UPOV members and crops/species currently covered by UPOV PRISMA

UPOV Member	Crops/species covered
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)	All
Argentina*	Apple (Fruit Varieties), Barley, Black Radish, Broad Bean, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Chili, Chinese Cabbage, Cotton, Egg Plant, Fig, Grapevine, Green onion, Grey Shallot, Hot Pepper, Indian mustard, Japanese Bunching Onion, Maize, Melon, Oriental Radish, Papaya, Paprika, Potato, Rose, Salvia, Shallot, Soya Bean, Spinach, Sugarcane, Sweet Pepper, Tomato Rootstocks, Watermelon, Welsh Onion, Wheat, Witloof Chicory
Australia	All
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)*	All
Canada	All genera & species excluding algae, bacteria and fungi
Chile	All
China	Anthurium, Cucmber. Guzmania, Hot Pepper, Kiwifruit, Lettuce, Melon, Soya Bean, Sunflower, Tomato
Colombia	All
Costa Rica	All
Dominican Republic	All
Ecuador	All
European Union	All genera & species excluding agricultural crops apart from Bent, Cocksfoot, Fescue, Maize, Meadow Fescue, Potato, Soya Bean, Ryegrass, Timothy
France	All
Georgia	Apple (Fruit Varieties), Barley, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry (Sweet Cherry), Chick-Pea, Field Bean, French Bean, Hazelnut, Lentil, Maize, Oats, Peach, Pear, Potato, Raspberry, Soya Bean, Sunflower, Tomato, Walnut, Wheat
Kenya	All
Mexico	All
Morocco	Blackberry, Blueberry, French Bean, Hot pepper, Lettuce, Melon, Raspberry, Squash, Strawberry, Tomato
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	All
New Zealand	All
Norway	All
Paraguay*	Soya bean
Peru	All
Republic of Moldova	Apple (Fruit Varieties), Barley, Blackberry, Chili, European Plum, Grapevine, Hot Pepper, Lettuce, Maize, Oats, Onion, Paprika, Pea, Pear, Potato, Raspberry, Rose, Rye, Sour cherry, Soya Bean, Strawberry, Sunflower, Sweet Pepper, Tomato, Walnut, Wheat
Republic of Korea	Apple (Fruit Varieties), Lettuce, Potato, Rose, Soya Bean
United Republic of Tanzania (the)	All
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	All
Serbia	Apple (Fruit Varieties), Blueberry, Lettuce, Maize, Raspberry, Rose, Potato
South Africa	All
Sweden	All
Switzerland	All
Trinidad and Tobago	Anthurium, Bromeliaceae, Heliconiaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Cajanus cajans Vigna sp., Theobroma cacao L.
Tunisia	All
Türkiye	All
United Kingdom	All
United States of America	All
Uruguay	All
Viet Nam	All

*Until required information is provided, applicants will not be able to submit application data for the concerned authorities

UPOV PRISMA fee

TThe UPOV PRISMA fee is 90 Swiss francs per PVP application made using UPOV PRISMA (note: please also see National Listing application below). This fee is in addition to the PVP application fee(s) for the UPOV member concerned.

Payment of the UPOV PRISMA fee is made via the e-pay system (by PayPal, credit card or bank transfer) at the time of making a submission to a PVP Office.

PVP office application fee(s)

The UPOV PRISMA fee is in addition to the PVP application fee(s) for the UPOV member concerned. The PVP application fee(s) for the UPOV member concerned will need to be paid directly to the PVP Office concerned, or through UPOV PRISMA via the e-pay system, as specified by each PVP Office.

Information on PVP application fees can be found under “PVP Office Procedures”.

National Listing

Where it is possible in a UPOV member to use UPOV PRISMA also for applications for National Listing, only one UPOV PRISMA fee will be charged (90 Swiss francs) for the same variety (even if the two applications are made at different times).

UPOV PRISMA - Payment/Billing/Invoicing process

General Terms and Conditions

The present terms and conditions apply to all services provided by UPOV for which payment is due. Use of services provided by UPOV involves acceptance of all the terms and conditions set out below without any modification thereof.

UPOV provides services to breeders for filing applications and transmitting data to the authorities entrusted with the task of granting breeders’ rights (PBR authority) via UPOV PRISMA. Fees or registration charges may be due as a result of said services.

The fees or registration charges required for services provided by UPOV are payable in the currency or currencies defined by the existing legal texts according to the schedules or related tables which are available on our website.

Payment methods

The following payment methods are authorized: PayPal, bank transfer and credit card subject to availability of online payment.

Online payment:

• PayPal
• Only the following credit cards are accepted: a) Visa; b) MasterCard; c) Diners; d) Discover e) China UnionPay
  Payment is considered to have been made upon receipt of the debit authorization by UPOV. If the transaction fails for one reason or another, payment is considered not to have been made (this is equally valid even if the payer is not responsible for the failed transaction). If UPOV is debited by the company issuing the credit card for a sum which was originally paid, owing to an objection by the card holder, the payment shall be considered not to have been made.

Bank transfer:

Please refer to the terms of payment (bank details) relating to the requested service. Banking charges, commissions relating to transfers and other amounts which could be deducted from a payment made to UPOV must be borne by the party making the payment. The payment must able to be identified and include the name of the payer and the relevant reason for payment.

Refunds

In case of cancellation, excess amounts paid, errors or technical problems, refunds shall only be made in the name of the person or entity that made the initial payment in accordance with the policy applied by UPOV.

In case of liability incurred by UPOV, refund charges shall be borne by UPOV. If the liability is incurred by the client, refund charges shall be borne by the client.

Secure payment

Certain essential information must be provided in order to pay by credit card. This information shall not be stored in a permanent UPOV data base.

The UPOV website is provided with a security system. The SSL/TLS encryption process has been adopted and implemented.

UPOV applies “PCI DSS 3.0”standard guidelines in order to optimize security and authentication of electronic payments.

Online payment

UPOV services are provided via the Internet. Online access is in principle available 24 hours per day but can be affected by temporary disruptions or interruptions occurring during the payment of a service provided by UPOV, particularly as a result of technical dysfunctions, disturbances, disruptions or interruptions of communication networks or arising from an IT infrastructure failure or failure of other parts of infrastructure required to carry out the payment of said service. UPOV does not grant any warranty with respect to the permanent availability and absence of errors for proposed online operations.

UPOV expressly reserves the right to modify the present payment conditions at any moment and to apply said modifications with immediate effect.

You now have access to individual PVP Office procedures.