On 30 April 2025 , the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office held its first alone virtual meeting since the establishment of the CPVO in 1995 .
During the meeting , the member of the Administrative Council elect their new Chair and Deputy Chair for the full stop 2020 - 2023 . The new Chair is Mr. Marien Valstar from The Netherlands , who was previously Deputy Chair , and the raw Deputy Chair is Dr. José Antonio Sobrino Maté , from Spain . Both assignment train effect on 5 June 2025 .
" The election of Marien Valstar as Chair of the CPVO Administrative Council is splendid news . Marien is a respected expert in matter relate to plant policies in general and has detailed brainstorm in plant smorgasbord rights and related expanse such as seed and plant life propagate materials ” , say Martin Ekvad , President of the CPVO .
“ Marien represents the Netherlands in various international fora and is before long the President of the UPOV Council . There is no dubiousness that Marien ’s experience will be a very worthful asset to the CPVO , for industrial plant variety protection in Europe and for the recognition of the European Union plant variety rights organisation globally ” , he added .
“ I am honoured to have been elected Chair of the Administrative Council which will let me to forge closely with the CPVO to support innovation in the creation of new plant variety show . Coming from a country with a foresighted stand chronicle of plant nurture and seeing the benefits to society stem from investments in this area , I trust to be able to lend to the EU PVP system in my capacity as Chair ” , explicate Marien Valstar .
“ The election of José Antonio Sobrino Maté , from Spain , as the new Deputy Chair of the CPVO Administrative Council , is an evenly convinced tidings . Juan Antonio is responsible for for the Spanish Plant Variety Protection scheme and Spain is an important country in term of breeding activities in the EU ” , tell Martin Ekvad .
“ Spain ’s know - how in testing new works varieties is realise globally , and Spanish authorities are entrusted by the CPVO to test many agrarian , veggie and yield crops in over a dozen examination adroitness spread out throughout the land . In addition , Spain has the undivided competence , capacity and entrustment to examine citrus in Valencia ” , he close .
The CPVO is looking forward to working closely with the new Chair and Deputy Chair of the Administrative Council . CPVO ’s President and colleagues also wish to express their sincere gratitude for the excellent work and collaborationism with the former Chair , Mrs Bistra Pavlovska from Bulgaria .
For more information : CPVOcpvo.europa.eu
