GERMANYThe Plant Variety Protection Law* Consolidated Text of the Plant Variety Protection Lawof 11 December 1985,as Amended by the Law to Reinforce the Protection of Intellectual Propertyand to Combat the Piracy of Products of 7 March 1990,** and by the First Amendment Law of 27 March 1992*** CHAPTER ONECONDITIONS AND CONTENT OF PLANT VARIETY PROTECTIONArticle 1Conditions for Plant Variety Protection Protection shall be granted for a plant variety (hereinafter referred to as a “variety”), provided such variety is 1. distinct, 2. homogeneous, 3. stable, 4. new and 5. designated by means of a registrable variety denomination.Article 2Definitions For the purposes of this Law: 1. “Species” shall mean species of plants, and also groupings and subdivisions of species of plants, 2. “Propagating material” shall mean plants and parts of plants, including seeds, intended for the production of plants or for any other growing, 3. “Marketing” shall mea...