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So, either you misunderstand, or you deliberately misinform. For example, Read article 87(e) - which says that an annual fee must be paid for all varieties of every vegetable anywhere in the EU. Now, consider your own bean you've grown in your back yard & saved since a lad. Who's going to pay the fee so you can pass it on to your son???? Who??
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/WAG.2.pdfWell written and I'm happy to be included as 'seed club member' I think it is time for me to have 'dip' into the real bit of paper. I have read the draft and even that is hair raising stuff Huh..who needs horror films
Ben Article 2 says the regulation shall NOT apply to material: d) exchanged in kind between persons other than operators.
If you continue to buy and grow the same variety, then that may be more of a problem, but why do that, just save your own seeds.