Cooperation between the Office and the Examination Office
Article 25
The staff of the Examination Office responsible for the technical examination and the rapporteur designated in accordance with Article 8(1) shall cooperate in all phases of a technical examination. Cooperation shall cover at least the following aspects: (a) the monitoring of the conduct of the technical examination, including the inspection of the locations of the test plots and the methods used for the tests by the rapporteur; (b) without prejudice to other investigations by the Office, information from the Examination Office about details of any previous disposal of the variety; and (c) the submission by the Examination Office to the Office of interim reports on each growing period.