    Published plant varieties and seeds gazette for April 2020.

58. 30 March 2020

    Published Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette for March 2020.

59. 24 March 2020

    Updated special edition 2020/1

60. 10 March 2020

    Published Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette: special edition 2020/1

61. 5 March 2020

    Published Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette: February 2020

62. 31 January 2020

    First published.