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Seeds Regulations

Version of section 74 from 2014-05-16 to 2024-03-06:


 The Registrar must cancel the registration of a variety if

  • (a) the variety has demonstrated susceptibility to disease or such inferior quality as to have an adverse effect on Canadian agriculture and the food system;

  • (b) the variety has demonstrated significant levels of contamination such that the genetic purity of the variety has been jeopardized;

  • (c) the variety has been altered in such a manner that it differs from the representative reference sample;

  • (d) the variety or its progeny may be detrimental to human or animal health and safety or the environment;

  • (e) false or misleading information was submitted in support of the application for registration;

  • (f) the variety name became a registered trademark in respect of that variety after registration;

  • (g) the variety has been altered in such a manner as to convert it to a variety that is registered under a different name;

  • (h) the variety has been found to be indistinguishable from another variety that was or currently is registered in Canada;

  • (i) the variety is no longer subject to the variety registration requirements; or

  • (j) the registrant has requested the cancellation of the registration of the variety.

  • SOR/86-849, s. 8
  • SOR/96-252, s. 3
  • SOR/2009-186, s. 7
  • SOR/2014-114, s. 3

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