About us The Bundessortenamt is an independent federal authority under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture - headed by the President, Mr. Elmar Pfülb. Read more
Tasks The main tasks of the Federal Plant Variety Office are plant breeders’ rights and national listing. Other tasks include the publication of the Descriptive Variety Lists and the conservation of plant genetic resources. Read more
Organisation Our staff work at our headquarters in Hannover as well as at our seven testing stations. The Office has three divisions, two administrative sections, as well as various specialist sections and testing stations. Read more
National cooperation We work together with other national authorities and organisations in a number of areas. Read more
International cooperation We also work together with numerous international authorities, for example with the European Commission and with plant variety offices in other countries. Read more
Legal basis The Plant Breeders’ Rights Act and the Seed Act form the basis for protecting and listing new plant varieties. You can find information on the legal basis here. Read more
Address / directions Getting here... You can view directions to our headquarters in Hannover as well as to our testing stations here. Read more
