GERMANY
The Bundessortenamt (Federal Plant Variety Office) is an independent federal authority under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The main functions of the office are: Granting National Plant Breeders' Rights, National Listing of plant varieties, Control of maintenance of protected and listed varieties, Post control of certified seed, Support of the Ministry in drafting of variety and seed legislation, Coordination of seed certification issues for the Federal Government and the regional seed certification/seed control agencies of the Federal States, Publication of Descriptive Variety Lists, Representation and Participation in International Boards and Fora (EU, UPOV, OECD, UNECE, FAO and others). The Bundessortenamt maintains a network of 7 testing stations for variety testing (DUS, VCU) and seed control throughout Germany. For the fulfilment of its tasks the office cooperates intensively with institutions of the Federal States and Federal Research institutions. Besides that other Member States carry out DUS tests on behalf of the Bundessortenamt on the basis of bilateral agreements. In the area of VCU testing the breeders are involved.
Organisation
The Bundessortenamt
Address
Osterfelddamm 80
30627 Hannover
Germany
Phone
0049 (0)511 9566-50
Fax
0049 (0)511 9566-9600
Website
Head (name)
Friedhilde TRAUTWEIN
friedhilde.trautwein@bundessortenamt.de
Head (phone)
+49 511 9566-5630
Other contacts
Bundessortenamt
Kerstin DIEKMANN
kerstin.diekmann@bundessortenamt.de
Phone : +49 (0) 511 9566 5649
Working Committee of the German Seed Certification Agencies
https://www.ag-akst.de/bildergalerie.html