Registering a variety in the Official French Catalogue
For a new variety to be marketed in France, it must be listed in the Official Catalogue of Species and Varieties. Registration in the French Catalogue is decided by the Ministry of Agriculture on the basis of proposals made by the Permanent Technical Committee for Plant Breeding (CTPS). These proposals are based on studies carried out under the CTPS and managed by GEVES.
Application for registration
For each variety proposed for registration in the Official French Catalogue, the applicant must:
- Submit an application to the CTPS General Secretariat,
- Provide material (seeds of the variety),
- Pay the fees for the variety trials according to the CTPS fee scale for the current year, which can be found at the bottom of this page (upon receipt of the invoice).
The schedules for the submission of applications and the supply of seeds and seedlings are set out in documents known as “notices”.
Online registration procedure
The CTPS is launching a new online platform developed by GEVES, “CTPS Connect“, which allows you to submit your registration applications online, making the process of entering your details easier and more secure.
It also allows you to:
- Real-time tracking of applications,
- Electronic responses to requests from the administration regarding varieties under examination or listed in the official French Catalogue,
- An overview of the company’s portfolio of varieties,
- Certificates generated directly.
This platform is available to all breeders of vegetable and/or agricultural crop varieties who wish to market their varieties and therefore apply for their registration in the Official French Catalogue.
Online or postal registration procedure
The application form can be sent by email:
- ctps@geves.fr
or at the following address:
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GEVES-CTPS
25 rue Georges Morel CS 90024
49071 Beaucouzé
For further information, please contact :
Ms Céline DELARUE
- ctps@geves.fr
- 02 41 22 86 00
- CTPS General Secretariat EU Notification Denominations
Access to documents
All documents needed for filing an application (forms and information documents) are available for each species using the search engine below:
Documents required when submitting an application
| Form | For which species? | For what purpose? |
| No.1 | All species | Obligatory administrative information |
| No.1bis Hybrid | All species | If the variety is a hybrid: Vegetable hybrid form Field crop hybrid form |
| No.2 DUS | All species | Description based on basic morphological and physiological characteristics for the DUS examination |
| No.2bis VSCU | Species with VSCU for registration on List A | Agricultural, technological and environmental results for the VSCU examination |
Documents that are optional when submitting the application
| Form | For which species? | For what purpose? |
Variety denomination proposal | All species | In order to validate the chosen denomination(s) – Find out more about denomination testing |
PMA Form | All species | If requesting Provisional Authorisation for Sale in France before the technical examinations are concluded. Vegetable PMA initial form Vegetable PMA renewal form Field crop PMA initial form Field crop PMA renewal form |
Results take-over form | All species | If the DUS examination has already been carried out by another EU examination office DUS take-over form |
In addition to these forms, various information documents are also available:
- Notices/practical guides with instructions and useful information for filing an application for registration in the catalogue, according to the species
- Technical rules explaining how the technical examinations are conducted for each species group or species
- Protocols for carrying out the technical examinations for each species
- Lists of references for species with VSCU examinations (agricultural species)
- VSCU examination results for registered varieties (agricultural species).
| A | Field & Fodder: Varieties whose seeds can be produced and marketed in France |
| B | Field & Fodder: Varieties whose seeds can be produced in France for export in third countries |
| C | Field & Fodder: Conservation agricultural varieties marketed in region of origin |
| a | Vegetable: Varieties whose seeds can be certified as basic or certified seeds or controlled as standard seeds and marketed in France |
| b | Vegetable: Varieties whose seeds can be controlled only as standard seeds and marketed in France and by extension in the EU |
| c | Vegetable: Conservation varieties of legumes marketed in their regions of origin |
| d | Vegetable: Varieties of legumes with no intrinsic value |
| P | Hybrid components |
| V | Varietal association whose seeds can be produced and marketed in France and by extension in the EU |
| 1 | Fruit: List 1 varieties with an Official Description, plants allowed to be commercialised and certified inside EU |
| 2 | Fruit: List 2 varieties with an Officially Recognised Description and first commercialised before September 30th, 2012. Plants are allowed to be commercialised inside EU (certification authorised on a case by case basis) |
Application fee
The CTPS Price Schedule presents the fees for applications for registration in the Official Catalogue of Species and Varieties, and for varieties registered or re-registered in the Official Catalogue of Species and Varieties.
Tests carried out for variety registration are subject to the annual payment of different administrative and technical fees by the applicant. After registration, an annual fee must be paid to maintain the variety in the Official French Catalogue. These fees are set out in the CTPS Price Schedule which is updated each year. They are listed by type of examination and by species or species group. The annual update of the CTPS’s prices takes into account changes in regulations and technical protocols, as well as costs incurred for testing, whilst maintaining the principle of mutualisation between “small” and “large” species. These price evolutions help to optimise the testing scheme, and assure the quality and reliability of results needed for registration. The CTPS works with GEVES to promote the attractivity of the Official French Catalogue, both technically and economically, and to promote the use of variety data produced from these tests.
GEVES has obtained Research Tax Credit (CIR) and Innovation Tax Credit (CII) accreditation, as an organisation carrying out research and development work on behalf of companies.
Eligible expenditure relating to operations entrusted to GEVES may be included in the basis of assessment for the CIR and CII.
