Seeds Regulations

74 The Registrar must cancel the registration of a variety if

• (a) the variety has demonstrated susceptibility to disease or such inferior quality as to have an adverse effect on Canadian agriculture and the food system;

• (b) the variety has demonstrated significant levels of contamination such that the genetic purity of the variety has been jeopardized;

• (c) the variety has been altered in such a manner that it differs from the representative reference sample;

• (d) the variety or its progeny may be detrimental to human or animal health and safety or the environment;

• (e) false or misleading information was submitted in support of the application for registration;

• (f) the variety name became a registered trademark in respect of that variety after registration;

• (g) the variety has been altered in such a manner as to convert it to a variety that is registered under a different name;

• (h) the variety has been found to be indistinguishable from another variety that was or currently is registered in Canada;

• (i) the variety is no longer subject to the variety registration requirements; or

• (j) the registrant has requested the cancellation of the registration of the variety.