FRANCELaw on the Protection of New Plant Varieties* No. 70-489 of 11 June 1970CHAPTER IGeneral ProvisionsArticle 1 For the purposes of this Law, “new plant variety” (obtention végétale) shall mean any new plant variety, whether created or discovered, which-- is different from similar already known varieties by one characteristic that is important, precise and subject to little fluctuation or by several characteristics the combination of which is such as to give it the status of a new variety; is homogeneous in its characteristics; and remains stable, that is to say identical with its original definition at the end of each cycle of multiplication.Article 2 Any new plant variety fulfilling the conditions stated in the preceding Article shall be defined by a denomination to which shall correspond a description and a sample kept in a collection.Article 3 Any new plant variety may be the subject of a title called “new plant variety cer...