Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 510/2012 of 15 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the application fee payable to the Community Plant Variety Office
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 510/2012of 15 June 2012amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the application fee payable to the Community Plant Variety OfficeTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rightsOJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1., and in particular Article 113 thereof,After consulting the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety OfficeOJ L 121, 1.6.1995, p. 31., sets out the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office ("the Office"), and the levels of those fees.(2)The reserve of the Office has exceeded the level necessary to maintain a balanced budget and to safeguard the continuity of its operations. For this reason the application fee should be reduced.(3)Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Community Plant Variety Rights,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: