Technical Committee (TC/61)

Sixty-First Session

October 20 to October 21, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland)

Meetings by Topic > Technical Committee

TC/60 >> TC/61 >> TC/62

SESSIONS/2025/1
Report by the Vice Secretary-General
on Developments in UPOV

Technical training videosnew

Meeting Documents

Code Title(s) File(s)
TC/61/1 Annotated draft agenda
TC/61/2 Test Guidelines
TC/61/3 Matters arising from the Technical Working Parties
TC/61/4 List of genera and species for which authorities have practical experience in the examination of distinctness, uniformity and stability
TC/61/5 Progress reports on the work of the Technical Working Parties
TC/61/6 Measures to improve support provided for DUS examination
TC/61/7 TWP workshops and webinars
TC/61 WORKPLAN Workplan for TC/61 session
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SESSIONS/2025/1 Report by the Vice Secretary-General on developments in UPOV
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SESSIONS/2025/2 Development of guidance and documents proposed for adoption by the Council
SESSIONS/2025/3 Measures to enhance cooperation in examination
SESSIONS/2025/4 Meetings on Electronic Applications (EAM)
SESSIONS/2025/5 UPOV information databases
SESSIONS/2025/6 Molecular techniques
TWA/54/7 Report
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TWF/56/7 Report
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TWM/3/29 Report
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TWO/57/10 Report
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TWV/59/19 Report
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TC/61/8 Report

TGP Documents

Code Title(s) File(s)
TGP/5 SECTION 6/5 DRAFT 2 UPOV Report on Technical Examination and UPOV Variety Description

Information Documents

Code Title(s) File(s)
UPOV/INF/22/12 DRAFT 1 Software and Equipment Used by Members of the Union (Revision)

Test Guidelines

Code Title(s) File(s)
TG/2/7 REV. 2(PROJ.1) Maize (Zea mays L.) (Partial revision)
TG/13/11 REV. 5(PROJ.1) Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (Partial revision)
TG/24/7(PROJ.5) Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch; Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch × Euphorbia cornastra (Dressler) Radcl.-Sm.) (Revision)
TG/25/9 REV.(PROJ.1) Carnation (Dianthus L.) (Partial revision)
TG/30/7(PROJ.3) Bent Grass (Agrostis canina L.; Agrostis capillaris L.; Agrostis gigantea Roth; Agrostis stolonifera L.) (Revision)
TG/44/12 REV.(PROJ.1) Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum cheesmaniae (L. Ridley) Fosberg; Solanum lycopersicum L. x Solanum pimpinellifolium L.) (Partial revision)
TG/45/7 REV. 3(PROJ.1) Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. convar botrytis (L.) Alef. var. botrytis L.) (Partial revision)
TG/48/7 REV. 3(PROJ.1) Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.: Brassica (White Cabbage Group); Brassica (Savoy Cabbage Group); Brassica (Red Cabbage Group))
TG/54/7 REV. 3(PROJ.1) Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC.) (Partial revision)
TG/65/4 REV. 4(PROJ.1) Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. gongylodes L.; Brassica oleracea L. Gongylodes Group) (Partial revision)
TG/71/4(PROJ.7) Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.; Corylus colurna L.; Corylus americana Marshall; Hybrids between Corylus americana and Corylus avellana) (Revision)
TG/117/5(PROJ.6) Egg Plant (Solanum melongena L.) (Revision)
TG/151/5 REV. 2(PROJ.1) Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) (Partial revision)
TG/243/2(PROJ.3) Festulolium (× Festulolium Asch. et Graebn.) (Revision)
TG/256/2(PROJ.4) Granadilla, Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) (Revision)
TG/282/1 REV. 2(PROJ.1) Shiitake (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler) (Partial revision)
TG/LYCIUM_BAR(PROJ.6) Goji (Lycium barbarum L.; Lycium chinense Mill.; Lycium cylindricum Kuang & A. M. Lu; Lycium dasystemum Pojark.; Lycium ruthenicum Murray; Lycium truncatum Y. C. Wang; Lycium yunnanense Kuang & A. M. Lu)

Considered by the TC-EDC for adoption by the TC by correspondence

Code Title(s) File(s)
TG/13/11 REV. 4(PROJ.2) Lettuce
TG/50/10(PROJ.9) Grapevine
TG/130/4 REV. 1(PROJ.1) Asparagus
TG/194/2(PROJ.5) Lavandula/Lavender
TG/276/2(PROJ.5) Hemp, Cannabis
TG/LEUCA(PROJ.4) Leucanthemum
TG/ZOYSI(PROJ.7) Zoysia Grasses

Presentations

Code Title(s) File(s)
TC/61/NEWTECH/PPT/1 Molecular markers to machine learning – A United Kingdom policy perspective
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TC/61/NEWTECH/PPT/2 United Kingdom research and development to support DUS examination
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TC/61/NEWTECH/PPT/3 The use of new technologies in the DHS examination in France: the experience of GEVES
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