- Depending on the objective of the breeder, any breeding method can result in an essentially derived variety and based on new scientific developments, it becomes easier to change small parts of the genome. So the reference to particular breeding methods was deleted from the first part of the basic proposal. Certain delegations were in favor of no indication of breeding methods considering that it could be misleading. Finally, paragraph (c) was added to Article 14(5) with breeding methods given as examples.
- The use of the word “conforms” in the third part of the definition clearly indicates that the evaluation of essential derivation is based on the similarity with the initial variety. A lot of discussions took place on the meaning of conformity but the large majority of delegations agreed to consider that an essentially derived variety should have only small differences compared to the initial one without wishing to provide a precise definition of the number and the size of the differences. It was decided during the Diplomatic Conference that UPOV will have to prepare guidelines on how essential derivation could be evaluated.