Contact persons for international cooperation in DUS examination
AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION / ORGANISATION AFRICAINE DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE / AFRIKANISCHE ORGANISATION FÜR GEISTIGES EIGENTUM / ORGANIZACIÓN AFRICANA DE LA PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL
Ms. Eliane Posso
Directeur de la prospective et de la coopération (DPC)
E-mail: eliane.posso@oapi.int
Mr. Guy Francis Boussafou
Directeur des brevets et autres créations technique (DBCT)
E-mail: gfrancis.boussafo@oapi.int
ARGENTINA / ARGENTINE / ARGENTINIEN
Sr. Hernando Pecci
Director del Registro de Variedades
Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE)
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca
Av. Belgrano 450
C1092AAR Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Tel. +54 11 4349 1964
E-mail: hpecci@inase.gov.ar
AUSTRALIA / AUSTRALIE / AUSTRALIEN
Ms. Edwina Vandine
Chief of Plant Breeder’s Rights
IP Australia
E-mail: pbr@ipaustralia.gov.au
BELARUS / BÉLARUS / BELARÚS
Ms. Tatsiana Siamashka
Deputy Director of DUS Testing
SE «State Inspection for Testing and Protection of Plant Varieties»
Kazintsa str, 62
220108 Minsk
Tel. +375 17 212 74 51
E-mail: belsort@sorttest.by
Ms. Marina Soloduho
Deputy Head of International Cooperation Department
SE «State Inspection for Testing and Protection of Plant Varieties»
Kazintsa str, 62
220108 Minsk
Tel. +375 17 212 75 51
E-mail: belsort@mail.ru
BELGIUM / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN / BÉLGICA
Ms. Shannah Boens
Intellectual Property Office
FPS Economy
Vooruitgangstraat 50
1210 Brussels
Tel. +32 2 2778268
E-mail: shannah.boens@economie.fgov.be
BRAZIL / BRÉSIL / BRASILIEN / BRASIL
Ms. Stefânia Palma Araújo
Federal Agricultural Inspector
Plant Variety Protection Office
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, Sala 350
70043-900 Brasilia D.F.
Tel. +55 61 32183460
E-mail: stefania.araujo@agro.gov.br
CANADA / KANADA / CANADÁ
Ms. Sarah Grenier
Program Officer
Canadian Plant Breeders’ Rights Office
Floor 2E, Room 126
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9
E-mail: sarah.grenier@canada.ca
CHILE / CHILI
Sr. Manuel Toro Ugalde
Jefe Departamento
Registro de Variedades Protegidas, División Semillas
Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero I Gobierno de Chile
Presidente Bulnes 140, Piso 2, Santiago
Tel. +56-2 2345 1388; +56-2 2345 3063
E-mail: manuel.toro@sag.gob.cl
CHINA / CHINE
Mr. HAN Ruixi
Deputy Director
Division of DUS Tests
Development Center of Science and Technology (DCST)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)
Keji Building, No.A18, Ronghua Nanlu
Etown Daxing District
100176 Beijing
Tel. +86 10 5919 8192
E-mail: wudifeixue007@163.com; zhengyongsheng123@163.com
Ms. YANG Yang
Senior Examiner
Division of Plant Variety Protection
Development Center of Science and Technology (DCST)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)
Room No. 715
Nongfeng Building, No. 96, Dongsanhuan Nanlu
Chaoyang District
100122 Beijing
Tel. +86 10 5919 9392
E-mail: yangyang@agri.gov.cn; 371254139@qq.com
COSTA RICA
Mr. Alberto Fallas Barrantes
Tel. +506 2223 5541
E-mail: afallas@ofinase.go.cr
CROATIA / CROATIE / KROATIEN / CROACIA
Mr. Ivan Varnica
Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food
Center for Seed and Seedlings
Usorska 19, Brijest
31000 Osijek
Tel. +385-31 275 715
Fax. +385-31 275 716
E-mail: ivan.varnica@hapih.hr
CZECH REPUBLIC / RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE / TSCHECHISCHE REPUBLIK / REPÚBLICA CHECA
Ms. Andrea Povolná
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture
Hroznová 2
656 06 Brno
Tel. +420 737 267 221
E-mail: andrea.povolna@ukzuz.cz; podatelna@ukzuz.cz
DENMARK / DANEMARK / DÄNEMARK / DINAMARCA
Tystoftefoundation
Teglværksvej 10
4230 Skælskør
Tel. +45 5080 8451
E-mail: info@tystofte.dk
Mr. Preben Klarskov Hansen
SES Koordinator / DUS Coordinator
Teglværksvej 10
4230 Skælskør
Tel. +45 5080 8463
E-mail: pkh@tystofte.dk
ESTONIA / ESTONIE / ESTLAND
Ms. Agra Univer
Agricultural Research Centre Viljandi Variety Testing Centre
Männi tee 5
Matapera 71065
Viljandi maakond
Tel. +372 59 128 164; +372 43 34 054
E-mail: agra.univer@pmk.agri.ee
EUROPEAN UNION / UNION EUROPÉENE / EUROPÄISCHE UNION / UNIÓN EUROPEA
Mr. Dirk Theobald
Senior Adviser
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
3, boulevard Maréchal Foch CS 10121
49101 Angers Cedex 02
France
Tel. +33-2 41 25 64 42
E-mail : theobald@cpvo.europa.eu
FINLAND / FINLANDE / FINNLAND / FINLANDIA
Ms. Kaarina Paavilainen
Finnish Food Authority
Tampereentie 51
32200 Loimaa
Tel. +358 40 833 2480
E-mail : kaarina.paavilainen@ruokavirasto.fi
FRANCE / FRANKREICH / FRANCIA
Ms Clarisse Leclair
Head of DUS Testing
French Variety and Seed Study and Control Group
25 rue Georges Morel
CS 90024
49071 Beaucouze cedex
Tel. +33 2 4122 8596
E-mail : Clarisse.leclair@geves.fr
GEORGIA / GÉORGIE / GEORGIA / GEORGIEN
Mr. Merab Kutsia
Head
Department of Inventions
and New Plant Varieties and Animal Breeds
Antioch Street 5
3300 Mtskheta
Tel. +995 32 2252533
Fax. +995 32 2988426
E-mail: mkutsia@sakpatenti.org.ge
GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE / DEUTSCHLAND / ALEMANIA
Ms. Beate Rücker
Head of Division – National Listing, Variety Protection, Genetic Resources
Bundessortenamt
Osterfelddamm 80
30627 Hannover
Tel. +49 511 9566 5639
Fax. +49 511 956 69600
E-mail: beate.ruecker@bundessortenamt.de
HUNGARY / HONGRIE / UNGARN / HUNGRÍA
Mr. Zoltán Csűrös
Coordinator
National Food Chain Safety Office
Agricultural Genetic Resources Directorate
Keleti Károly utca 24., H-1024 Budapest
Tel. +36-70 436 0671
E-mail: csurosz@nebih.gov.hu
ISRAEL / ISRAËL
Mr. Benzion Zaidman
DUS Examiner
Plant Breeders' Rights Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
P.O. Box 30
Beit-Dagan 50250
E-mail: benzionz@moag.gov.il
Ms. Zipora Rasaby
PBR Coordinator
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
P.O. Box 30
Bet Dagan 50250
Tel.: +972-3-9485450
E-mail: tsippyr@moag.gov.il
JAPAN / JAPON / JAPÓN
Ms. Minori Hagiwara
Director for International Affairs on Plant Variety Protection
Plant Variety Protection Office
Intellectual Property Division
Export and International Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
E-mail: minori_hagiwara110@maff.go.jp
Mr. Yoshiyuki Ohno
Examiner
Plant Variety Protection Office
Intellectual Property Division
Export and International Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
E-mail: yoshiyuki_ono300@maff.go.jp
KENYA / KENIA
Mr. Simon Maina
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)
P.O Box 49592-00100
Nairobi
E-mail: smaina@kephis.org
LATVIA / LETTONIE / LETTLAND / LETONIA
Ms. Inga Ovsjannika
Senior Officer
State Plant Protection Service
Seed Control Department
Division of Seed Certification and Plant Variety Protection
Lielvārdes iela 36, Rīga, 1006
Tel. +371 673 65569
E-mail: inga.ovsjannika@vaad.gov.lv
LITHUANIA / LITUANIE / LITAUEN / LITUANIA
Ms. Inga Jakimavičiūtė
Chief Specialist
Plant Variety Division
State Plant Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
4A Ozo Str.
08200 Vilnius
Tel. +370 5 2343647
E-mail: inga.jakimaviciute@vatzum.lt
MEXICO / MEXIQUE / MEXIKO / MÉXICO
Sr. Víctor Manuel Vásquez Navarrete
Director de Variedades Vegetales
Servicio Nacional de Inspección y Certificación de Semillas
Av. Guillermo Pérez Valenzuela, No. 127.
Col. Del Carmen, Alcaldía Coyoacán
C.P.04100, Ciudad de México
Tel. +52 38711000 +52 5541960535 Ext. 47027
E-mail: victor.vasquez@agricultura.gob.mx
NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS / NIEDERLANDE / PAÍSES BAJOS
Policy: Mr. Marien Valstar
E-mail: M.valstar@minlnv.nl
Technical: Mr. Bert Scholte
E-mail: B.Scholte@naktuinbouw.nl
NEW ZEALAND / NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE / NEUSEELAND / ;NUEVA ZELANDIA
Mr. Chris Barnaby
PVR Manager / Assistant Commissioner
Plant Variety Rights Office, Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
55 Wordsworth St, Private Bag 4714
Christchurch 8140
Tel. +64 3 962 6206
E-mail: chris.barnaby@pvr.govt.nz
NORWAY / NORVÈGE / NORWEGEN / NORUEGA
Ms. Pia Borg
Norwegian Food Safety Authority, National Approvals Department
felles postmottak, postboks 383
2381 Brumunddal
Tel. +47 22 77 91 28
E-mail: postmottak@mattilsynet.no
POLAND / POLOGNE / POLEN /POLONIA
Mr. Marcin KRÓL
Head of DUS Testing Department
The Research Centre for Cultivar Testing (COBORU)
Slupia Wielka 34
63-022 Słupia Wielka
Tel. +48-61 285 23 41; +48-61 287 82 50
Fax. +48-61 285 35 58
E-mail: m.krol@coboru.gov.pl
REPUBLIC OF KOREA / RÉPUBLIQUE DE CORÉE / REPUBLIK KOREA / REPÚBLICA DE COREA
Mr. Yong Hyung Cho
Deputy Director/Examiner
Plant Variety Protection Division
Korea Seed and Variety Service (KSVS)
119 Hyeoksin 8-ro
Gimcheon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do 39660
Tel: +82 54 912 0111
Fax: +82 54 912 0210
E-mail: flammulina@korea.kr
Ms. Hye Jung Lee
Action Officer
Plant Variety Protection Division
Korea Seed and Variety Service (KSVS)
119 Hyeoksin 8-ro
Gimcheon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do 39660
Tel: +82 54 912 0204
Fax: +82 54 912 0210
E-mail: lhjid@korea.kr
Ms. Eunhee Soh
Deputy Director/Examiner
Seed Business Assistance Division
Korea Seed and Variety Service (KSVS)
119 Hyeoksin 8-ro
Gimcheon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do 39660
Tel: +82 54 912 0251
Fax: +82 54 912 0210
E-mail: eunhee.soh@korea.kr
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA / RÉPUBLIQUE DE MOLDOVA / REPUBLIK MOLDAU / REPÚBLICA DE MOLDOVA
Ms. Evghenia Partas
Head of DUS testing
State Commission for Crops Variety Testing of the Republic of Moldova
180, Blvd. Stefan cel Mare
2004 Chisinau
Tel. +373-22 220 300
E-mail: evgheniapartas@gmail.com; e.partas@cstsp.md
RUSSIAN FEDERATION / FÉDÉRATION DE RUSSIE / RUSSISCHE FÖDERATION /
FEDERACIÓN DE RUSIA
Mr. Anton Gaiter
Head
Methodology and International Cooperation Department
State Commission of the Russian Federation for Selection Achievements Test and Protection
Orlikov per., 1/11
107996 Moscow
Tel. +7-495 604 82 07 (ext. 210)
Fax. +7-495 411 83 66
E-mail: metod@gossortrf.ru; gsk@gossortrf.ru
SERBIA / SERBIE / SERBIA / SERBIEN
Mr. Jovan Vujović
Head of Group for Plant Variety Protection and Biosafety
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Plant Protection Directorate
Omladinskih brigada 1
11070 Belgrade
Tel. +381 11 311 70 94
E-mail: jovan.vujovic@minpolj.gov.rs
Ms. Gordana Lončar
Senior adviser for plant breeders rights
Group for Plant Variety Protection and Biosafety
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Plant Protection Directorate
Omladinskih brigada 1
11070 Belgrade
Tel. +381 11 260 47 20
E-mail: gordana.loncar@minpolj.gov.rs
SLOVAKIA / SLOVAQUIE / SLOVAKEI / ESLOVAQUIA
Ms. Katarína Hanzelyová
National Coordinator for the Cooperation of the Slovak Republic with UPOV
Director
Department of Variety Testing
Central Control and Testing Institute in Agriculture Bratislava (ÚKSÚP)
Matuskova 21
833 16 Bratislava
Tel. +421 2 59 880 208
E-mail: katarina.hanzelyova@uksup.sk
Mr. Ľubomír Bašta
Head of DUS testing
Department of Variety Testing
Central Control and Testing Institute in Agriculture Bratislava (ÚKSÚP)
053 61 Spisské Vlachy
Tel. +421 53 29 01 252
E-mail: lubomir.basta@uksup.sk
SLOVENIA / SLOVÉNIE / SLOWENIEN / ESLOVENIA
Ms. Helena Rakovec
Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety
Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MAFF)
E-mail: helena.rakovec@gov.si
SOUTH AFRICA / AFRIQUE DU SUD / SÜDAFRIKA / SUDÁFRICA
Ms. Elna de Bruyn
Registrar: PBR Act
Directorate: Genetic Resources, Division: Plant Breeder’s Rights
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and rural Development
Harvest House Room 255
55 Hamilton Street
Arcadia
Pretoria 0001
Tel. +27-12 319 6096
E-mail: ElnaDB@dalrrd.gov.za
Mr. Thapelo Sekele
Variety Control Registration Officer
Directorate: Genetic Resources, Division: Plant Breeder’s Rights
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and rural Development
Harvest House Room 263
30 Hamilton Street
Arcadia
Pretoria 0001
Tel. +27-12 319 6226
E-mail: ThapeloS@dalrrd.gov.za
SPAIN / ESPAGNE /SPANIEN / ESPAÑA
Ms. Nuria Urquía
Jefe de Área de Registro de Variedades
Oficina Española de Variedades Vegetales (OEVV)
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Calle Almagro 33
28010 Madrid
E-mail: nurquia@mapa.es
SWEDEN / SUÈDE / SCHWEDEN / SUECIA
Ms. Anna Pettersson
Senior Administrative Officer
Swedish Board of Agriculture
Plant Regulations Unit
551 82 Jonkoping
Tel. +46-36 15 59 16; +46-36 15 50 00
E-mail: vaxtsort@sjvse; jordbruksverket@sjv.se
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO / TRINITÉ-ET-TOBAGO / TRINIDAD UND TOBAGO / TRINIDAD Y TABAGO
Mr. Richard Aching
Manager, Technical Examination
Intellectual Property Office
Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs
3rd Floor, Capital Plaza
11-13, Frederick Street
Port of Spain
Tel. +1-868 226 4ipo (4476) ext. 2505
Fax. +1-868 226 5160
E-mail: richard.aching@ipo.gov.tt; info@ipo.gov.tt
TUNISIA / TUNISIE / TUNESIEN / TÚNEZ
M. Omar Brahmi
Chef
Service d'évaluation, d'homologation et de protection des obtentions végétales et des relations extérieures
Direction générale de la protection et du contrôle de la qualité des produits agricoles
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche
30 Rue Alain Savary
1002 Tunis
E-mail: Brahmi_omar@yahoo.fr
Mme Amel Zoglami
Ingénieure principale
Service catalogue
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources hydrauliques et de la Pêche
E-mail: zoghlamiamel@yahoo.fr
UNITED KINGDOM / ROYAUME-UNI / VEREINIGTES KÖNIGREICH / REINO UNIDO
Mr. Michael Brown
Head of Plant Varieties and Seeds (PVS)
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Eastbrook
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge CB2 8DU
Tel. +44 208 02 68997
E-mail: Michael.Brown@apha.gov.uk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE /
VEREINIGTE STAATEN VON AMERIKA / ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Ms. Ruihong Guo
Deputy Administrator
Science and Technology Program
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 3543
Tel. +1-202 720 8556
E-mail: Ruihong.Guo@usda.gov
URUGUAY
Ms. Virginia Olivieri
Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, Brassica spp. y Glicyne max
E-mail: volivieri@inase.uy
Ms. Constanza Taran
Oryza sativa
E-mail: ctaran@inase.uy
Mr. Federico Boschi
Citrus, Prunus, Malus, Eucalyptus, Solanum, Fragaria xananassa
Allium cepa, Capsicum annuum, Zea mays, Sorghum y Cannabis
E-mail: fboschi@inase.uy
Mr. Sebastián Moure
Avena, Bromus, Cichorium, Dactylis, Lolium, Lotus, Medicago
Festuca aurundinacea, Trifolium y × Festulolium
E-mail: smoure@inase.uy
VIET NAM
Ms. Pham Thai Ha
Examiner
Department of Crop Production (DCP)
Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
Hanoi
E-mail: Hapt.tt@mard.gov.vn; Phamthaiha81@yahoo.com
Mr. Le Hoang Khang
Deputy Director
National Center of Plant Production and Seed Testing
Department of Crop Production (DCP)
135A Pasteur, Dist. 3
Ho Chi Minh City
E-mail: hoanglekhang.hcm@gmail.com
