List of Marketable Fruit Varieties
According to § 57a of the Seed Act the Bundessortenamt maintains and publishes a List of Marketable Fruit Varieties. This list includes varieties that are registered according to the Seed Act, varieties that are protected under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Law or under Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 and varieties that were placed on the market before 30/09/2012 and for which a description officially recognised by the Bundessortenamt is available (Seed act § 57a (1) 1 – 5). Propagating material of these varieties can be marketed as certified material or as standard material (so-called CAC – Conformitas Agraria Communitatis) within the EU.
In addition, varieties of no intrinsic value for commercial crop production (amateur varieties) and for which an officially recognized description is available (Seed Act § 57a (1) 6) are included in the list. Propagating material of these varieties can be marketed as standard material in Germany. The list also includes varieties intended for conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources, for which a variety description has been provided to the Bundessortenamt. Propagating material of these varieties can be marketed in Germany, in limited numbers. In case of others than protected varieties or varieties registered in the National List, an application has to be filed for including a variety into the List of Marketable Fruit Varieties.
Varieties fulfilling the requirement for being marketed throughout the EU are notified by the Bundessortenamt to the EU Commission for addition to the EU variety register. The EU variety register is published by the European Commission via the electronic information system FRUMATIS (Fruit Reproductive Material Information System).
Information on fruit varieties marketable in the EU can be found here:
Varieties included in the List of Marketable Fruit Varieties according to Seed Act § 57a (1) 4 – 7 are published in the PDF documents below (only available in German):
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Supplement (September 2024)
(pdf , 19 KB )
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Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.)
(pdf , 3 MB )
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Apple rootstock (Malus Mill.)
(pdf , 44 KB )
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Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)
(pdf , 366 KB )
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European pear (Pyrus communis L.)
(pdf , 2 MB )
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Pear rootstock (Pyrus L.)
(pdf , 14 KB )
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Blackberry (Rubus sect. Rubus)
(pdf , 45 KB )
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Strawberry (Fragaria L.)
(pdf , 1 MB )
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Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)
(pdf , 96 KB )
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Fig (Ficus carica L.)
(pdf , 56 KB )
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Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton)
(pdf , 16 KB )
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Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)
(pdf , 171 KB )
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Blueberry (Vaccinium L.)
(pdf , 162 KB )
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Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)
(pdf , 351 KB )
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Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.)
(pdf , 7 KB )
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Almond (Prunus amygdalus Batsch)
(pdf , 164 KB )
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Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch))
(pdf , 2 MB )
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Plum (Prunus domestica L.)
(pdf , 1 MB )
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Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)
(pdf , 7 KB )
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Prunus rootstock (Prunus L.)
(pdf , 13 KB )
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Prunus rootstock (Prunus L.)
(pdf , 35 KB )
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Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)
(pdf , 269 KB )
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Red currant (Ribes rubrum var. domesticum Wallr.)
(pdf , 145 KB )
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Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.)
(pdf , 339 KB )
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Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.)
(pdf , 138 KB )
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Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa var. sativum DC.)
(pdf , 511 KB )
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Sweet cherry (Prunus avium (L.) L.))
(pdf , 1 MB )
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Walnut (Juglans regia subsp. regia)
(pdf , 287 KB )
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additional species of Ribes (Ribes L.)
(pdf , 6 KB )
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additional species of Rubus (Rubus L.)
(pdf , 18 KB )
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Citrus species (Citrus L.)
(pdf , 127 KB )