Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 7(1), "1000" shall be replaced by "900".
2. In Article 8:
- in paragraph 2, "one month after" shall be deleted, and
- in paragraph 5, "Implementing Rules" shall be replaced by "Proceedings Regulation".
3. In Article 12:
- in paragraph 1(c), "issued by the Office." shall be replaced by "issued by the Office; and",
- in paragraph 1, the following shall be added: "d) the administrative fee referred to in Article 82(2) of the Proceedings Regulation."
- in paragraph 2, "paragraph 1(b) and (c)" shall be replaced by "paragraph 1(b), (c) and (d)".
4. Annex I shall be replaced by the following:
"ANNEX I
The examination fee due to be paid pursuant to Article 8 shall be as follows:
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Group A covers the following genera or species:
Avena sativa L., Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. altissima Döll, Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. crassa (Alef.) Wittm, Brassica napus L., Glycine max (L.) Merril, Gossypium L., Helianthus annuus L., Hordeum vulgare L. sensu lato, Oryza sativa L., Phalaris canariensis L., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench x Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf., Secale cereale L., Solanum tuberosum L., Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol., Triticum durum Desf., Triticum spelta L., X Triticosecale Wittm., Zea mays L.
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Group B covers:
1. agricultural crops (including grasses), other than those covered by Group A; and
2. the following genera or species:
Allium cepa L. var. cepa L., Capsicum annuum L., Cichorium endivia L., Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum et. Nakai, Cucumis melo L., Cucumis sativus L., Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbita moschata L. (Duch.) Duch. Ex. Prior, Cucurbita maxima Duch., Lactuca sativa L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex. Farw., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Pisum sativum L. (partim), Solanum melongena L., Vicia faba L. (partim);
Alstroemeria L., Anthurium Schott, Begonia-Elatior-Hybriden, Calibrachoa-Hybriden, Chrysanthemum L., Dianthus L., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch, Fuchsia L., Gerbera L., Impatiens L., Kalanchoe Adans., Lilium L., Orchidaceae, Pelargonium L'Hérit. ex Ait., Pentas Benth., Petunioa Juss., Rhododendron L., Rosa L., Saintpualia H. Wendl., Spathiphyllum Schott.
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Group C covers all genera or species, other than those covered by Group A or Group B."
5. Annex II shall be replaced by the following:
"ANNEX II
On the basis of the groups referred to in Annex I, the annual fee to be paid pursuant to Article 9 shall be as follows.
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